Marines celebrate 243rd birthday
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Furman, Marine Corps Detachment at Goodfellow executive officer, reads the birthday message of Gen. John J. Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, during the Marine Corps Ball at the McNease Convention Center, San Angelo, Texas, Nov. 2, 2018. Issued in Marine Corps Order 47, Lejeune was the first Commandant to issue a birthday message to Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Seraiah Hines/Released)