Majestic military parades are rare in American history

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf led an army of thousands of soldiers marching in Washington, DC during the military parade after the Gulf War, including M-1 tanks and Patriot missile launchers military parade. In photo: Soldiers march toward the Pentagon in the welcome of the American people.
Pershing missiles mounted on military vehicles lead the parade of vehicles carrying missiles across Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC in 1961. This was part of the inauguration ceremony of the late President John F. Kennedy.
Late President Dwight Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon inspect the 90mm cannon on Army tanks during the parade held for the inauguration of the American leader on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1957.
American people stood on both sides of the road to welcome tanks and soldiers during the victory parade of the 82nd Airborne Division on Fifth Avenue in New York USA in 1946 during World War II.
Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army march in New York during the military parade on January 12, 1946.
Large-scale military parade with the participation of military units in Washington on Memorial Day in May 1942 .
Tanks move through the US Congress headquarters during the Army Day parade in April 1939.
US Marines paraded on Fifth Avenue in New York in September 1919, nearly a year after the War The first world ended.

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