Col. Christian G. Cabaniss, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., commanding officer, sews seeds on the front lawn on the National Museum of American History as part of the Flanders Field Project in Washington, Nov. 12. The project’s goal is to recreate the poppy fields that blossomed on the war-stricken land of Europe in the aftermath of WWI by spreading seeds over the front lawn of the museum. - Col. Christian G. Cabaniss, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., commanding officer, sews seeds on the front lawn on the National Museum of American History as part of the Flanders Field Project in Washington, Nov. 12. The project’s goal is to recreate the poppy fields that blossomed on the war-stricken land of Europe in the aftermath of WWI by spreading seeds over the front lawn of the museum.
Staff Sgt. Wilson Jumelles, Marine Aide at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., and Gunnery Sgt. Charles Hughes, Marine Aide to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, frost birthday cake for the Commandant's Ball, Nov. 8, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. The cake, made from scratch in honor of the Corps' 238th birthday, weighs more than 500 lbs. and took a week to construct. Marines around the globe are celebrating the 238th birthday of the Corps with cake cutting ceremonies and birthday balls. - Staff Sgt. Wilson Jumelles, Marine Aide at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., and Gunnery Sgt. Charles Hughes, Marine Aide to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, frost birthday cake for the Commandant's Ball, Nov. 8, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. The cake, made from scratch in honor of the Corps' 238th birthday, weighs more than 500 lbs. and took a week to construct. Marines around the globe are celebrating the 238th birthday of the Corps with cake cutting ceremonies and birthday balls.