FLOTUS pool #7 - Camp Lejeune Marines and hanger remarks

Second Lady Usha Vance took the stage at 3:40pm to wish the Marines a Happy 250th Birthday and introduce First Lady Melania Trump.

First Lady Melania Trump took the stage at 3:43 pm to cheers and her remarks are being live-streamed.

She recognized two Marines, inviting them to the stage:

Sergeant Blake Donoher, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Warrior of the Month

Corporal Daishamari Cannon, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 NCO of the Quarter

Pool arrived earlier and was escorted to a hanger with about 1,000 marines at 3:15 pm

On display at the hanger is an UH-1Y Venom helicopter, an MV-22 Osprey, a Bell AH-1Z Viper, an Amphibious Combat Vehicle, and a Light Armored Vehicle

As Marines awaited FLOTUS and SLOTUS , the conductor of the marine Band instructed a young girl named Charlie in the audience on how to conduct the Marine Band.