The region's annual Veterans Day parade took place in Hayward, featuring Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and three members of the Tuskegee Airmen, who were the country's first black military airmen.

The parade pays homage to those who have served their country.

KCBS' George Harris Reports

Meanwhile, St. Anthony Foundation in San Francisco handed out gift bags to homeless veterans. They included socks, chocolate, energy bars, rain ponchos and tea, said Frances Aviani, foundation spokeswoman.

The event was designed to let veterans know of servics and government programs for which they may be eligible.

It's estimated that there are more than 2,000 homeless veterans in San Francisco, said Aviani.

KCBS' Janice Wright Reports

On the peninsula, the non-profit organization Avenue of Flags held a Veterans Day observance and discussion of veteran entitlements at the Golden Gate National Cemetery's Chapel in San Bruno.

Speakers discussed how to access veteran entitlements and navigate through Veterans Affairs.

And in Lafayette Tuesday evening, anti-war protests were scheduled to hold a peace vigil on a Lafayette hillside where more than 4,000 crosses stand to memorialize soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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