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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"

Jan 17, 2017

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Tyler J. Zagurzki, commanding officer, Marine Barracks Washington, stands at the position of attention in front of the casket of Sen. John H. Glenn, Jr., at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2016. Having flown 149 combat missions in World War II and the Korean War, John Glenn became the first man to orbit the earth in 1962. After retiring from the space program, Glenn was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1974. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Ochoa/Released)

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