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The Army commemorated its 250th anniversary with a festival and parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, which is also President Trump's 79th birthday.

This year’s theme, George Washington: America’s Commander-in-Chief, commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States Army.

Victory parades abounded after the 20th century’s world wars. But the last major military parade in Washington was in 1991.