U.S. military service branches take pride in their history and anniversary celebrations, called birthdays, across the United States and on bases around the world.
Two U.S. officials told Reuters, on condition of anonymity, the eventual cost could be as high as $45 million. One of them said the cost included several million dollars more than it would have without a parade.
The officials' latest estimates exclude costs the city of Washington would have to bear, like trash cleanup or road repairs for damage from the heavy tanks.
Critics have called such a parade an authoritarian display of power that is wasteful, especially as Trump slashes costs throughout the federal government.
That effort would have cost $90 million.
Military parades in the United States are rare. Other countries usually stage them to celebrate victories in battle or showcase military might.
In 1991, tanks and thousands of troops paraded through Washington to celebrate the ousting of President Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces from Kuwait in the Gulf War.
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