NORFOLK, Va.—President Donald Trump on Oct. 5 reflected on a quarter millennium of U.S. Navy heroes and achievements during an event celebrating the branch’s semiquincentennial, or 250th, anniversary.
“We’re gathered on this storied waterfront to celebrate 250 years of strength, tenacity, and unwavering courage,” Trump told a crowd of U.S. Navy sailors, U.S. Marines, and others gathered along a pier in Norfolk, Va.