Army 250th anniversary celebration in Washington DC
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In preparation for the parade, the city installed more than 200 steel plates and rubber mats to protect D.C.’s historic streets. Each plate weighed more than 1,000 pounds, and as of Sunday evening, crews were seen using heavy equipment to lift the final ones from Ohio Drive, Constitution Avenue, and Independence Avenue.
Coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday, the parade will feature tanks, bands and thousands of troops in honor of the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grand military parade in DC marking US Army’s 250th birthday kicks off with tanks, troops and 21-gun salute.
Thousands of people flocked to the nation’s capital Saturday for a Washington-wide celebration to honor the Army’s 250th birthday. The festival at the National Mall included more than three dozen interactive booths,
Much of the central and eastern parts of the U.S. will experience rain showers and scattered thunderstorms, forecasters said.
Military veterans and local residents gathered in Washington, D.C. on June 14 to protest the military parade, President Trump, and ICE raids across the country.
T housands of troops will march through Washington, D.C. as a part of President Donald Trump’s national military parade on Saturday to honor the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army.
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