Trump getting a parade but tanks won't roll down

Washington. President Donald Trump will get his military parade, but it is unlikely to mirror the Paris Bastille Day event which inspired him as it will not involve any heavy military vehicles like tanks to avoid doing damage to the streets of Washington, according to a Pentagon planning memo.
The Pentagon memo sent to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and outlined the initial guidance on how Trump's sought after parade, scheduled for November 11 -- Veterans Day -- will look.
The memo says the parade will integrate with the annual DC Veterans Day parade and focus on the contributions of US veterans from the Revolutionary War to today with an emphasis on the price of freedom
The parade will include wheeled vehicles only, no tanks, the memo said, adding that "consideration must be given to minimize damage to local infrastructure.
It will, however, involve a heavy air component with military aircraft flying overhead at the end of parade, including older aircraft. News that Trump had asked the Pentagon to begin planning the parade emerged last month. We'll see if we can do it at a reasonable cost, and if we can't, we won't do it. But the generals would love to do it, I can tell you, and so would I, Trump told. I think it's great for our country in terms of being a cheerleader and the spirit, he added.