‘Thank you for your service.’ Pictures from Tri-Cities Veterans Day Parade

As Veterans Day approaches, Tri-Citians showed their thanks for those who served. Spectators lined the streets of West Richland Saturday for the 26th annual Tri-Cities Regional Veterans Day Parade.

The Tri-Cities is home to an estimated 16,000 veterans who served in the United States military, with about 45,000 in the region.

The parade featured floats, military vehicles, community groups, marching bands and more.

“The parade serves not only as a tribute but also as a powerful reminder of the unity and gratitude that define our community,” organizers said in this year’s announcement.

Photographer Scott Hunt captured the reverence and gratitude on display from the community at this year’s parade.

Veterans Day is Tuesday.

Vietnam Memorial Wall

A nearly full-size replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall and displays will be open 24 hours a day from noon Friday Nov. 7 through Tuesday Nov. 11 at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute.

The museum and interpretive center is at 47106 Wildhorse Blvd., 10 minutes east of Pendleton, Ore.

Take Exit 216 off Interstate 84. Reveille and posting of colors is scheduled for 8 a.m. each day after it opens, with taps played at 9 p.m. Friday through Monday. Information about additional daily events is posted at tamastslikt.org/events.

City Veterans Day events

The city of Pasco will host a 3 p.m. ceremony at Volunteer Park, 1125 N. Fourth Ave., on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

The city of Kennewick and Kennewick VFW Post #5785 will honor Veterans Day at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at Columbia Park in Kennewick. The event also will commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Regional Veterans Memorial.

For a full list of other Veterans Day events, click here.