Downtown Pleasanton hosts the 29th annual Tri-Valley Veterans Day Parade this afternoon, Sunday, Nov. 8, three days ahead of the national holiday.
The procession begins at 1 p.m. outside Veterans Memorial Hall, 301 Main St., and heads four blocks north to St. Mary's Street, according to the City of Pleasanton. Organizers expect more than 75 groups to take part.
Student veterans at the front
This year's theme honors student veterans. Grand marshals Trevor Penero and Anthony Sandoval are student veterans at Las Positas College in Livermore. A color guard drawn from Pleasanton's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6298 and American Legion Post 237 leads the line.
The parade's organizing committee describes the event on its website as one way for the community to thank student veterans for their service.
Concert after the parade
Once the last entry passes, the Pleasanton Community Concert Band, directed by Josephine Clements, is scheduled to play patriotic music at 1:30 p.m. in front of the hall, the city says. Free ice cream will be handed out.
