It’s Navy/Marine Corps Week in Philadelphia! The Department of the Navy brings the celebration to the City of Brotherly Love through October 15th. Why? To talk about why the Navy matters to our area. More than 200 Sailors and Marines from across the nation will be milling around Philly and Camden to host programs to educate and inform us about the importance of what they do.
According to Cmdr. Anthony Falvo, who is the director of the Navy’s Office of Community Outreach. (He oversees the event):
The Navy/Marine Corps team is our nation’s most powerful instrument of military influence, and this week will allow us to showcase how we collectively serve America at sea, in the air, and ashore. Further, it will allow us to demonstrate how we directly impact the people in and around the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
In addition to stops at several area schools, while in town Sailors and Marines will participate in more than 100 events including volunteering at Camden’s Cathedral Kitchen and Evergreen Cemetery, Philadelphia’s Police Athletic League, Independence Seaport Museum, and Greater Philadelphia’s YMCAs.
The Navy Band Northeast will perform at several locations throughout the week, as will (my favorite) the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon.
According to Outreach Navy, representatives from the following will also be in attendance for Navy/Marine Corps Week in Philadelphia: USS Cooperstown (LCS 23); USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735); USS Germantown (LSD 42); USS Scranton (SSN 756); Marines with Headquarters Marine Corps and Marine Corps Base Quantico; Marine Corps Recruiting Command; Marine Recruiting Stations Harrisburg and New Jersey; Marine Forces Reserve; 3D Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment Artillery Marines; 2D Marine Division Band; Naval History and Heritage Command; USS Constitution; U.S. Navy Esports; Navy Band Northeast; U.S. Ceremonial Guard Drill Team and Color Guard; Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command; Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia; Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group; Navy Weapon Systems Support; U.S. Naval Academy; the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration; Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg; Office of Civilian Human Resources; Office of Small Business Programs, Naval Support Activity Philadelphia; U.S. Coast Guard – Delaware Bay; and U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
Calendar of Events for Navy/Marine Corps Week in Philadelphia:
Monday, October 9, 2023
The Rocky statue is seen outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art on January 28, 2023.
7:45am – 8:30am – Rocky Steps Run
8:00am – 5:00pm – Navy Displays at Independence National Historical Park
10:00am – 12:00pm – American Swedish Historical Museum
11:00am – 2:00pm – Why Not Propser
11:00am – 1:00pm – Independence Seaport Museum
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Betsy Ross Museum
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
8:00am – 5:00pm – Navy Displays at Independence National Historical Park
8:00am – 12:00pm – Doing Business with the Department of Defense
9:00am – 11:00am – Penn’s Landing Clean-up
10:00am – 1:00pm – Vietnam Commemoration Group – VA Hospital
11:00am – 12:00pm – Navy Band Performance – Philadelphia VA Hospital
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Pat’s King of Steaks
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Navy Band Performance – VA Hospital Community Living Center
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Vietnam Commemoration Group – VA Hospital Community Living Center
2:00pm – 2:45pm – Navy Band Performance – VA Hospital Community Living Center
5:00pm – 6:00pm – Navy Band Performance – Chapel of Four Chaplains
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
6:00am – 11:00am – Media Day aboard USS Cooperstown
8:00am – 5:00pm – Navy and Marine Displays at Independence National Historical Park
9:00am – 12:00pm – Evergreen Cemetery Clean-up
9:00am – 11:00am – Penn’s Landing Clean-up
12:45pm – 3:30pm – Philabundance Hunger Relief Center
3:30pm – 4:30pm – USMC Silent Drill Performance (Independence Mall)
6:00pm – 9:00pm – Navy Ceremonial Guard at the Philadelphia 76ers game
6:00pm – 8:30pm – Navy Band / USMC Band Joint Performance at Seaport Museum
Thursday, October 12, 2023
8:00am – 5:00pm – Navy & Marine Displays at Independence National Historical Park
9:00am – 11:00am – Penn’s Landing Clean-up
9:30am – 1:30pm – Heroic Gardens Clean-up
10:30am – 11:30am – Camden, NJ Navy Proclamation
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Ceremonial Guard Performance at Independence Park
3:30pm – 4:30pm – USMC Silent Drill Performance Independence Park
6:00pm – 7:30pm – Small Things Philly
Friday, October 13, 2023
Happy 248th Birthday, US Navy!!!
8:00am – 5:00pm – Navy and Marine Displays at Independence Park
10:00am – 11:00am – Flag raising & Navy / Marine Corps Week Proclamation
3:30pm – 4:30pm – USMC Silent Drill Performance at Independence Park
5:00pm – 6:00pm – Navy Band Performance at the Army-Navy Cup XII Soccer Game at Subaru Park in Chester
6:00pm – 9:00pm – Army-Navy Cup XII Soccer Game
7:00pm – 8:00pm – USMC Silent Drill Team at Northeast High School (vs. Lincoln High School Football Game)
Saturday, October 14, 2023
8:00am – 5:00pm – Navy Displays at Independence National Historical Park
8:00am – 4:00pm – USS Cooperstown Public Tours
12:00pm – 3:00pm – Villanova Football Game
Sunday, October 15, 2023
8:00am – 4:00pm – USS Cooperstown Public Tours
10:00am – 11:00am – Commodore Barry Wreath Laying & Mass at St. Mary’s Church
