By Peter Hall | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
About 250 Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers will be deployed to Washington, D.C., to assist with traffic and crowd control during the unprecedented military parade that will coincide with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
But, they will not be taking part in the event.
“No Pennsylvania National Guard equipment or personnel are expected to participate in the parade,” Maj. Travis Mueller, public affairs officer for the Pennsylvania National Guard told the Capital-Star on Tuesday. “However, we are sending around 250 soldiers to D.C. to support the D.C. National Guard’s traffic and crowd management mission, similar to the support we typically provide during presidential inaugurations.”
The June 14 parade is planned to feature tanks and other military vehicles, thousands of soldiers marching in the streets of the nation’s capital and fly-overs by armed forces aircraft.
Mueller referred questions about the cost and funding for the deployment to the U.S. Army public affairs office, which did not immediately respond to an email.
The parade also coincides with a celebration on the National Mall of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army’s founding.
It is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and run along Constitution Avenue NW from 23rd to 15th streets passing the Ellipse and the White House.
The Army says the events throughout the day will cost taxpayers up to $45 million.
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