Celebration of the 228th Marine Corps Birthday held aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on November 7, 2003. The ceremony included a historical period uniform pageant, cake cutting ceremony, and the reading of the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General John A. Lejune, Birthday Message.

Navy Authentic Uniform

Authentic Marine Uniform

A view of the side plate of a P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft named Scat VII showing the score board for the aircraft with 24 Nazi aircraft shot down.  This is the actual aircraft flown by Major Robin Olds in WWII.  He purchased the plane from surplus after the war.  The aircraft is taking part in Freedom Flight America and is making a stop over Andrews en route to New York City to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.