As per tradition, the first slice of the cake is offered to the oldest marine present, who then offers it to the youngest one. Lejeune, the celebration started to held on 10 November annually.Īccording to Wikipedia, the first-ever ball ceremony was held in 1925, and the celebration cake was first cut in 1952 after proposed by 20th Commandant Lemuel C.

Let us tell you until 1921, the Marine corps used to celebrate the day on July 12 with little ceremony and extravaganza, but after Corps’s fledgling historical division In-charge Major Edwin North McClellan proposed the idea to the 13th commandant of marine corps John A. Marine Corps Systems Command serves as the Department of the Navy's systems command for Marine Corps ground weapon and information technology system programs in order to equip and sustain Marine forces with full-spectrum, current and future expeditionary and crisis-response capabilities.

This year (2022), US Marine Corps marks its 247th birthday celebration. Talking about the origin of this day, on the same date in 1775, during the American Revolutionary war, Continental Marines were formed by the Second Continental Congress. The Annual traditional celebration includes a traditional ball and cake-cutting ceremony. Every Year, November 10 in the United States is marked as the United States Marine Corps Birthday to herald the assistance of the maritime land force service unit of the US Armed Forces.

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