The 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.
December 12, 2024
Keeping You Safe for Homecoming 250 Celebrations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will host several high profile and heavily attended events in the next few years, including the International Federation of Football Association World Cup soccer games, the Homecoming 250 Navy and…
December 10, 2024
Homecoming 250 Mention by American College of Financial Services
Thank you American College of Financial Services for helping us spread the word!
November 23, 2024
PECO Donates to Homecoming 250
Peco Energy Company donated $10,000 to the Homecoming 250 Navy Marine Corps (Homecoming 250) organization to support its upcoming Navy & Marine Corps 250th Celebration, which will take place in Philadelphia, Camden…
November 21, 2024
We’re in the News
Thank you for helping us spread the word! The 250th Celebrations of the Navy and Marine Corps Founding will happen in October and November 2025. Open to the public!
November 20, 2024
Homecoming 250 on PHL-17
We appreciate the news media helping us get the word out. The celebration will be in October and November 2025. Celebrating the birth of the Navy and Marine Corps.
October 9, 2024
ROI NJ talks about Homecoming 250
The first of these opportunities will be in the fall of 2025 when Homecoming 250, a non-profit organization, will host a pair of 250th birthday parties – one for the U.S. Navy…
August 27, 2024
WSFS Donates to Homecoming 250
Thank you WSFS for the wonderful donation! This will help Homecoming 250 plan the Semiquincentennial (250th) of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The celebration takes place in October and November…
June 17, 2024
Navy Supply Corps Supports Homecoming 250
Big thanks to the Navy Supply Corps for their support of our effort. Their letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is shown.
June 3, 2024
Philadelphia 2026: Celebrations kick off this summer for America’s Semiquincentennial
Homecoming 250's plans for celebrating the Navy and Marine Corps 250th anniversaries was mentioned! Clip from Fox News.
May 6, 2024
Article on MSN/ NBC news on the Tun Tavern rebuild.
The Tun Tavern Legacy Foundation has achieved a huge milestone. The Foundation has secured land to build The Tun!
May 4, 2024
Philadelphia Business Journal Article on Homecoming 250
Thank you Philadelphia Business Journal for this great article previewing Homecoming 250's plans for the 2025 Navy and Marine Corps Birthday Celebrations!
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.
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 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.
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!
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
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!
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