Mar 31, 2017

Col. Tyler J. Zagurski, commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington D.C., speaks to Marines during the MBW birthday ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., March 31, 2017. Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., also known as "8th & I," is the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. It was founded by President Thomas Jefferson and Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows, the second commandant of the Marine Corps, in 1801. Each year the Marines of MBW celebrate the establishment of the “Oldest Post of the Corps” and will continue with this tradition for many years to come.

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