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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mikel Huber, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and Sgt. Maj. Paul McElearney, sergeant major of MCAS Cherry Point, explain the meaning of the Marine Corps’ birthday ball traditional cake cutting ceremony during a Historic Uniform Pageant at Jones Senior High School in Trenton, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 2019. This pageant featured Marines dressed in Marine Corps uniforms from the American Revolutionary War to Operation Desert Storm. This pageant is held annually by MCAS Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

To be the best you have to look the best

7 Nov 2019 | Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

During the annual Historic Uniform Pageant, Marines fully decked out in historical Marine Corps’ uniforms visited local schools allowing students the chance to see history in front of their own eyes. The pageant featured Marines in full garb from the Revolutionary War all the way to Operation Desert Storm.


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