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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"

Nov 10, 2011

Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the first living Marine Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and Col. Paul D. Montanus, Marine Barracks Washington commanding officer, march away from the Marine Corps War Memorial after laying a wreath at the base of the monument in Arlington, Va., Nov. 10. Before and after the ceremony at the monument, six teams from the Barracks, including Dunford and the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, visited various graves of former commandants and sergeants major of the Marine Corps in the National Capital Region to honor those former leaders of the Corps for the Marine Corps birthday.::r::::n::

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