Marine Corps Pfc. Jakob Smith, a motor transport operator with the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), eats the first piece of the 242nd Marine Corps’ birthday cake as a part of the tradition aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) Nov. 10, 2017. It is tradition for the oldest and youngest Marine to eat the first piece of cake to signify the passing of a legacy from one generation to the next. The 26th MEU celebrated the 242nd Marine Corps birthday with a cake cutting ceremony while conducting their fin
Marine Corps Pfc. Jakob Smith, a motor transport operator with the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), eats the first piece of the 242nd Marine Corps’ birthday cake as a part of the tradition aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) Nov. 10, 2017. It is tradition for the oldest and youngest Marine to eat the first piece of cake to signify the passing of a legacy from one generation to the next. The 26th MEU celebrated the 242nd Marine Corps birthday with a cake cutting ceremony while conducting their final pre-deployment training exercise, Combined Composite Unit Training Exercise. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)
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