Veteran's Day: for many it's about supporting those who have fought in the war. And for others it's a chance to spread a message of peace.

"We would prefer for people not to say, 'thank you for your service.' We would much prefer people to say, 'thank you for working for peace,' and that's what were trying to do," Broome County Veterans for Peace President Jack Gilroy said.

The  Broome County Veterans For Peace was barred from the Memorial Day Parade last year. So, Instead of participating in the parade, the group held an anti-war demonstration early Sunday.

As the parade went by Main Street, Veterans For Peace members handed out poppies to those that walked by.

"We're hoping more people will become believers. That they have been used and are still being used by certain sources of economy and militarism," Gilroy said.

Meanwhile parade organizer, Cliff Post, doesn't agree with their message.

"We're here to support Veterans and those Veterans have my back because they know what it is to serve the country. There's a lot of people that complain," said Broome County Veteran's Parade Committee Chairman Post.

He also says that their message would be better heard outside the parade.

"Their argument belongs in Washington with the politicians, not with me. The people here today are supporting the veterans," Post said.

Post says that anyone is allowed to be in the parade, so long as they support veterans and active military duty.