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A Marine Corps birthday cake is cut with a noncommissioned officer sword Nov. 7 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, during a celebration of the Marine Corps’ 239th birthday. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan, participated in a march lasting 239 minutes, with every minute representing a year of the Marine Corps’ existence. After the march, the Marines celebrated with a traditional cake cutting ceremony, in which the oldest Marine passed a piece of cake to the youngest Marine, signifying the passing down of experience and knowledge from generation to generation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brittany A. James/Released)
| Date Taken: | 11.07.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 11.18.2014 23:56 |
| Photo ID: | 1663509 |
| VIRIN: | 141107-M-DM081-666 |
| Resolution: | 2255x1642 |
| Size: | 491.32 KB |
| Location: | FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 24 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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