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Security for the parade in Washington includes miles of anti-scale fencing.

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Officials said more than 18 miles of anti-scale fencing had been installed in Washington, snaking around the White House campus and along the National Mall.

Washington’s Last Military Parade Came at a Very Different Moment

The 1991 Victory Parade after the first Gulf War celebrated a lopsided victory against an enemy army in the largest U.S. military operation since Vietnam.

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Troops marching on Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River toward the Pentagon during the National Victory Celebration parade in Washington on June 8, 1991.
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