By Staff Editor on
2/26/2010 9:52 AM
MCL Department of NC Commandant Dennis Brockland, Chief of Staff Pete Meletis, Aide-de-Camp Steve Wilson and Midwest District Vice Commandant Hank ‘Doc’ Kaczmarek installed the 2010 officer team for Iredell County, Detachment #1097. The installed officers were Commandant Buddy Hemric, Sr. Vice Commandant Luca Cotrone, Jr. Vice Commandant Joe Vallone, Judge Advocate Vic Horne, Adjutant/Paymaster Bill Stewart, Chaplain Frank Turner and Sergeant-at-Arms Todd Carter. This was a test for Dick Camery
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By Staff Editor on
1/26/2010 11:31 AM
Our condolences to the family and friends of Tech Sgt Adam K. Ginett
According to the Department of Defense, Ginett, 29, of Knightdale, N.C., died Jan. 19 near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan of wounds from an improvised explosive device.
Adam is the grandson of Marine Corps League Member Jim Haslam of the Tar Heel Detachment in Raleigh.
An improvised explosive device killed the 29-year-old Jan. 19 near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
The same type of explosives the Knightdale...
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By Staff Editor on
11/20/2009 9:37 AM
Thanks to the efforts of some really motivated Marines including Commandant Tom Ray Sr. and Sr Vice Commandant Owen Smith of the Cherry Point Detachment we are proud to report the Cherry Point Detachment met last evening and installed new Detachment officers.
This Detachment is now reactivated and fired up and will make a difference in the Department of North Carolina. I congratulate the efforts of Dept Jr. Vice Commandant Wally Darling and Dept DVC Ron Cooper in helping to make this happen, I also want to thank George Barrows for his assistance.
Detachment Commandant Tom Ray Sr. is looking forward to attending our upcoming Dept Quarterly meeting and meeting with many of you at the Commandant’s Council meeting on the 29th at 7PM in Greensboro. In the mean time feel free to email your congratulations to Tom and his Detachment at raybomarine@ec.rr.com I am sure he would like to hear from you.
Marines this is a great example of not leaving...
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By Staff Editor on
11/16/2009 9:42 AM
The Hooters in Burlington, owned by a Marine (Orin Ealey; MOS cook [ooh-rahhh!]), wanted to do something for Veterans Day. This is the first time a Hooters has ever been involved with a Veterans Day recognition project. This Hooters Manager contacted his Corporate management and told him that he wanted to do something new and special for Veterans.
After discussing his ideas of having the National Anthem sung live, and having Marines present the Colors, Corporate was very curious about this and told this manager (Marine!) that they would approve his location only to pilot this program to see how it worked out. If it...
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By Staff Editor on
11/6/2009 6:35 PM
Department of North Carolina
Marine Corps League
Happy Birthday Marines from the Department of North Carolina Marine Corps League. On our 234th birthday of our beloved Marine Corps I want to take the opportunity to congratulate each and every one of you on a job well done. The Department of North Carolina Marine Corps League is a leading Department in the National Marine Corps League and we are upholding the mission and purposes of our League in all we do.
Your Commandant has been visiting many Detachments across this great State and every where I go I am impressed with the amount and...
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By Staff Editor on
10/20/2009 5:05 PM
Story by Dick Camrey
 The Troutman Baptist Church in Troutman, NC celebrated Dale Wilson Day. Dale Wilson is a Marine and the National 2009 Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year.
Dale Wilson is a member of the MCL Iredell County, Detachment #1097 that lost both legs and an arm from a command detonated 105mm booby trap in Vietnam. The ceremony was very moving and consisted of opening remarks by the Detachment Commandant and presentation of a Distinguished Service Award, the presentation of the Long Leaf Pine Award by Steve Pierce which is the highest award granted to a civilian in the state...
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By Staff Editor on
10/20/2009 7:49 AM
In February, the Department of NC Marine Corps League was made aware of a WBTV program that provided the opportunity to purchase high quality combat socks for $6 dollars a pair from ThorLo a Statesville, NC company. These socks normally sell for $12 to $14 a pair. An initiative was undertaken to get each Detachment to donate funds to purchase these socks. We collected a total of $2,375 dollars from the Department, Captain Jeb F. Seagle Detachment, Onslow County Detachment, Chris S. Ebert Detachment, North Carolina Foothills Detachment, Iredell Count Detachment, Tri-County Detachment, Blue Ridge Detachment,...
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By Staff Editor on
9/22/2009 12:16 PM
We have a winner!
Bob Learn, Commandant of Carry-On Detachment 1236 of The Marine Corps League, Johnston County and Ken Parker present their raffle winners check to Dr. Dicky Parrish of Selma.
Dr. Parrish won the raffle for the Savings Bond drawn at the Clayton Harvest Festival. In addition to buying raffle tickets Dr. Parrish supports the Marine Corps League with donations of tooth brushes and tooth paste that we include in our monthly care packages to Marines deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Left to right in picture Bob Learn,...
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By Staff Editor on
8/6/2009 7:29 PM
By Commandant Brockland I am very proud to announce that Marine Jim Tant has won the election for National Vice Commandant of the Mideast Division and is your representative to the National Board of Trustees. He will be assisted by Rudy Garcia as the National Assistant Vice Commandant of the Mideast Division. Rudy is with the Chesapeake Detachment 853. Everyone extend a congratulation to these Marines. We are fortunate to have such dedicated and experienced members in our leadership. Full story on the convention when we return! Semper Fidelis Dennis Brockland
Commandant
Department of North Carolina
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By Staff Editor on
6/23/2009 7:06 PM
Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and Associate Members
Greetings from the Department of North Carolina Marine Corps League. It is my honor and pleasure to serve as your Commandant this year and I thank you for the opportunity and assure you the Department Staff will do everything in its power to continue it's mission and attain the goals set last year and this year to enable the Department of North Carolina to be a premiere Department in the National Marine Corps League.
Our primary Goal continues to be Communication and it is our desire that the Marine Corps League will have a presence in every community in this great State. The message we carry is tantamount to our success as a Veterans organization and our message, simply put, is service to God, Country and our Beloved Corps. We are privileged to be Marines and through our actions as Marine Corps League Members we are given the opportunity to give back what has been given to us. We give by being servants to our brothers in arms and our communities and...
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By Staff Editor on
6/11/2009 4:59 PM
The Department of North Carolina will hold it's 39th annual convention in Burlington, North Carolina this year. The convention is being hosted by the LCpl. Alan D. Lam Detachment and will be held
June 11 - 14, 2009.
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By Staff Editor on
5/20/2009 10:06 AM
WASHINGTON - APRIL 20: Marine Corps League, Department of North Carolina Commandant Dennis Brockland of Morgantown, North Carolina observes Memory Day ceremonies near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial April 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund posthumously honored 123 Americans from the Vietnam War during the Memory Day ceremony, which honors those who died prematurely from non-combat injuries and emotional suffering caused directly by the Vietnam War, but who do not qualify under Department of Defense rules to have their names added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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