Veterans Day observances around the Southland

Veteran Kendal Neisess displays his medal during Veterans Day ceremony in Fullerton.

Veterans salute during a flyover at the beginning of the city of Fullerton’s 28th annual Veterans Day ceremony and parade.

A dog peers through a sea of red, white and blue during the city of Fullerton’s 28th annual Veterans Day ceremony and parade.

Nicholas Wilson walks through the Orange Field of Valor in Handy Park to pay tribute to his grandfather, a veteran of the Korean War on Veterans Day.

Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran Bob Wilder walks through the Orange Field of Valor in Handy Park to pay tribute to his fellow veterans The Community Foundation of Orange placed 1776 flags in honor of vetetans creating a sea of red, white and blue.

A sea of flags is paying tribute to veterans at the Orange Field of Valor in Handy Park in the city of Orange.

A flag honoring Sgt. Manuel Gutierrez stands among the 2001 American flags erected for the 4th annual Field of Valor at Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina.

A veteran of Afghanistan war, Cpl. Emilio “Genesis” Slu, stands among the 2001 American flags erected for the 4th annual Field of Valor at Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina.

Breana, 11, left, and Joseph Minjares, 10, from Alhambra, stand among the 2001 American flags erected for the 4th annual Field of Valor at Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina.