20th Annual National Memorial Day Parade Honors Sacrifices

The nation’s largest Memorial Day commemoration remembered those lost and celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of America’s military.

The 20th annual National Memorial Day Parade took place on Constitution Avenue in Washington on May 26, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch TImes

WASHINGTON—Thousands of spectators lined Constitution Avenue in the nation’s capital on May 26 for the 20th annual National Memorial Day Parade, many waving miniature American flags as performers passed by.

People from across the country came together to enjoy the country’s largest Memorial Day commemoration and to pay tribute to the approximately 1.3 million military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice.