President Donald Trump’s vision of marching soldiers, confetti and tanks rolling down the streets of Washington D.C. is slowly becoming a likely, yet unnecessary, reality.

Last month, an anonymous military official told The Washington Post that Trump requested a “parade like the one in France.” Trump was a guest at the Bastille Day parade in Paris last year, calling it “one of the greatest parades” he had ever seen. Military officials are planning the parade during top-secret meetings, instead of discussing the problems with North Korea or planning strategies for the problems in Afghanistan and Syria. Military members are probably selecting the colors of confetti to be thrown and which tanks should be shipped to Washington D.C. for the special event.

Not only is this going to be another “my button is bigger than yours,” moment, but it is extremely costly, when the U.S. debt is already so massive and growing each day.

The last national military parade the U.S. saw was in 1991 under former President George H.W. Bush to celebrate the end of the first Persian Gulf War. The parade cost $8 million, which in today’s dollars would cost around $13.8 million. The $13.8 million of citizen tax dollars will be wasted. The members of the military are not Trump’s personal cheerleaders.

A majority of active-duty military are not in the Washington D.C. area. They are spread throughout the country, with a small percentage being in or around D.C.

While the military should be supported for the many sacrifices they make, throwing a parade will not actually support the military. Giving the $13.8 million to organizations that help veterans and troops would actually support the military. Multiple organizations, such as the Wounded Warrior Project, the American Freedom Foundation and many more, would appreciate the $13.8 million more than confetti.

Throwing a grand parade wastes money and resources. There are multiple other ways the president and citizens in the U.S. can show their support for the military, but this one-time grand showing should not be the answer.