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On Wednesday morning
The Colonel visited the oldest post in the Corps - The Marine Barracks and 8th and I, Washington, DC.
Gunnery Sergeant Price had the honour of escorting
The Colonel around the barracks and the Commmandant's home, now declared a National Historical Landmark.
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In addition to revelling in Corps history and the sheer importance of the location, The Colonel paid his respects to some of the now deceased "
Chesty" mascots, reviewed and critiqued the Marines practising for Evening Parade's silent drill, and inspected the Bachelor's quarters.
1 comment:
Man, you look as happy in that photo as I was when I visited Neverland Ranch.
Er . . .
PS My word verification for this post is "straft." When I made my last post, the word verification that cam up was "shickles." I plan on using that one as nickname for someone. Maybe even ol' "Storagezilla" himself!
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