11/13/2022
Great parade and great turn out from our League members! Thank you to all who found time to be a part of such a fantastic event and as always, thank you all for your service!
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The Marine Corps League (MCL) is a Marine Corps oriented organization comprised of persons who are serving, or have served honorably in the United States Marine Corps "on active duty", for not less than ninety (90) days, and persons who are serving, or have served in the United States Marine Corps reserve, and have earned no less than ninety (90) reserve retirement credit points, and United States
Navy Corpsmen who have trained and served with United States Marine Fleet Marine Forces (FMF) units in excess of ninety (90) days and have earned the Marine Corps device (clasp) worn on the service ribbon, and those who earn the Warfare Device authorized for FMF Corpsmen, shall be eligible for regular membership in the Marine Corps League. Interested individuals, who are not qualified to join as regular members of the League, may be accepted as Associate Members. The Marine Corps League was established in June 1923, during a reunion in New York, of Marines who had served in the 1st World War. The League was chartered by an act of the United States Congress on August 4th, 1937. The League was authorized to assist and aid in presenting claims before the Veterans Administration by Public Law # 243, passed by the 74th Congress of the United States of America
11/12/2022
Great event! Yet again the Cape Fear Country Club did not disappoint! The food was delicious! Lots of camaraderie! The oldest Marine last night that was celebrated, was born in 1925, and got on the dance floor showing his moves! The youngest Marine, a Staff Sergeant born in 1984. Traditions filled the evening, a reminder of just some of the things that makes the Marine Corps the best branch of service to walk the planet! No finer friend, no worse enemy, an unshakable bond of brother and sisterhood!
06/08/2022
Last Nights Meeting was a success! We awarded four scholarships to four very hardworking and deserving graduates, for the first time since the Pandemic! We are very proud of these young adults!
Also our guest speaker from Access of Wilmington - Project Soar Samantha Wang came to speak and was given a certificate and Challenge Coin.
To join Project Soar, please follow the link
https://www.accession.org/project-soar
Regardless of your age, and or your abilities there are many opportunities that are free to you to take part in, if for nothing more than the camaraderie. Give it a try! Add yourself to the mailing list of events! You would be amazed at all that is available to you for free!
Access of Wilmington Project Soar is a Non Profit.
11/15/2021
Great turn out, Great fellowship and Great food! A great big Thank You to Mission BBQ for the wonderful meal and to Troy Bradley for the delicious Birthday Cake as well as these great pictures. To Tim Ciotti for the grand Entertainment, and to those who fulfilled special assignments, donated supplies, and or had a hand in the reserving the Shelter at Empie Park, preparations, decorations planning and ex*****on of a great gathering Outdoors. A Special Thank You to Captain Wilbur Jones USN-R for being so gracious as to be this years guest speaker, and to all who showed up to help us celebrate! We couldn’t have done it without all of you! I am very sorry if I left anyone out. If I have, feel free to message me so I can add the info because I certainly want to give credit where Credit is due. Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!
11/07/2021
A great day for a Veterans Day Parade!
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08/12/2021
"On Monday, I received a text from the United States Marines asking me if Peyton had interest in joining the Marines after high school next year.
I had a little laugh, a moment of sadness, and then responded and thanked him for reaching out. I thanked him for his service and explained that Peyton was a child with special needs and would not qualify. He texted back and said, 'No problem, ma’am. Would Peyton like any stickers or a t-shirt from the Marines?' I told him Peyton would be honored to wear a USMC t-shirt. He said he would make sure he got one.
I assumed he meant he would drop it in the mail. He did not; he hand delivered Peyton’s t-shirt to him today! Meet Staff Sergeant Anthony Sandoval United States Marine! Thank you Sgt. Sandoval, you are a true Marine and we are grateful to have met you today."
We're filming an exciting new video project and want to hear from YOU! Show the world the power of extraordinary stories. Email [email protected] to get involved.
Credit: Jennifer Carr-Forman
01/17/2021
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/16/us/marine-north-carolina-woman-died-107-trnd/index.html
Dorothy "Dot" Cole was the oldest living US Marine veteran when she died on January 7. She was 107 years old.
12/05/2020
Military Humor
A Taliban Army Platoon was on patrol when the commander noticed a lone Marine standing on a hilltop above their location. The commander told two of his soldiers to go take out the Marine, so they dropped their packs and promptly ran as fast as they could toward the Marine. Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The two soldiers followed.
