Two-hundred and fifty years ago, the representatives of the Second Continental Congress agreed: “Resolved, that six companies of expert riflemen, be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in Virginia […] that each company, as soon as completed, shall march and join the Army near Boston, to be there employed as light infantry, under the command of the chief Officer in that army.” And so the Army was born.
250 years after June 14, 1775, the U.S. Army is the oldest national institution in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are in the ranks.
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The U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Grand Military Parade in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 14, 2025, along Constitution Avenue NW, from 23rd Street to 15th Street. Guest entry along the parade route begins at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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L Todd Wood speaks with former USAF, IAF fighter pilot Brent Beecham on the success of the Israeli strike on Iran.
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The Wall Street Journal
Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s surprise attack on its foe’s nuclear facilities and military leadership
Tara Copp, AP
more than 6,000 troops are poised to march near the National Mall to honor
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This year, the U.S. Army Infantry Branch celebrates 250 years since its creation by the 2nd Continental Congress.
Greg Archetto, RealClearDefense
Army funding has increasingly been seen as a slush fund to be raided to pay for priorities in other military branches
A few days ago, I put on my favorite blue sports jacket for a graduation ceremony. My “Retired: Soldier For Life” lapel pin is always affixed to it. I’m proud of that pin and what it represents.My 41 years of service are a fraction of the 250 years our Army celebrates today. But there are things from those 41 years that seem to me worth reflecting on as we step off tomorrow into our next 250 years of service to the nation.There is nothing more complex and more demanding, nothing with higher stakes for our way of life than war.