{"id":180108,"date":"2025-06-15T01:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T23:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=180108"},"modified":"2025-06-15T01:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T23:45:09","slug":"historic-military-parade-in-washington-trump-and-us-army-celebrate-birthday-other-half-of-america-protests-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/historic-military-parade-in-washington-trump-and-us-army-celebrate-birthday-other-half-of-america-protests-live\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORIC MILITARY PARADE IN WASHINGTON: Trump and US Army Celebrate Birthday, Other Half of America Protests! (LIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A grand, as some called it \u2013 historic military parade by President Donald Trump, honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, is currently taking place in the capital of the United States of America.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of Americans, including veterans, youth, and fathers celebrating Father’s Day, flocked to downtown Washington, D.C., adorned in “Make America Great Again”<\/strong> hats and patriotic gear displaying “Old Glory” (the American flag), despite the balmy weather and brewing thunderstorms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crowd greeted Trump and First Lady Melania with applause at the start \u2013 the introduction was accompanied by a gun salute as parade-goers chanted: “USA.”<\/strong> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President J.D. Vance also received significant applause upon their introduction. Live military music played before the parade began, as attendees swayed to the music and fanned themselves in the summer Washington heat.<\/sup> The crowd was heard singing “Happy Birthday”<\/strong> and chanting “We love Trump”<\/strong> after the parade officially commenced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parade stretches down Constitution Avenue, beginning near the Lincoln Memorial, and concluding not far from the Washington Monument.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parade honors the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army<\/strong> \u2014 which was established one year before the signing of the Declaration of Independence \u2014 and also coincides with Flag Day and Trump’s 79th birthday<\/strong>.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parade, however, comes at a time when riots and protests continue in Los Angeles<\/strong> due to the Trump administration’s immigration actions to deport illegal immigrants who surged into the country under the Biden administration, and after Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran on Thursday evening.<\/sup> Protests in response to the military parade and recent ICE raids in Los Angeles are unfolding in cities nationwide.<\/sup> In Washington, a “Reject Fascism”<\/strong> protest, an “Equity March”<\/strong> in downtown D.C., as well as a “Pro-Democracy Picnic”<\/strong> at Fort Reno Park were scheduled for Saturday.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Extreme security measures<\/strong> were undertaken for the parade, with the Secret Service, police officers, and military personnel deployed along checkpoints and among the crowds.<\/sup> Attendees were also required to pass through metal detectors and undergo additional pat-downs to reach the parade route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protesters under the slogan “No Kings”<\/strong> gathered in cities nationwide to protest what they say is Trump leading the nation like a “king,” although the “No Kings” protest in Washington itself was canceled today.<\/sup> Instead, protests were held in neighboring cities, such as Alexandria and Arlington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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