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Here are some badass stories to help ring in the Marine Corps’ birthday
Celebrate the Corps’ 248th birthday with a roundup of some of the great things Marines have done since turning 247.
In birthday message to Marines, top general emphasizes ‘high standards’
The new commandant urged Marines to keep their high standards sacred and their “honor clean.”
There is now no Marine uniform that requires women to wear skirts
Female officers and staff noncommissioned officers can now wear slacks instead of skirts with their evening dress uniform.
108-year-old original Montford Point Marine honored for his service
Cosmas D. Eaglin Sr. was recognized for his years of dedicated service across three military conflicts.
For marchers at Marine birthday parade, it comes down to muscle memory
“The slightest movement, anybody out there in the crowd can pretty much tell — you can pinpoint us.”
‘Marines do it different,’ Corps’ leaders say during moto birthday run
The commandant asserted that service members in other branches don’t even know when their birthdays are.
Today in History: November 10, U.S. Marines first organized
Here's what else has happened on Nov. 10.
Motivated traffic? Marines shut down DC-area roadway for birthday run
Other services may dread the annual approach of November 10, but if this is any indication, the opinions of birthday detractors matter less than ever.
By Jon Simkins