Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Julio Arango(left), and Lance Cpl. Geovany Rodelapavon (right), the oldest and youngest Marines present, with 4th Marine Regiment celebrate the Marine Corps’ 247th Birthday during a customary cake cutting on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2022. The regiment also celebrated the birthday with the traditional reading of Gen. John A. Lejeune’s birthday message and a km hike.

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