Military parade draws patriotic Americans from near and far: 'No better time to come to DC'

Attendees of Saturday's military parade successful the nation's superior came from each corners of the United States, and Fox News Digital spoke to respective of them to perceive wherefore they had traveled from adjacent and acold to be the one-of-a-kind event. 

Some attendees were local, portion others drove hundreds of miles to spot the lawsuit honoring the Army's 250th birthday. Saturday besides was Flag Day, celebrated each twelvemonth to commemorate the adoption of the American emblem successful 1777, arsenic good arsenic President Donald Trump's birthday. 

"For me, this is simply a sense of patriotism," 1 attendee from the Baltimore-area said. "We're celebrating Flag Day, the 250th day of the Army — coincidentally, it's besides Donald Trump's birthday."

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Out-of-town attendees of Saturday's subject parade drove from bluish Kentucky to wage their respects to the nation's veterans. They said it was simply a positive that it was President Trump's day arsenic well.  (Fox News)

Attendees from crossed the state who spoke to Fox News Digital said that they were determination to grant our troops, but galore said that they were determination supporting Trump arsenic well.

"There's nary amended clip to travel to D.C. to enactment our subject than erstwhile we person a president who truly respects our subject – a president similar Donald Trump," 1 attendee, who traveled from Florida to beryllium astatine the parade, said. "There's nary amended clip to come."

"We're precise patriotic people, truthful I deliberation it's important to travel present and conscionable observe it, conscionable bask it," said different attendee who had traveled from Northern Kentucky. "It's Trump's birthday, truthful that's good, too," they added.

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Parade attendee from New Jersey said she had travel archetypal to enactment the military, and 2nd to enactment President Trump.  (Fox News)

Many veterans were besides successful attendance arsenic well.

"I figured this would beryllium the past accidental I'd get to spot a parade similar this," a 30-year Army seasoned said.

"Army celebration," different seasoned said erstwhile asked wherefore they drove from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to attend.

This 30-year Army seasoned said helium had travel to the parade due to the fact that helium wasn't definite helium would get to spot thing similar it ever again.  (FOX NEWS)

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Meanwhile, determination was a noticeable anti-Trump beingness extracurricular the perimeter of the parade, but wrong the parameter it was overmuch much scarce.

Nonetheless, Fox News Digital spoke to a fewer anti-Trump folks who made it inside. 

Anti-Trump protesters attended the event, but the bulk stayed extracurricular the parade perimeter. (Fox News)

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"This is astir my sixth oregon seventh protestation since Trump has been successful office," 1 anti-Trump attendee who was astatine the parade said. "I consciousness similar (Trump) is trying to strut, alternatively of celebrate, the army. I don't similar the mode that helium is, uh, putting our military to the forefront arsenic if it were celebrating a threat."