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.
November 11, 2023
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November 11, 2023 1:07 a.m.
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Marines have a ball at 248th birthday celebration
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."