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Seaman Charles Diehl (left), Navy Nuclear Power Training Command machinist mate, Master Chief Petty Officer Asa Worcester (center), Joint Base Charleston command master chief and Sam Kirton, a retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, cut the cake during the Navy Ball celebrating the Navy’s 241st birthday. The event took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina on Oct. 15. Navy tradition is to have the cake cut by the youngest and oldest Navy members present.

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Seaman Charles Diehl (left), Navy Nuclear Power Training Command machinist mate, Master Chief Petty Officer Asa Worcester (center), Joint Base Charleston command master chief and Sam Kirton, a retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, cut the cake during the Navy Ball celebrating the Navy’s 241st birthday. The event took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina on Oct. 15. Navy tradition is to have the cake cut by the youngest and oldest Navy members present.

U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, is piped aboard at the start of the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Oct. 15. Hudson was the guest speaker for the evening.

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U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, is piped aboard at the start of the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Oct. 15. Hudson was the guest speaker for the evening.

U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, delivers his keynote address during the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Oct. 17. The cake cutting ceremony was conducted at the conclusion of Hudson’s speech.

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U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, delivers his keynote address during the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Oct. 17. The cake cutting ceremony was conducted at the conclusion of Hudson’s speech.

Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, is piped aboard at the start of the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Oct. 15. The Navy Ball celebrated the Navy’s 241st birthday.

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Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, is piped aboard at the start of the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Oct. 15. The Navy Ball celebrated the Navy’s 241st birthday.

The Navy celebrates its 241st birthday at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2016. Each attendee received a challenge coin as a memento of the event and a raffle ticket for prizes later in the evening.

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The Navy celebrates its 241st birthday at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2016. Each attendee received a challenge coin as a memento of the event and a raffle ticket for prizes later in the evening.

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – Seaman Charles Diehl (left), Navy Nuclear Power Training Command machinist mate, Master Chief Petty Officer Asa Worcester (center), Joint Base Charleston command master chief and Sam Kirton, a retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, cut the cake during the Navy Ball celebrating the Navy’s 241st birthday. The event took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina on Oct. 15. Navy tradition is to have the cake cut by the youngest and oldest Navy members present.

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