Army spent about $30 million on 250th anniversary parade

The Army spent about million on its th anniversary parade last month that coincided with President Donald Trump s birthday It falls within the Army s initial estimated cost of between million and million The June parade consisted of over soldiers military vehicles and helicopters The Army installed one-inch-thick steel plates which cost million to roads around the National Mall as a precaution to minimize the damage from -plus-ton tanks rolling over them It was originally estimated that the military equipment could have caused about million in damages to city roads The Washington Post stated that Steve Warren a senior Army spokesman revealed the parade caused minimal damage Spokespeople from D C s Department of Transportation endorsed the released damage by conducting visual surveys of city roads The total cost covered the festivities and parade including the cost of transporting tanks to and from Washington and other setup Warren reported Not included was overtime pay for police officers and expenses for the Department of Homeland Prevention Warren commented adding that he didn t have those numbers Trump who had long sought such an event watched from a special viewing stand south of the White House The Associated Press contributed to this statement Source