Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Nov. 17, print edition.
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS
OCEANFRONT — People from throughout the region gathered at the Oceanfront on Monday, Nov. 11, for the annual Tidewater Veterans Day Parade, which was followed by a ceremony and wreath-laying at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial.
The Rev. Terrance Taylor and Edna Taylor of Norfolk wave flags as the Tidewater Veterans Day Parade passed in front of the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Terrance Taylor is a veteran, and the Taylors attended the parade for the first time this year — and plan to return in 2025. [John-Henry Doucette/The Princess Anne Independent News]Members of the Filipino-American Veterans of Hampton Roads march on 19th Street during the Tidewater Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. [John-Henry Doucette/The Princess Anne Independent News]Virginia Beach Master Police Officer D. Paniza of the police department’s honor guard stands at present arms during the playing of The National Anthem at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. The honor guard’s firing party rendered a rifle salute during the ceremony that followed this year’s Tidewater Veterans Day Parade. [John-Henry Doucette/The Princess Anne Independent News]U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Winnie Dawkins, a Navy musician, serves as the U.S. Fleet Forces Band’s ceremonial conductor at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial following the Tidewater Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. [John-Henry Doucette/The Princess Anne Independent News]Retired U.S. Navy Reserve Chief Kathleen Goodall, a board member of the Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organizations, served as grand marshal of the 2024 Tidewater Veterans Day Parade and delivered remarks during the ceremony that followed it on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. [John-Henry Doucette/The Princess Anne Independent News]Barbara Newton rides during the 2024 Tidewater Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront in honor of her son, U.S. Army Capt. Michael W. Newton, who is shown in the photograph on the side of the car. Michael Newton, a Newport News native and graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, died in 2011 while serving in Afghanistan. He was 30. Barbara Newton rode during the parade with other members of the Hampton Roads Chapter of American Gold Star Mothers. “I’m honoring my son and all the other sons here,” Barbara Newton said after participating in the parade. “This is Veterans Day.” [John-Henry Doucette/The Princess Anne Independent News]
