Columbia, S.C. residents wave flags as the 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment marches down Sumter Street during the City of Columbia Veterans Day Parade held Nov. 11. Fort Jackson units participate in the event each year.

Col. Mark Huhtanen, Army Training Center and Fort Jackson deputy commanding officer, and Post Command Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs lead the Fort Jackson color guard and 282nd Army Band down Sumter Street during the 2024 City of Columbia Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11.

A veteran gives a thumbs up as he watches Fort Jackson units march past during the City of Columbia, S.C.'s Veterans Day Parade held Nov. 11, 2024.

A guidon bearer with Company C, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, stands at attention while his unit forms up to march in the City of Columbia's Veterans Day Parade held Nov. 11, 2024 in Columbia, S.C.

Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment stand in formation during the Columbia’s Veterans Day parade, Nov. 11. Fort Jackson Soldiers march in the parade each year

The 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment marches in downtown Columbia, S.C., during the city's Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2024.

Col. Timothy Hickman, Fort Jackson's garrison commander, salutes as the American flag is carried past the reviewing area during the City of Columbia's Veterans Day Parade, held Nov. 11, 2024 in Columbia, S.C.

Units from Fort Jackson, including the 282nd Army Band , Moncrief Army Health Clinic, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment and the 369th Adjutant General Battalion, participated in the City of Columbia’s Veterans Day Parade to honor those who laid the foundation of service that we continue to uphold. To all our Veterans, thank you for your service and your continued support as we make American Soldiers.