Saturday, September 28, 2013

Parade at the Marine Barracks, Washington


Parade at the Marine Barracks at 8th and I, the "oldest post in the Corps"


The Marine bulldogs are all named "Chesty" (the Thirteenth, the Fourteenth, etc) and they have actual military ranks. One of the Chesties ran away one time--he was given a dishonorable discharge.





One of our colleagues is a Marine Officer so we were able to go to the Officers' Club. Now that was really interesting, but I don't have any photos. An old house the walls of which are decorated with flags, swords, rifles, paintings, and so on.