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  2. Friday Evening Parade - Wikipedia

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    In 1911, U.S. Marine Corps recruit training moved out of the 8th and I barracks and the remnant garrison posted there shifted its focus to ceremonial duties. [5] By 1934, under the direction of Major Lemuel Shepherd, a weekly, afternoon parade based on the drill of the Landing Party Manual [b] was organized for members of the public during the summer months. [5]

  3. Sunset Parade - Wikipedia

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    The Sunset Parade is a military parade performed by the United States Marine Corps at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It is very loosely based on the Landing Party Manual [a] and is executed on Tuesday evenings in the summer, involving approximately 200 personnel drawn from the garrison of Marine Barracks Washington.

  4. Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. is located at the corner of 8th and I streets, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Established in 1801, it is a National Historic Landmark, the oldest post in the United States Marine Corps, the official residence of the Commandant of the Marine Corps since 1806, and the main ceremonial grounds of the Corps.

  5. United States Marine Band - Wikipedia

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    Friday Evening Parades are held at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. during Friday evenings in summer (May through August). These 75-minute performances of music and precision marching feature the Marine Band along with the Drum and Bugle Corps and the Silent Drill Platoon. The ceremony begins at 8:45 pm, with a concert by the Marine Band.

  6. Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Bangor - Wikipedia

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    Redesignated 23 April 1952 as Marine Barracks, Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, Washington. Redesignated 30 May 1956 as Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Bangor, Washington. Deactivated 30 June 1960. 1964–Present Reactivated 1 January 1964 as Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Bangor, Washington.

  7. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego - Wikipedia

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    On December 1, 1921, the base was formally commissioned as the Marine Advanced Expeditionary Base San Diego. In 1923, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot for the west coast was relocated to the new base in San Diego from Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. On March 1, 1924, the base became officially the Marine Corps Base San Diego.

  8. United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps - Wikipedia

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    These parades are not street parades, but military parades consisting of ceremonial pomp that are symbolic of Marine professionalism, discipline, and esprit de corps. [ 2 ] Major Nathan D. Morris, of Marietta, Georgia is the seventh and current Commanding Officer of "The Commandant's Own" United States Drum & Bugle Corps, serving in this ...

  9. File:Marine Barracks Washington Sunset Parade June 20, 2017 ...

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    English: U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William H. Seely, director, Office of Marine Corps Communication, center, poses for a photo with his wife, Nhung Ho Seely, and children after a sunset parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., June 20, 2017. Sunset parades are held as a means of honoring senior officials, distinguished ...