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    11th MEU Hosts Marine Corps Ball [Image 11 of 11]

    11th MEU Hosts Marine Corps Ball

    CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

    11.09.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Demetrius Morgan 

    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

    Retired Gunnery Sgt. Chuck Carter, the oldest Marine of the evening, eats a piece of the ceremonial cake as part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Marine Corps Ball ceremony here Nov. 9. Every year, Marines all around the world host a Marine Corps Ball celebrating the day the Marine Corps was first established. It is tradition during the ceremony that the oldest Marine of the evening eats a piece of birthday cake and then passes the slice to the youngest Marine of the evening to eat. This gesture symbolizes the passing of history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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    Date Taken: 11.09.2013
    Date Posted: 11.12.2013 19:40
    Photo ID: 1051065
    VIRIN: 131109-M-ET630-686
    Resolution: 3648x2432
    Size: 2.96 MB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US

    Web Views: 63
    Downloads: 3

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