Marine Corps celebrates 249th birthday

Marine Corps celebrates 249th birthday a couple days early
Marines around the world and here in Eastern N.C. are celebrating the 249th birthday of the Corps. The actual birthday is Sunday but a celebration took place a little early at Camp Lejeune. “It’s what I was born to do and I love it,
Marines around the world celebrate the Corps’ 249th birthday
The nation’s third-oldest branch of the military is celebrating its 249th birthday this Sunday, Nov. 10. Older than the United States itself, the service’s founding is dated to a 1775 resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress that ordered ...
MSCoE CG and CSM Send: Happy 249th Birthday, U.S. Marine Corps
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Marine veteran group to celebrate U.S. Marines’ 249th birthday
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PHOTOS: MCLB Albany celebrates 249th Marine Corps Birthday
Albany's Marine Corps Logistics Base celebrated the U.S. Marine Corps' 249th birthday with a cake cutting ceremony and historical uniform pageant, Friday morning.
MCLB Albany celebrates Marine Corps 249th birthday
A gloomy morning did not stop the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany from celebrating the United States Marine Corps’ 249th Birthday! “Happy Birthday Marines! Semper Fidelis!” said Matt McKinney, MCLB commanding officer,
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U.S. Army celebrates 249th birthday in Cenla
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USASAC honors Marine Corps birthday
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Naval Academy celebrates Navy’s 249th birthday | PHOTOS
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Navy destroyer commissioned in honor of legendary Marine John Basilone
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