100-year-old WWII veteran honored as 2026 Phoenix Veteran's Day Parade grand marshal
This year's 30th annual Phoenix Veteran's Day Parade will feature a new route and some standout grand marshals. Local nonprofit Honoring America's Veterans says the Nov. 11 parade will begin at 11a.m. at Third Street and McDowell Road and will travel north to Indian School Road.
The 2026 parade's grand marshals include 100-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Delmar DeWitt Beard of Glendale, who was sworn into the Navy on D-Day, and two-time Superbowl champion Jim McMahon.
