Marine Corps 1st Lt. Wesley Wood, judge advocate, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, takes his post during the MCIEAST birthday ball at the Marston Pavilion on MCB Camp Lejeune, , Nov. 9, 2018. The Marines commemorated the 243rd Marine Corps Birthday by reflecting on its rich traditions through the reading of General John A. Lejeune’s Birthday Message and the cutting of the traditional birthday cake.

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