Scenes from the 87th annual Veterans Day ceremony and parade

As usual, the annual Veterans Day Parade, which began at Highway 87 and Santa Clara Street and proceeded along Market Street toward the reviewing stand, was a huge hit with revelers young and old. Members from all branches of the service were represented at the parade, along with the customary high school marching bands, politicians, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The honorary marshal was retiring Mercury News columnist Leigh Weimers, who is an Army veteran. Photos by Julie Davis Berry