Few of us will ever understand their sacrifice. These incredible photos capture the gratitude and emotion Veterans Day is all about.

• Veterans Day Parade Held On New York’s 5th Avenue

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  NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 11: Astronaut and this year's Parade Grand Marshal Buzz Aldrin drives up Fifth Avenue in a convertible during the Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2017 in New York City. The largest Veterans Day event in the nation, this year's parade features thousands of marchers, including military units, civic and youth groups, businesses and high school bands from across the country and veterans of all eras. The U.S. Air Force is this year's featured service. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

• Veterans Day Parade Winds Through Miami Beach

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  MIAMI BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 11: Morris Brama, a 99 year old U.S. Army World War II veteran, watches the parade go past during the Miami Beach Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2014 in Miami Beach, Florida. Originally established as Armistice Day in 1919, the holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower, and honors those who have served in the U.S. military. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• I Challenge Mitch

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  MADISONVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 02: Democratic Senate candidate and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes climbs the side of a flatbed truck to greet veterans before she marched in the Hopkins County Veterans Day Parade November 2, 2014 in Madisonville, Kentucky.With the balance of power in the U.S. Senate at stake, and more than $80 million being fed into the race, Kentucky's Secretary of State Alison Grimes (D-KY) challenged incumbent Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the 2014 midterm election. The race featured a youthful and charismatic candidate against one of the most powerful and well financed incumbent members of Congress. While Grimes led early in the race, and remained tied in polls with McConnell for much of the year, the final month saw McConnell's monetary advantage and efforts to paint Grimes as an Obama surrogate begin to take effect. McConnell ultimately regained his lead and defeated Grimes to become the new Senate Majority Leader as the Republican party took control of the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
• Sutherland Springs Community Marks Veterans Day

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  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TX - NOVEMBER 11: Residents and visitors attend a Veterans Day ceremony outside the town's Community Center on November 11, 2017 in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Residents of the community are still trying to heal following the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on November 5. Devin Patrick Kelley shot and killed 26 people and wounded 20 others when he opened fire during Sunday service at the church. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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• Veteran’s Day Observed At Arlington National Cemetery

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  ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 10: Yvonne Bryant and her son Hunter Fotopoulos walk through Arlington National Cemetery to place flowers at the gravesite of Bryant's father, Hunter Allen Bryant, one day before Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery November 10, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Veterans Day, observed on November 11, honors all members of the U.S. military who served in the United States Armed Forces. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
• Over 20,000 March In Veterans Day Parade In New York City

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  NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 11: Gavin Kinney (9) holds up a sign thanking veterans at the nation's largest Veterans Day Parade in New York City on November 11, 2015 in New York City. Known as "America's Parade" it features over 20,000 participants, including veterans of numerous eras, military units, businesses and high school bands and civic and youth groups. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

• New York City Celebrates Veterans Day With Annual Parade

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  NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 11: Veterans and others carry a large American Flag while marching in the nation's largest Veterans Day Parade in New York City on November 11, 2016 in New York City. Known as 'America's Parade' it features over 20,000 participants, including veterans of numerous eras, military units, businesses and high school bands and civic and youth groups. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

• New York’s 87th Veterans Day Parade Honors WWII Veterans

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  NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: A Vietnam veteran holds up an American flag and a POW flag during the 87th Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2005 in New York City. The Army, which missed its recruiting goal for 2005, has exceeded its October goals for the active-duty Army as well as the National Guard and Reserve. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
• Early Morning Sun Begins To Rise Behind Iwo Jima Memorial

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  WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: The early morning sun begins to rise behind the Iwo Jima Memorial on November 11, 2004 in Arlington, Virginia. The 17th annual Veterans Day Parade along with many other Veterans Day events will take place in the Washington area today as part of an international day of rememberance to those who have died during military conflicts. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

• Fort Hood Community Holds Veterans Day Parade

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  KILLEEN, TX - NOVEMBER 11: Beca Wilkerson, 8, watches as U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Hood march past as they participate in a Veterans Day parade through downtown on November 11, 2009 in Killeen, Texas. The town where many military families live is still dealing with the aftermath of the rampage allegedly by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, who is accussed of killing 13 people and wounded 30 in a shooting at the near by Fort Hood military base on November 5, 2009. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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