Pentagon agrees to Trump's request for military parade

The Pentagon memo sent to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was issued on Thursday and outlined the initial guidance on how Trump’s sought after parade, scheduled for November 11 will look, the CNN report said early Saturday.

According to the memo, the parade will focus on the contributions of US veterans from the Revolutiory War upto today “with an emphasis on the price of freedom”.

It will “include wheeled vehicles only, no tanks”, the memo said, adding that “consideration must be given to minimise damage to local infrastructure”.

The parade will, however, involve “a heavy air component” with military aircraft flying overhead at the end of parade, including older aircraft “as available”, the memo said.

The Joint Staff will be responsible for planning the parade and Northern Command, which oversees US troops in North America, will be responsible for executing it, according to the memo, which was signed by US vy Capt. Hallock Mohler Jr., the executive secretary for the office of the secretary of defence.

The parade route will run from the White House to the Capitol, with the memo saying that veterans and Medal of Honour recipients will surround Trump in the reviewing area of the Capitol during the event. (IANS)