Marine Corps League Auxiliary,
Department of Virginia
The Marine Corps League
Auxiliary was chartered on September 4, 1937 as a subsidiary organization of the
Marine Corps League. On August 25, 1950, the Auxiliary was incorporated under
the laws of the District of Columbia as an affiliate of the Marine Corps League.
The Auxiliary was formed for the purposes of promoting the interests of the U.
S. Marine Corps, the Marine Corps League and to protect and advance the welfare
of Marines and their dependents. Auxiliary members participate in a wide variety
of programs that benefit and preserve the fundamental rights and freedoms of
every person of this Nation, young and old.
Our Purpose
PATRIOTIC:
(A) To Preserve the
traditions and promote the interests of the United States Marine Corps;
(B) To maintain true allegiance to American institutions;
HISTORICAL:
(C) To hold sacred the history and memory of the
men and women who have given their lives to this Nation;
(D) 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;
FRATERNAL:
(E) To create a bond of comradeship between the
Auxiliary and the Marine Corps League, Inc.;
(F) To aid voluntarily and to render assistance to all Marines and former
Marines as well as to their families;
(G) To help decorate the graves of all deceased Marines whenever and wherever
possible;
EDUCATIONAL:
(H) To strive for the passage of legislation
favorable to the Marine Corps League, Inc. and to the United States Marine Corps
and its personnel;
(I) To always foster love of Honesty, Loyalty and Truth, and a reverence to
our God, Our Country, Our Family and Our Home.
