Reader Submitted Pictures: Marine Corps Ball

 

At 6PM SL time on Sunday November 10, The Veterans Tribute held its Marine Corps Ball in honor of the anniversary of the founding of the US Marines. Eespy Spyker and Dena McMahon would send pictures of the event to the Newser.

 

See the pictures in Events. 

 

Veterans Day

 

 

 Have an honored Veterans Day from the Second Life Newser.

Taken at the Veterans Tribute

Veterans Tribute Opens

 

 

 The Veterans Tribute is now open in Second Life. This is the eighteenth year this annual event in honor of veterans has taken place, with memorials and music parties set up for a short time in November.

 

The 18th Annual SL Veteran's Tribute is non-political and serves one purpose and one purpose only and that is to honor all the men and women that have given willing of their time to protect the lives we enjoy today. Visit the wall and honor a loved one or leave a tribute for the ones there!

 

 

The main feature is the Memorial Wall. Each of the bricks represents a veteran alive or deceased who served, the names contributed by residents. The Newser has written about some in the past, such as Lothi Aeon/Army Specialist Jacob D. Borton and a group of ten soldiers whose story was told by one Marine. While the majority on the Wall are American, there are other veterans honored.

 

 There are other memorials at the Tribute, such as this one honoring the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. 

There's also music events every day. One can get announcements in the inworld group, or on Discord. 

The Tribute is located at Stillwater Cove (41/6/29).

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Veterans Day At The Veterans Tribute

 

 

On Veterans Day, Saturday November 11, I dropped by the Veterans Tribute, which was having events much of the day at the carrier Enterprise. Dena McMahon was the DJ for the Noon to 2 PM event, and played a number of patriotic tunes. She concluded her set with the "United States Armed Forces Medley," featuring parts of the anthems of all the US Military Branches.

 

From Eesy Spyker on Discord

 The big event was the night before on Friday November 10, when the US Marine Corps Ball took place from 6 to 9 PM SL time. The event, held in honor of the anniversary of the US Marine Corps founding, was packed, with almost eighty avatars on the sim, "The Marine Corps Ball was amazing!!  Up to, last count, around 78 of our most amazing people!"

 

Other locations, such as Club Cutlass, would also have Veterans Day events.

The Veterans Tribute will be up until tomorrow, Tuesday November 14.

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Veterans Day

 

 

Taken at the Veterans Tribute, at the Tomb of the Unknowns:  "Here Rests In Honored Glory An American Soldier Known Only To God."

Have an honored Veterans Day

 

Announcement: US Marine Corps Ball At Veterans Tribute

 

 The 17th Annual Second Life Veteran's Tribute requests your presence in joining us as we celebrate 248 years of the UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS with a formal ball.

Friday, November 10, 2023 from 6 p.m. SLT - 9 p.m. SLT

DJ Flattop Ewing, SGT USMC (1992 - 2000), will be the Emcee/DJ for the evening's festivities  located at the 17th Annual Second Life Veteran's Tribute Venue.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Meadow%20Grove/71/230/31

 

 

Events At The Veterans Tribute

 

 

 The Veterans Tribute is still going. And there's music events every day there. On Sunday, Charlee and I dropped by to DJ Nikki Bourne's set, which was followed by Krysta Constantine.

The events will continue for at least the rest of the week.

 

 

Tuesday 11/07: 2-4 PM Baako, 4-6 PM Lucious Giano

Wednesday 11/08 : 4-6 PM DJ Freed, 6-8 PM DJ Perg

Thursday 11/09: 6-8 PM DJ Nikki Bourne

Friday 11/10:  2-4 PM Baako,4-6PM DJ Dena McMahon, 6-9PM Marine Corps Ball

Saturday 11/11: 12-2 PM DJ Dena, 2-4 PM Baako,4-7 PM DJ Flatt/Spyker , 7-9 PM DJ Iniry Vaher

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Meadow%20Grove/113/147/22

 

Veterans Tribute Opens

 

Yesterday on Wednesday November 1, the Veterans Tribute opened in Second Life. A salute to veterans in the United States and other places around the world, this location appears online very year at the start of November and is up until around the middle of the month. This is the seventeenth year the Tribute has taken place.

Come see the amazing venue Arinarose has built for us this year, on this awesome sim donated by Dram Seekers! I see new exhibits, a coffee shop, great cabin to relax by the fire, and the USS Enterprise joins us this year!

