The United States military completed what they called their longest road march across the territory of Europe since World War II Wednesday, a trek that began on March 21 and paraded around 120 vehicles — primarily Stryker AFVs — more than 1,000 miles through Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic.

The finish line, however — the gates of their base in Vilseck, Germany — was spectated by a number of anti-war protesters, which can be seen in the video above.

Through much of the march (informally called the “Dragoon Ride”), designed to curry favor and show support for the United States’ Eastern European allies, the envoy was met with enthusiasm and appreciation. U.S. military commanders purposely chose this demonstrative tactic over the more traditional and popular railway option, organizing different military-based activities for the locals in each location they stopped so as to reinforce and hearten their presence.

“We were pleasantly surprised,” Col. John V. Meyer, 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s commander, told Stars and Stripes. “Every overpass on all the autobahns all the way back were lined with people flying their country’s flag and the US flag. It was truly amazing, the turnout and the support. I think it really shows how those countries view the United States.”

According to RT, on Monday the “Dragoon Ride” was met again by protests — this time in Prague — which led to anti-war activists and U.S. Army supporters and one person being arrested.