San Jose honors veterans during 107th annual Veterans Day Parade

One of the largest and oldest Veterans Day parades in the nation takes place in the Bay Area.

For 107 years, San Jose has held its Veterans Day parade on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. This year, thousands of people poured into downtown San Jose, cheering on as units marched down Market Street.

Among those cheering was John Albert Garcia, a member of what’s known as the Big Red One, the First Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. He said he came back from Vietnam with invisible scars that he’s been carrying quietly for more than 50 years…

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