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Veterans Day in 2020: quiet parades, somber virtual events

Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Celebrations marking Vet-
erans Day gave way to
somber virtual gatherings
Wednesday, with many
of the nation's veterans
homes barring visitors to
protect their residents from
the surging coronavirus
that has killed thousands of
former members of the U.S.
military.
Cemeteries decorated with
American flags were silent
as well, as many of the tra-
ditional ceremonies were
canceled. With infections
raging again nationwide,
several veterans homes are
fighting new outbreaks.
In New York City, a quiet
parade of military vehicles,
with no spectators, rolled
through Manhattan to
maintain the 101-year tra-
dition of veterans marching
on Fifth Avenue. President
Donald Trump took part in
an observance at Arlington
National Cemetery, while President Donald Trump participates in a Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
President-elect Joe Biden National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.
placed a wreath at the Ko- Associated Press
rean War Memorial in Phila-
delphia. erans Affairs, and nearly include an untold number chusetts, which had nearly tigation found that “utterly
More than 4,200 veterans 85,000 have been infected, who have died in private 80 deaths earlier this year. baffling” decisions caused
have died from COVID-19 according to the depart- or state-run veterans facili- Two former administrators the disease to run rampant
at hospitals and homes run ment. ties, including the Holyoke were charged with crimi- there.
by the Department of Vet- That death toll does not Soldiers’ Home in Massa- nal offenses after an inves- Continued on next page