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50em) and (max-width: 65em) 810px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 1280px,(min-width: 80em) 1860px,1860px" srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-001.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-001.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-001.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-001.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-001.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">Jennifer Conway, right, waves to parade goers as they cheer during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li><li data-index="2" class="mng-ge" id="mng-ge-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The sun illuminates the Tidewater Veterans Memorial during the Veterans..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-003.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-003.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-003.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-003.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-003.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-003.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">The sun illuminates the Tidewater Veterans Memorial during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li><li data-index="3" class="mng-ge" id="mng-ge-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Teresa Doswell, left, waves their flag during the Veterans Day..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-002.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-002.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-002.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-002.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-002.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-002.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">Teresa Doswell, left, waves their flag during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li><li data-index="4" class="mng-ge" id="mng-ge-3" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The sun illuminates garden flags outside the Tidewater Veterans Memorial..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-006.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-006.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-006.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-006.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-006.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-006.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">The sun illuminates garden flags outside the Tidewater Veterans Memorial during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li><li data-index="5" class="mng-ge" id="mng-ge-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Robert Kielbowicz, who spent 4 of his 12 years in..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-007.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-007.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-007.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-007.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-007.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-007.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">Robert Kielbowicz, who spent 4 of his 12 years in the Navy at NAS Oceana, tucks a flag into his jacket while cheering during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li><li data-index="6" class="mng-ge" id="mng-ge-5" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Darcy Staley waves her flag during the Veterans Day Parade..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-005.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-005.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-005.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-005.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-005.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-005.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">Darcy Staley waves her flag during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li><li data-index="7" class="mng-ge" id="mng-ge-6" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="David O’Connor, who spent four years with the Coast Guard,..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-004.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-004.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-004.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-004.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-004.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-004.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">David O’Connor, who spent four years with the Coast Guard, shakes hands with an eagle performer during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li><li data-index="8" class="mng-ge" id="mng-ge-7" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Virginia Mounted police ride along as parade goers cheer during..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-009.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-009.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-009.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-009.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-009.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-009.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">Virginia Mounted police ride along as parade goers cheer during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li><li data-index="9" class="mng-ge" id="mng-ge-8" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Parade goers cheer during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-008.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-008.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-008.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-008.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-008.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TVP-VB-VETERANS-DAY-2024-WS-008.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ><p class="slide-credit"></p><p class="slide-caption">Parade goers cheer during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p></div></li></div></div><button id="mng-gallery-next" class="mng-gallery-next mng-gallery-arrow" aria-label="Next" type="button"></button></ul><div class="caption mng-gallery-information-container"><button class="caption-expand mng-gallery-caption-expand" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Show caption">Show Caption</button><div class="slideshow-credit mng-gallery-image-credit"></div><div class="slide-count"><span class="current mng-gallery-current-image-number-display">1</span> of <span class="total">9</span></div><p class="slideshow-caption mng-gallery-image-caption">Jennifer Conway, right, waves to parade goers as they cheer during the Veterans Day Parade in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)</p><a href="#" class="icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand" aria-label="Expand fullscreen slideshow"><span>Expand</span></a></div></div><div class="meta"><img class="avatar avatar-85 photo coauthor-avatar lazyload size-85x85" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/schuerman.jpg?w=85" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/schuerman.jpg?w=85 85w" alt="Staff mugshot of Billy Schuerman on July 21, 2022."><div class="coauthor-avatar-container"><div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/author/billy-schuerman/" title="Posts by Billy Schuerman" class=" author-name" rel="author">Billy Schuerman</a> | <a href="mailto:william.schuerman@virginiamedia.com">william.schuerman@virginiamedia.com</a> | Photographer</pre></div><div class="time">UPDATED: <time datetime="2024-11-11 14:56:48">November 11, 2024 at 2:56 PM EST</time></div></div></div></div><div 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