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Video package of U.S. Service members with Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, representing their units during the Joint Daytime Ceremony at Harry B. Liversedge Field, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 6, 2015. The ceremony is held every year in honor of the Marine Corps birthday and includes a historical uniform pageant, dedication of national and U.S. Marine Corps Colors and the traditional birthday cake cutting. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl Young, Merenzi Shaw, MCIEAST MCB CAMLEJ Combat Camera/Released)

Marine Ordnancemen throughout Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing work to keep Marines ready for the fight. They celebrate this role on April 25, the day their military occupation was created. This celebration keeps their brotherhood and tradition alive.

The Mameluke sword of 2nd Lt. Paul W. Smithson, a Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, who was killed in combat during a patrol Nov. 20, 1968, during the Vietnam War, was presented to the Smithson family at the Officer's Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 1, 2015. The sword was found by Staff Sgt. Jason Mabe, a motor transport maintenance chief with 2nd Radio Battalion, lying against a fence while he was on duty in 2013. The sword was presented back to Smithson's family by Mabe and the command of 2nd Radio Battalion after Mabe successfully identified the original owner and located the family. (U.S. Marine Corps video and photo by Cpl. Krista James and Cpl. Andy Orozco/Released)

The Mameluke sword of 2nd Lt. Paul W. Smithson, a Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, who was killed in combat during a patrol Nov. 20, 1968, during the Vietnam War, was presented to the Smithson family at the Officer's Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 1, 2015. The sword was found by Staff Sgt. Jason Mabe, a motor transport maintenance chief with 2nd Radio Battalion, lying against a fence while he was on duty in 2013. The sword was presented back to Smithson's family by Mabe and the command of 2nd Radio Battalion after Mabe successfully identified the original owner and located the family. (U.S. Marine Corps video and photo by Cpl. Krista James and Cpl. Andy Orozco/Released)