Happy 249th Birthday Marines
For 249 years, Marines have served as our Nation's sentinels of freedom. As we celebrate our Corps' birthday this year, I encourage all Marines to reflect on our legacy forged in blood on battlefields since 1775, and to rededicate ourselves to carrying that legacy untarnished into the future.
About Grand Strand Detachment 873
Marine Corps League press statement (brief)
The Grand Strand Detachment 873 is a subsidiary unit of the Marine Corps League, a not-for-profit veterans organization chartered by Congress. It functions to provide aid and comfort to Marines, military Veterans, and the local communities through charitable and patriotic activities, and good citizenship. Among these, the Grand Strand Detachment routinely supports the military chaplaincy of our armed forces, Wreaths Across America Campaigns, local JROTC programs, and makes annual college scholarship awards to qualified students and veterans through its Art Blenk Scholarship Fund.
Marine Corps League Detachment 873 - Purpose Statement
The Grand Strand Detachment 873 is a subsidiary unit of the Marine Corps League, a veterans not-for-profit organization chartered by Congress, and operates within the provisions of the IRS 501(c)4 with an IRS special exemption letter, It functions to provide aid and comfort to Marines, military veterans, and the local communities through its' charitable and patriotic activities, and good citizenship.
Marine Corps League Grand Strand Detachment 873
WHO WE ARE, we are the largest detachment in South Carolina, the Grand Strand Detachment meets ten times per year on the second Tuesday of the Month, excluding August and December. Meetings are held at VFW Post 10420, 4369 US 17 Business, Murrels Inlet, 29576. Meetings begin promptly at 1830 (6:30 PM) and generally are 75 - 90 minutes in length.
Membership is open to all honorably discharged Marines, FMF Corpsman and FMF Navy Chaplains. Proof of honorable service must be provided through a DD214 or Discharger Certificate. Dues are payable yearly (new member dues are $37.00) or through a life Membership (Varies with age).
We also have associate members who have served in other branches of military, or who were never part of the military, who wants to be involved in the league. We welcome participation by anyone who is willing to assist in our patriotic and charitable projects. As a member, you are needed in both assisting and managing our charitable efforts and fund raising, such as Toys for Tots and the Art Blenk scholarships for Marines and their families.
Marine Corps League Disclaimer
"The Eagle Globe and Anchor emblem and the name
Marine Corps ® are registered trademarks of the USMC. The Marine Corps League and its subordinate organizations support the USMC and its Veterans, however it is not officially connected to or endorsed by the USMC, and the name emblem are used with permission".
"The ACT"
That the purposes of this corporation shall be: (a) to preserve the traditions and to promote the interests of the United States Marine Corps; (b) to band those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged from that service together in fellowship that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy; (c) to fit its members for the duties of citizenship and to encourage them to serve as ably as citizens as they have served the Nation under arms; (d) to hold sacred the history and the memory of the men who have given their lives to the Nation; (e) to foster love for the principles which they have supported by blood and valor since the founding of the Republic; (f) to maintain true allegiance to American institutions; (g) to create a bond of comradeship between those in the service and those who have returned to civil life; (h) to aid voluntarily and to render assistance to all Marines and former Marines as well as to their widows and orphans; (i) to perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of peculiar interest to Marines.
Have you ever wonder how the word "Jarhead" originated?
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If you’re a civilian, the word “jarhead” may conjure up the gory image of a person’s noggin encapsulated in a cylindrical glass container.
But if you’re a U.S. Marine, you know the term as a loving moniker. What you might not realize, however, is where that nickname originated.
“The term first appeared as early as World War II and referred to Marines’ appearance wearing their dress blue uniforms,” according to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. “The high collar on the uniform and the Marines’ head popping out of the top resembled a Mason Jar.”
At the time, it was intended to be an insult, but much like today’s stereotype of crayon eating, the Marines chose to own it as their own.
“Since World War II, the term has been applied more widely to Marine Corps recruits with their ‘squared head’ appearance because of the close-cropped haircuts,” the museum archive added. “Some Marines refer to the ‘high and tight’ haircut as a ‘Jarhead cut.’”
So synonymous has the term become with Marine Corps service that author Anthony Swofford, who served during the Gulf War, gave the name to his 2003 memoir. That book then served as the basis for the 2005 movie “Jarhead,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
According to the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the jarhead moniker has “become a source of pride for all Marines.”
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