HTN: Vets Convention in Buffalo

Thousands of veterans have arrived for the annual New York state VFW convention. More than three-thousand vets will take part in events at the Hyatt Regency downtown through Sunday. The 90th annual gathering will focus on topics such as health care and other benefits for those who served the country. Throughout A replica of the Vietnam Memorial has been set up in East Aurora's Knox Farm State Park.

Veterans' Day Ceremonies

Today is Veterans Day, and most banks and schools, along with local, state, and federal offices are closed. Among the commemorations today: the Veterans' Association and Ken-Ton School District's Lieutenant Harry Crosby memorial will be unveiled this afternoon at 2 at Crosby Field in Kenmore, and the rededication of the World War Two Monument in Tonawanda takes place this afternoon at 2 at Fisherman's Park on River Road.