Chengchao Li李程超

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Field photography · Fifth Avenue · 2025

Veterans Day Parade

A tightly edited sequence moving from ceremony and procession to officers, veterans, spectators, and participants—the people through whom public remembrance is made.

Role — Independent photographer and photo editor; story development, captions and sequencing.

8 photographs

An international military delegation carries national flags along Fifth Avenue. — An international military delegation carries national flags along Fifth Avenue during New York City’s Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2025.

Uniformed personnel carry U.S. flags in formation. — Uniformed personnel carry U.S. flags in formation along the parade route, Nov. 11, 2025.

A mounted police officer acknowledges spectators along the route. — A mounted police officer acknowledges spectators along the parade route, Nov. 11, 2025.

Children march with portraits honoring earlier generations of service members. — Children march with portraits honoring earlier generations of service members, Nov. 11, 2025.

A parade participant raises a blue flag above the crowd. — A parade participant raises a flag as the procession moves through Manhattan, Nov. 11, 2025.

A child watches the parade while holding a small U.S. flag. — A child watches the parade while holding a small U.S. flag, Nov. 11, 2025.

A decorated Ecuadorian veteran carries the U.S. flag. — A decorated Ecuadorian veteran carries the U.S. flag along Fifth Avenue, Nov. 11, 2025.

Service members march away beneath a field of international flags. — Service members march beneath international flags as the parade continues along Fifth Avenue, Nov. 11, 2025.