Wounded Warriors CEO Mike Linnington named grand marshal of Veterans Day Parade

Grand marshal named for Veteran's Day Parade

NEW YORK -- The grand marshal has been announced for New York's Veterans Day Parade.

The CEO of the Wounded Warrior Project, retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mike Linnington, was named Monday during a ceremony at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. 

Monday also marked 20 years since the start of the War in Iraq. 

Linnington commanded a brigade of the 101st Airborne Division during that invasion. 

He will lead marchers up Fifth Avenue for the parade on Nov. 11. 

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