A miniature statue of Marines raising the national flag at Iwo Jima sits on top of the Marine’s birthday cake during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing cake-cutting ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., Nov. 10. The cake-cutting ceremony is a time-honored tradition used to celebrate the birth of the Marine Corps.

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