The main part of the Tribute is the memorial wall, also known as the Tribute Wall. It is made up of names submitted by SL residents to honor loved ones, friends, friends of friends, or anyone they feel deserves a stone from any branch of the military, not just from America's Armed Forces, but from any military from around the world, "Honoring those currently serving, those who have served, and those who have paid the ultimate price in defense of their country." Residents can fill out a notecard by touching the red box near the entrance and drop it in to request a new stone for someone. 

Other parts of the Tribute also deserve a mention. There are warplanes in the skies and military vehicles on the ground. There is a place honoring Canadian soldiers who were killed during the War on Terror. What's different this year is a build of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which will host the Marine Corps Ball later this month.

To celebrate the Tribute being up, there was a small party by the staff at 6PM SL time, with Dena McMahon as the DJ. CANA (Canaris Restless) invited those taking pictures to post them in the group Flickr, " or send them my way so we can put them in the gallery."

A fine tribute to the veterans of America, and it's friends.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Meadow%20Grove/113/147/22

Bixyl Shuftan

Various Veterans Day Events

 

Last week was Veterans Day in the United States, or Remembrance Day/Armistice Day as it's known in some other countries. That week, numerous locations would play events large and small in honor of those who had been soldiers, sailors, and airmen. The Newser was at a few.

 

Read the story in Events. 

Veterans Tribute Ends

Sometime late Monday Night November 14, the Veterans Tribute came down. The island had been opened on November 1, a tribute to veterans. While aimed primarily at American veterans, other nations weren't forgotten as the Memorial Wall had numerous flags, and the stones had numerous small American and Canadian flags rezzed by visitors. There were a few small events following Veterans Day, the last one on Monday night having a few last minute visitors.

"A shout out and thank you to everyone that made this years Tribute amazing."

Veterans Day

 

 

 Have an honored Veterans Day

Taken at the Veterans Tribute

Veterans Tribute Open

 

 

The Second Life Veterans Tribute is up and open to the public. Every November, this location appears on the map as a homage to veterans. There are various locations such as the September 11 memorial and the event stage. But the main location is the memorial wall, which is made up of bricks representing those who served. This is the 16th showing 

 

The Newser has written about some of the men on the wall, such as Lohti Aeon and one group of Iraq War Marines who didn't make it home alive. 

Those interested in DJing or otherwise performing for the event are invited to fill out this Google Doc (link).

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Stony%20Brook/249/29/24

Some Veterans Day Events

 

Happy Vixen Club

Thursday November 11

8 PM to 10 PM 

DJ Cynthia

Purrfection Estates (236, 219, 24)    

(use teleport to get to pirate island)

 

Veterans Tribute

 2 too 4 PM DJ Bakko

 4 to 6 PM DJ Dena

 6 to 8 PM DJ Hunter

 8 to 10 PM DJ Spyker

Rainbow Dream (128/128/21)

 

Club Cutlass

Friday November 12

6PM to 8PM

DJ Snowbuns

Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757)
 

Happy Birthday US Marines

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Wednesday November 10 was the anniversary of the founding of the US Marines, 246 years since the founding of the Continental Marines in 1775 (July 11, 1798 was when they were re-founded under the Federal Government). To celebrate, the Veterans Tribute held a party in their honor, with a number of residents whom were Marine veterans present. 

The 15th Annual Second Life Veteran's Tribute requests your presence in joining us as we celebrate 246 years of the UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS with a formal ball.  The ball is open to both military and civilians. 

DJ Huntyr played the music from 5 to 7 PM.From 7 to 10 PM, the music was DJed by Flattop Ewing.  A benediction was done by Samson Rowley.

There was a cake in the corner. There was also a present giver that when clicked would offer a package. When unpacked, the person would get a Marine-themed bracelet. 

This is far from the last of the Veterans Tribute events. Today, there are eight hours of events planned there from 2 to 10 PM. 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rainbow%20Dream/128/128/21

Bixyl Shuftan
 

The Second Life Veterans Tribute

 

Veterans Day / Remembrance Day is in six days. But since November 1, one place in Second Life has been doing a homage to veterans: the Veterans Tribute. This year marks the fifteenth the Tribute has appeared in Second Life. It is known for it's Memorial Wall, which lists the names of hundreds of veterans, past and present. But there are also a few events going on.

