Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark L. Baldwin, the adjutant for Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, reads the traditional birthday message from the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John A. Lejeune, during a cake-cutting ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 241st birthday at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 10, 2016. A time-honored tradition, the birthday celebration embodies esprit de corps and the esteemed history of those before us who exemplified the Marine Corps warfighting ethos. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden)

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