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 theHistory Of The VANC Center, 1617 Mission Ave., Oceanside, CA. 92056. Marine Corps LeagueWe meet the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6PM. First time attendees are welcome to come to our The Marine Corps League perpetuates the traditionsHappy Hour from 5PM to 6PM. and spirit of ALL Marines and Navy FMF Corpsmen, who Hot dogs, chips, soda, and 1st draft beer is providedproudly wear or who have worn the eagle, globe andby the detachment. anchor of the Corps. It takes great pride in crediting its founding in 1923 to World War I hero, then Major General Please RSVP by email at Commandant John A. Lejeune. It takes equal pride in itsmclpendletonoceanside@gmail.comFederal Charter, approved by An Act of the Seventy-Fifth Congress of the United States of America and signed Marine Corps League Mission Statementand approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Members of the Marine Corps League join together in August 4, 1937.camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preservingThe League is the only Federally Chartered MarineCorps related veterans organization in the country.the traditions and promoting the interests of the United Since its earliest days, the Marine Corps League hasStates Marine Corps, banding together those who are now enjoyed the support and encouragement of the active serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who duty and Reserve establishments of the U. S. Marinehave been honorably discharged from that service that theyCorps. Today, the League boasts a membership of moremay effectively promote the ideals of American freedomthan 60,000 men and women, officer and enlisted, activeand democracy, voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance duty, Reserve Marines, honorably discharged Marineto all Marines, FMF Corpsmen and former Marines andVeterans, qualified Navy FMF Corpsmen and qualifiedFMF Corpsmen and to their widows and orphans; and toNavy FMF Chaplains and is one of the few Veterans Organizations that experiences increases in its perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps membership each year. and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical The Marine Corps League is headed by an electedoccasions of particular interest to Marines. JNational 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-dayoperations of the League are under the control of theChief Operating Officer with the responsibility for the 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. Support the Camp J.H. Pendleton Oceansidecities throughout the nation.Detachment 21 Marine Corps League and buy a Challenge It is a not-for-profit organization within the provisions Coin for $20 includes shipping.of the Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c) (4), witha special group exemption letter which allows for SEMPER FIcontributions to the Marine Corps League, its Auxiliary Dan Leja, Commandantand subsidiary units, to be tax deductible by the donor. Camp J.H. Pendleton Oceansidewww.mclnational.org/history.html Detachment 21 Marine Corps League22 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine HOctober 2021H Thank You For Your Service'