Retired Marine Corps general, Lt. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin Sr., guest of honor, gives his remarks during the Marine Corps Installations East birthday ball at the Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base 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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