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Sgt. Lena Wakayama
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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lena Wakayama/Released
![Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller cuts the cake Nov. 9 at the Pentagon during the cake cutting ceremony for the Marine Corps’ 240th birthday. Marines worldwide cut a cake in celebration of the birth of the Marine Corps every year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12194630_10153030986020194_6438918246543769383_o-260x174.jpg)
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress on Nov. 10, 1775.
Tuesday the Corps. celebrates its 240th birthday.
Watch a video that celebrates that history: