Dear Editor,
On Nov 2nd, Sat at 5 PM The Dean W. Reiter Detachment #887 of the Kingman Marine Corps League will meet to celebrate the 249th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps. This years birthday ball will be held at Beale Street Celebrations, located at the corner of 4th and Beale St, Kingman.
Happy hour will commence at 5 P.M. or 1700 Hours for our military members. At 6 P.M. we will hold the traditional Birthday Ceremony. The colors will be presented by members of the Kingman Young Marines and followed by the Commandant of the Maine Corps birthday message and the cake cutting ceremony. After the ceremony a buffet style dinner will be provided Olympus Dinner. Cash bar provided by American Legon Post 14. Tickets are $55 per person. A table seats 6 and a discount is offered if you book and table and pay in advance. A table is $300. For tickets contact Commandant@MCL887.org / 928-279-5807. Cash or Check to Marine Corps League 887.
The traditional birthday is November 10th, but so as to to conflict with Kingman Veterans Day parade we moved our date to the 2nd.
The public is invited to attend. Due to limited seating, we urge those who wish to attend to contact us for reservation. For a dress code military members present and past can wear there dress uniforms gentlemen we request a jacket/blazer and tie; or a minimum of a shirt and tie. Ladies, please dress for accordingly.
Please join us to help celibate the 249 years of United States Marine Corps proud history.
Terry Flanagan
