The youngest Marine, Defense Contract Management Agency's Staff Sgt. Danny Langford, left, and oldest Marine, Commander Fleet Air Western Pacific's Gunnery Sgt. George Ellis, stand ready to celebrate the 230th U.S. Marine Corps birthday at Shirley Lanham Elementary School in Atsugi, Japan Nov. 8, 2005. The cake-cutting event was held in front of the students as an opportunity to educate the children on the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Jerret Gardner)

U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class Benjamin Wolf, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90), hugs his wife after returning to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from a six-month deployment as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in support of the war on terror Nov. 9, 2005.

U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Ryan C. McGinley

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Wester, assault crewman, stands watch over the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) compound at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Nov. 9, 2005. While on QRF, the 3rd Provisional Security Company's 1st Platoon, 3rd Section, is responsible for patrolling the immediate area around the base, responding to any attacks on or off camp, and protecting the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti City.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall

Gen. Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and John E. Potter, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, shake hands at the unveiling of the Distinguished Marines commemorative 37-cent U.S. Postage stamps at Marine Barracks Washington on the 230th Birthday of the Marine Corps, Nov. 10.

The stamps depict legendary Marines, Daniel Daly, John Basilone, John A. Lejeune and Lewis "Chesty" Puller.

Photo by: Cpl. David Revere, U.S. Marine Corps