Tanks and other military vehicles went 1,300 miles from Texas and traveled by train for the competition.
The White House is planning a Trump birthday parade to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army
The White House is planning a massive military parade to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Army and President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
- The nearly mile train features an M1 Abram Stank, an M2 Bradley vehicle, an M109 Paladin and a striker from Texas to the capital for a parade of about 1,300 miles.
- According to the Army, the parade will include around 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 aircraft.
Washington – The stage is set literally – to celebrate 250 for the military parade on June 14thth The US military anniversary coincides with President Donald Trump’s birthday.
Construction workers are building the stage along Constitutional Avenue near the White House. The steel sheets are embedded in asphalt to protect the road from a 140,000 pound tank.
The tanks themselves and other military vehicles began arriving by train.
“The Army’s 250th birthday is a once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Col. Kamil Starcopal, a spokesman for the III Armored Corps, as one of the trains left Fort Cabazo in Texas, heading to Washington, D.C., “This depicts history in our history.
The daytime festival along the National Mall will feature parades and fireworks displays. According to the Army, the parade will include around 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 aircraft.
Trump told NBC News that the $30 million budget and the potential cost of rising to $45 million are “peanuts” compared to celebrating “the world’s largest military.”
Democrats argue that Trump is using the military for his own political purposes. Sen. Jack Reid of Rhode Island, a top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, said the event was about “making everything about his ego and him.”
The first tanks bound by the capital began to move on May 21st. A nearly mile train carried the M1 Abram Stank, M2 Bradley cars, M109 Paladin and Strikers into a parade of about 1,300 miles from Texas to the capital.
Soldiers and their equipment are housed a A warehouse owned by the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Services Bureau. The butterfly consists of two MREs (meal ready meals) and one hot meal per day.
