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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: January, 2006

Traditional horns reinstated for bugle calls at 'Oldest Post of the Corps'

Morning colors started the day on a historical note here at Marine Barracks Washington, Jan. 19. Sgt. Clint Owens of Arlington, Texas rang the bell and sounded the familiar tune using a valveless bugle - the first time the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps has used this traditional type of horn since after the Korean War. "We've reinstated

Marine Company retires guidon at United States Naval Academy to enter Operating Forces

The early morning mist of Sunday was the backdrop that marked the end to a military tradition that has lasted more than a century and a half. No fanfare, no streamers, no bands playing, no formations; simply two Marines and two sailors transferring duties-closing the chapter of Marines guarding the gates of the United States Naval Academy. The two