Lehigh Valley 35th Annual USMC Birthday Ceremony at Cedar Creek Park | PHOTOS
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By Amy Shortell | [email protected] | The Morning Call
PUBLISHED: November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM EST
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community.
Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays the Marines Hymn during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays the Marines Hymn during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Attendees sing along to the Marines Hymn as Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays the Marines Hymn during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Attendees sing along to the Marines Hymn as Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Attendees sing along to the Marines Hymn as Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Attendees sing along to the Marines Hymn as Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays the Marines Hymn during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Glenn Rader, commandant of Bethlehem Detachment 284, reads the Marine Corps League national commandant’s birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Carl Schroeder Jr. speaks during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Glenn Rader, commandant of Bethlehem Detachment 284, reads the Marine Corps League national commandant’s birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Glenn Rader, commandant of Bethlehem Detachment 284, reads the Marine Corps League national commandant’s birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine William Stoudt, commandant of Lehigh Valley Detachment 296, reads Gen. Lejeune’s birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Ralph Gardner reads the commandant of the Marine Corps’ birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Carl Schroeder Jr. speaks during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Joe Malia, chaplain of Lehigh Valley Detachment 296, gives the closing prayer at the end of the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine bugler Ralph E. Brodt lll plays the Marines Hymn during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine William Stoudt, commandant of Lehigh Valley Detachment 296, reads Gen. Lejeune’s birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
People gather Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, for the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Joe Malia, chaplain of Lehigh Valley Detachment 296, gives the closing prayer at the end of the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Ralph Gardner reads the commandant of the Marine Corps’ birthday message as Marine Roslyn Schroeder, Bethlehem Detachment 284, holds the microphone during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Carl Schroeder Jr. stands at attention during the National Anthem during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine William Stoudt, commandant of Lehigh Valley Detachment 296, reads Gen. Lejeune’s birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Ralph Gardner reads the commandant of the Marine Corps’ birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
Marine Glenn Rader, commandant of Bethlehem Detachment 284, reads the Marine Corps League national commandant’s birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
The color guard stands at attention as Marine Glenn Rader, commandant of Bethlehem Detachment 284, reads the Marine Corps League national commandant’s birthday message during the 35th annual Marine Corps birthday ceremony Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participated in the ceremony along with other Marines and Fleet Marine Force sailors in the community. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)
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