The 250th Birthday of the U.S. Army Grand Military Parade and Celebration took place on June 14, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to officially commemorate the 250th anniversary of
U.S. Army Soldiers participate in the Army's 250th Birthday Parade in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2025; M1 Abrams battle tanks and Oracle sponsoring in the background
An Army soldier speaking during a media opportunity, with an M109A7 Paladin prepared in DC before the parade
U.S. Army undergoing final preparations for the Army's 250th Birthday parade
Soldiers in a Vietnam War-era uniform undergoing uniform fitting in preparation of the parade
The 2018 Washington Veterans Day Parade was a planned military parade that would have taken place in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2018, in honor of the Veterans Day holiday. On August 16, 2018, i
United States Army 250th Anniversary Parade
…military and drew comparisons to displays typically seen in authoritarian regimes. The idea for the parade originated during Trump's first term, when a similar proposal was rejected by the Pentagon over concerns that it would appear overly political. Millions of demonstrators attended nationwide protests against the…
The inspiration for a military parade in the United States was based in part to Trump's attendance at the 2017 Bastille Day military parade (seen here).