Fullerton resident Leon Leyson, who was the youngest survivor on Schindler's List in World War II, will be the guest speaker at Fullerton's 21^st Annual Veterans' Day observance Tuesday, Nov. 11.         

The observance, hosted by Fullerton American Legion Post 142, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11390 and the Fullerton Emblem Club 469, will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a parade in Fullerton's historic downtown.         

The parade will begin at the Downtown Plaza, located on Wilshire Avenue, east of Harbor Boulevard and adjacent to the Fullerton Museum Center, and end at Hillcrest Park, which is located at the intersection of Harbor and Valley View Drive.   

Leading off the parade will be a special "flyover" of the route by planes from Air Combat USA, which is based at Fullerton Airport.

Once at Hillcrest, a ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Veterans' Memorial, at which Leyson, a U.S. Army veteran, will speak.  The ceremony will also include the placement of wreaths at the Veterans' Memorial, as well as the playing of "Taps."          

An additional highlight will be a special recognition of three Fullerton residents killed in action during the Iraq War - Cornell Chao, Shane Stinson and Shinwoo Kim.          

All veterans are welcome to join in the parade, which will feature ROTC units from area high schools and from California State University, Fullerton.           

Parade participants are asked to arrive at the plaza no earlier than 10 a.m.  To march in the parade, veterans must be able to march in regular cadence for approximately three-quarters of a mile.