[ May 5, 2024 ]
Blue Angels flight demonstration and donation of expanded fireworks display added to day’s events
Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced new details about Salute to America including a flight demonstration by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and a generous donation of additional fireworks. Salute to America, a part of this year’s annual Independence Day celebration on the National Mall, will feature remarks by President Donald J. Trump to honor America’s armed forces.
“This is going to be a fantastic Fourth of July with increased access across the National Mall for the public to enjoy music, flyovers, a spectacular fireworks display, and an address by our Commander-in-Chief,” said Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt. “We received an extraordinary donation for a phenomenal fireworks display, and our colleagues from the Department of Defense will be providing a one-of-a-kind music and air power experience including a flight demonstration from the Blue Angels.”
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Salute to America will honor each of the nation’s five service branches with music, military demonstrations, multiple flyovers including a flight demonstration by the Blue Angels and much more. Participants include the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, the U.S. Army Band (“Pershing’s Own”), the Armed Forces Chorus, the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Team, and many others.
This year’s fireworks will run approximately 35 minutes thanks to a donation from Phantom Fireworks and Fireworks by Grucci to light up the night sky and celebrate America. The donation to the National Park Service is valued at $750,000.
Additionally, this year for the first time in recent memory, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the World War II Memorial and Constitution Gardens will each be accessible and available as a location from which to view the fireworks. These prime viewing areas are now outside of the fireworks safety zone due to the fireworks launch site being moved from the Reflecting Pool to West Potomac Park and behind the Lincoln Memorial. The change of locations also means that the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial will be accessible to the public on Independence Day. These had been closed due to the previous fireworks safety zone.
Schedule of Events
National Independence Day Parade – Constitution Avenue NW from 7th Street to 17th Street NW
11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Marching bands, fife and drum corps, floats, military units, giant balloons, equestrian, drill teams and more celebrate Independence Day in this patriotic, flag-waving, red, white and blue celebration of America’s birthday!
Salute to America – Lincoln Memorial
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
President Donald J. Trump honors America’s armed forces with music, military demonstrations, flyovers and much more. Participants include the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, the U.S. Army Band (“Pershing’s Own”), the Armed Forces Chorus, the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Team, and many others. Gates open at 3 p.m.
A Capitol Fourth Concert – West Lawn the U.S. Capitol
8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the National Park Service and the National Symphony Orchestra, join host John Stamos for an all-star salute to America’s 243rd birthday with performances by Grammy Award-winning music legend Carole King, multi-platinum recording artist Vanessa Williams, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat, the National Symphony Orchestra, a special appearance by the Sesame Street Muppets, and much more! Gates open at 3 p.m.
Fireworks Display
9:07 p.m. – 9:42 p.m.
Independence Day celebrations culminate with a spectacular fireworks display over the National Mall. The fireworks will be launched from West Potomac Park and behind the Lincoln Memorial. They will be visible from locations throughout D.C. and Northern Virginia.
The National Park Service has additional information about the day’s events, including security restrictions, public access points, road closures and prohibited items. Complete information and updates on the Independence Day celebration can be found here.
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57 Comments
4 years ago
He rubbed himself again with carotene.
(Only God knows why he is doing this.)
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Better have natural red hair like Pam
and me (in my youth) than a colored
clown face of a fake indian president.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
We just expect too much from him. In order to drown out the
blush of shame that this profound man always feels, he has
chosen the inconspicuous carrot colour for his daily make-up.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
The gesture of “open hands” he shows again and again is meant
to remind us of the “Redeemer” we meet on the Sugar Loaf in Rio.
Bush Junior also referred to “Jesus”. Even Hitler compared himself
to him! How people get screwed by this cheap trick remains hidden.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Recently I saw a documentation about the church in
Austria in which the Swastikas were, from which the
“artist” Hitler took his inspiration for his symbolism.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
The whole thing’s a joke! Constructed by people who
want to keep this world in ignorance and in disorder.
Any blind man with a cane can see that! It’s a JOKE!
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Who could blame Americans for trusting so-called “leaders”? Did they go through
what Europe had to go through? Are they impregnated with a natural mistrust of
every power? Or are they willing consumers who buy the best presented product?
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
If this “president” actually fulfills the desires of Isreal, then neither Israel nor the world will res-
pect him. Then he will go down in world history as a puppet and a vicarious agent. If “Israel” seriously believes that it could build its existence on lies and deceit, then its existence will pe-
rish like that of any feminist who did not come into office through work and achievement, but through prefe-rence and quota. Or the so-called EU. No one wants to be operated on by a doctor who did not gain influence through performance, but through “equality”.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
If Israel is an independent state of independent individuals,
then I expect from it a “F*ck You ALL”, we do it without you!
And not this ass-kissing behaviour like of “ADL” and “SPLC”.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
A true Jew would rather eat sand than blackmail bil-
lions from America for the “holocaust”! Leave the A-
mericans alone with this crazy sh*t! How can you exist
like this without losing all your dignity in the long run?
