News crews are headed to cover the 250th Anniversary Army Parade and Festival that's being hosted on the President’s birthday.

Well Zeiders appeared during the celebration yesterday to perform his single “Ride the Lightning,” but it seemed to confuse NBC News anchors Aaron Gilchrist and Kelly O’Donnell, who had no idea who Zeiders was as he appeared on the screen.

According to the Army, the parade will start at 23rd Street NW near the Lincoln Memorial. Running along Constitution Avenue, the parade will proceed along the National Mall, past the White House and the Washington Monument, until it reaches its endpoint at 15th Street NW.

The White House has said the administration was planning a historic celebration for the Army's 250th birthday. The Army was established on June 14, 1775,

As Washington prepares to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Army on Saturday, lawmakers are speaking out on what could be an astronomical cost for the parade.