Rochester celebrates 250th birthday of U.S. Marine Corps, honors WWII veteran Bill Lisi

GATES, N.Y. — The Italian American Community Center hosted a 250th birthday celebration for the United States Marine Corps on Saturday. The event honored the history of the Marines, with a special tribute to one of Rochester’s oldest Marines, Bill Lisi, a World War II veteran.

“I learned more in the Marine Corps than I did in three or four years of college,” Lisi said. “I learned how to work with people, talk to people.”…

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