MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BLAZ, Guam (Nov. 10, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joshua Oblea, the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz communications officer, reads the traditional birthday message from the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John A. Lejeune, during a cake cutting ceremony held aboard Naval Communications Telecommunications Station Guam, Nov. 10, 2021. MCB Camp Blaz held the ceremony to honor the Marine Corps 246th birthday. Since 1921, the Marine Corps has been reading Gen. Lejeune's birthday message, which officially designated Nov. 10 as the Marine Corps' birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)