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Trump Delivers Full Remarks at the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Grand Military Parade, June 14, 2025

June 14, 2025 · The White House · 0:09:46

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What happened

President Donald Trump delivered his full remarks at the Grand Military Parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army in Washington on June 14, 2025, carried on the White House channel. “Thank you to Vice President Vance, and thank you to our wonderful First Lady, and above all thank you to the greatest, fiercest and bravest fighting force ever to stride the face of this earth, the United States Army,” he said. “Every other country celebrates their victories. It’s about time America did, too. That’s what we’re doing tonight.”

The President traced the Army’s founding to June 14, 1775 — “liberty got its shield and freedom got its sword” — and its battle record from Bunker Hill to Baghdad and Fallujah, concluding: “We affirm with unwavering certainty that in the years ahead, and in every generation hence, whenever duty calls and whatever danger comes, the American soldier will be there,” as he closed the address. “Our soldiers never give up, never surrender, and never ever quit. They fight, fight, fight, and they win, win, win,” he said.

Why it matters

This address is the ceremonial centerpiece of the Army 250 celebration the President championed: a parade on the Army’s birthday — which is also his own — framed in his remarks as America finally celebrating its victories the way other nations do.

Scoreboard watch

This address is a scoreboard reference point: the June 14, 2025 Grand Military Parade itself, held as the President had called for, with his remarks delivered as the celebration’s closing address.

Sources: The White House, “President Donald Trump’s Full Remarks at the 250th Anniversary of the US Army Grand Military Parade” (official upload, embedded above). All characterizations as stated by the President.