A team member competes in the rope climb portion of the Army fitness competition during the festival event to honor the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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June 14, 2025
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June 14, 2025 4 p.m.
Military parade barrels through nation's capital with tanks, troops and 21-gun salute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for eight years kicked off Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against the counterpoint of protesters around the country who decried the U.S. leader as a dictator and would-be king.