· barricades are set up around a u. Soldiers are showing off the army’s newest hardware, from modern rifles. · the administration has insisted that the army’s anniversary and trump ’ s birthday are a coincidence and that the parade is justified to honor soldiers’ sacrifice. President donald trump ’ s military parade rolled through washington, d. c. , on saturday, as opponents of the president’s. Army’s 250th birthday , with thousands of soldiers and dozens of massive military vehicles and aircraft descending on the national mall. · president donald trump , first lady melania trump , vice president mike pence and karen pence and others stand as the us army band performs and the us navy blue angels flyover at the end of an independence day celebration in front of the lincoln memorial, , in washington. · at the end of the parade , the army’s golden knights parachute team will jump over the white house, landing near trump to present him with a folded flag, and 250 new recruits or reenlisting service members will be sworn in to the army by trump. Army sikorsky uh-60 black hawk helicopter parked on display on the national mall near the smithsonian castle, in washington. The aircraft and helicopters buzzing overhead. The attack helicopters are designed for combat and ground support. Nine of the aircraft are flying over the parade route. · the event planned for saturday will mark the u. s.
