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Lt. Gen. John Wissler, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, cuts the first piece of cake with an NCO sword during MARFORCOM’s Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 5. Marines from the Hampton Roads area gathered for the ball in honor of the Marine Corps' 241st birthday. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kayla D. Rivera/ Released)
161106-M-HU743-449.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Kayla D. Rivera

Nov 14, 2016
VIRGINIA BEACH CONVENTION CENTER, Va. - Lt. Gen. John Wissler, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, cuts the first piece of cake with an NCO sword during MARFORCOM’s Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 5. Marines from the Hampton Roads area gathered for the ball in honor of the Marine Corps' 241st birthday. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kayla D. Rivera/ Released)


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