More than three dozen organizations have agreed to participate in the 2017 inaugural parade celebrating the swearing in of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

Trump transition officials released a list of 40 participants, including several veterans groups, first responders and marching bands who are expected to take part in the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue on Jan. 20.

Participants include the Cleveland Police Mounted Unit, Boy Scouts of America, Wounder Warriors group and Talladega College Band, among others. Each branch of the U.S. military will also be represented in the parade, per tradition.

Some who agreed to march in the parade honoring Trump drew immediately backlash on Twitter Friday. Students at New York's Marist College, whose marching band plans to perform in the parade, accused their university of sending a message "to the public that no liberal arts college should be giving."



"How do I go about transferring schools?" one student tweeted.

But Sara Armstrong, chief executive of this year's Presidential Inauguration Committee, lauded the groups for honoring their country by marching in the inaugural parade.

"People from every corner of the country have expressed great interest in President-elect Trump's inauguration and look forward to continuing a salute to our republic that spans more than two centuries," she said in a statement.

The announcement came one day after iconic feminist leader Gloria Steinem said she agreed to serve as an honorary co-chair of the "Women's March on Washington," an event that is expected to draw nearly 200,000 Trump critics to the National Mall the day after the president-elect's inauguration.

Here is a full list of participants, as provided by the Presidential Inaugural Committee:

1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment – Fort Hood, Texas

– Fort Hood, Texas 1st Infantry Commanding General's Mounted Color – Ft. Riley, Kansas

– Ft. Riley, Kansas Boone County Elite 4-H Equestrian Drill Team – Burlington, Kentucky

– Burlington, Kentucky Caisson Platoon, Fort Myer – Fort Myer, Virginia

– Fort Myer, Virginia Cleveland Police Mounted Unit – Cleveland, Ohio

– Cleveland, Ohio Coastal Florida Police & Fire Pipes & Drums – Palm Coast, Florida

– Palm Coast, Florida Columbus North High School Band – Columbus, Indiana

– Columbus, Indiana Culver Academy Equestrian – Culver, Indiana

– Culver, Indiana First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fishburne Military School Army JROTC Caissons Battalion - Fishburne, Virginia

- Fishburne, Virginia Frankfort High School Band – Ridgeley, West Virginia

– Ridgeley, West Virginia Franklin Regional High School Panther Marching Band – Murrysville, Pennsylvania

– Murrysville, Pennsylvania Indianapolis Metro Police Motorcycle Drill Team – Indianapolis, Indiana

– Indianapolis, Indiana Kids Overseas – Richmond Hill, Georgia

– Richmond Hill, Georgia Lil Wranglers – College Station, Texas

– College Station, Texas Marist College Band – Poughkeepsie, New York

– Poughkeepsie, New York Merced County Sheriff's Posse – Hilmar, California

– Hilmar, California Michigan Multi-Jurisdictional Mounted Police Drill Team & Color Guard – Ann Arbor, Michigan

– Ann Arbor, Michigan Mid America Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team – New Buffalo, Michigan

– New Buffalo, Michigan Nassau County Firefighters Pipes & Drums – East Meadow, New York

– East Meadow, New York North Carolina Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association – Hillsborough, North Carolina

– Hillsborough, North Carolina NYPD Emerald Society Pipes & Drums – East Moriches, New York

– East Moriches, New York Olivet Nazarene University – Bourbonnais, Illinois

– Bourbonnais, Illinois Palmetto Ridge High School Band – Naples, Florida

– Naples, Florida Russellville High School Band – Russellville, Arkansas

– Russellville, Arkansas Talladega College Band – Talladega, Alabama

– Talladega, Alabama Texas State University Strutters – San Marcos, Texas

– San Marcos, Texas The Citadel Regimental Band & Pipes and Summerall Guards – Charleston, South Carolina

– Charleston, South Carolina The Freedom Riders – Kersey, Colorado

– Kersey, Colorado Tragedy Assistance Marching Unit – Arlington, Virginia

– Arlington, Virginia Tupelo High School Band – Tupelo, Mississippi

– Tupelo, Mississippi University of Tennessee Marching Band – Knoxville, Tennessee

– Knoxville, Tennessee VMI Corps of Cadets – Lexington, Virginia

– Lexington, Virginia West Monroe High School Marching Band – West Monroe, Louisiana

– West Monroe, Louisiana American Veterans - National

- National Boy Scouts of America - National

- National US Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations - National

- National Disabled American Veterans - National

- National US Border Patrol Pipes & Drums – National

– National Wounded Warriors - National

Moreover, each branch of the United States military will also be represented.

