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.

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.

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 festival and military parade are Saturday, June 14, with tanks, aircraft and thousands of soldiers on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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.

The parade is scheduled to take place along the Constitution Avenue NW. It begins from the Constitution Avenue NW and the 23rd Street and will conclude on the 15th Street alongside the National Mall. The ending point is near the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Only Donald Trump would hold a military parade on his birthday in a country where the concept of marching soldiers through the street isn't very common

Donald Trump's military parade in DC for his 79th birthday celebration currently has major hype across the United States.