A drum with the Quantico Marine Band sits on a drum stand during Marine Week Chicago in Chicago, July 10, 2025. The Quantico Marine Band played a variety of patriotic music to display the Marine Corps’ values in support of the community and the bond with the Nation. Throughout 2025, Marines across the globe will celebrate the 250th birthday of the Corps, commemorating service, sacrifice, and priding themselves on living ‘Semper Fidelis’ or ‘Always Faithful’ to their nation and to each other. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel)
250710-M-EG001-1108.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel

Jul 12, 2025
CHICAGO - A drum with the Quantico Marine Band sits on a drum stand during Marine Week Chicago in Chicago, July 10, 2025. The Quantico Marine Band played a variety of patriotic music to display the Marine Corps’ values in support of the community and the bond with the Nation. Throughout 2025, Marines across the globe will celebrate the 250th birthday of the Corps, commemorating service, sacrifice, and priding themselves on living ‘Semper Fidelis’ or ‘Always Faithful’ to their nation and to each other. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel)


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