Everything you wanted to know about Trump's July Fourth celebration

Tanks, the US Army Band and the Blue Angels: Everything to know about President Trump's July Fourth celebration.

Tanks. Troops. The president. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, the U.S. Army Band, the Armed Forces Chorus, the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are all part of the program.

Some tanks will be on display, but, as Trump noted,"We gotta be pretty careful with the tanks because the roads have a tendency not to like to carry heavy tanks, so we have to put them in certain areas.” He touted “the brand new Sherman tanks, and we have the brand new Abrams tanks.” The president is set to deliver a speech on Thursday, too.

The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps marches in the Independence Day parade in Washington, D.C., on July 3, 2016.Trump has been diligently boosting the festivities. Big 4th of July in D.C. “Salute to America.” The Pentagon & our great Military Leaders are thrilled to be doing this & showing to the American people, among other things, the strongest and most advanced Military anywhere in the World.

Workers build a stage and bleachers for the "Salute to America" event at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington on July 1, 2019.Probably, according to a source familiar with the planning.

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