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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) William McKnight, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), slices the first piece of birthday cake to present to USMC Major General (MGEN) John Castellaw (standing background), Commanding General, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) John Castellaw (left), Commanding General, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), and USMC Sergeant Major (SGM) William McKnight, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), prepare for the cutting of the cake, during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Terry L. Jessip (left), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) SGM, cuts the first piece of birthday cake during the ceremony for the STAFF Non-Commissioned Officers 229th Marine Corps Birthday Ball, held in the Moorehead City Civic Center, Moorehead City, North Carolina (NC)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Robert M. Flannagan (left), Commanding General of Marine Corps Air Bases East, cuts the ceremonial cake during the Stations Birthday Celebration Ceremony, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC). USMC MGEN John G. Castellaw, Commanding General, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, looks on
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace Gregson, left, gives a piece of birthday cake to special guest US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, at the USMC Officer Ball, celebrating the 228th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace Gregson, left, cuts a piece of birthday cake for special guest US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, not seen, at the USMC Officer Ball, celebrating the 228th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Richard Kerr, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 (MWHS-2) and Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), escorts the 229th Marine Corps Birthday Cake at the start of the cake cutting ceremony portion of the USMC Enlisted Marines Ball celebrating the 229th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps. This event was held in the Havelock Tourist Center in Havelock, NC, on November 5, 2004
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Brig. GEN. Ernest R. Reid, former Commander, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), from Jul. 18, 1974 - Jun. 30, 1976, eats a piece of birthday cake during the 52nd Birthday Celebration at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 20, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Cory Yenter) (Released)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines prepare for the traditional cake-cutting ceremony during the opening of the 227th Marine Corps Birthday Celebration, being held at the Hodja Village Pub, located in tent city, Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Combined Task Force (CTF), Operation NORTHERN WATCH. Pictured left-to-right, Sergeant (SGT) Richard Molnar, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Keith Seitz and Corporal (CPL) Nicholas Koumalatsos
US Marine Corps Major General (MGEN), Thomas A. Braaten (right) and Major General (MGEN), Dennis T. Krupp (left), Commander, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, do the honors of cutting the cake at this years Cake Cutting Ceremony. Part of the Marine Corps 225th Birthday celebration held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, NC
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Mcas, Cherry Point
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeremy R Trimble
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.
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