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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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New MCI Web site hits ground running

It is bright Marine Corps red and blue, includes a slideshow of images from around the fleet and boasts a rolling news section. And that’s just the front page. One or two more clicks away, Marines can find even more new functions on the Marine Corps Institute’s brand new Web site, www.mci.usmc.mil, launched Oct. 22 to help Marines