Come out and join us for an eventful evening featuring GUEST OF HONOR/guest speaker Colonel Ryan B. Cohen. Ceremonial Cake Cutting, dinner, open bar and dancing to music for all ages. Tell your family and friends, all are welcome. Admission is $100 per person. We will have numerous raffles to raise money for our marine corps charities and this is a fundraising event: - Overnight and dinner packages - Tickets for sporting events - Numerous gift baskets - Handgun raffle - Gift Cards Cocktail hour begins at 6pm on 11/10/2024 with the ceremony beginning promptly at 7pm with dinner to follow. The event will run until 11pm The Marine Corps birthday is a day for all Marines – once a Marine, always a Marine – to celebrate their shared service, history, and legacy. Friday, Nov. 10, 2024 will be the United States Marine Corps’ 249th birthday. While not a Federal holiday, Marines around the world have celebrated the Marine Corps Birthday for over a century. On Nov. 10th, 1775 the Continental Congress passed a resolution creating two battalions of Marines. According to the resolution, the Continental Marine Corps sought men who were “good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea.” Hundreds of men answered the call and mustered under the first Commandant, Samuel Nicholas. His first enlisted men found their way to Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, and the Marine Corps was born. This year's event will be held at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana.