Military parade for the Army’s birthday – Media trying to make it about Trump’s birthday
The U.S. Army and President Donald Trump share the same birthday, June 14. Trump wanted this parade, not for himself, but to commemorate the Army’s 250th birthday. This parade would be the beginning of what would be a long celebration leading up to the 250th birthday of the United States. However, the mainstream media initially reported this event as if Trump wanted a parade on his birthday. However, further down the AP article, the reader learns that this event was planned for over a year.
From AP News:
The pricey parade comes as Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency, run by Elon Musk, have slashed federal government departments, personnel and programs, with thousands of workers losing their jobs, including civilians in the Defense Department.
In comments to Fox News Digital, White House officials confirmed a commemorative parade would take place and said it would be one of the first events to kick off a yearlong celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
When asked about the parade Thursday, the White House did not respond, and Army officials said no decision had been made. While officials said there has now been a formal decision to proceed with the parade, there is still no specific cost estimate.
Warren said that given the significance of the Army birthday, they are looking at options “to make the celebration even bigger, with more capability demonstrations, additional displays of equipment, and more engagement with the community.”
Army planning documents, obtained this week by the AP and dated April 29 and 30, said the parade will include soldiers from at least 11 corps and divisions nationwide. They said it would involve a Stryker battalion with two companies of Stryker vehicles, a tank battalion and two companies of tanks, an infantry battalion with Bradley vehicles, Paladin artillery vehicles, Howitzers and infantry vehicles.
The plans note that while the parade will begin near the Pentagon, the heavy, tracked vehicles — which would include the Strykers — would be stationed near the Lincoln Memorial and join the procession there, so they will not go over the bridge from Virginia
City officials, including D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, acknowledged in April that the administration reached out to the city about holding a parade on June 14. At the time, she said that tanks rolling through the city’s streets “would not be good.”
Additional Reading:
Baldor, L. C. (2025, May 3). Military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday. AP News. Link.
Category: Army, Army News, Donald Trump
I think a big party is a great idea to celebrate the Army’s 250th birthday. Good way to show patriotism.
Wish I could be there. What a sight to see!
You’re just part of the mindless sheeple following Bad Orange Man blindly. Hack Stone read on all the conspiracy websites that this parade is Day 1 of Operation Crush Our Freedoms. Those troops will be used to round up the leaders of the Democrat party, as well as hosts on The View and Robert Di Nero and ship them to the reeducation camps. As for the rest of us, Martial Law will be declared, and we will have to subsist on food provided by the government. Anyone have a good recipe for Soylent Green?
“Soylent Green”
I tried that stuff on my living room carpet after the dog
left a stain and it didn’t work but at least the smell is gone.
It will be know as the “night of breaking champagne glasses”.
Rumour has it the taste varies from person to person.
You ain’t marching.
Depends on whether they are going to have the auxiliary marching. I marched in the local military parade on the 4th of July in uniform. One of the pilots I fly with is almost 80. You’re never too old for the auxiliary. I’d be proud to march if asked.
Fair enough.
Target date is only 6 weeks away. Just how the heck is George Soros supposed to hire the requisite mostly peaceful protesters and get them supplied and transported to the sites of the riots in time? Sounds like a job for All Points Logistics.
He could line up his paid peeps in front of the tanks the way it was done in China. I still didn’t buy the Magic 8-Ball Hack. I had one back in the 1950’s when I was a Juvenile, which I should have saved. oh woe is me.
They could dangle the paid peeps from tank barrels. and waive the tank barrels up and down and back and forth. Good way to keep track of soros peeps.
Waste of time and money all the way around.
Give God damn soldiers the day off for fuck’s sake.
All I want to know is if the Army is still collecting Social Security? Because 250 years is suspect.
Ah, a platoon of Marines will probably step in the way and fuck the whole parade up.
Oohrah.
We live in a society where people (and our youth/college students) read the headlines only, or hear what they want to hear from “reliable sources” (the ole’ Appeal to Authority.)
The “journalists” know most of their target audience won’t read the entire article, let alone comprehend it.
Fuck Bowser. Didn’t Mario drop that idiot into lava 40 years ago?
Why all the hate on Sha-Na-Na?