Marines gather for 248th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps
Cutting the cake with a sword is a tradition for marines in Wheatland at their annual celebration of the birth of the U.S. Marine Corps. Lisa Phelps/PC Record-Times
By: Lisa Phelps
Updated: 1 week ago / Posted Nov 15, 2023
“When we got off the bus at the marine barracks, we were told to put our feet on the yellow footprints painted there. From the time you step into the yellow footprints, you become a marine. We never quit being Marines,” Dakota Vlach said.
