L.A. Times: Pentagon proposes scaled-down military parade, not one with tanks and firepower that Trump envisioned
Pressed by President Trump, the Pentagon is proposing to stage a military parade in November with veterans in historic uniforms and warplanes, but no tanks — a scaled-down version of the grand display of military might the president envisioned, according to a memo released by the Pentagon on Friday.
Veterans in "period uniforms" from past wars would march from the White House to the Capitol on Nov. 11 — Veterans Day — joined by "wheeled vehicles only, no tanks," to "minimize damage to local infrastructure," the planning document says.
Trump asked the Defense Department to plan a parade of the U.S. armed forces to celebrate military strength, much like France's annual Bastille Day parade that he and First Lady Melania Trump attended in July in Paris as the guests of French President Emmanuel Macron.
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More Details Emerge On President Trump's Proposed Military Parade
Exclusive: Trump getting a parade but tanks won't roll down Pennsylvania avenue -- CNN
Trump's Military Parade Plans Come Into Focus: Planes, but No Tanks -- New York Times
Trump will get the military parade he wanted — just not the tanks -- Washington Post
Trump's Military Parade Is Set For Veterans Day -- NPR
President Trump's military parade will feature period uniforms but no tanks -- USA TODAY
Thanks but no tanks: Trump's military parade will not include heavy vehicles -- The Guardian
No tanks for Trump: Pentagon planners tell the President that his controversial Veteran's Day military parade through the streets of Washington can't include armored vehicles... but he can have an Air Force flyover -- Daily Mail
Trump's military parade set for Veterans' Day -- BBC
Memo: No Tanks, 'Older' Aircraft at Trump's Military Parade -- Military.com