Read more in Places.
 

News In Brief

 
There's a lot going on, and only a little time to write about it. So here's some news in brief that we will try to describe in more detail later.

The Veterans Tribute is back in Second Life. To check it out, head to Rainbow Dream (128/128/21).

The Film Threat Theater has a new movie, made by a small independent studio, being reviewed: "Corona Zombies," and they plan to review a new one every month.

In the official blog, Linden Lab has the "Spotlight" on noted artist Bryn Oh.

There's a couple new places for gaming in Second Life. One is in Bellisseria at Zwischen (79/228/33). The other is at Montecito Bay, their new Arcade at Montecito Bay (118/223/22).

In the Web User Group on November 3, Inara Pey wrote that the Lab says they haven't given up on making a mobile app, and is aware that many residents were disappointed at the news of development being halted. But the pause will likely last for "a number of weeks." There was also some talk about the Zenescope NFT Sweepstakes, there should be a new batch of last names around Christmas, and some Marketplace store owners are reporting drops in income of 30 to 50 percent.

There's more going on about Facebook changing its name to Meta, such as a computer company already having the name, and the owner asking for $20 million for it (IGN article). Neal Stephenson, the author of the the novel Snow Crash that coined the term "Metaverse," had a few things to say about Facebook's move (Axios article), as did Grumpy Linden in an interview with a French magazine (Modem World article).

More on these subjects, and more, when we have time. 

Bixyl Shuftan
 

Some Veterans Day Events

It was a hundred years ago last week, November 11, in which the first Veterans Day, or Armistice Day as it was called then, was held. In real life, there were parades, ceremonies, and other events. There were also some events held in Second Life to honor those who served in the Armed Forces.

Read more in Events.

Flattop Ewing and Sarah Ewing on the Veterans Tribute

Once again, the Veterans Tribute is in Second Life. This year is different from recent ones in that the two people whom were behind it early on, Flattop Ewing and Sarah Ewing, have returned to Second Life after an absence. Back in organizing the tribute, the Newser recently met up with them to talk about the annual event to honor Veterans, in both it's early days and what it's become.

Read the article in People.

Veterans Day Parties This Weekend

There are a few Veterans Day events going on this weekend. The Second Life Veterans Tribute will be having music events this weekend from Saturday November 9 to Veterans Day Monday November 11. The schedule and number of music parties known is not yet available.

Northern Lights (129/32/38)

Another event going on is the Marine Corps Ball, organized by the Second Life Veterans Tribute, but taking place on Veterans Isle. It will take place Saturday November 9 from 6 to 8 PM. Veterans Tribute organizer Flattop Ewing will be DJing.

Veterans Isle (116/206/23)

The region the Newser office makes it's home in, the Sunweavers, will be having a Veterans Day event of it's own. The community has several veterans among it's numbers. This includes Cynthia Farshore, who will be DJing for the party. It takes place after Veterans Day, on Wednesday November 13 from 6 to 8PM.

Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

Addition: The Cutlass event was originally for Saturday November 9, but was moved up a few days.

Veterans Tribute And Sci-Fi Expo Return

With Halloween over, attention turns to upcoming holidays. Among these is Veterans Day. And so the annual Second Life Veterans Tribute, the thirteenth one, has returned.

The Tribute itself is non-political and serves one purpose and one purpose only and that is to honor all the men and women that have given willing of their time to protect the lives we enjoy today. 

This wall consists of names submitted by those in Second Life to honor their loved ones from any branch of military service, in any country. Honoring those currently servinc, those who have served, and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of their country.

There will be at least one event at the Tribute, the SL Marine Corps Ball, on November 9, the day before the anniversary of the official founding of the Marine Corps.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Northern%20Lights/129/32/38

Also taking place is the Sci-Fi Expo. This sister event to the annual Sci-Fi Convention takes place every fall while the Con takes place in Spring or Summer. Taking place on the Solaris Station sim, the event raises funds for the Relay for Life, which does so in behalf of the American Cancer Society.

The kickoff for the Expo was on Saturday Nov 2. Further information can be found on the Sci-Fi Con website at https://scificonventionsl.wordpress.com/ .

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Solaris%20Station/107/79/38

Bixyl Shuftan

Addition:  I was told after writing this that the location of the Marine Corps Ball has been moved from the Tribute grounds to Veterans Isle.