The famed Navajo Code Talkers also are part of Wednesday's parade, which is billed as the nation's largest. As young Marines, they used secret Navajo language-encrypted military terms to help the U.S. prevail at World War II battles.
The city sent out a public reminder about the flyover so people wouldn't be alarmed. In April, a low-flying photo shoot by a presidential plane did just that.
The sight of a jet and a fighter plane whizzing past the Statue of Liberty and the financial district sent panicked lower Manhattan office workers streaming into the streets.
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