b'Detachment 21Marine Corps LeagueInvites Active Duty MarinesCamp J.H. Pendleton Oceanside Detachment 21 Marine Corps League invites active duty Marines and Corpsmen to attend our monthly meeting. Meetings are held at theVANC Center, 1617 Mission Ave., Oceanside, CA. 92056. We meet the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6PM.History Of The First time attendees are welcome to come to ourHappy Hour from 5PM to 6PM. Marine Corps League Hot dogs, chips, soda, and 1st draft beer is providedThe Marine Corps League perpetuates the traditionsby the detachment. and spirit of ALL Marines and Navy FMF Corpsmen, whoPlease RSVP by email at mclpendletonoceanside@gmail.com proudly wear or who have worn the eagle, globe andor call 760-717-7444.anchor of the Corps. It takes great pride in crediting itsMarine Corps League Mission Statementfounding in 1923 to World War I hero, then Major GeneralMembers of the Marine Corps League join together in Commandant John A. Lejeune. It takes equal pride in itscamaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preservingFederal Charter, approved by An Act of the Seventy-Fifththe traditions and promoting the interests of the United Congress of the United States of America and signed States Marine Corps, banding together those who are now and approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who August 4, 1937.have been honorably discharged from that service that theyThe League is the only Federally Chartered Marine may effectively promote the ideals of American freedomCorps related veterans organization in the country.and democracy, voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance Since its earliest days, the Marine Corps League hasto all Marines, FMF Corpsmen and former Marines andenjoyed the support and encouragement of the active FMF Corpsmen and to their widows and orphans; and toduty and Reserve establishments of the U. S. Marineperpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps Corps. Today, the League boasts a membership of moreand by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical than 60,000 men and women, officer and enlisted, activeoccasions of particular interest to Marines.duty, Reserve Marines, honorably discharged Marine Veterans, qualified Navy FMF Corpsmen and qualified Navy FMF Chaplains and is one of the few Veterans Organizations that experiences increases in itsmembership each year.The Marine Corps League is headed by an elected National Commandant, with 14 elected National Staff Officers who serve as trustees. The National Boardof Trustees coordinates the efforts of 48 department,or state, entities and the activities of over 1000community-based detachments located throughoutthe United States and overseas. The day-to-day Support the Camp J.H. Pendleton Oceansideoperations of the League are under the control of the Detachment 21 Marine Corps League and buy a Challenge Chief Operating Officer with the responsibility for theCoin for $20 includes shipping.management and direction of all programs, activities,and affairs of the Marine Corps League as well assupervising the National Headquarters staff.The prime authority of the League is derived from its Congressional charter and from its annual National Convention held each August in different major U.S. SEMPER FIcities throughout the nation. It is a not-for-profit organization within the provisions James Pruitt, Commandantof the Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c) (4), with Camp J.H. Pendleton Oceansidea special group exemption letter which allows for Detachment 21 contributions to the Marine Corps League, its Auxiliary Marine Corps Leagueand subsidiary units, to be tax deductible by the donor.www.mclnational.org/history.html38 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine HOctober 2020 H Thank You For Your ServiceThank You For Your Service'