US EditionWashington Hosts Army's 250th Anniversary Parade Facing Rain and Protests
- On Saturday, June 14, Washington, D.C., hosted a military parade and festivities along Constitution Avenue to mark the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary.
- Officials planned the event with more than 6,000 troops, 128 tanks and artillery, and 62 aircraft despite forecasts of thunderstorms and federal agents monitoring protests.
- The parade included 6,169 soldiers arranged in formations of seven columns and ten rows to maintain precise timing, accompanied by armored vehicles, and concluded with a jump by the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team.
- The Army budgeted up to $45 million covering logistics and street repairs with expectations of up to 200,000 attendees as White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly pledged the parade would proceed rain or shine.
- The event highlighted military heritage and readiness amid weather and security challenges, coinciding with President Trump’s 79th birthday on the same day.
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President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled though the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday, but the celebration of the US Army's 250th anniversary was marred by a day of violence and discord. In the hours before the parade began, hundreds of thousands of Americans marched and rallied in streets in cities from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles, protesting Trump's actions while in office, in the largest such actions since h…
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