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Washington DC To See Military Flyover On July 4
Washington, D.C., is one of the Great Cities of the American Revolution by the Pentagon, and thus will get a military flyover on July 4.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon said Washington, D.C., Baltimore and other East Coast cities will get military flyovers on July 4 as part of a salute to the Great Cities of the American Revolution.
The flyovers will begin in Boston and then travel to New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore before joining other Department of Defense and heritage aircraft in the Salute to America in Washington, D.C.
A flyover is also planned for a celebration President Trump has planned for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.
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The exact timing of the flyovers is still being worked out and will be announced soon, according to a Department of Defense press release. In all, some 1,700 service members will take part in Independence Day observances.
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