U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Maria Marte, commanding officer, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, left, and Pfc. Abigail Day, administrations clerk, Manpower Management Support Branch 32, center, retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Barbra Blunt, right, participate in a cake cutting ceremony as the youngest and oldest Marines present during the 69th anniversary of women in the Marine Corps aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 13, 2012. The celebration was in acknowledgment of 69 years of continuous service by women in the Marine Corps.