ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Veterans Day is approaching as the Greater Rochester Area is preparing ceremonies, parades, and events to honor those who serve.

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The City of Rochester will be holding a Veterans Recognition event for City of Rochester employees on Wednesday, November 12 at 4 p.m.

The event will be held in City Hall’s second-floor atrium. Refreshments will be served as the city pays tribute to local heroes.

The fourth annual Veterans Day Parade will be held in Downtown Rochester on Saturday, November 8, starting at 10:30 a.m.

The parade starts at the corner of South Goodman Street and Highland Avenue. The route continues up Highland Avenue toward the Greater Rochester Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Gary Beikirch Park.

The grand marshal of the parade is Honor Flight Rochester, which gives veterans free trips to Washington, DC, to visit the memorials dedicated to their service.

The Rochester Institute of Technology’s 14th annual Veterans Day Breakfast will be at the Gordon Fieldhouse from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Viviana DeCohen, a Marine veteran and the commissioner of the NYS Department of Veterans’ Services, will be the keynote speaker of the breakfast. Awards such as the Veteran Student of the Year and the Veterans Upward Bound Resiliency Award will be given out.

You can register for the breakfast by clicking here.