The parade was the spectacle event Trump had long wanted. It also helped sparked the largest mass opposition to him since his inauguration 145 days earlier.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A military parade celebrated the Army's 250th in Washington D.C., with thousands of people in attendance. Aside from the parade, there was also concert and fireworks as part of the celebration. The celebration also coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, National Flag Day, and the Army’s 250th anniversary.

Washington, D.C., played host to a grand military parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday—a ceremony that coincided with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and Flag Day. The event unfolded along Constitution Avenue from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument and closed with a fireworks show over the Tidal Basin.

More than 6,000 soldiers participated in the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade in Washington, D.C. — including the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets.

A large military parade showcasing American power, requested by President Donald Trump to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary, took place in