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U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command participate in a uniform pageant during the 243rd Marine Corps birthday ball Nov. 3, 2018 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Each year Marines commemorate the Marine Corps Birthday by reflecting on its rich traditions through the reading of General John A. Lejeune’s Birthday Message and the cutting of the birthday cake. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garett Burns/Released)
181103-M-DC758-1013.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Garett Burns

Nov 14, 2018
Virginia Beach, Virginia - U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command participate in a uniform pageant during the 243rd Marine Corps birthday ball Nov. 3, 2018 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Each year Marines commemorate the Marine Corps Birthday by reflecting on its rich traditions through the reading of General John A. Lejeune’s Birthday Message and the cutting of the birthday cake. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garett Burns/Released)


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