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As Army Plans Parade For Its 250th Anniversary, Protesters Prepare, Too

Troops march over the Arlington Memorial Bridge on June 8, 1991, in a parade honoring Gulf War troops. (Doug Mills/AP)

As the U.S. Army plans a parade in Washington with thousands of soldiers, hundreds of vehicles and dozens of aircraft to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding on June 14, protesters are making preparations of their own.

“The National Protest Against Trump and the War Machine plans to mobilize thousands from across the country to protest the military parade,” according a permit application filed with the National Park Service last week. The Army’s celebration coincides with the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump, who has long mused about showcasing the might of America’s armed forces on the streets of the capital.

“A military parade celebrating Trump and the Army is an outrageous insult to the American people,” reads the permit application. “What really makes America great is its working people — U.S.-born and immigrant alike — not billionaires and the military that enforces their domination of the rest of the world.”

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