The president, on his 79th birthday, sat on a special viewing stand south of the White House to watch the display of American military might.

In Washington, D.C., scores of people have shifted from the Army festival to the parade route, walking west toward the Washington Monument. The protests have—for now—mostly died down. It’s a hot, steamy Washington evening,

Infantry Division Soldiers from Fort Stewart, Georgia arrive in Washington D.C. to prepare for the Army 250th Bday Parade, June 10, 2025.