National Victory Celebration

It was the largest American military parade since World War II.

General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the commander of the Desert Storm forces, led the parade.

The elaborate parade, which cost $12 million, was criticized by opponents because they claimed it to be militaristic.

[2][3][4][5] The celebration helped to set a single day Metrorail record of 786,358 trips, breaking the record of 604,089 trips set during the inauguration of George H. W. Bush in 1989.

It also set a weekend record which would last 17 years until it was broken in 2010 by the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.

A MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missile system is towed by a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck in the National Victory Celebration.
President George H. W. Bush greeting General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. on the parade route.