City of Columbia celebrates Veterans Day

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Today is Veterans Day and the City of Columbia honored our nation’s heroes with the 48th annual Veterans Day Parade downtown.

Wednesday morning (November 11) people filled the streets for the parade kicking off at the corners of Sumter and Laurel Streets.

Local ROTC members, marching bands, tanks and more all took part for the celebration honoring our veterans.

Today was initially commemorated as Armistice Day marking the end of World War One.

It officially became Veterans Day in 1954, after President Eisenhower made it a federal holiday.