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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.
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"Oldest Post of the Corps"

Nov 3, 2017

The youngest Marine in attendance, Lance Cpl. Jesus Fajardo-Garcia, Marine Barracks Washington D.C., receives a piece of the traditional birthday cake from the oldest Marine present, former PFC. Morris Craig, original Montford Point Marine, during the National Defense University’s Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Fort McNair, Washington D.C., Nov. 2, 2017. It is customary that two pieces of cake are cut during the ceremony. One is for the guest of honor and the other is for the oldest Marine who then passes it to the youngest Marine, representing the passing of knowledge and traditions from one generation to the next.

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