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President Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s 79th birthday, on June 14<\/a>, coincides with the 250th anniversary of the US Army and, according to reporting<\/a> from The New York Times<\/em> on Friday, a large-scale military parade is being planned for that day in the streets of Washington, DC.<\/p>\n This parade, one of several events set to commemorate the anniversary, is set to include 150 vehicles, 50 aircraft, and participation from 6,600 soldiers.<\/p>\n The Friday reporting comes after the White House, last month, denied<\/a> that such a military parade was planned on the president\u2019s birthday. The Army has held in statements that the procession is meant to celebrate the anniversary of the military branch\u2019s founding on June 14, 1775. Reporting from the Associated Press on Thursday, based on unreleased planning documents, confirmed<\/a> that a parade was in the works.<\/p>\n Donald Trump has long wanted a parade illustrating the might of the Department of Defense\u2014which currently touts a budget<\/a> of over $841 billion. Ahead of his first inauguration in 2017, Trump told<\/a> a Washington Post<\/em> reporter that Americans may see the military \u201cmarching down Pennsylvania Avenue.\u201d Months later, he told<\/a> a Times<\/em> reporter that he had \u201calways thought\u201d of doing such a parade.<\/p>\n