TUCSON, Ariz. - It is a Tucson tradition that dates back 99 years.
Tucsonans have been honoring veterans with a Veterans Day parade since the year after Armistice Day marked the end of World War One.
Tucsonans have been filling the streets, and lining the streets for almost a hundred years to remember veterans, their service, sacrifice and pride.
As he watched the parade go by, Freddy Peralta said: "My grandparents and my uncle, they served in Vietnam. My grandfather served with MacArthur and my grandfather served as medic."
Retired Staff Sergeant Ronnie Olivas says he served 20 year in the Army, including in the 82nd Airborne.
He says, “We're here as servicemen to protect our country and our family and everything around here and this is to celebrate and give us more pride."
A lot of the vehicles are veterans too.
For Mario Lluria it's an honor to keep his Korean War era Jeep ready to roll.
"We try to represent I should say, the living history of what these men served and what they did, the powerful service they gave to our country."
Retired Colonel Roy Stonecipher remembers marching in Tucson's Veterans Day parade when he was in ROTC at University of Arizona. Now he's in the parade again, after serving 30 years in the Army.
"When my son in law built this Jeep we said, well, you know, we ought to go there just to honor the veterans. There's so many of them that bypassed any kind of accolade or any kind of recognition when they came home and this is a chance to go out there and say, 'Job well done. Thank you very much."
