The contract truck driver was part of a convoy removing tanks from the area on Monday, June 16, when the woman was killed, according to USA Today, which cited internal army documents. Newsweek has contacted the U.S. Army and Washington Metropolitan Police Department for comment.

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral and strategic—of a diverse force.

The parade must go on, and the Army sidestepped a major crisis of image and messaging. The Army’s 250th birthday parade was not the grand military spectacle that many anticipated, and for that Americans can breathe a momentary, measured sigh of relief.

No Kings' protests decrying President Donald Trump are happening across the U.S. The army is hosting a military parade for its 250th birthday in Washington, D.C.

Despite the parade, overall travel demand to Washington D.C. remains steady this weekend. Here's what travelers should know.

Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults — 64% — oppose the use of government funds for this weekend's military parade in Washington, D.C., celebrating the Army's 250th birthday, according to new data from the NBC News Decision Desk Poll,

Washington, D.C. will host a parade to mark the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. It also coincides with the Flag Day holiday and with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after President Donald Trump was dazzled by a grand military parade down the Champs-Élysées in Paris, he is finally getting a chance to try to top the spectacle.