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15 Largest US Military Parades in History, Ranked

From Civil War union columns on Pennsylvania Avenue to World War I and Desert Storm ticker-tape homecomings, these are the 15 largest military parades in American history ranked by marching troop coun

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  1. Split cover showing the 1865 Grand Review of the Armies on Pennsylvania Avenue and the 2025 U.S. Army 250th Birthday Parade
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Across two and a half centuries, the United States has staged massive military processions to mark wartime victories, presidential inaugurations, and landmark anniversaries. Ranked by the number of marching troops, swipe through the 15 largest military parades on American soil.

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