The pressure I'd felt to wear the perfect dress for the Marine Corps Ball was absent ... decorations, Christmas gifts, Christmas cards, etc. I wanted to make an impression, not be a walking ...

David Berger from traveling during the ball season, Master Sgt. Andrew Pendracki told Marine Corps Times Friday ... limit on how a unit can spend on a gift for the guest of honor at $10.

The guest of honor for this year’s Navy and Marine Corps Birthday Ball was Rear Admiral Jon Matheson ... the event included coordinating guest gifts, guest dining choices and seating and ...

John A. Lejune’s birthday message. "The Marine Corps Ball is a fun tradition," Fitch said. "It’s a time where you get to celebrate with your brothers and sisters. You get to celebrate 238 ...

Members of the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps perform during the 2012 Commandant's Marine Corps Birthday Ball Nov. 10, 2012, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor ...

The coming Marine Corps Ball is expected to be a regional affair and Shuster hopes it will draw 300 to 500 people to help celebrate the milestone birthday of the founding of the Marine Corps in 1775.

Each year, most commands sponsor a birthday ball of some sort, complete with a pageant and cake ceremony as prescribed in the Marine Corps Manual. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island held a ...

TULSA, Okla. — Marines from across Oklahoma celebrated their history at the 249th annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball in downtown Tulsa. "Well, it's always exciting because there's always ...