Members of the American Legion Post 16, VFW Post 10221, Civil Air Patrol and Homer Emblem Club #350, as well as local veterans or current military members, marched in a parade through Homer at 11:11 a.m. Tuesday morning in honor of Veterans Day.

The parade commenced from the Homer Emblem Club veterans’ memorial at the corner of Lake Street and Pioneer Avenue and finished with a short ceremony at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.

“Today we honor the men and women who set aside their civilian pursuits to serve the nation’s cause, defending the freedom of mankind and preserving our precious American heritage,” a Legion member said during the ceremony. “We recognize service to our country and our cause does not end with the termination of military service. We continue our endeavours on behalf of an honorable world peace with a feeling of profound gratitude to God and to the men and women who gave their lives as their part of this noblest of causes.”

Another speaker called for honoring veterans who “carry into ordinary affairs of life a noble idealism and a sincere capacity for self-devotion.”

“Let us translate the devotion of war into a devotion of peace,” he said.

“In a time of peace, we can use the ennobling virtues of war and put behind us its ugliness and suffering. In peace, we shall go forward together to scale new heights of achievement, in unity of purpose, in sacrifice for the common good and tolerance for those of different faiths and creeds … we shall move forward as a strong nation in a peaceful world.”

A float carries local veterans and American Legion Post 16 members along the parade route in Homer, Alaska, on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

American Legion Riders drive their motorcycles in a parade held in honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community members watch parade participants travel down Pioneer Avenue on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community members gather at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center for a short ceremony following the Veterans Day parade on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)