HOOAH!
President Donald Trump will host a military parade in June to honor military veterans and active-duty service members and commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, Fox News Digital has learned.
The parade is scheduled for June 14, the 250th birthday of the United States Army and Trump’s birthday.
The parade will have reenactors, equipment and more from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War/Desert Storm and the Global War on Terror (Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria). It will also feature active-duty service members and students at U.S. military academies.
“The president is planning an historic celebration of the Army’s 250th birthday that will honor generations of selfless Americans who have risked everything for our freedom,” White House Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley told Fox News Digital.
“Exactly 250 years ago, the first American patriots died for the cause of Independence. We owe our freedom to them and to every Soldier who has given their life for our nation in the 2½ centuries since.”
The parade comes after Trump, in January, signed an executive order creating “Task Force 250,” which is focused on coordinating the plans and activities celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence. The 250th anniversary of America’s founding is July 4, 2026.
“As one of the first events of the year-long celebration of our 250th anniversary, this commemorative parade will be a fitting tribute to the service, sacrifice and selflessness of the brave men and women who have worn the uniform and devoted their lives to defending the greatest experiment in liberty known to man,” Vance told Fox News Digital.
The White House is coordinating closely with the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Park Service and a number of other agencies to plan “this spectacular event honoring our veterans, active-duty service members and military history,” an official told Fox News Digital.
“We love our military and take great pride in honoring our warfighters,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News Digital. “In celebration of 250 years of the U.S. Army, we will throw the biggest and most beautiful military parade in our nation’s history.”
Meanwhile, the task force is coordinating “the plans and activities of federal agencies for an extraordinary celebration of the 250th Anniversary of American Independence.”
I can hardly wait.
On 14 June 1775, the United States Army was established to fight and win our nation’s wars.