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The 101st anniversary of the first World War Armistice, the 75th anniversary of the second World War’s ending, this year’s New York City’s Veterans Day Parade began with protest of a president’s attendance, the first ever.
The 11 am opening ceremony, always inclusive, always non-partisan, non-political was anything but. Madison Park secured by garbage trucks end-to-end, a fitting visual for a Commander-in-Chief, a service dodger.
Service women and men lined up on a sunny morning, await the frozen zones as the presidential motorcade departs, ready to march up Fifth Avenue, their annual memorial remembrance to the many who’s ultimate sacrifice, made, a stance against fascist repression, a stance for a country facing it’s most trying times, these United States in 2019.
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Jeff Day, an independent photographer based in New York City, documents city life celebrations and the renewal of historical tradition in contemporary voice in the streets. He is completing two books, New Orleans Black and White and New York Street. A lifelong sailor, Jeff has also documented the water’s edge and shore towns of New York, New England, the Gulf Coast, and Eastern Spain.
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All copyrighted photos courtesy of Jeff Day.
