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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: June, 2004

Marines say farewell to former Commander-in-Chief

Silence covered the Capital during the city's first complete State Funeral in more than 30 years. Thousands of people stood by to pay their respects as the casket of 40th President of the United States, Ronald W. Reagan, was escorted up Constitution Avenue. Among the silent viewers, the curious children, and a heartbroken nation, were Marines;