WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The City of Westfield is looking for participants for the annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony.

Veterans Day occurs every year on November 11th in honor of the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" in 1918, signaling the end of all wars. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11th became a national holiday in 1938. This holiday used to be called Armistice Day.

The Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony in Westfield provides an opportunity for the community to honor and celebrate the service of veterans. The city announced a new route for its annual Veterans Parade, scheduled to step off at 10:30 a.m. from City Hall. Marchers will then proceed down Court Street toward the center, right onto Broad Street, and r

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