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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.

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Marines Visit Belleau Wood

The Battle of Belleau Wood was a turning point in "The Great War," as well as a defining moment in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. In 1918, Marines halted and pushed back what many thought was an unstoppable German offensive in Belleau Wood, France. In a last ditch effort to halt a German offensive in early June 1918, the Allied high command