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Established in 1801, Marine Barracks Washington, is the "Oldest Post of the Corps" and has been the residence of every commandant of the Marine Corps since 1806. The selection of the site for the Barracks was a matter of personal interest to President Thomas Jefferson, who rode through Washington with Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows, the second commandant of the Marine Corps, in search of a suitable location. The site now occupied was approved due to its proximity to the Washington Navy Yard and because it was within easy marching distance of the Capitol.

Marine Barracks, 8th and I

Washington, D.C.

Archive: November, 2004

House, Senate help Corps celebrate 229th

Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate recently shared in honoring the 229th birthday of the United States Marine Corps in separate ceremonies at the House, Oct. 26th, and the Senate, Oct. 27th. The Cake Cutting Ceremony, featuring Marines from the "Oldest Post," is a tradition celebrating the Marine Corps Birthday, in which the