Organizers estimate 20,000 people are participating in the Tuesday parade - including active duty military, civic and youth groups. Marching bands, floats and historic military vehicles also are featured.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg started the annual observance by placing a wreath at the Eternal Light Monument in Manhattan's Madison Square Park.
President Bush and Gov. David Paterson spoke at the formal
rededication of the Intrepid, a World War II aircraft carrier
that's now a museum.
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