WASHINGTON, D.C. () — President Donald Trump commissioned a grand military parade in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary. The event prominently displayed American military strength with tanks, soldiers, and marching bands.
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A military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, crosses over the Potomac River from Virginia into Washington, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. Robert E. Lee’s home, Arlington House, stands at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., rear. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) -
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
President Donald Trump arrives for a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watch. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, left and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attend a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
People on the lawn around the Washington Monument as President Donald Trump attends a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
The colors are presented as President Donald Trump attends a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
Members of the military fire cannons as part of a 21-gun salute during an event to honor the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) -
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, with their children, arrive for a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
People attend a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
President Donald Trump attends a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
A World War I era vehicle passes the reviewing stand as President Donald Trump attends a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights make their landing during an event to honor the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) -
A military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
A military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. The Washington Monument stands center. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) -
A military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. The Washington Monument stands left. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
A military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, crosses over the Potomac River from Virginia into Washington, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) -
President Donald Trump salutes as attends a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and first lady Melania Trump, watch. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) -
(AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
