Marine Week

Marine Week Charlotte | Sept. 5-9, 18

Marine Week visits an American city annually to connect the public to U.S. Marines.

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Thank You For Having Us Charlotte!

We had an amazing time interacting with you throughout Marine Week and here are some of the highlights we captured.

We'll be announcing the next Marine Week within a couple of months.

Full Video: https://t.co/0ge3YG2440

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Today, we remember all the lives lost on 9/11.

During Marine Week Charlotte, we commemorated 9/11 by climbing 110 stories with Charlotteans, the @charlottefire, and service members.

[William Seely @william_seely]

Honored as we held a 9/11 Ceremony to Remember the courage and sacrifices by our First Responders and our Military at the 9/11 Ceremony here in #Charlotte. #NeverForget #USMC #MarineWeek @Marine_Week #CLT #SemperFi

[Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz @USMCSgtMaj]

Thank you Charlotte for hosting #marineweekcharlotte I am off to see Marines out west. Today we honored past and future legacies. The past legacy of SSgt Thomas Dudley with a wreath laying and the future legacy left by Marine artists with a new mural for the city. Semper Fi-"18””

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

@GenRobertNeller bangs the “keep pounding” drum at the Carolina @Panthers vs. @dallascowboys game as the last event for #MarineWeekCharlotte

[Commandant of the @USMC @CMC_MarineCorps]

At #MarineWeek Charlotte 9/11 remembrance ceremony. Thankfully we live in a country in which parents raise men and women who willfully give all to help others & protect our great Nation. Many Marines with me here today were in grade school during 9/11...and they said, ‘Send me.’

[Commandant of the @USMC @CMC_MarineCorps]

Just finished closing ceremony at #MarineWeek in uptown Charlotte & now get to meet more great people. Thanks for hosting YOUR Marines this week. We are proud of our team & honored to show you who we are and what we do

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Charlotteans Take Flight

Local citizens, @NASCAR Lug Nut, and the Carolina @Panthers @SirPurr, fly in the MV-22 Osprey over Charlotte.

Make sure to see our parade and closing ceremony from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.!

[Robin Kanady @RobinKanady]

One more day of fun left! We had a blast today at #marineweekcharlotte Your kiddos will love it! The tanks, planes, and choppers are on display again tomorrow at First Ward Park for the last day of #marineweek and it’s #free @USMC

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Hero of the Day

Today, we honored Staff Sgt. Thomas Dudley at a wreath laying ceremony at the UNC Charlotte Center City Campus Garden.

Dudley paid the ultimate sacrifice while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan, 2011.

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

MAGTF Show Complete

Thank you to all who came out to the MAGTF Show! We have a parade and our closing ceremony tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

See you there!

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

There’s a battle on the basketball court at Queens University as the Charlotte Fire Department takes on the Marines, featuring a halftime performance by the Silent Drill Platoon.

Catch the Silent Drill Platoon today at 2:30 at the Pre-MAGTF demo at The Dirt Track at Charlotte!

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

It's a beautiful day to visit our public display of weapon systems, ground equipment, aircraft, and more!

The display will be open today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. near First Ward Park.

See you there!

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Explosions and More

This is the last chance to see the MAGTF Show today from 2:45 - 4:30 p.m. at the Dirt Track at @CLTMotorSpdwy!

Address: 5500 Concord Pkwy S, Concord, NC 28027

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

“Long after Marine Week Charlotte has ended, we hope this mural will serve as a reminder of the esprit de corps shared between Marines and the Charlotte community.” @CLTArtLeague #marineweekcharlotte #MarineWeek

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Pushing It To The Limit

Marines and Charlotteans just finished the South End 5k! To all who participated, thanks for coming out.

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Check out Sgt. Maj. Green, @18thSMMC, participating in #MyMarineMovie at Marine Week Charlotte!

[Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz @USMCSgtMaj]

Marines, I had the opportunity to make a #mymarinemovie while visiting the AAV experience today at #marineweekcharlotte. I really enjoyed Kyle Carpenter‘s video, it made me laugh. I thought I could use the opportunity to get in a safety brief. Protect what you have earned!-“18”

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Mission Complete

Marines just finished the MAGTF Show at the Dirt Track @CLTMotorSpdwy! You can see the show again tomorrow from 2:45-4:30 p.m.

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

One more chance to catch the Marine Band and more at the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Show tomorrow, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

[Charlotte Motor Speedway @CLTMotorSpdwy]

The #MarineWeek show is underway @TheDirtTrack!

If you miss today stop by tomorrow!

[Marine Week @Marine_Week]

Hero of the Day

Today, we honored Charlotte native, Lance Cpl. Nicholas O'Brien, at a wreath laying ceremony. He was KIA during a deployment to Afghanistan in 2011.

You can attend our last wreath laying ceremony tomorrow from 9-10 a.m. at @unccharlotte.