Large security presence expected to secure Trump's military parade, festival
Source: ABC News
June 13, 2025, 5:10 PM
The nation's capital is preparing for a large security presence ahead of the Army's 250th anniversary parade. Thousands of law enforcement officers from across the country will arrive in Washington to assist in security, and land, air and water assets are deployed in an effort to secure the event, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
"Since April 23, we've been working diligently, around the clock, to get this plan ready," Matt McCool, the special agent in charge of the Secret Service's Washington Field Office, told ABC News, noting that officials typically have six months to a year to prepare for large-scale special security events. "This is a comprehensive plan," he said.
The Secret Service has had five National Special Security Events, or NSSEs, in the past six months. "All threats are mitigated," he said. "There will be no line-of-sight issues when it comes to the president. Once you hit the Secret Service perimeter, it will be the most secure place on the planet."
The U.S. Coast Guard, which is manning the waterways, told ABC News it is supporting throughout the day with security.
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You just know the idea was brought up by him. 
A very good friend owned some property up in the mountains and would hold a yearly party for his birthday. It would usually have around 130-200 people each year. (He used to be a successful, long-time nightspot owner. One tends to make a lot of friends in such a profession.) The only issue with such events is that they tend to attract less than desirable people who think this is some kind of cartel site or something. He would usually make sure to kick them out and to inform them that they are being trespassed and cannot return.
One time, we had a few locals work their way into one of our parties and they were desperately trying to score cocaine the entire time. Like we were dealers who gathered to hold a yearly sell-a-thon. They were also rude and racist. So, they were shown the door.
Their revenge was to inform the local sheriff and the nearest town about the latest upcoming party and that we were dealing from the property as well as holding illegal alcohol sales on the site. (It was located in a 'dry' county. We had plenty up there, but we did not sell any, it was all free and community-oriented.) So, those LEOs decided that some townsfolk who had visited the site one time and lived nowhere near the site were the ones to believe. They set up an elaborate operation to catch us 'shipping in' stuff to sell. They got both on duty county deputies, two of the three town cops from the nearest town, as well as a state trooper! They set up a 'license checkpoint' right down the road from the entrance to my friend's place. And, they waited.
We on the site found out what was going on around noon that day. I stood and told everyone there that we should immediately go to that nearest town and ransack it while some of our friends tied up the checkpoint with suspicious things that were eventually found out to be nothing. We would clean out the entire town while they were out there trying to stop those 'hippie drug dealers' from doing their dirty deeds.
Oh, the final 'haul' for that expensive operation? They got two partygoers for simple possession (one in a wheelchair) and one for illegal concealed weapon (also in a wheelchair.) However they got NINE DUIs!
All locals.
(There is more about that night if you want to hear it. They sat at the end of our driveway for hours after the 'checkpoint' ended. They could not stand having to sit and do nothing. So...)
I assure you I am not the only one who noticed the imbalance in protection when some blowhard decided to gather said protectors in one spot for something that was questionable and derived in the first place. I hope others will capitalize on this imbalance, to be honest. That would go a long way to stopping such hosershit in the future.
Lastly, I want our Army to have a great 250th! It is just a shame that the orange gibbon has to ruin it for them by imposing his own agenda. He hates not being the center of attention, after all.
(BTW, there are fourteen units in our present Army that can trace their beginnings to The Revolution. Now, that is a legacy of fighting for the people! Hooah!)
