Marine Corps 250th Birthday cake

Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328 banner

Red and gold balloons decorate the room

One of the flower arrangements

Set up to feed the Marines and guests

An artillery exhibit

More of the exhibit

A glass case of the exhibit

The DAR table accepting comments for a time capsule

Master Gunnery Sgt Dean Bearup served as emcee

Navy Capt Diane LeBlanc (Ret.), Marine Detachment Commandant Charlie LeBlanc, Guest of Honor and sepeaker Tony Poletti, USMC Col (Ret) and his wife

The 250 years since the founding of the Marine Corps in 1775

Bearup leads the guests of honor to the front tables

Posting the Colors

Keana Huerta singing The National Anthem

Detachment Chaplain Robert Lopez giving the invocation

Bringing in the ceremonial birthday cake

Bearup leads the traditional ceremonies

Danna Lopez explains the POW-MIA table symbols

Robert Lopez points out the items on the POW-MIA table

Carl Eliaison reads Major General John A. LeJeune's message of 1921

Marine janice Schroeder reads the current Marine Corps Commandant Eric. M. Smith's meesage

The ceremonial cutting of the cake

The first piece goes to the guest of honor Poletti

The next piece is given to the youngest Marine present, Austin Tate, to tpresent he oldest Marine present, Alan Rossberg.

Guest of honor and featured speaker Tony Poletti, Colonel, USMC (Ret)

Charlie LeBlanc presents the 3-G award in honor of Gy. Sgt. Garry Gibson to Connie Shivner

Ron Oglesby presents Roger Wright with the Marine of the Year award

Diane LeBlanc receives Associate Marine of the Year from Ron Oglesby

Colors Retired

Dancing to the music after the ceremonies