The six members of the U.S. military attending Sunday night’s event are, per Billboard, Akira Wyatt (Navy Corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class), Jennifer Peace (U.S. Army Captain), Logan B. Ireland (Air Force Staff Sergeant), Sterling James Crutcher (Air Force Airman First Class), Laila Ireland (retired Army veteran) and Brynn Tannehill (Former Navy Lt. Commander).

“Historically, the VMAs have been a huge platform for social issues that are currently happening, so being able to have that platform and share our stories is important to us,” Laila Ireland said to Billboard.

Logan B. Ireland spoke out earlier this summer after Trump’s tweets about his intention to ban transgender service members from serving.

“For the President to deny an able-bodied, fully qualified person the inherent right to raise their right hand and serve their country, potentially giving their own life for our freedoms, is doing this country an injustice,” he said at the time.

Save for Brynn Tannehill, who was in uniform, the service members walked the VMAs red carpet Sunday night in jeans and black T-shirts identifying their military affiliation.

John Shearer via Getty Images President of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis, center, with transgender members of the military at the VMAs: Sterling James Crutcher, Laila Ireland, Brynn Tannehill, Jennifer Peace, Akira Wyatt and Logan B. Ireland.

Aside from having an important presence on the red carpet at the event, the service members were also enjoying the star-studded award show, meeting celebrities who joined in their support of transgender troops.

The incredibly talented @jackantonoff is supporting trans service members and veterans at the #VMAs! pic.twitter.com/artiuWh1Xw — GLAAD (@glaad) August 27, 2017

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Laila Ireland shared a photo of their red carpet passes before the event.

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The network announced its invitation to transgender service members Friday, with MTV President Chris McCarthy saying in a statement, “Any patriot who is putting their own life at risk to fight for our freedom and stands for equality is a hero at MTV, and to young people everywhere.”

Tannehill, who served in the Navy for 17 years, said the invite “sends a clear and unambiguous message that we will not allow discrimination against trans people.”