Pass the Cake!: Father-Son Duo Celebrate Marine Corps’ 251st Birthday Together
The ritual symbolized one generation handing Marine Corps traditions to the next, with father and son sharing the moment after the younger Bender graduated boot camp.
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NEWS HEADLINES: Marine Dad Watched His Son Graduate From Boot Camp. That Night, They Shared the First Slice of Birthday Cake – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac
On Friday morning, Master Sergeant Philip Bender watched his son graduate from Marine boot camp at Parris Island. Philip’s battalion needed its oldest and youngest Marines up front for the birthday cake. The oldest Marine in the room was Philip. The youngest was his son, Private First Class Noah Bender. The Marine Corps turns 251 today. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Combat Logistics Battalion 26 got a few days’ head start on the celebration, …
Marine Dad Watched His Son Graduate From Boot Camp. That Night, They Shared the First Slice of Birthday Cake – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac
Master Sergeant Philip Bender watched Noah graduate at Parris Island on Friday morning. At a birthday ball that evening, the oldest Marine handed the first slice of cake to the youngest.
Father shares Marine Corps birthday cake with son the day he graduates from boot camp
Younger Marines get the first slice of birthday cake to symbolize the Corps’ next generation, but rarely is it so literal. The post Father shares Marine Corps birthday cake with son the day he graduates from boot camp appeared first on Task & Purpose.
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