{"id":45660,"date":"2025-11-11T23:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/45660\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T23:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:58:19","slug":"houston-leaders-honor-military-service-members-during-veterans-day-parade-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/45660\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston leaders honor military service members during Veterans Day parade \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11150023\/Image-25.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for full size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11150023\/Image-25-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145924\/Image-30.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for full size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145924\/Image-30-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11150011\/Image-26.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for full size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11150011\/Image-26-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145948\/Image-28-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for full size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145948\/Image-28-1-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145936\/Image-29.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for full size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145936\/Image-29-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11150000\/Image-27.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for full size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11150000\/Image-27-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145859\/Image-32.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for full size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145859\/Image-32-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"City leaders held a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>City leaders held a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145910\/Image-31.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for full size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11145910\/Image-31-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"Houston City Council member Willie Davis reads a mayoral proclamation marking Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Houston City Council member Willie Davis reads a mayoral proclamation marking Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: Michael Adkison\/Houston Public Media)<\/p>\n<p>Houston-area leaders marked Veterans Day on Tuesday with a downtown parade around City Hall as well as a ceremony honoring the sacrifices of military service members.<\/p>\n<p>Houston Mayor John Whitmire was not in attendance, though city council members read a proclamation from the mayor marking Veterans Day on his behalf. Other city leaders praised Whitmire&#8217;s work with veterans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mayor Whitmire definitely supports each and every one of you, and as a city, we promise this: We carry your values forward,&#8221; Houston Fire Chief Thomas Mu\u00f1oz said. &#8220;We will honor you, not only in ceremonies, but with our daily commitment to our citizens, to be worthy of your sacrifice, which is not forgotten today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/11\/535464\/veterans-day-houston-food-aid-housing-government-shutdown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans\u2019 food and housing aid requests have spiked during the government shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris County, which includes Houston, has the largest veteran population in Texas and one of the largest in the United States. A massive American flag bedecked City Hall on Tuesday as a parade of military vehicles circled Hermann Square.<\/p>\n<p>Elected officials from local city council members to U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, attended the parade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of us have a place in protecting our democracy,&#8221; Garcia said. &#8220;And to all the veterans: thank you. Thank you so much for stepping up.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"City leaders held a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11, 2025. 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