Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz holds cake cutting ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Gillespie
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Gillespie

Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz holds cake cutting ceremony

by Lance Cpl. Garrett Gillespie
Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BLAZ, GUAM -- U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jamesky Blanchard, a supply chain and materials specialist and the youngest Marine with Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, takes a bite of a cake during a cake cutting ceremony on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, on Nov. 9, 2022. The Marine Corps birthday is Nov. 10, 1775, and this year marks the 247th birthday. As part of the ceremony, the oldest Marine and the youngest Marine present will share the first slice of cake to signify the passing of Marine Corps history and traditions from one generation to the next.

 

 

 

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