It's Official! As the result of our efforts, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has publicly announced that the Navy and Marine Corps will celebrate their 250th anniversaries in Philadelphia and Camden in 2025.
More InfoThe celebrations of the Navy and Marine Corps 250th will be major national media events - the opening act of the Semiquincentennial - and is already attracting attention in the media.
The spectacular assembly of Navy ships from every major war, the long-awaited recreation of the birthplace of the Marine Corps, and the varied celebrations at the iconic historic sites where our Nation was founded, will provide exciting news events and riveting visual images for national and local media, whether in print, for broadcast, or on the internet. Though the main event is a few years away, Homecoming 250 is already garnering media attention. On this page you will find press releases, images and video.
November 5, 2023
Homecoming 250 Shines in Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade
Homecoming 250 celebrated veterans in the Parade, with its banners on vehicles and its volunteers spreading the word about the Navy & Marine Corps 250th Celebration.
October 24, 2023
Secretary of the Navy Announces Navy & Marine Corps 250th Birthdays Will Be Celebrated in Philadelphia & Camden
The Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro Announced on October 13, 2023, that the 250th birthdays of the Navy and Marine Corps will be celebrated in Philly and Camden in 2025…
September 4, 2023
Homecoming 250 Featured in USNI’s Naval History Magazine
The United States Naval Institute's Naval History Magazine highlights that Homecoming 250's plans are taking shape for Navy & Marine Corps 250th Celebration.
August 23, 2023
Homecoming 250 Featured in Maritime Publication
The Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay featured Homecoming 250 in its summer edition of The Beacon, detailing our planning to berth Navy ships in 2023 and 2025.
April 3, 2024
Homecoming 250 Cigars
We now have Homecoming 250 commemorative cigars available for pre-order! Click the link to view.
August 17, 2023
Join Homecoming 250 on National Nonprofit Day
Homecoming 250 President George Leone invites you to help give the Navy and the Marine Corps the 250th Celebration they deserve in 2025, in this video for America250PA on National Nonprofit Day.
July 3, 2023
Homecoming 250 and America250PA
Homecoming 250 President George Leone met with Cassandra Coleman, Executive Director of America250PA, at the reopening of Carpenters' Hall. Homecoming 250's Navy and Marine Corps 250th is an America250PA Officially Recognized Event…
June 28, 2023
The DAR Donates $250,000 to Homecoming 250
Homecoming 250 President George Leone thanks President General Pamela Wright for the $250,000 donation by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to support the Navy and Marine Corps 250th.
June 27, 2023
Homecoming 250 Hosts Navy Planners
Homecoming 250 welcomed planners, including from US Fleet Forces, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, and Navy Community Outreach, to plan the Navy/Marine Week in October 2023 and the Navy and Marine Corps 250th in Fall 2025.
June 14, 2023
Homecoming 250 Hosts Marine Corps Planners
Board Members of Homecoming 250 met with Marine Corps planners to coordinate the Navy/Marine Week set for October 9-15, 2023, and prepare for the Navy and Marine Corps 250th celebration in 2025.
May 24, 2023
Homecoming 250 Thanks the Secretary of the Navy
At Fleet Week NY, Homecoming 250 President George Leone thanked Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro for his support of the Navy and Marine Corps 250th celebration in Philadelphia and Camden in 2025.
May 11, 2023
Subaru of America Supports Homecoming 250
The leaders of Camden-based Subaru of America presented the Homecoming 250 Board with a $25,000 check to support its planning for the Navy and Marine Corps 250th celebration in Philadelphia and Camden in 2025.
December 7, 2022
Homecoming 250 Keynotes Navy Commemoration
At the Pearl Harbor Ceremony onboard the Battleship New Jersey, Chair George Leone outlined Homecoming 250's plans to celebrate the Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthdays in 2025, and got an enthusiastic response.
November 7, 2022
Homecoming 250 Featured on Comcast Newsmakers
George Leone, Chair of the Board for Homecoming 250 Navy Marine Corps, discusses the preparations underway to celebrate the 250th anniversary of founding of the Navy and Marine Corps in 2025!
October 17, 2022
Homecoming 250 Profiled in Military Officer Magazine
This article on Homecoming 250 - "A Bash for 250th Birthdays" - is courtesy of the Military Officers Association of America, the nation’s largest and most influential association of military officers.
October 3, 2022
Homecoming 250 Hosts Navy Secretaries at its Fall Event
Secretaries of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite and John Lehman greeted Homecoming 250 supporters, including Silver Star recipient Bill Moy. Mr. Lehman and Chair George Leone spoke about the Navy and Marine Corps 250th!
September 14, 2022
Homecoming 250 Illustrates its Plans for the Navy and Marine Corps 250th in 2025
Homecoming 250 has a new video showing its plans to celebrate the Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthdays at their birthplace, highlighting the history, showing off the ships, and featuring other festivities!
January 14, 2022
America250PA Interviews Homecoming 250 Head About Navy and Marines 250th
Homecoming 250 Chair George Leone was interviewed by its partner America250PA's Communications Coordinator Bri Farrand about Homecoming 250's plans for hosting the main Navy and Marine 250th celebrations at their Philadelphia birthplace.
November 10, 2021
Homecoming 250 and the Union League of Philadelphia
Homecoming 250 presented plans for the Semiquincentennial to the Armed Services Council of the Union League of Philadelphia, and spread the word at the League's American Legion and Marine Corps Birthday celebrations.
October 13, 2021
Homecoming 250 Kickoff on Navy Birthday 2021
Homecoming 250 celebrated the Navy birthday October 13, 2021 with a bang! Thank you Battleship New Jersey for the party and the big bang!
September 20, 2021
Homecoming 250’s Presentation to the Historic Naval Ships Association
Homecoming 250 illustrates for the Historic Naval Ships Association the plans to celebrate the Navy and Marine 250th with an unprecedented gathering of ships from every major war the Navy fought.
July 9, 2021
6 ABC’s Coverage of Homecoming 250’s Inaugural News Conference
Excitement builds in the Greater Philadelphia area to host the Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthday celebrations.
July 9, 2021
Homecoming 250’s Inaugural Press Conference
On July 9, 2021, with dignitaries from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Camden, Homecoming 250 Navy Marine Corps launches its proposal to host the Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthdays. Watch the highlights here!
July 9, 2021
Homecoming 250 Navy Marine Corps Aims to Bring Navy, Marine Corps 250th Celebrations to Greater Philadelphia
Homecoming 250's Press Release in July 2021 announces its proposal to bring the main celebration of the Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthdays to their birthplace.
Cultural and Educational Activities
The Navy and Marine Corps 250th celebrations are not just for touring spectacular ships, recreating the tavern that gave birth to the Marine Corps, and watching aerial displays.
The Navy 250th Celebration
An unmatchable commemoration of Navy history.
The Marine Corps 250th Celebration
Celebrating the birth of the Corps with a monumental achievement.
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