Ark Staff Sergeant. Lexus Martinez described her dance experience with Vice President GD Vans In Commander in Chief Ball as a moment “once in a lifetime”, a moment full of excitement and a little nervousness.
“It was very nerve,” Martinez, 27, said during an interview with him. “Fox and Friends” Friday. “I felt a slight improvement when I saw everyone. He made me feel better.”
Martinez remembered how Vans helped calm her nerves behind the scenes with a light joke.
She said, “I was very tense, and I stayed away from him, so I did not trample on his feet.” “This is exactly what he said behind the scenes,” I hope you will not go my feet, “and I said,” Well, I hope you teach me how to dance. “
Martinez was chosen from among the hundreds of applicants to get this honor. Her family was shocked when they learned that she would participate in this prestigious event.
She said, “Not everyone thought I would have the opportunity.” “They were all really excited. Everyone was listening, and they told everyone, and everyone shared how it was for me.”
People gather to celebrate the Commander -in -Chief to celebrate the inauguration of US President Donald Trump in Washington, the United States, January 20, 2025. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
President Trump speaks in the ball of freedom: “We will turn our country quickly.”
During dance, Martinez and Fath were associated with their joint service in the Marine Corps.
Vans, the first vice president to work as a soldier in the Marine Corps, was a combat correspondent from 2003 to 2007, including a tour of Iraq, before moving to civilian life and joining Ohio State University.
the Commander in Chief of the ballIt is a traditional part of the inauguration celebrations, and honors members of military service. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Osha Vance danced with members of the service during the event.
Trump gratefully addressed the audience, saying: “I had no privilege in life higher than being your supreme leader, not once but twice.”
He thanked the members of the service for their contributions, pointing to their role in helping him to return to the White House.
US President Donald Trump attends the inauguration ceremony of the Supreme Commander in Washington, the United States, January 20, 2025. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
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The president also highlighted the creation Space During his first term, describing it as an important addition to the army.
Martinez, contemplating the dance, said that the moment was surreal and deeply meaningful.
She said: “I am very proud (to be a soldier in the Marine Corps) because many people cannot do this.” “I am very excited to find out that I am one of the few who are proud to be a US Marines.”
