One of the Last Tuskegee Airmen Celebrates 99th Birthday
“Guys like Woody, they saved the world.” That’s how Robert Koch, the mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, described retired Brig. Gen. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, who celebrated his 99th birthday last Wednesday in a party fit for a Boston-area legend. Woodhouse is one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black fighter pilot […]
Veterans Are Divided over the Army's Big Parade, Being Held on Trump's Birthday
NORFOLK, Va. — James McDonough served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, fighting in Vietnam and delivering humanitarian aid to Rwanda. For him, Saturday’s military parade in Washington for the Army’s 250th anniversary — coinciding with President Donald Trump’s birthday — is about the resilience of a vital institution and the nation it serves. […]
Army Birthday Celebration Falls in Shadow of LA Military Deployment, Immigration Policy Protests
This week marks a jarring collision of the military and civilian relationship, one that has traditionally remained carefully apolitical. It’s a week bookended by two high-profile events, both steeped in Trump-era symbolism. Since Sunday, President Donald Trump has mobilized 4,000 California National Guard troops to deploy into Los Angeles amid widespread protests against his sweeping […]
Soldiers Will Stay in Federal Buildings During Army Parade on Trump’s Birthday
Thousands of soldiers coming to Washington, D.C., next month will be housed in government buildings in the city as part of an unusual military parade, an idea originally floated by President Donald Trump during his first term in office. The June 14 military parade, which coincides with Trump’s 79th birthday, will include about 6,600 soldiers […]
Army Plans for a Potential Parade on Trump's Birthday Call for 6,600 Soldiers, AP Learns
WASHINGTON — Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians, The Associated Press has learned. The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 […]