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Tanks Rumble Through Long Island For 4th Of July Parade: PHOTOS

Hundreds watched tanks and armored cars parade through the parking lot of Old Bethpage Village Restoration. Here's what it looked like.

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Hundreds watched tanks and armored cars parade through the parking lot of Old Bethpage Village Restoration. Here's what it looked like.
Hundreds watched tanks and armored cars parade through the parking lot of Old Bethpage Village Restoration. Here's what it looked like. (Dan Hampton/Patch)

OLD BETHPAGE, NY — Hundreds of families watched tanks and armored cars roll through the parking lot of Old Bethpage Village Restoration on Saturday as part of a socially distanced military vehicle parade for the Fourth of July.

Dozens of vehicles snaked up and down lines of cars, trucks and SUVs, with many kids and parents looking on. Some gazed at the procession from inside their vehicles, while others watched from chairs stationed in the beds of pickup trucks or on the asphalt.

Curator Kevin Carroll and Gary Lewi, board member at the Museum of American Armor, both entertained crowds with a bit of history and humor.

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Below are photos from the event.

Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.
Tanks and armored vehicles rumbled through Old Bethpage on the Fourth of July holiday Saturday morning. Photo credit: Dan Hampton/Patch.

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