A city ceremony honors veterans at the Doughboy statue inside Gate 0 of Soldier Field “on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” with speakers Specialist U.S. Army (Retired) Danielle Green-Byrd, one of the first women to earn a purple heart, and MSgt. Jean Albright, USAF (Retired), who worked with Servicemembers Legal Defense Network toward the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Alderman James Balcer of the 11th Ward, a decorated Vietnam veteran, emcees the program. The Veterans Day Ceremony is free and open to the public; complimentary parking is available at Waldron Parking Deck on the south end of Soldier Field.