Marine Corps birthday observance

In celebration of the Marine Corps’ 239 years, David Martin, junior vice commandant of the Marine Corps League’s Department of Louisiana and commandant for the St. Mary Detachment, cut a piece of cake and handed it to senior Marine Bob McClelland, who handed it to the youngest Marine, David Picou III, at the American Legion Hall in Patterson on Monday. The ceremony was part of the official birthday celebration and symbolizes the handing down of traditions and information.
(The Daily Review Photo by Crystal Thielepape)