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Here Are The Highlights Of The Army’s 250th Anniversary Military Parade

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The first U.S. military parade in over 30 years is in the books.

And it did not disappoint.

Nearly 200,000 people flooded Washington, D.C. to see tanks, troops marching, Apache helicopters, and paratroopers in action.

Here are some of the highlights.

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First,

take a look at the tanks!

Now the marching:

The parade featured soldiers dressed up from every U.S. War:

These were cool to see:

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Per AP:

The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried the U.S. leader as a dictator and would-be king.

The Republican president, on his 79th birthday, sat on a special viewing stand south of the White House to watch the display of American military might, which began early and moved swiftly as light rain fell and clouds shrouded the Washington Monument. The procession, with more than 6,000 soldiers and 128 Army tanks, was one Trump tried to make happen in his first term after seeing such an event in Paris in 2017, but the plans never came together until the parade was added to an event recognizing the Army’s 250th anniversary.

“Every other country celebrates their victories. It’s about time America did too,” Trump declared in brief remarks at the parade’s end.

The president praised the strength of the military’s fighting forces and said U.S. soldiers “fight, fight fight and they win, win win” — putting a new twist on a line that Trump regularly delivered during his 2024 campaign rallies after he survived an assassination attempt.

Early in the evening’s pageantry, the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team descended from overcast skies toward the reviewing stand. The team had been scheduled to appear at the end of the parade, but jumped earlier than planned in the drizzly skies above the National Mall.

At times, Trump stood and saluted as troops marched past the reviewing stand. But attendance appeared to fall far short of early predictions that as many as 200,000 people would attend the festival and parade. There were large gaps between viewers near the Washington Monument on a day when steamy weather and the threat of thunderstorms could have dampened turnout.

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The New York Post had these details to report on the parade:

President Trump looked on as thousands of troops and more than 100 tanks rumbled through the rainy streets of Washington, DC, Saturday for the Army’s 250th anniversary parade.

Trump, with first lady Melania and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by his side, saluted service members as they strolled past the reviewing stand dressed in uniforms tethered to each major time period in the Army’s two-and-a-half century history.

The president, who also celebrated his 79th birthday Friday, was surrounded by several family members, administration officials and Republican lawmakers in the VIP booth.

The parade to celebrate the anniversary of the Army’s founding on June 14, 1775 — which came just over a year before the Declaration of Independence — featured an array of military hardware.

The processions honoring the Army’s history began just before 6:30 p.m., starting with troops and drum and fife players in colonial-era livery worn during the Revolutionary War.

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An Army Golden Knights parachute team made a spectacular entrance during the portion of the parade honoring the 18th-century era troops, appearing to jump ahead of schedule to avoid inclement weather.

The elite parachutists landed in the Ellipse near the White House.

Troops from the 4th Infantry Division followed, representing the Civil War-era of the Army, complete with cavalry soldiers.

Soldiers clad in World War I and World War II era uniforms marched down Constitution Avenue, along the National Mall, next.

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