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English: Marines stand at attention after posting the cake. Members of the cake detail from left are Lance Cpl. Rahil P. Patel, 20 of Philadelphia, a network technician with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward); Cpl. Marcus A. Morgan, 20 of Flint, Mich., an administration clerk with 1st MLG (Forward); Lance Cpl. Nicole K. Estrada, 20 of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., a gunner with Communications Company; and Cpl. Stephanie V Sagastumas, 20 of Los Angeles, an administration clerk with 1st MLG (Forward). On November, 10, 2006, Marines from Camp Taqaddum stood together to hear Lejeune�s birthday message and celebrate the Marine Corps� 231st year. Col. David M. Richtsmeier, commander of 1st MLG (Forward), urged the audience to remember how Marines have stood together, in every clime and place, for 231 years. �Just as those who have come before us, the sense of honor, courage, commitment, and patriotism is etched into the souls of all Marines in our ranks today,� said Richtsmeier, a 51-year-old native of Waterloo, Iowa. Many Marines said they felt a strong sense of pride during the ceremony. Others became nostalgic after hearing General LeJuene�s message. �It takes you back to square one, when you (first) got that (Eagle, Globe and Anchor) in your hand,� said Sgt. Raymond A. Cezair, 27 from Brooklyn, N.Y., and a cook with Headquarters and Service Company, CLR-15.