Via Marine Barracks Washington, Marine Corps Ceremonial Marchers and Body Bearers standing tall:
Marines of Marine Barracks Washington 8th & I weathered the snowstorm to honor a fallen brother on Monday, 3 January 2022. Retired Colonel Donald C. Morse was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Thank you for your service, sir. Fair winds and following seas.
(Photos by Gunnery Sgt. Donell Bryant/Marine Barracks Washington, 8th & I)
(Photos by Gunnery Sgt. Donell Bryant/Marine Barracks Washington, 8th & I)
(Photos by Gunnery Sgt. Donell Bryant/Marine Barracks Washington, 8th & I)
Notably, Col. Morse, 59, was former Commander, 2nd Tank Battalion.
The battalion-strength “Oldest Post of the Corps” traces its founding to 1801 and Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows, the second Commandant. Located on the corners of 8th & I Streets in southeast Washington, D.C., the Barracks supports both ceremonial and security missions in the nation’s capital.
Its current CO is Col. Teague A. Pastel (USNA ’96).
Its three primary units are Company A –comprised of 1st and 2nd Platoon, which are ceremonial marching platoons; the Silent Drill Platoon, and the Marine Corps Color Guard Platoon– Bravo Company— consisting of the Ceremonial Marchers of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Platoons along with the Marine Body Bearers— and the Guard Company which stand post at Camp David and the White House.
The Barracks is also home to the Marine Drum & Bugle Corps as well as the Marine Band and is the site of the Home of the Commandants, which, along with the Barracks, is a registered national historic landmark.