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“…there is no better friend and no worst foe than a US Marine…” General James “Mad Dog” Mattis
Every Marine is bonded together by the infamous yellow footprints. Each remembers explicitly when they got off the bus, tripping over each other as their Drill Instructor shouts, “You have 10 seconds to get off MY bus, ladies, and I just used three seconds telling you!” Scrambling in fear, the moment arrives… they place their feet on the infamous yellow footprints (often with the momentary regret of wondering if they made a HUGE mistake…I know I did). Their journey into becoming a United States Marine has begun.
For those who make it (not all do), all who have heard the words on graduation day, “Congratulations, you are now United States Marines!” forges a bond that is strengthened in pride, blood, sweat, tears, love of God, country, and Corps, and it’s unbreakable – unshakeable.
Many a veteran wonder what is it Marines have? When they see each other, whether they are friends or strangers, the “Semper Fi!” often followed by war stories, are as passionate as meeting a long lost loved one. And, quite frankly, they envy that camaraderie.
Transition to Civilian Life
However, once a Marine hangs up his or her cammies and dons their jeans or slacks, and returns to civilian life, what they miss most IS the camaraderie. The sense of family and knowing someone has his or her back. That joy of smoking and joking, good-natured ribbing and sharing a drink, and understanding no matter how offensive it may sound to an outsider, they are the sweetest moments and words burned into their memory, like a branding iron on a cattle’s butt.
Welcome to the Marine Corps League
If you are one of the few and miss your family, know that it continues in The Marine Corps League, and we want to welcome you home.
“The Marine Corps WHAT?” you ask? Yeah, I know. I had no clue we existed either. You would think the active-duty fleet would inform us of it, but alas, they probably don’t know about it themselves…but I digress.
The Marine Corps League is one of two leagues founded by Congress (the other is the Navy League and, yeah, never heard of them either). It was founded by an Act of the 75th Congress of the United States of America, and signed and approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on August 4, 1937 (so we have a birthday too, but we only celebrate November 10th, just sayin…).
What We Do
What we do at the Marine Corps League is uphold the traditions and camaraderie of the Corps by having fun, like shooting, competition between sister detachments, celebrating the Marine Corps birthday, among other things. But, the MOST IMPORTANT thing we do is help veterans, their families, widows and orphans.
If you have a heart for your fellow veterans, miss the camaraderie of the Corps and would like to continue your service with a bunch of men and women who are just like you, then you need to join our ranks. And, by the way, we even accept associate members who want to make a difference, but are not Marines, FMF Corpsmen or FMF Chaplains. After all, at the end of the day, we all stepped up and want to help our fellow heroes.
Join Our Detachment
So, if you are in the St Petersburg, Florida area and would like to make a difference, contact us and join us for a beer and bad pizza. Guaranteed to be the best pizza you ever had, or the next slice is FREE! Semper Fi!
Contact us at info@stpetemcl.org.
“…there is no better friend and no worst foe than a US Marine…” General James “Mad Dog” Mattis
Every Marine is bonded together by the infamous yellow footprints. Each remembers explicitly when they got off the bus, tripping over each other as their Drill Instructor shouts, “You have 10 seconds to get off MY bus, ladies, and I just used three seconds telling you!” Scrambling in fear, the moment arrives… they place their feet on the infamous yellow footprints (often with the momentary regret of wondering if they made a HUGE mistake…I know I did). Their journey into becoming a United States Marine has begun.
For those who make it (not all do), all who have heard the words on graduation day, “Congratulations, you are now United States Marines!” forges a bond that is strengthened in pride, blood, sweat, tears, love of God, country, and Corps, and it’s unbreakable – unshakeable.
Many a veteran wonder what is it Marines have? When they see each other, whether they are friends or strangers, the “Semper Fi!” often followed by war stories, are as passionate as meeting a long lost loved one. And, quite frankly, they envy that camaraderie.
Transition to Civilian Life
However, once a Marine hangs up his or her cammies and dons their jeans or slacks, and returns to civilian life, what they miss most IS the camaraderie. The sense of family and knowing someone has his or her back. That joy of smoking and joking, good-natured ribbing and sharing a drink, and understanding no matter how offensive it may sound to an outsider, they are the sweetest moments and words burned into their memory, like a branding iron on a cattle’s butt.
Welcome to the Marine Corps League
If you are one of the few and miss your family, know that it continues in The Marine Corps League, and we want to welcome you home.
“The Marine Corps WHAT?” you ask? Yeah, I know. I had no clue we existed either. You would think the active-duty fleet would inform us of it, but alas, they probably don’t know about it themselves…but I digress.
The Marine Corps League is one of two leagues founded by Congress (the other is the Navy League and, yeah, never heard of them either). It was founded by an Act of the 75th Congress of the United States of America, and signed and approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on August 4, 1937 (so we have a birthday too, but we only celebrate November 10th, just sayin…).
What We Do
What we do at the Marine Corps League is uphold the traditions and camaraderie of the Corps by having fun, like shooting, competition between sister detachments, celebrating the Marine Corps birthday, among other things. But, the MOST IMPORTANT thing we do is help veterans, their families, widows and orphans.
If you have a heart for your fellow veterans, miss the camaraderie of the Corps and would like to continue your service with a bunch of men and women who are just like you, then you need to join our ranks. And, by the way, we even accept associate members who want to make a difference, but are not Marines, FMF Corpsmen or FMF Chaplains. After all, at the end of the day, we all stepped up and want to help our fellow heroes.
Join Our Detachment
So, if you are in the St Petersburg, Florida area and would like to make a difference, contact us and join us for a beer and bad pizza. Guaranteed to be the best pizza you ever had, or the next slice is FREE! Semper Fi!
Contact us at info@stpetemcl.org.
