Oorah!
Roy Kisner, 88, delights at making Richard Walton, 39, laugh Friday night as the two are the oldest and youngest Marines at the Marine Corps Birthday Ball. The evening's guest speaker, Master Gunnery Sgt. Jay Lillefloren, right, also got in on the fun.
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Terry Blessing, a commandant with the Department of Idaho Marine Corps League, holds a plate of lemon slices symbolizing the bitter fate of prisoners of war and those missing in action during the POW/MIA Table ceremony Friday at the Marine Corps Birthday Ball.
Cakes are ready to be cut as emcee Mike Quinn speaks to nearly 220 guests Friday at the Marine Corps Birthday Ball.
COEUR d'ALENE — Peering into the audience at the Marine Corps Birthday Ball, Master Gunnery Sgt. Jay Lillefloren said he knew everyone looking back at him made a conscious decision to there.
"It's a big effort that's put forward into this ball," he said. "I can tell you just by looking around the room, it's appreciated by everybody."
It took desire for everyone to be present Friday night, Lillefloren said, and he urged people to continue to be present in their daily lives and in their community.
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