The dessert table
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