247th Marine Corps Birthday Celebration
10 November 2022
On 10 November, 25 Marines and supporters of the Corps assembled to observe the 247th birthday of the Marine Corps. Paymaster Gerry Blanchette officiated at the event and guided attendees through the traditional activities of this event. After the posting of the colors, Gerry read the birthday message of General Berger, the current Commandant. Following the reading, a video of current Marine Corps activities around the world was shown.
At the completion of the video, Warren Griffin, detachment Judge Advocate and National Senior Vice Commandant, read the orders of General John Lejeune that summarizes the history of the Marine Corps and is mandated to be read at all Marine Corps Commands on the birthday of the Corps.
This picture shows Gerry Blanchette watching as Warren Griffin reads the order of General Lejeune.
Following this reading. The traditional cake cutting ceremony was conducted. The oldest Marine present was Al Schiff of Natick. Al is a long- time detachment member and a Korean War veteran with combat service at Chosin Reservoir. AL used the provided NCO sword to cut the cake. After cutting the cake, Al served the first piece to Ethan Padone who at 22 was the youngest attending Marine.
At the conclusion of the cake cutting, Gerry Blanchette called for the retirement of the colors and a social period was enjoyed by attendees. The detachment appreciates the effort made by Gerry to secure the hall for this event and his leadership in conducting the ceremony, as well as those who were part of making this traditional event a success.
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