The Marine Corps League is made up
exclusively of Marines, Marine veterans, and FMF Corpsman who have served
honorably in the Corps.
Major General John A. Le Jeune, the Marine Corps
Commandant, founded the Marine Corps League in 1923. Congress later
chartered this exclusive League on 4 August 1937. Membership is available
to honorably discharged, active duty and reserve Leathernecks. Members may
be officers or enlisted, male or female. 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.
This is accomplished by banding together those who are now serving in the United
States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged from that
service; voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance to all Marines and former
Marines and to their widows and orphans, and by perpetuating the history of the
United States Marine Corps through fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of
historical occasions of particular interest to Marines. First and
foremost, the League promotes the interests of the Corps. All else is
secondary.
Today, the League boasts a membership of nearly 61,000 men and women, and it is
one of the few Veterans organizations that have experienced increases in its
membership each year.
Proudly wear your Eagle,
Globe, and Anchor once again. Join us today!
Marine Corps League Department of
Virginia Officers
