The Marine Corps officially is 249 years old today ... to fix bayonets and charge the enemy.” So have the birthday balls. Have some cake. Have some crayons. You might not actually fight dragons ...

Like the Navy, which celebrated its 249th birthday last month, the Marine Corps disbanded in the aftermath ... Cheerful balls and cake-cuttings were held literally across the country, from Hawaii ...

for a time-honored cake-cutting ceremony, a longstanding Marine Corps birthday tradition. “Today’s cake-cutting at the National Museum of the Marine Corps was a fitting tribute replete with ...

The U.S. Marines celebrated their 250th birthday in the Charlestown Navy Yard at the USS Constitution. The rain held off ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating ... some as if it was their own birthday. Officially, the Corps hosts a military ball and a cake-cutting ceremony. For 2023, the ball will ...

Detterding passed the cake to the youngest Marine, Zeike Florea. “The Marine Corps birthday cake cutting ceremony is hugely symbolic,” Marine Corps Veteran Chris Bruns said. “It really does ...