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Even superheroes have to worry about bills. Well, unless you're Batman, Iron Man, Green Arrow, Iron Fist, Professor X ... OK, some superheroes have to worry about bills.

Silicon Valley’s veterans, including women who have served as far back as World War II, will be honored Nov. 11 at the annual Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose.

Will you get to stay home on Friday? Veterans Day is approaching this Friday, November 11. Though the public holiday is observed each year, and has been since 1919, not everyone gets off from work.

With the approach of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the city has issued a plea for volunteers to assist with the tradition of flagging the graves of more than 20,000 veterans buried at Springfield cemeteries.

Sixteen year old Owen Norton saw a need, and he stepped up.

Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid-Island) and Sunnyside's PS 35 third-grade students teamed up to make Valentine's Day cards and letters for veterans.

Most troops have returned home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fewer than 10,000 U.S. soldiers remain in Afghanistan, down from a peak of more than 100,000 in June 2011.

A veterans parade billed as the largest in Texas will launch a week of tributes to troops who've fought in America's wars, including two major ceremonies and a visit by a half-sized replica of the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

A group of students at Seattle Pacific University say they can't say the Pledge of Allegiance or present the colors at a ceremony to honor this country's veterans.

More and more businesses feel compelled to show their appreciation to veterans through things such as military discounts or military appreciation days.