To the Editor:

Re “Tanks Will Join July 4 Spectacle, Trump Declares” (front page, July 2):

Someone should tell President Trump that there were no tanks or fighter jets at the birth of our nation. It’s very sad that he has chosen to spoil the celebration of that birth with irrelevant trappings of modern warfare. Those of us who love this country could do without the display of his ego for just this one special day.

Gail Goldey

Harrison, N.Y.