Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Gen. Robert B. Neller, right, speaks to Betty Sims, 97, oldest Marine present at the CMC Birthday Ball, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Oxen Hill, Md., Nov. 12, 2016. Each year the CMC hosts a ball to honor and celebrate the Marine Corps’ birthday.

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