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As the honored guest, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tastes the first slice of the cake during the Marine Detachment Dam Neck's celebration for the Marine Corps' 238th birthday in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 8, 2013.

As the honored guest, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tastes the first slice of the cake during the Marine Detachment Dam Neck's celebration for the Marine Corps' 238th birthday in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 8, 2013.

As the honored guest, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tastes the first slice of the cake during the Marine Detachment Dam Neck's celebration for the Marine Corps' 238th birthday in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 8, 2013.

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