It’s been hard to miss the military tanks rolling by on flatbed trucks around Eckington, Bloomingdale, and Shaw, heading past the city’s convention center to get in position for a pricey parade on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump.

The massive military parade set to celebrate the US Army and President Trump's birthday will include uniforms, arms, and vehicles from every major American conflict dating back to the Revolutionary War.

"I don't really think the symbolism of tanks and missiles is really what we’re all about," Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday.

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"It's really fun, and honestly nerve-wracking," said Jonas Chu, an armored vehicle driver who will appear in the Army's 250th anniversary parade.

Washington military parade may be relegated to news coverage on the streaming arms of the major TV networks. The parade marks the founding of the U.S. Army during the American Revolutionary War 250 years ago.

U.S. Army posted a now-deleted video of military tanks being transported to the nation’s capital on Saturday. One of the flatcars had graffiti that called for the execution of two well-known figures.