US Marine Corps celebrates 246th birthday: In honour of the 246th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch hosted a small gathering at her residence on November 6.
A statement from the US Embassy yesterday said that the U.S. Marine Security Guards marked the occasion with Lynch as the guest of honour. The Ambassador read a greeting from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In keeping with the tradition of the ceremonial participation of the oldest Marine, the statement said that Retired Colonel Brian Chin from Georgetown attended.
For more than 200 years, Marines have been engaged with American diplomacy. U.S. Marines have been detailed as a security force escorting diplomatic personnel; they have defended, and rescued personnel at American embassies and consulates around the globe, the statement noted.
The statement added that the connection to Guyana is strong as Guyanese American servicemen and women travel to Guyana by the hundreds every year to visit family.
US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch (fourth from left) at the event (US Embassy photo)
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