Staff Sgt. Paul J. Miller holds a plate while Col. Peter D. Buck cuts a traditional birthday cake at the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron 240th Marine Corps Birthday Ball held at the Marriot Resort and Spa in Hilton Head, S.C., Nov. 6, 2015. Cutting the cake is a Marine Corps tradition, celebrating the birth of the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kayla L. Douglass/Released) - Stock Photo
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