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Members
of the Marine Corps League join together
in camaraderie and fellowship for the
purpose of preserving the traditions and
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 that they may effectively promote
the ideals of American freedom and
democracy, voluntarily aiding and
rendering assistance to all Marines and
former Marines and to their widows and
orphans; 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.
The
Marine Corps League perpetuates the
traditions and spirit of ALL Marines and
Navy FMF Corpsmen, who proudly wear or who
have worn the eagle, globe and anchor of
the Corps. It takes great pride in
crediting its founding in 1923 to World
War I hero, then Major General Commandant
John A. Lejeune. It takes equal pride in
its Federal Charter, approved by An Act of
the Seventy-Fifth Congress of the United
States of America and signed and approved
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on
August 4, 1937. The League is the only
Federally Chartered Marine Corps related
veterans organization in the country.
Since its earliest days, the Marine Corps
League has enjoyed the support and
encouragement of the active duty and
Reserve establishments of the U. S. Marine
Corps. Today, the League boasts a
membership of nearly 61,000 men and women,
officer and enlisted, active duty, Reserve
Marines, honorably discharged Marine
Veterans and qualified Navy FMF Corpsmen
and is one of the few Veterans
Organizations that experiences increases
in its membership each year.
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