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DC Parade Reportedly Being Planned On President Trump’s Birthday

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The Trump administration reportedly plans to hold a parade in Washington D.C. on June 14th to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary.

June 14th is also President Trump’s birthday.

From the New York Post:

Washington, DC, officials have been in talks with the Trump administration about holding a grand parade on June 14 — which is the Army’s 250th anniversary, as well as the president’s 79th birthday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday.

Planning for the parade is still “early stages,” but the procession is expected to start in Arlington, Va. at the Pentagon and span the four-mile stretch to the White House, according to details from Bowser and the Washington City Paper.

“I understand that I think it was Homeland Security; maybe the White House reached out to our special events task force, which is what most people wanting to do a parade do in the district,” Bowser told reporters Monday.

“So I would say it’s at its early stages. Yes, they have reached out.”

DC has a team called the Mayor’s Special Events Task Group (MSETG), which coordinates the planning of major activities in the city.

The Hill reports:

Washington City Paper first reported on the parade, noting it will stretch almost 4 miles from the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., to the White House.

An Army official confirmed the parade’s length to The Hill, and said that “there are plans for a parade that will involve the Army,” adding that nothing is yet solidified.

The official noted that the Army had planned to celebrate its 250th anniversary with a “robust capability increase in what you would see in previous years.” Planning began last year and the event has since expanded, with the number of units participating now increased.

The official also said Washington’s local government has been involved in the planning, with engineers in both the Army and city doing “route reconnaissance.”

“The Army is very excited to celebrate its 250th anniversary with the entire county. Our intention is for Americans to be proud of their Army and also proud of their nation. It’s too early to say yet whether or not we’re having a parade but we’re working with the White House as well as several government agencies to make the celebration a national level event,” Army spokesperson Col. Dave Butler told The Hill.


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