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

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, festivities followed by a major military parade will happen on June 14 in Washington D.C.

I arrived for the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade in Washington D.C. on a drizzly Saturday afternoon with considerable consternation and concern.