US EditionWashington Hosts Army's 250th Anniversary Parade Facing Rain and Protests
- On Saturday, June 14, Washington, D.C. hosted a military parade along Constitution Avenue honoring the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
- Organizers launched the event to celebrate core democratic values, despite critics labeling it an 'authoritarian birthday party' amid over 2,000 nationwide protests and preparations for weather disruptions.
- The parade included 6,169 soldiers arranged in formations of seven soldiers in each row and 10 rows in depth, accompanied by 128 tanks and armored vehicles, 62 aircraft—among them historic World War I tanks—and six HIMARS rocket launchers highly regarded by Ukraine.
- The Army budgeted up to $45 million covering troop housing, equipment transport, and street repairs for an event expected to draw 200,000 attendees amid forecasts of rain and potential lightning delays.
- Despite weather challenges and security concerns with multiple demonstrations, the parade proceeded rain or shine, concluding with a jump by the Golden Knights parachute team presenting Trump with an American flag.
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