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The nation’s capital is under a stay-at-home order to slow down the spread of the virus but that didn’t stop crowds from gathering between the US Capitol and the Washington Monument.
Both the Blue Angels and the District of Columbia’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office requested that residents refrain from leaving their homes to see the flyover.
Many people were practicing social distancing and some wore masks but sidewalks around the mall were crowded, according to CNN journalists at the event.
People stood mostly distant from each other from the Lincoln Memorial to the US Capitol building and groups were more spread in some areas.
CNN has reached out to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office and the military organizers for comment.
The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds conducted formation flights over Washington, Baltimore and Atlanta on Saturday.
They are the US military’s flight demonstration squadrons, and this is the second joint flyover mission being conducted to salute the health care workers, first responders, military and other essential workers risking their lives during this pandemic.
The first joint flight was conducted on Tuesday across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The joint operation is part of a series of multi-city flyovers being conducted over the next two weeks.
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