1 00:00:00,225 --> 00:00:02,725 (grand music) 2 00:00:13,650 --> 00:00:17,060 - This event is the uniform pageant 3 00:00:17,060 --> 00:00:19,800 that is normally held yearly 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,770 in conjunction with the Marine Corps Birthday Ball. 5 00:00:22,770 --> 00:00:25,880 It's so special because the Marines get a chance to 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,440 see history in person, which is rarely, rarely seen 7 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:30,610 unless you go to a museum. 8 00:00:30,610 --> 00:00:31,630 So you get a chance to see it 9 00:00:31,630 --> 00:00:33,183 outside of a museum, in person. 10 00:00:34,119 --> 00:00:36,050 - In the Marine Corps it's really important to us, 11 00:00:36,050 --> 00:00:37,780 to Marines, to remember where we come from, 12 00:00:37,780 --> 00:00:38,950 to remember our past. 13 00:00:38,950 --> 00:00:42,140 So the pageant is a time to take out of the day 14 00:00:42,140 --> 00:00:44,720 to reflect on that past, to remember where we come from, 15 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,090 to remember those roots, to remember where that pride, 16 00:00:47,090 --> 00:00:49,930 that ethos that we have, where that comes from, 17 00:00:49,930 --> 00:00:52,030 in preparation for our birthday ball tomorrow, 18 00:00:52,030 --> 00:00:54,500 where we'll take time, again, to celebrate. 19 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:56,920 I'm really proud in the Marines and sailors. 20 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,760 You can see the passion, the belief that they had, 21 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,150 you know, the really strong belief in terms of 22 00:01:01,150 --> 00:01:02,870 what they were doing, what they were representing 23 00:01:02,870 --> 00:01:04,330 in terms of our history. 24 00:01:04,330 --> 00:01:07,390 Their bearing, their composure, just the growth 25 00:01:07,390 --> 00:01:09,530 that I've seen them go through, through this process, 26 00:01:09,530 --> 00:01:12,710 honestly, watching it was the coolest thing ever. 27 00:01:12,710 --> 00:01:14,970 - My message that I would like to pass is 28 00:01:14,970 --> 00:01:17,170 continue to educate our younger Marines 29 00:01:17,170 --> 00:01:20,900 on our lineage, on our heritage. 30 00:01:20,900 --> 00:01:24,290 What does it mean to attend a Marine Corps Birthday Ball 31 00:01:24,290 --> 00:01:27,770 and just continue to pass that knowledge down, 32 00:01:27,770 --> 00:01:29,663 because if we don't, it'd get lost. 33 00:01:30,921 --> 00:01:33,171 (drumming)