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(grand music)

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- This event is the uniform pageant

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that is normally held yearly

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in conjunction with the
Marine Corps Birthday Ball.

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It's so special because
the Marines get a chance to

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see history in person,
which is rarely, rarely seen

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unless you go to a museum.

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So you get a chance to see it

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outside of a museum, in person.

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- In the Marine Corps it's
really important to us,

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to Marines, to remember
where we come from,

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to remember our past.

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So the pageant is a time
to take out of the day

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to reflect on that past, to
remember where we come from,

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to remember those roots, to
remember where that pride,

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that ethos that we have,
where that comes from,

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in preparation for our
birthday ball tomorrow,

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where we'll take time,
again, to celebrate.

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I'm really proud in the
Marines and sailors.

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You can see the passion,
the belief that they had,

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you know, the really
strong belief in terms of

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what they were doing, what
they were representing

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in terms of our history.

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Their bearing, their
composure, just the growth

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that I've seen them go
through, through this process,

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honestly, watching it was
the coolest thing ever.

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- My message that I would like to pass is

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continue to educate our younger Marines

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on our lineage, on our heritage.

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What does it mean to attend
a Marine Corps Birthday Ball

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and just continue to
pass that knowledge down,

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because if we don't, it'd get lost.

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(drumming)