President Donald Trump praised the United States Army as the “greatest, fiercest and bravest fighting force” at the conclusion of a grand display of military might in the nation’s capital Saturday as the Army celebrated its 250th birthday with a parade.

On the same grounds in Philadelphia where the United States declared its sovereignty from British rule more than two centuries ago, the Army defending that independence celebrated its 250th anniversary Saturday.

Battle tanks and other imposing armored vehicles rolled down a major downtown street of Washington, with military choppers, drones and other aircraft flying overhead during a rare parade in the United States' capital on Saturday,