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Mission Statement
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,
banding together those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged
from that service that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy, voluntarily aiding and rendering
assistance to all Marines and former Marines and to their widows and orphans; and 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.
History
The Marine Corps League
perpetuates the traditions and spirit of ALL Marines and Navy FMF Corpsmen, who proudly wear or who have worn the eagle, globe
and anchor of the Corps. It takes great pride in crediting its founding in 1923 to World War I hero, then Major General Commandant
John A. Lejeune. It takes equal pride in its Federal Charter, approved by An Act of the Seventy-Fifth Congress of the United
States of America and signed and approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 4, 1937. The League is the only Federally
Chartered Marine Corps related veterans organization in the country. Since its earliest days, the Marine Corps League has
enjoyed the support and encouragement of the active duty and Reserve establishments of the U. S. Marine Corps. Today, the
League boasts a membership of nearly 61,000 men and women, officer and enlisted, active duty, Reserve Marines, honorably discharged
Marine Veterans and qualified Navy FMF Corpsmen and is one of the few Veterans Organizations that experiences increases in
its membership each year.
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