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Since its earliest days, the League has enjoyed the support and encouragement of the active duty and reserve establishments of the Marine Corps. The League boasts a membership of more than 60,000 men and women, officer and enlisted, active duty, reserve Marines, honorably discharged Marine veterans, qualified Navy FMF corpsmen and qualified ...
Marine Corps League; Military Officers Association of America; Military Order of the Carabao (organized by officers of the Philippine Insurrection) Military Order of the Cootie; Military Order of the Dragon (organized by officers of the China Relief Expedition) Military Order of Foreign Wars (organized by veterans of the Mexican War)
The original membership was consisted of commissioned officers of the Regular or Volunteer Army, U.S. Navy, or U.S. Marine Corps who served during the.American Civil War or who had served and thereafter been commissioned and who thereby had aided in maintaining the honor, integrity, and supremacy of the national movement" during the Civil War.
Young Marines training in Okinawa. The Young Marines was founded in 1959, by the Brass City detachment of the Marine Corps League in Waterbury, CT.The Young Marines received its charter on October 17, 1965, and continued its affiliation with the MCL as well as becoming US Marine Corps drug demand reduction program for youth in July 1993.
The culture of the United States Marine Corps is widely varied but unique amongst the branches of the United States Armed Forces. [1] Because members of the Marine Corps are drawn from across the United States (and resident aliens from other nations), [2] it is as varied as each individual Marine but tied together with core values and traditions passed from generation to generation of Marines.
The Marine Corps Association is a manifestation of the wisdom, initiative, dedication and loyalty of a corps of outstanding officers such as Waller, Karmany, Lejeune, Little and many others whose vision led the Marine Corps forward and resulted in its becoming a significant and respected element of the nation's armor.
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Surviving spouses of deceased officers are eligible for auxiliary membership. [1] [2] [4] The association is governed by a board of directors. The board is composed of 36 members from all eight uniformed services. Board members also represent six geographic regions. The board elects its chairman and three vice chairmen.