For the next few moments there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air. Then as quickly as it had started, it stopped and the Marine appeared back on the hilltop. He brushed off his cammies, straightened his cover, crossed his arms and stood there looking down at the Taliban soldiers.
The infuriated commander called for a squad to go get the Marine. They promptly ran as fast as they could toward him. Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The squad followed, and for the next few minutes there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air. When it stopped, the Marine again returned to the hilltop. He brushed off his cammies, straightened his cover, crossed his arms and stood there looking down at the remaining Taliban soldiers.
The commander was really hot now. He ordered the rest of his platoon to attack the Marine. Determined that Taliban soldiers were far superior to one lone Marine, they had blood in their eyes as they ran up the hill. Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The blood-thirsty soldiers followed. For many minutes there were horrific screams and clouds of dust flying in the air. It continued and continued.
When it finally stopped, one lone soldier came crawling back to the commander, all bloody and beat about the head and shoulders. His uniform was torn, cuts were all over his body. The commander demanded a report. The lone soldier, trying to catch his breath, replied in a forceful yet trembling voice, "Sir, run... it was a trick.
There are TWO of them!!"
11/10/2020
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07/09/2020
Phillip Blanks credits his training as a Marine and security officer and instincts for his reaction
06/08/2020
A visitation will be held today for World War II veteran Jonas Bender who was one of the first African Americans to join the U.S. Marines. "At the time of his draft, the Marine Corps was an unequal and segregated institution," according to his obituary. "He trained at the segregated Montford Point i...
03/13/2020
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01/08/2020
The U. S. ended a planned exercise with the Moroccan military to send roughly 2,500 Marines into the Mediterranean Sea as tensions between the U. S. and Iran rise. The Marine Corps TImes reports that a defense official confirmed the26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship Ba...
12/31/2019
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12/16/2019
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters has issued orders today to Master Gunnery Sergeant S. Claus, recalling him to active duty, with a RNLTD of 24 Dec 2019.
MGySgt. Claus, known to use the alias “Saint Nicholas”, “Kris Kringle”, “Father Christmas”, or simply “Santa”, is a reserve Marine with 1,743 years of service.
He specializes as a tactical operator of the next generation DEC-25B, Cargo Airborne Delivery (CAnDY) Carrier.
The DEC-25B is contractor-modified and fully equipped with Cargo Antlered Navigation Equipment Sensors (CANES).
It has also been retrofitted with eight high-powered, air-cooled Rangifer Tarandus carrot-fed generators.
As a single seat cargo delivery platform, it is capable of vertical delivery of high-value items, take-off and landing without pilot controlled lighting (PCL).
These unique specifications, coupled with the additional Public Affairs skill sets possessed by Master Gunny Claus, classify the entire deployable package as a low-density, high-demand (LD/HD) asset.
Also recalled, were MSgts Dasher and Dancer, GySgts Prancer and V***n, SSgts Comet and Cupid, Cpl. Donner, and PFC Blitzen (recently selected for LCpl.)
PFC Rudolph is also authorized to report for duty; however, he must first successfully complete his Phase II SERE Training, which he has failed three times due to a medical condition related to his nose.
Although the above Marines are on orders for only 24 hours, it is anticipated that they will submit a travel claim for 24,901 miles at .56/mile, using a POV. Suitable Government transportation is not available.
As a special operations unit, each member is granted a high level of uniform flexibility, as well as relaxed grooming standards.
Per diem has been modified to include large quantities of hot cocoa and cookies.
Government travel card use has been authorized.
12/07/2019
Today, Lou Conter is one of just three USS Arizona crew members still alive.
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10/27/2019
The largest gathering of Medal of Honor recipients since the 1970s, the annual event was staged this year in the Tampa area and featured 46 of the 70 living medal honorees .
10/23/2019
08/28/2019
Rep. Mark Takano said failures at a VA hospital in Florida show the need for systemic reforms.
08/24/2019
The Jacksonville community gathered at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens Thursday morning to honor the legacy of Montford Point Marines. In 1942, President Roosevelt allowed African Americans to be recr…
08/20/2019
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05/26/2019
Active-duty su***de rates in the Navy and Marine Corps reached a 10-year high last year.
05/23/2019
Memorial Day’s intended purpose is too often overshadowed by activities that celebrate the first long weekend of summer, says the author.
