COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- The 2011 Veterans Day Parade will take place Saturday, Nov. 5 on Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs

The parade kicks off at 10 a.m.

This year's theme is Pearl Harbor 1941-2011: 70 Years in Remembrance.

Eight Pearl Harbor survivors will serve at this year's Grand Marshals.

Parade organizers say their mission is to honor all veterans and to educate and inspire community awareness while paying tribute to the service and sacrifices all veterans have endured in the pursuit of freedom.