Capt. Cristina Lopez, adjutant with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reads the birthday message from the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps during the 11th MEU's 243rd Marine Corps birthday ball celebration in Pala, Calif., Oct. 29, 2018. In 1921, the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, directed that a reminder of the honorable service of the Marine Corps be published to Marines throughout the globe, on the birthday of the Corps.

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