PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It was 250 years ago in Philadelphia that the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy were both founded.

A quarter of a millennium later, both military branches returned to town to celebrate with a parade that put the branches front and center along Independence Mall on Market Street.

The show of pride and patriotism on Monday was all in celebration of the 250th anniversaries of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

"Everyone out here, I love it," said Navy veteran Dawn Thesing. "It's making me feel at home."

"I'm glad I served this great nation of ours," said Marine Corps veteran Daveid R. Jennings Jr. "We've got the best country in the world."

With crowds lining Market Street, a parade in honor of the milestone birthday featured more than a hundred elements, including

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