Marine Corps Birthday Ball Order. General lejeune directed that the order be read to every command each subsequent year on november 10th in honor of the founding of the marine corps. Similar to the pageant today, the script described the marines' period uniforms and the cake ceremony.
The senior marine of the ball returns the sword to the senior cake escort. He then retires by marching the length of the ballroom. The annual marine corps birthday ball is a celebration of marine corps history and traditions.
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Birthday balls are held all over the world for marines to honor and celebrate their legacy since 1775. While there is little recorded history, the first ball is thought to have taken place in 1921. The ceremony will start in 10 minutes. It represents where the marine corps started and where it is now;
