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Once a Marine, always a Marine

by ELLI GOLDMAN HILBERT
Staff Writer | November 15, 2021 1:07 AM

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Allan Knight and his wife, Ruth Dixon, enjoy the meal at the annual Marine Corps Ball.

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Pappy Boyington Detachment 966 Commandant Jay Lillefloren (left) and Colonel Jim Flowers cut the birthday cake.

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When it comes to 246 years of national service, the U.S. Marine Corps takes the cake.

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Table centerpieces rose to the occasion for a massive celebration.

COEUR d’ALENE — About 250 people gathered Friday night to celebrate nearly two and a half centuries of faithful U.S...

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