STORY: President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled though the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday (June 14), but the celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary as activists across the country protested his presidency.

Trump's parade, which falls on his 79th birthday, started earlier than expected. Thunderstorms were forecast in the Washington area.

Thousands of spectators lined up along Constitution Avenue near the National Mall as the parade got under way with a brass band. Trump watched the proceedings from an elevated reviewing stand and was cheered when introduced.

The president has long desired to hold a military-style parade in the United States, but such events have been rare in U.S. history.

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SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JUNE 14, 2025) (UNRESTRICTED POOL - Access all)

1. MILITARY LEADERS AT HEAD OF PARADE TO MARK ARMY'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY

2. MILITARY LEADRS AND FLAGS SURROUNDED BY BAND MEMBERS

3. BRASS BAND MARCHING

3. SOLDIERS WITH U.S. FLAG MARCHING

4. VARIOUS OF U.S. ARMY BAND 'PERSHINGS OWN' PLAYING 'ARMY SONG'

5. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP STANDING BETWEEN VICE-PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE AND FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP ON REVIEW STAND AS THEY LOOK AT PARADE

6. SOLDIER WITH BATON MARCHING

7. SOLDIERS CARRYING RIFLES MARCHING

8. SOLDIERS CARRYING FLAGS MARCHING

9. BAND PLAYING AND MARCHING

10. TRUMP ON REVIEW STAND SALUTING AS SOLDIERS MARCH PAST

11. BAND MARCHING

12. SOLDIERS WITH RIFLE

13. BAND MARCHING PAST REVIEW STAND/ WIDE TO PARADE IN FRONT OF REVIEW STAND THAT SAYS U.S. ARMY

14. VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS MARCHING PAST REVIEW STAND

15. WIDE OF SPECTATORS ON NATIONAL MALL WITH REVIEW STAND READING 'U.S. ARMY' IN BACKGROUND