The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried the U.

The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.

A military parade set to commemorate the 250th birthday of the United States Army is set to occur in Washington D.C. and ABC will have live coverage at 6:30 p.m. The parade coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday,

For its 250th birthday, the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades.

Thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters descended on the nation’s capital Saturday for a parade marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army, a rare spectacle of military hardware and uniformed soldiers filing down American streets.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled through the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday (Jun 14), but the celebration of the US Army's 250th anniversary was marred by a day of violence and discord.

In the rear of an anti-Trump rally across from the White House, a woman began yelling pro-Trump statements and was quickly surrounded by anti-Trump protesters. The police moved in to break up the argument and the woman left, saying she was headed to the parade.

Democrat John Fetterman broke with his party again on Saturday, calling the military parade in D.C. appropriate to celebrate 'regardless of your politics."

President Trump is hosting a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army today, bringing tanks and soldiers to the streets of Washington, D.C., for the capital's first major military parade in more than three decades.

A minor-league football championship game will air on ABC. Fox News, CNN and C-SPAN will carry the four-hour festivities live.

Dissent against the parade is also coming partly from within one of Trump’s most reliable support bases: veterans. Although former U.S. military personnel have historically voted with wide margins in favor of Trump and the Republican Party, there is a growing discontent among some within the community.

The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history. Yet it still reflects global traditions that serve a range of political and cultural purposes.