(Click on Image to Enlarge)A French Rafale jet flies over the Arc de Triomphe flanked by two Mirage 2000-N today during the Bastille Day military parade
France Proudly Celebrates Bastille Day Despite Deaths Of Its Soldiers In Afghanistan Overshadowing Annual Military Parade -- Daily Mail
France's military were out in full force today for Bastille Day, an annual celebration of the storming of the Bastille in 1789 - one of the great symbolic events of the French Revolution.
Thousands of serviceman marched, rode and drove along the Champs-Elysees in Paris as part of the oldest and largest military parade in Europe - but the event was overshadowed by yesterday's devastating deaths of soldiers in Afghanistan, France's biggest one-day troop loss since 2008.
Speaking ahead of the traditional July 14 military parade, French president Nicolas Sarkozy called for a special meeting to discuss new security measures for soldiers in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: I saw the parade in Paris on Bastille Day about 20 years ago .... yup .... it`s a great parade.
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