Sunday turned out to be the perfect day to honor our veterans during for the annual Carbon County Veterans Day Parade.

The four-division parade, held this year in Nesquehoning, began promptly at 2 p.m., with Nesquehoning Police Chief Sean Smith and borough Mayor Sam Kitchko leading the Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Patrol Unit. This year's parade was organized by the Nesquehoning United Veterans Organization.Henry Desrosiers, director of the Carbon County Veterans Affairs, said he was happy with the turnout for the event."I was very impressed to see so many citizens of Nesquehoning and Carbon County come out to enjoy the parade," he said. "It was such a beautiful day."Desrosiers said it was the largest crowd he's seen at the Veterans Day parade in the past several years.In addition to a good turnout of spectators, there was also a good turnout of participants, ranging from Girl and Boy Scout troops, poppy queens and high school marching bands to veterans from various Legions, VFWs and UVOs.It took approximately an hour for the divisions to march by.There were eight bands: Panther Valley, Jim Thorpe, Palmerton, Lehighton and Weatherly high schools, as well as the Blue Eagle Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps, Perseverance Jazz Band and Rajah Shrine Oriental Band.In addition to bands and area veterans organizations from Nesquehoning, Summit Hill, Lansford, Lehighton, Palmerton, Walnutport, Slatington, Jim Thorpe, Beaver Meadows and Weatherly, highlights included a 5-ton cargo truck and troop carrier; a 1942 World War II Jeep; area fire companies and emergency responders and the Forks of Delaware Tin Lizzies, driven by Rajah Shrine members.The Carbon County Veterans Day parade is an annual event held each year in a different town in the county. Last year, it was held in the borough of Lehighton.