In an effort to dodge nan rain, nan ceremony of nan 250th day of nan United States Army started 30 minutes early connected Saturday, June 14.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, his family and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth were each successful attendance.
Members of nan U.S. Army Parachute Team return portion successful a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Soldiers participate successful a subject parade to commerate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday, connected nan time of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Members of nan U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute squad execute during a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/NATHAN HOWARD
Soldiers and an service set march during a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder.
Artillery is fired, during a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday, arsenic seen from nan White House, successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Participants successful vintage uniforms return portion successful a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday, connected nan time of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
U.S. President Donald Trum and first woman Melania Trump speak during nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday parade, connected nan aforesaid time of U.S. President Donald Trump 79th birthday, successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and first woman Melania Trump motion while they perceive to nan U.S. nationalist anthem during nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday parade, connected nan aforesaid time of U.S. President Donald Trump 79th birthday, successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Participants successful vintage uniforms return portion successful a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
People look skywards arsenic participants successful vintage uniforms march past during a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and 2nd woman Usha Vance be a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday, connected nan time of his 79th birthday, successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria\
A Secret Service supplier rides atop an M4 Sherman vessel during a subject parade to commemorate nan U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday successful Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Eighty-four subject vehicles, including 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 marching soldiers and different subject presentations, paraded down Constitution Avenue.
ABC News observed some group successful nan crowd wearing MAGA hats, while others sang “Happy Birthday,” arsenic nan parade was astir to begin.
When asked Thursday, June 12, what he hopes nan nationalist will retrieve astir nan American parade, Trump said, “How awesome our state is, very simple, and really beardown our subject is.”
“We person nan strongest subject successful nan world,” he added.