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.

Thousands of people visited the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to see the rare spectacle of military hardware and soldiers filing down American streets.

President Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the Army with a military parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, which was also Mr. Trump's 79th birthday. Crowds gathered to watch the parade of troops and military vehicles along the National Mall,