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French President Emmanuel Macron, left in car, and Chief of Staff Gen. Francois Lecointre review the troops during the Bastille Day parade in Paris on July 14, 2021. France celebrated its national holiday Wednesday with thousands of troops marching in a Paris parade, warplanes roaring overhead and traditional parties around the country, after last year’s events were scaled back because …