Slideshow | 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball
Navajo Times | Nicholas House
A Marines uniform cake sits on a table during the U.S. Marine Corps' 249th Birthday Ball at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort on Nov. 9.
TWIN ARROWS, Ariz.
The Navajo Nation Marine Corps Ball Committee Inc. held its Marine Corps birthday ball on Nov. 9 in honor of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 249th birthday.
Diné Marines, their families, and guests came together at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort to honor the Marine Corps’ history, traditions, and values and celebrate the Corps’ founding on Nov. 10, 1775. Attendees also celebrated past, present, and future U.S. Marines.
The ball included gourd dancing, a cake-cutting ceremony, a turkey dinner, and dancing. This year, the Navajo Nation Marine Corps Ball Committee Inc. honored the Gulf War Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans.
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