The citywide cleanup effort in Washington after the Army’s 250th birthday celebration is now in full swing. Workers are dismantling bleachers, stages, risers and fencing that lined the

Saturday’s military parade, held on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, featured fireworks, tanks and military flyovers.

A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.

A military parade​ through the streets of Washington, D.C., celebrates the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary today. These maps show the route.

President Donald Trump praised the United States Army as the “greatest, fiercest and bravest fighting force” at the conclusion of a grand display of military might in the nation’s capital Saturday as the Army celebrated its 250th birthday with a parade.

The White House has said the administration was planning a historic celebration for the Army's 250th birthday. The Army was established on June 14, 1775,

Fox News Digital spoke to attendees of the D.C. military parade, some who had traveled hundreds of miles to participate, about why they had come to the nation’s capital for the event.

The parade is telling the story of the U.S. Army’s history, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Soldiers are marching in historic uniforms, with military assets from each major conflict represented.