Eighty-four military vehicles, including 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 marching soldiers and other military presentations, were all on tap for the celebration.

President Donald Trump held a military parade through the streets of Washington to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary on Saturday, which was also Trump’s 79th birthday.

Tanks, troops, and marching bands rolled through Washington in a parade of American military power, a show met by thousands of citizens who showed another kind of power: protest.