Marine Corps Lt. Col. Aaron Doty cuts a traditional birthday cake with a Mameluke sword during the Army War College’s ceremony celebrating the 243rd birthday of the United States Marine Corps.

The oldest Marine at the Army War College, David Bennett, passes a piece of birthday cake to the youngest Marine, Jack Haung, during a Marine Corps birthday ceremony in Bliss Hall, Nov. 8, 2018.

Marines of the Army War College class of 2019 gather with their classmates in Bliss Hall, Nov. 8, 2018, for a cake cutting ceremony commemorating the 243rd birthday of the United States Marine Corps.