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
What kind of “nation” is this that has to mani-
pulate the governments of all other countries?
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
There is no “Israel” on the drip of other
nations if it cannot stand on its own feet!
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
You say, “But it’s our advantage!”
I say, “This is beneath my dignity!”
Is your “Judaism” something shady?
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
I can run around with my thumb in the ass of
ex-girlfriend and claim, “It’s to my advantage”!
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Marc, have you tried a nice cup of rat poison? Today is a hood day for you to go.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Yeah, particularly like the biggest FRAUD ever perpetrated on the U.S. which was Barry Soetoro!
4 years ago
RE the socialist anti-war groups and July 4:
“As an ultimate objective, ‘peace’ simply means communist world control.” – Lenin
– thus, socialists oppose military parades
– because the US military interferes with socialism’s world subjugation
4 years ago
“Why Nazis came from southern Ger-
many” reads an article I read yester-
day. Unfortunately it is untraceable.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Here in my surroundings it is hard to imagine today that an unedu-
cated but artistically gifted Austrian smoker came with his absurd
symbols and seduced everyone to die for him and murder Jews.
4 years ago
For e Trump is not a “president”, but a wanker.
If he wasn’t a wanker, he wouldn’t be president.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Yes, Disqus, you are the propagators of my opinion! The Dalai
Lama answers the question whether he never has negative fee-
lings, he succeeds in seeing the positive more and more quickly.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
At first he also feels anger. When asked what
he thought of sexuality, he said: “What is the
point of putting two sexual organs together?
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
As a man you can think long and hard about why
the female sexual organ asks and invites us to be-
come “active” and penetrate it with our stiff penis.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Apparently nature has arranged it in such
a way that we shouldn’t miss any chance.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
I am less & less sure that I am the perpetra-
tor and not the victim during the sexual act.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Sexual energy has a very important place in Asian phi-
losophy. It goes out of the woman’s breasts into the
man, through his penis it returns into her abdomen.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Dude….you are OUT there. Like Pluto, or better…Ur-Anus. Time for some new meds, perhaps ???
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Well, that makes the sodomite obammy a wanker because he wasn’t an official “president”.
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
You ought to be ashamed, twerp, for trying to make fun of Pres. Let’s see, is GB Exiting or not? When U.S. left English rule, there was no doubt of it. Then when Brits thought they would retaliate, Andrew Jackson put an end to that. Plenty of other world leaders deserve scorn, such as May, Obama, the German broad etc. You envy DJT for setting foot into the country of his friend Kim.
4 years ago
Reply to
martin henry
Martin you will find that Marc is not a Brit but a German contributor to this forum. I know the word “wanker” is one fondly used by many a Brit but No patriotic Brit would call the president a wanker as he is well thought of by all sane Britons.
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Happy 4th of July!????????
4 years ago
Reply to
Marc
No, Marc honey, YOU’RE a wanker. And if you live in the United States, you shouldn’t be here. You belong in a Marxist country because you’ve been brainwashed with Marxism. You poor moron.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dorrie - Conservative
He’s German and living there perhaps in the Reichswald or the Black Forest.
4 years ago
Wed. night: Breitbart is saying the wingnuts are going crazy over this. Idiots.
4 years ago
I wonder if this event will ever EXCEED the hangings of the durty dozen Demoncraps? About 12 of them need to be hanged for the major show. And later the others for the late-comers.
Free kosher hot-dogs and corn-syrup free sodas. Blue Angel flyovers, Abrams tanks, etc. The whole works.
4 years ago
FOR TRUMP/FOR USA
4 years ago
Is Hillary’s fireworks barge she intended to use to celebrate her presumed 2016 election win still available?
Never let a good humiliation go to waste.
4 years ago
Not only is this celebration a wonderful event it is a direct challenge to the Commiecrats and the LibTards. Trump’s Victory Parade and Fourth of July all rolled together. I can’t wait to watch.
4 years ago
Reply to
John Acord
Their Heads xplode to any signs of patriotism/nationalism. while all commie states celebrate it . Look at Russia, china etc
Here’s a jihadi who objects to Honor of Military http://bit.ly/2qvcHov
This is what demonrats support , funded by george sor-ass
4 years ago
Happy 4th of July to all You American friends
Cheers to the USA???? from England with love
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4 years ago
Oh, it’s on now! I just bought Pam’s book and you should too. ????????
4 years ago
God Bless America and all Patriots everywhere!
4 years ago
Happy Birthday to all American Patriots, as for those of the Leftist-Fascist-Marxist-Islamist; take your mixed bag of totalitarian politics elsewhere. If you cannot find a location on Google, Facebook, or some other anti-American social-media shat-site, then migrate to the EU, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela or at least, just pith-off!
