See the 2026 Veterans Day parade in downtown Sacramento

This is a glorious opportunity because it is also a historical day. I'm here to stand with the Veterans Affiliated Council and so many of our service members, veterans, and Gold Star families to, for the first time in California, fly a symbol of freedom, of loss, and of love for our veterans. If you see behind me, for the very first time, there is a red flag flying underneath the California flag. 2026, on our 250th year anniversary of our glorious nation, for the very first time we are honoring the Killed in Action Veterans with our flag. I didn't decide, I got drafted. Drafted. Drafted. And what was that like? You got drafted into what? What branch? Army. I went into the Army and went in there to serve my training, and then I went overseas. After it settled down, then I came home, and I'm still here. Are you right? That's the guy. And he changed his name. And do you have any memories from that, that you remember from when you were at war overseas? Oh, Leyte, I went into Leyte, Luzon, and then I went from there, we went to, yeah. Japan over in Tokyo. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm