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The Pentagon is proposing to stage a military parade in November with soldiers in historic uniforms and warplanes, but no tanks — a scaled-down version of the grand display President Trump wants, according to two officials familiar with the plan.
Pentagon officials have drafted a memo outlining a plan for a parade in Washington on Veterans Day, the officials said. It was first reported by CNN.
Trump earlier this year asked the Defense Department to plan a parade of the U.S. armed forces to celebrate military strength, much like France’s annual French Bastille Day parade
The memo suggests not using tanks and other heavy armored vehicles to avoid damaging roads in the capital, an official said. Using troops in historic uniforms is meant to celebrate the armed forces rather than display military might, another official said.
