PAGEANT CELEBRATES 239TH BIRTHDAY OF THE MARINE CORPS TODAY

Today, Thursday November 6, the Combat Center will celebrate the Marine Corps 239th birthday by holding a pageant of uniforms at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, Thursday. The pageant is to instill in all Marines a sense of pride based on the history passed from one generation to the next. 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.