Locals in Yuma celebrate U.S. Army’s 250th birthday
Manoah Tuiasosopo
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Honoring the long standing history and traditions the United States Army, the Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) and the Colorado River State Historic Park collaborated Saturday to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday bash.
The event featured interactive booths and static displays of vintage military vehicles, artillery, and equipment.
Local children and their families were able to learn about the Army’s and YPG’s historic ties to Yuma.
Sergeant First Class Cody Shew with the Airborne Test Force at YPG spent his day speaking with locals and shares what this 250th anniversary means to him.
“250 years of freedom. The Army has been at the forefront making sure that we’ve defended democracy, our own, you know, starting 250 years ago, all the way up until now, 250 and counting, that’s correct,” SFC Shew shared.
The event began with a cutting of the birthday cake along with a swear-in ceremony of local U.S. Army recruits.