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No Veterans Day Military Parade This Year; DOD Looking At Dates In 2019

The procession through Washington, D.C., requested by President Trump and set for November, has been delayed. Reports estimated its cost at $92 million, although the defense secretary scoffs at that.

The parade of U.S. military forces through the streets of Washington, D.C., ordered up by President Trump will be delayed, according to the Department of Defense.

but Pentagon spokesperson Col.

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