Betty-Ann Lang, right, and her sister Deborah Sheldon, both of Rhode Island, sit and wait for the “Salute to America” event to start near the Lincoln Memorial. The Sanchezes, both “gung-ho” Trump supporters retired from the U.S. Air Force, said it was their first time in the nation’s capital for the Fourth. The two Bradley armored vehicles were located behind chain-link fences near the Lincoln Memorial, inaccessible to crowds. The traditional site for the holiday’s fireworks along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been moved to West Potomac Park. A second show has been added, with fireworks being launched from flatbed tractor-trailers parked behind the Lincoln Memorial.

Source: Washington Post July 04, 2019 12:00 UTC