Marine veteran Vice President JD Vance shares personal military stories and vows proper mission support at historic Marine Corps 250th birthday ball in Washington, D.C.
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VicePresidentJDVancetookthestageattheMarineCorps’250thBirthdayBallinWashington,D.C.,onSaurday,greetingacrowdofMarinesindressblueswithabooming,“Howwedoing,Marines?”
Hegrinnedastheballroomeruptedincheers.“It’ssogreattobeheretocelebrate250yearsoftheUnitedStatesMarineCorps,”hesaid,drawingloudapplause.
“That,myfriends,iswhattheMarineCorpsdoes—itkeepsushonest.”
TheaddressmarkedthestartofVeteransDayweekendandunderscoredtheWhiteHouse’semphasisonmilitarystrengthandservice.
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Thevicepresident—himselfaproudMarineveteran—earnedastandingovationwhenheremindedthecrowdthathewas“theveryfirstvicepresidentoftheUnitedStatestohavebeenaUnitedStatesMarine.”
VancereflectedonjoiningtheMarinesasa19-year-oldrecruitontheyellowfootprintsofPa
