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Its 250th anniversary with a parade near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., featuring Army equipment, flyovers, and nearly 7,000 soldiers in uniforms from past and present. | |
| C-SPAN's live coverage begins at 6 p.m. Eastern with a look at the Army's history, along with sights and sounds from key points around the parade route. | ||
| The parade itself begins at around 6:30 p.m. Eastern, followed by an enlistment and re-enlistment ceremony attended by President Trump. | ||
| The evening ends with a parachute demonstration by the Army's Golden Knights, a concert, and fireworks. | ||
| Watch it all live today, starting at 6 p.m. Eastern on C-SPAN. | ||
| Also on C-SPAN Now, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. | ||
| The U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division Horse Detachment will take part in the service's 250th anniversary parade later today. | ||
| C-SPAN TOOK A TOUR OF THEIR STABLE EARLIER THIS WEEK AND DISCUSSED THE UNIT'S ROLE. | ||
| I AM CAPTAIN DAYSHA WELLS. | ||
| I am a veterinarian in the United States Army. | ||
| I am here with the U.S. Army and the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment. | ||
| I'm the Horse Cavalry Detachment Commander. | ||
| So today I'm going to show you the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment horses. | ||
| So this is one of our mounts. | ||
| This is Trooper right here. | ||
| And so he's going to be in the parade tomorrow. | ||
| And so you'll see him in the parade carrying one of our HCD soldiers. | ||
| So we care for these horses, everything from grooming them, their health and wellness, and the hoof care. | ||
| And so they travel with us, they know us, we know them, and we love and care for them deeply. | ||
| These are the mules over here. | ||
| So this is Trudy and Traveler that you see. | ||
| They have the honor of carrying the wagon tomorrow. | ||
| So you'll see them with the late 1800s cavalry wagon. | ||
| They are getting their best so that they can look nice and shiny for the parade tomorrow. | ||
| We travel all over the country doing parades and other events. | ||
| And so these horses are very, very well adapted to what they do. | ||
| We get the horses and they are already broke to ride and we train them to do the cavalry maneuvers that you would have seen in the late 1800s. | ||
| So horses have been utilized in the ARMY since the Army's earliest times and but with the mechanization of the 20th century we didn't really have an effective use for horses anymore. | ||
| But we maintain the heritage and the tradition of the U.S. ARMY Cavalry, so that's what we will be representing in the Army's 250th birthday Parade. | ||
| The U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment is an elite ceremonial unit, and the soldiers actually have to try out to be a part of the Horse Cavalry Detachment. | ||
| And so, what that looks like for them is they come from all different jobs and training in the Army, and they actually try out to be a part of the Horse Cavalry Detachment. | ||
| And so, it's about a 30-day tryout period for them where they have to know cavalry history and they're learning everything about how to care and treat horses, how to ride horses, just everything horses. | ||
| The soldiers that we have brought here today in the parade configuration you'll see 11 riders and two mule skinners. | ||
| So, they will be on the wagon driving the mules. | ||
| And in between the two mule skinners will be our cavalry canine Doc Holiday. | ||
| Give him the puppy smile. | ||
| Give him the puppy smile. | ||
| Where's your puppy smile? | ||
| There it is. | ||
| There's your puppy smile. | ||
| As far as I know, we will be in a parade configuration tomorrow for the parade. | ||
| And so, what that'll look like is we will be by twos in the front. | ||
| So, myself and the flag bearer, and then the by fours behind us. | ||
| So then we'll have two rinks of four behind us, and then the wagon will follow. | ||
| Today, the U.S. Army marks its 250th anniversary with a parade near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., featuring Army equipment, flyovers, and nearly 7,000 soldiers in uniforms from past and present. | ||
| C-SPAN's live coverage begins at 6 p.m. Eastern with a look at the Army's history, along with sights and sounds from key points around the parade route. | ||
| The parade itself begins at around 6:30 p.m. Eastern, followed by an enlistment and re-enlistment ceremony attended by President Trump. |