05/03/2019
04/26/2019
Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black currently serves as sergeant major of manpower and reserve affairs.
04/17/2019
The in-store discount that launched this month applies throughout the year.
04/17/2019
Just feet from the end, the veteran's legs locked, but he pushed on, crawling on his hands and knees, in pain but determined to finish.
04/17/2019
MARSOC Identifies Raider Killed in Vehicle Accident
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - It is with heavy hearts that U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command announces the death of a Marine Raider following a tactical vehicle accident that occured aboard Camp Pendleton, April 13, 2019.
Staff Sgt. Joshua Braica, 29, a critical skills operator with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, suffered critical injuries when the MRZR tactical vehicle he was driving experienced a rollover. He was medically evacuated to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. He did not survive his injuries, passing away the evening of April 14. He was originally from Sacramento, Calif.
An investigation into the incident is underway.
Braica served in the Marine Corps for more than eight years, enlisting in July of 2010. He served as an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, and with Marine Aircraft Group 36. Braica deployed twice during his time in service. In 2011, he deployed as an intelligence specialist with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Pacific Command area of operations. Braica completed MARSOC's arduous training pipeline as a critical skills operator in 2015 and deployed with 1st Marine Raider Battalion to the Indo-Pacific Command region from July 2017 to January 2018. His personal decorations include: the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Gold Star in lieu of second award; two Good Conduct Medals; the National Defense Service Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; and three Sea Service Deployment Ribbons.
Staff Sgt. Braica was a graduate of the Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center; Marksmanship Instructor Course; MARSOC's Individual Training Course; MARSOC's Basic Language Course; the MARSOF Technical Surveillance Course; the MARSOF Network Operators Course; the Basic Airborne Course and Military Freefall School.
He is survived by his wife and son.
Our thoughts are with the family and teammates of Staff Sgt. Braica during this difficult time. MARSOC is providing care and support to them and we urge respect for their privacy as they grieve this loss.
04/09/2019
Obituary for SgtMaj Domenick Andrew Irrera, USMC (Ret) | Sergeant Major Domenick A. Irrera, USMC (Ret), 92, of Jacksonville, NC passed away Saturday April 6th 2019 surrounded by family and friends at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, NC. Born...
04/07/2019
Thank you to Brianne Ignelzi for taking these fantastic photos yesterday of her English Bulldog I.R. Grunt with our unit! We hope to see you all again! Just think Grunt can be the mascot next year! Great picture with our Junior Vice Commandant Ray Decker!
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Dear Marines of MCL Detachment 1070:
Thank you for helping make “Sounding Taps: A Duty of Remembrance” a success. This limited-edition book is the only one ever written by an active bugler whose heart is steeped in the military tradition of that last lullaby sounded in the presence of a tri-folded flag.
Available through Amazon.com in the original hard cover version, a new soft cover edition, and a full-color e-book, all proceeds go directly to BUGLES ACROSS AMERICA (BAA), a 501(c)3 charity whose sole mission is providing live buglers to sound Taps at veterans’ military funerals at no cost to the families of the fallen, the government, or honor guards.
"Sounding Taps" is the true journey of an old soldier who learned to play the bugle to honor those he discovered along the way. As featured in the fall issue of AT EASE magazine and the most recent issue of RESERVE + NATIONAL GUARD newspaper, each chapter is the memory of an unheralded military veteran who could have been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Instead, they rest in peace in small town or mostly forgotten country graveyards. For some, the visit by this lone bugler was probably the first time since the Civil War or another military service uniquely their own that their ghosts have heard these haunting notes. Try as we might, sometimes all we can do is remember and honor, and "Sounding Taps" does that.
Please consider giving one to your veteran for Christmas or Hanukah! Present a copy to your local honor guard commander or bugler. Or give one to yourself; the bugler ghosted on his country's "ragged old flag" will beckon you inside the stunning, black matte-finished cover where the high-quality printing and full color pictures resonate with the echoes of Taps. It’s guaranteed to find its place on the coffee table where the curious will join the author on tour, sounding Taps.
Robin Turner, Bugler
Thank you for helping make “Sounding Taps: A Duty of Remembrance” a success. This limited-edition book is the only one ever written by an active bugler whose heart is steeped in the military tradition of that last lullaby sounded in the presence of a tri-folded flag.
