Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
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.
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"The Oldest Post of the Corps"

Jun 14, 2013

Cpl. Jack Woodworth, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., ceremonial firing party noncommissioned officer in charge, talks to Cheryl Wankum, mother of Daran Wankum, the most recent honorary Marine in Marine Corps history, after a wreath-laying ceremony for Daran Wankum at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 13. Wankum was named an honorary Marine on June 11 due to an illness that came up during the enlistment process that prevented him from starting recruit training. He is currently in Washington as a special guest of the commandant of the Marine Corps and the Barracks.

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