Casual but not too much so. The way he sees you will be the impression he has in his mind for months to come. With that in mind, a pretty dress or skirt and blouse would be nice.
Do not show up dressed like his brother in jeans and a tee shirt. Pretty, but modest and conservative rather than trashy. Take care about your footwear, These events are sometimes held on a parade ground that is gravel.. Heels would be a bad idea, but a low wedge would be OK.
North Carolina in November it will be cold. If you wear a short skirt, have a good coat on top or you will freeze. Don;t wear anything that will call attention to yourself.
It is your boyfriend's day for completing Marine bootcamp.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.