Who we are
A veterans organization
Of Honorably Discharged/Active Duty U.S. Marines, FMF Navy Corpsman, Associate members, and their family members.
our Marine Corps league detachment 1316
What we do
Members of the Marine Corps League join in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving traditions, promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps, banding together those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged from that service and to perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.
Did You Know??
If you are an Honorably Discharged Veteran from another U.S. Military Branch you can join as an Associate Member of The Marine Corps League Detachment #1316. For more information email us at marinecorpsleague1316@gmail.com
Commandant's 2024 Message
This Month in Marine corps history
- On November 1, 1983 * 300 U.S. Marines from the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) staged an amphibious and helicopter landing on the island of Carriacou.
- On November 8, 1990 * President George H.W. Bush adds more troops to those already deployed to the Persian Gulf area in support of Operation Desert Shield.
- November 10, 1921 * marks the date of the first formal celebration of the Marine Corps' birthday. On October 21 of that year, Major Edwin McClellan sent a memo to then-Commandant of the Marine Corps, John A. Lejeune, proposing that the original date of the founding of the Marine Corps, November 10, be declared a Marine Corps holiday to be celebrated by Marines across the globe. Less than two weeks later, on November 1, Commandant Lejeune issued Marine Corps Order No. 47 summarizing the history, mission, and tradition of the Corps, and directed that it be read to all Marine commands each year on November 10.
- On November 13, 1983 * the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, containing the names of more than 13,000 Marines who lost their lives in Vietnam, was dedicated during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
- On November 17, 1918 * 4th Marine Regiment begin their march to Germany.
- On November 20, 1943 * the 2nd Marine Division, commanded by Major General Julian C. Smith, landed on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, in the Gilbert Islands and declares the island secures.
- On November 24 1992 * Marines lowered the flag at the Subic Bay U.S. Naval Facility in the Philippines for the last time, ending an almost century of U.S. presence in the country.
- On November 25, 1968 * the conclusion of Operation Lancaster II ended 10 months of military action against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops.
- On November 27, 1950 * one of the most well-known chapters in Marine Corps history as the Marines successfully fought their way southward out of Chosin Reservoir.
The 249th Marine Corps Ball
The 249th Marine Corps Ball is set for November 9th Contact the Marine Corps Birthday Ball
Committee at:
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for information
Giving Back * Monthly Raffle Winner
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