Indy 500 to honor U.S. Army's 250th birthday with Apache helicopter flyover

The Indy will have a special tribute to the United States Army this Memorial Day Weekend Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be filled with thousands of fans to see who will take home the checkered flag of the most of prominent IndyCar But before dozens of drivers aim to etch their names in the history books it will pay homage to the Army's th birthday CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMTwo Army Apache helicopters will fly above the cars on the first pace lap of the race It is being dubbed the Pace Lap for America Sunday marks the th edition of the big race with the first taking place way back in President Donald Trump will host a military parade in June to honor military veterans and active-duty institution members and commemorate the U S Army s th birthday Fox News Digital learned earlier this month The parade is scheduled for June the th birthday of the United States Army and Trump s birthday KYLE LARSON AIMS TO COMPLETE HISTORIC INDY -NASCAR DOUBLE NOT ACHIEVED SINCE The parade comes after Trump in January signed an executive order creating Task Force which is focused on coordinating the plans and engagements celebrating the th anniversary of American independence The th anniversary of America's founding will be July In the lead-up to the major celebration the White House has celebrated the anniversaries of major events in America s founding including the th anniversary of Patrick Henry s Give Me Liberty or Give me Death speech in March the th anniversary of Paul Revere s famous ride in April and the th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord During his first term Trump held a unique Salute To America event on the Fourth of July in which was different from typical Independence Day celebrations put on by past presidents Fox News' Brooke Singman contributed to this summary Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter