President-elect Donald Trump’s second inaugural parade will have a very New York flavor.
The New York Military Academy and the NYPD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums will be represented in next week’s festivities honoring the 47th president-elect, following their appearance at Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, The Post has learned.
The New York Military Academy, in Cornwall-on-Hudson, has a special tie to the incoming president. Trump graduated from the boarding school in 1964 and was enshrined as an Alumnus of Distinction in 1999.
NYMA has trained cadets since its founding in 1889, making it one of the oldest military college preparatory schools in the country. Other prominent attendees include film director Francis Ford Coppola and the late Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, though neither graduated from the school.
Trump saluted NYMA cadets when they marched past the reviewing stand during the 2017 inaugural parade, signifying the pride he takes in his alma mater, an inaugural committee spokesperson told The Post Monday.
Trump’s father Fred sent the young Donald away to the school when the boy was just 13 years old. Accounts of Trump’s time at the academy describe him as being initially rowdy, but soon learning discipline and succeeding due to his competitive nature.
“These cadets are wearing the same uniforms, following the same daily routine, and will ultimately graduate from the same military academy as a twice-elected President of the United States. It shows them what’s possible with the right focus and effort,” said retired US Army Sgt. Maj. Mike Lavigne, director of cadet life at NYMA.
“We’re thrilled to be able to render honors to a commander-in-chief who’s also a proud graduate of our school,” added NYMA Headmaster Sunny Doman.
“This is a historic occasion — we’ll march past with our cadets and a detachment of alumni, including a few of President Trump’s classmates from 1964. Our cadets and parents are proud we’re participating.”
The NYPD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums are also returning for an inaugural parade encore.
The 100-strong ensemble, comprised of active and retired NYPD officers with Irish ancestry, was the first police pipe band formed in the US in 1960.
The band has performed across the country and around the world — entertaining audiences from hospitalized children to Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.
Nearly 40 organizations will take part in the parade, selected from a list of more than 100 that applied, the inaugural committee spokesperson said.
The parade from the Capitol down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House will step off at 2:30 p.m. and feature the 78-year-old Trump himself in addition to the two Empire State institutions.
