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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins deployed Marines in a celebration of the Marine Corps' 241st birthday at Taqaddum, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

Marine Birthday

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins deployed Marines in a celebration of the Marine Corps' 241st birthday at Taqaddum, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

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