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6️⃣Countdown to 2026 🕕 March 31, 2025 ⚔ 224 Years of History On March 31, 1801, President Thomas Jefferson and Marine Corps Commandant LtCol William Ward Burrows set out on horseback to move the Headquarters of the Marine Corps from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. Jefferson sought a location that would enable Marines to defend the Capitol and support the Washington Navy Yard. They selected City Square 927, a plot of land at 8th and I streets, which remains the "Oldest Post of the Corps." The B

"The Commandant's Own," The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps at the 2019 DCI World Championship Finals 🇺🇸 🎵 The Stars and Stripes Forever 🎵 The Star-Spangled Banner 🎵 The Marines' Hymn | Drum Corps International