San Jose’s Veterans Day parade marked its 107th anniversary as the largest such celebration in Northern California. The Grand Marshal was A.J. Pasciuti, a Sunnyvale native and U.S. Marine combat veteran.
Joesph Ouellette, a 100-year-old veteran Navy officer and commander from WWII, shakes hands with Randy Torres, a veteran Army military police officer and now San Jose police officer, during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Military balloons are carried by Boy Scouts during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Firefights participate in San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) (Left to right) Sons of Union Veterans of the Cilvil War Jose Silva, of Pescadero, Frank Avila, of San Jose, and Randy Hawkinson, of Salinas, do a ceremonial firing during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) People watch San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Richard Hyson, of San Jose who served in the Army in 1955, holds a flower given to him during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Brian Adams, Vice President at Bellarmine College Preparatory, walks with “Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive”, a non-profit initiative that preserves the legacy of the WWII generations, during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Children react to a ceremonial firing from the Sons of Union Veterans of the Cilvil War during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Vehicles drive in San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) John Albert Garcia, of San Jose and retired Army 1st infantry who served in Vietnam, salutes during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Patrick Zamora, of San Jose, carries a photograph of a World War II veteran while carrying his daughter Ava Zamora while volunteering for the second year for “Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive” during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) A Boy Scout runs during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Donald Dvorak, left, of Santa Clara who served at the Navy Air Station in Alameda and now volunteers at the Moffett Field Air Museum, shows his first Navy ID card during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Joesph Ouellette, a 100-year-old veteran Navy officer and commander from WWII, has his picture taken with Randy Torres, a veteran Army military police officer and now San Jose police officer, during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) People watch San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Donald Dvorak, left, of Santa Clara who served at the Navy Air Station in Alameda and now volunteers at the Moffett Field Air Museum, talks to Steven Tate, of San Jose and a retired Navy electronics technician for the USS Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) and USS Juneau (LPD-10), rides his bike with a Navy flag during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) People watch San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) A military motorcycle drives past The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph during San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Boy Scouts walk in San Jose’s 107th annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
