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Review 1 for Commandant's USMC Birthday Ball
Just another ball...
USMC Birthday Ball 2012 @
- National Horbor @
- 11/10/2012 @
Posted 11/15/2012
by Anonymous
This was my first and last USMC ball. I had a nice time but for the price I paid I think I expected too much. In this day and age I just thought more could have been done to portray the history of the MC. So I paid $95 to watch some videos and to hear a couple of songs...seriously! The food was ok even though it was served late and the overall set up was fine. I thought that the seating arrangement was tight but the Gaylord did what they could to accomodate. The highlight of the event was from the guest of honor, a wounded warrior, and his speech was just awesome. I think if it were not for him the whole evening would have been a bust.
USMC Birthday Ball 2012 @
- National Horbor @
- 11/10/2012 @
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Review 2 for Commandant's USMC Birthday Ball
DJ Was Deplorable
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center @
- National Harbor @
, MD @
- Sat, Nov 10, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Guest of Honor's speech @
Posted 11/13/2012
by SgtMajUSMCRet
Ceremony and chow was first class as usual. Guest of honor was inspirational and spot on. Now for the bad....DJ was horrendous at best!!! A little surprised a DJ was used at this event, as past year's events had excellent bands. A Dj could suffice "if" the right DJ was found. This DJ acted like he was playing at a cheap bar. In fact, I felt like we had left the Ball and went to some cheap venue once the DJ started. The music selection was predominantly geared towards 20 year olds who enjoy hip hop. If a DJ is used in the future, there should be a requirement for the DJ to mix music between genres and time periods. I'd recommend starting with older music for the more aged guests, in the event they want to dance a little and then depart, and then work up to current hits....maybe sequentially play 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc or at least mix it up. My wife and I, and our 4 guests, barely danced this year and we are all only in our 40s and early 50s.
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center @
- National Harbor @
, MD @
- Sat, Nov 10, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Guest of Honor's speech @
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Review 3 for Commandant's USMC Birthday Ball
Much like the election; disappointing!
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center @
- National Harbor @
, MD @
- Sat, Nov 10, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The President's Own and the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle were absolutely fantastic and were the high point of the entire evening! @
Posted 11/12/2012
by OldNavyJoe
It was obviously going to be a long evening when we noted the seating arrangements for our section were very screwed up, so that our unit was dispersed among four tables instead of being all put together, and that we were in a completely different area than the last two years. The schedule was not held to, beginning almost 15 minutes late. By the time dinner was served, we were almost 45 minutes off the mark!
The sound management of the presentation was amateurish as best - the baritone singer, while being very good, was also broadcast so loud during the National Anthem, my ears rang the rest of the night!
Once dinner was served, the wait staff was very rude, literally throwing the plates down in front of the diners. They could also use some training in pouring skills; at least two people at our table had their coffee poured onto them as the staff hurried to get through the meal plan!
All in all, this was the worst ball I have attended in the past few years, suffering it seems more from a lack of planning than from content.
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center @
- National Harbor @
, MD @
- Sat, Nov 10, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The President's Own and the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle were absolutely fantastic and were the high point of the entire evening! @
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Review 4 for Commandant's USMC Birthday Ball
USMC Commandant's Ball
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center @
- National Harbor @
, MD @
- Sat, Nov 10, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Singing the Marines' Hymn @
Posted 11/12/2012
by LearBear
This was definitely an event to attend at least once. It was a great time and an opportunity to shake hands with MC leadership that I would have not ever met with in my career. The food and service was good but the drink prices were outrageous. I've attended several other large MC Ball events, such as the Tampa Bay Marine Ball, and those events have been much more memorable. I will say the picture prices were extremely low compared to other MC Ball events I attended in the past. That was a much added bonus when compared to the prices we paid for drinks. I was not the only one that felt the damage on the pocketbook from this event.
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center @
- National Harbor @
, MD @
- Sat, Nov 10, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Singing the Marines' Hymn @
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Review 5 for Commandant's USMC Birthday Ball
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- National Harbor @
, MD @
- Sat, Nov 10, 2012 @
Posted 11/12/2012
by Anonymous
One of the most memorable nights that I can remember. I have been and always will be honored to serve my country in the United States Marine Corps. Tonight reminded why.
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- National Harbor @
, MD @
- Sat, Nov 10, 2012 @
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