Available through Amazon.com in the original hard cover version, a new soft cover edition, and a full-color e-book, all proceeds go directly to BUGLES ACROSS AMERICA (BAA), a 501(c)3 charity whose sole mission is providing live buglers to sound Taps at veterans’ military funerals at no cost to the families of the fallen, the government, or honor guards.
"Sounding Taps" is the true journey of an old soldier who learned to play the bugle to honor those he discovered along the way. As featured in the fall issue of AT EASE magazine and the most recent issue of RESERVE + NATIONAL GUARD newspaper, each chapter is the memory of an unheralded military veteran who could have been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Instead, they rest in peace in small town or mostly forgotten country graveyards. For some, the visit by this lone bugler was probably the first time since the Civil War or another military service uniquely their own that their ghosts have heard these haunting notes. Try as we might, sometimes all we can do is remember and honor, and "Sounding Taps" does that.
Please consider giving one to your veteran for Christmas or Hanukah! Present a copy to your local honor guard commander or bugler. Or give one to yourself; the bugler ghosted on his country's "ragged old flag" will beckon you inside the stunning, black matte-finished cover where the high-quality printing and full color pictures resonate with the echoes of Taps. It’s guaranteed to find its place on the coffee table where the curious will join the author on tour, sounding Taps.
Robin Turner, Bugler
Just a FYI. Please pass along
Starting in April, the Jacksonville Vet Center will begin offering Readjustment Counseling Services on Mondays at the Vietnam Veterans of America Post 885 located at 801 Princess Street, Wilmington NC. In preparation, we will be holding two (2) informational meetings on Monday, April 15th. In these meetings we will discuss:
• The specific types of counseling options (E.G., Veteran PTSD Group, Partner Support Group, individual/couple/family counseling)
• Eligibility requirements
• The scope of counseling sessions
What: Learn more about Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Services being offered in your area When: 15 April 2019
Time(s): 1000 and 1300
Location: VVA 885 801 Princess Street, Wilmington NC
* If possible, please bring a copy of your DD214 to this meeting
WHAT IS READJUSTMENT COUNSELING
Readjustment counseling includes Individual, Group, Family/Marital (must be specific to military or deployment related issues) counseling offered to eligible Veterans, active duty service members, and their families in the effort to make a successful transition from military to civilian life
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE SERVICES
If you:
• Served in a combat zone (You do NOT have to have engaged in direct combat, you do NOT have to be
service connected for PTSD)
• Experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST) regardless of combat status
• Dealt directly with the treatment of the casualties of war but is not located in a combat theater area of
hostilities
• Were a member of a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) crew who participated in combat related missions
from outside the combat theater or area of hostility
There is NO COST for Readjustment Counseling Services.
Services are confidential (except when someone's safety may be compromised or issues involving potential or alleged child neglect/abuse), and the Vet Center does not share their information with the VA Hospitals or DOD.
Starting in April, the Jacksonville Vet Center will begin offering Readjustment Counseling Services on Mondays at the Vietnam Veterans of America Post 885 located at 801 Princess Street, Wilmington NC. In preparation, we will be holding two (2) informational meetings on Monday, April 15th. In these meetings we will discuss:
• The specific types of counseling options (E.G., Veteran PTSD Group, Partner Support Group, individual/couple/family counseling)
• Eligibility requirements
• The scope of counseling sessions
What: Learn more about Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Services being offered in your area When: 15 April 2019
Time(s): 1000 and 1300
Location: VVA 885 801 Princess Street, Wilmington NC
* If possible, please bring a copy of your DD214 to this meeting
WHAT IS READJUSTMENT COUNSELING
Readjustment counseling includes Individual, Group, Family/Marital (must be specific to military or deployment related issues) counseling offered to eligible Veterans, active duty service members, and their families in the effort to make a successful transition from military to civilian life
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE SERVICES
If you:
• Served in a combat zone (You do NOT have to have engaged in direct combat, you do NOT have to be
service connected for PTSD)
• Experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST) regardless of combat status
• Dealt directly with the treatment of the casualties of war but is not located in a combat theater area of
hostilities
• Were a member of a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) crew who participated in combat related missions
from outside the combat theater or area of hostility
There is NO COST for Readjustment Counseling Services.
Services are confidential (except when someone's safety may be compromised or issues involving potential or alleged child neglect/abuse), and the Vet Center does not share their information with the VA Hospitals or DOD.
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