Donald Trump turned 79 June 14, 2025, the same day as the Army's 250th birthday parade in DC. Melania was there, but not all of Trump's children were.

A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.

Trump had long dreamed of holding a parade showcasing America’s military might, and this one featured a steady stream of Abrams battle tanks, a fleet of armored Stryker and Bradley fighting vehicles, a flock of artillery launchers, as well as Black Hawk, Apache, and Chinook helicopters.

The citywide cleanup effort in Washington after the Army’s 250th birthday celebration is now in full swing. Workers are dismantling bleachers, stages, risers and fencing that lined the