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Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the Cchairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stands at attention as a Marine starts to cut the cake at the Marine Detachment Dam Neck's celebration for the Marine Corps' 238th birthday in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 8, 2013.

CELEBRATION SLICE

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the Cchairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stands at attention as a Marine starts to cut the cake at the Marine Detachment Dam Neck's celebration for the Marine Corps' 238th birthday in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 8, 2013.

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