The White House is releasing a video Thursday celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary as part of a history series that tells the story of American Independence, the Daily Caller learned first.
To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the White House Salute to America 250 Task Force partnered with Hillsdale College to release a series of videos about the story of America’s founding. Wednesday’s video, the second video in the series, features Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who tells the origin story of the U.S. Army.
The video, obtained first by the Caller, explains how the Second Continental Congress decided to create an army, how George Washington led the troops, as well as the victories of Trenton and Princeton.
HEGSETH: “We’re not interested in your woke garbage and your political correctness.”
*Troops go wild in applause* pic.twitter.com/yTpW11Kg3C
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The video series began with an introduction from Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn, who explained its dedication to the Declaration of Independence. The first video also covered the battles of Lexington and Concord. Both videos can be found on the White House 250 website.
“These battles were more than military engagements. They were seminal moments that gave birth to our nation,” Hegseth says in the second video. “Every volley fired, every battle one and every sacrifice paid moved our nation one step closer to the promised self-determination and freedom.”
The second video is being released in accordance with President Donald Trump’s $45 million military parade set to be held June 14 in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and Flag Day. Trump also visited Fort Bragg with Hegseth on Tuesday to give a speech celebrating the Army’s birthday.
The celebration Saturday is expected to include more than 6,600 soldiers, over 50 military aircrafts and 150 military vehicles, including tanks, Humvees, and other equipment.
The parade is the first of many celebrations the president plans to have to pay tribute to America’s founding, telling NBC News that he wants to establish a national “Victory Days” recognizing U.S. triumphs in both World War I and World War II.
TRUMP: ‘For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Robert E. Lee.’ pic.twitter.com/3Lryj9WdqF
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In the video, Hegseth explains the importance of remembering the Army’s formation since “their story defines us all.”
“The Army story begins in the spring of 1775, one month after the Massachusetts militia humbled British regulars at the battles of Lexington and Concord, America’s colonial leaders assembled in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress. The meeting had been called to address long standing grievances with Britain’s imperial government, but the recent bloodshed at Lexington and Concord fundamentally changed the purpose of the gathering,” Hegseth says.
“Until then, many colonists had hoped for reconciliation with their mother country. It was increasingly clear that freedom would not be possible without war,” he continues.
Disclaimer: Reagan Reese, an author of this article, is an alumna of Hillsdale College.
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