Grissom Marines celebrate 242nd birthday with USMC ball

Gunnery Sgt. Nathan Boychuck, Detachment 1, Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group inspector instructor (left), acknowledges service members killed in action, prisoners of war and those listed as missing in action, as Lance Cpl. David Faitak, Det. 1 Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group cyber network operator acts as the rifleman, and Cpl. Benjamin Meadows, Det. 1 Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group cyber network operator, holds the American Flag during the Fallen Comrade Ceremony portion of the 242nd Marine Corps birthday ball at Milestone Event Center in Bunker Hill, Ind., Nov. 17, 2017. The tradition of the ball dates back to 1925 and was formalized in the Marine drill manual in 1956. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katrina Heikkinen)

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