It was a beautiful morning at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month for the 2024 Prescott Veterans Day Parade.
Thousands of people lined the parade route around the Yavapai County Courthouse to honor all veterans who have served the United States of America.
Pat Kuykendall, a 22-year Army veteran and Army reserve ambassador for Arizona, gave his account of the parade: