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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 Washington, D.C.
8th & I

Sep 24, 2012

President of the United States, Barack Obama, delivers solemn remarks to the crowd during a dignified transfer of remains ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 14. The transfer cases of the remains of U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans that were killed in an attack this week in Benghazi, Libya, were brought back and honored during a ceremony. Other notable attendees to the event were the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. senator John McCain and Gen. Joseph Dunford, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.

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