The U.S. event doesn’t feature the hardware or troop presence of similar festivities held by its adversaries.

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.

Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults — 64% — oppose the use of government funds for this weekend's military parade in Washington, D.C., celebrating the Army's 250th birthday, according to new data from the NBC News Decision Desk Poll,

All those arrested outside the U.S. Capitol will be charged with unlawful demonstration and crossing a police line, authorities said.

On Saturday, for the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S. military is holding a big parade. The event is intended to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Army and to remind Americans of their debt to men and women in uniform.

New York Times reporter Helene Cooper says she spoke to retired U.S. Army officials and Marine generals who are "very worried" about Saturday's parade.

A military parade​ through the streets of Washington, D.C., celebrates the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary on Saturday, June 14. These maps show the route.