Happy Birthday Marines! 247 years of service and cake cutting tradition

The US Marine Corps turned 247 on November 10.

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The Marines demonstrated their honorary cake-cutting tradition on Fox Square in midtown Manhattan.

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As per tradition, the cake is sliced with the Mameluke sword, which represents the branch’s first overseas expedition.

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Major Gen. Francis Donovan cut the cake with the traditional Mameluke sword.

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The second slice was passed from the oldest Marine to the youngest Marine.

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Ret. Lt. Col. Art Gorman passed a slice of cake to the youngest Marine.

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The cake-cutting tradition has been in practice since 1925.

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In the fiscal year of 2023, the US Navy had a budget of about $180.5 billion.

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Happy Birthday Marines! 247 years of service and cake cutting tradition

Happy Birthday Marines! 247 years of service and cake cutting tradition

The US Marine Corps turned 247 on November 10.

The US Marine Corps turned 247 on November 10.

The Marines demonstrated their honorary cake-cutting tradition on Fox Square in midtown Manhattan.

The Marines demonstrated their honorary cake-cutting tradition on Fox Square in midtown Manhattan.

As per tradition, the cake is sliced with the Mameluke sword, which represents the branch’s first overseas expedition.

As per tradition, the cake is sliced with the Mameluke sword, which represents the branch’s first overseas expedition.

Major Gen. Francis Donovan cut the cake with the traditional Mameluke sword.

Major Gen. Francis Donovan cut the cake with the traditional Mameluke sword.

The second slice was passed from the oldest Marine to the youngest Marine.

The second slice was passed from the oldest Marine to the youngest Marine.

Ret. Lt. Col. Art Gorman passed a slice of cake to the youngest Marine.

Ret. Lt. Col. Art Gorman passed a slice of cake to the youngest Marine.

The cake-cutting tradition has been in practice since 1925.

The cake-cutting tradition has been in practice since 1925.

In the fiscal year of 2023, the US Navy had a budget of about $180.5 billion.

In the fiscal year of 2023, the US Navy had a budget of about $180.5 billion.

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