Marine Corps League River Valley AR Detachment 1248

08/26/2021

08/21/2021

On this Day in USMC History-

21 August 1968: PFC James Anderson, Jr., was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Secretary of the Navy, Paul R. Ignatius, for heroism in Vietnam while serving as a rifleman with Company F, 2d Battalion, 3d Marines in February 1967. This was the first Medal of Honor presented to an African-American Marine. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson, Sr., received the award during ceremonies at Marine Barracks, 8th and I.

08/16/2021

Our Dept Jr Past Commandant is now the National Vice Commandant. Congratulations Jim Howington!!! A great Marine, who looks out for Marines and the Marine Corps League

08/07/2021

On this Day in USMC History-

7 August 1990: President Bush ordered U.S. military aircraft and troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a multinational force to defend that nation against possible Iraqi invasion. One week later the Marine Corps announced the commitment of 45,000 troops to the Persian Gulf area as part of Operation Desert Shield which would become the largest deployment of U.S. forces since the Vietnam War.

07/15/2021

During our last stated meeting for July, the Detachment was honored to be presented with an absolute beautiful gift. Pictured below, Mr. David Beckman is presenting Commandant Chris Remaley and Det. 1248 with a handcrafted wooden box with EGA, in appreciation of the service each member has and continues to contribute to this Nation and our very own River Valley.

If interested, Mr. Beckman makes these locally, and he’s done a couple variations. His number if wanting to contact is, 479-650-5896.

07/14/2021

On this Day in USMC History-

14 July 1993: The USS IWO JIMA was decommissioned after over 30 years of service in a ceremony at Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia. The ship was named for the World War II battle during which three Marine divisions ousted 20,000 entrenched Japanese troops. The Iwo Jima was commissioned 26 August 1961, and it was the first ship specifically designed as an amphibious assault ship from the keel up.

07/11/2021

On this Day in USMC History-

11 July 1798: President John Adams approved "An Act for Establishing and Organizing a Marine Corps", and it became law. The following day, the President appointed William Ward Burrows the Major Commandant of the new Corps. In August, Major Burrows opened his headquarters in Philadelphia, at that time still the capital of the new nation.

In other words… creating a new branch of the military.

BUT….. "The act further stipulated that when at sea the Marines would be under the command of the Navy, and on shore, the Army," "This peculiar compromise plagued the Corps for years to come."