MARINE BASE CELEBRATES MARINE CORPS’ 238TH BIRTHDAY TOMMORROW

Tomorrow, the Combat Center will celebrate the Marine Corps 238th birthday by holding a pageant of uniforms at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field. Marines from the Combat Center’s Headquarters Battalion will dress in Marine Corps uniforms dating back from the beginning years of the Marine Corps to present. Many of the uniforms mark a chapter in United States and Marine Corps’ major conflicts. The pageant will include introductions and stories to each Marine uniform and the Marine Corps cake cutting ceremony. All tenant units aboard the Combat Center are invited to attend.