Marine Corps League New York Detachment No. 1

Marine Corps League New York Detachment No. 1 To join together in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps. S.

Marine Corps League 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 as one of it's founding members, the legendary World War I hero, then Major General Commandant John A. Lejeune. It takes equal pride in its Federal Charter, appr

oved 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. Marine Corps. Today, the League boasts a membership of more than 63,250 men and women, officer and enlisted, active duty, Reserve Marines, honorably discharged Marine Veterans and qualified Navy FMF Corpsmen.

05/25/2026
Merry Christmas Marines! Semper Fi!!!
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas Marines! Semper Fi!!!

On November 1st, 2025, "The League's First Detachment", New York Detachment No. 1, celebrated the Marine Corps' 250 Birt...
11/04/2025

On November 1st, 2025, "The League's First Detachment", New York Detachment No. 1, celebrated the Marine Corps' 250 Birthday.

Our Marine Corps Birthday Ball was held at Rosie Dunn's Victorian Pub on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. It was a well attended event and a great time was had by all! Thank you to all who attended.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES AND SEMPER FIDELIS!!!!!

10/10/2022
10/10/2022

In June 2011, Marine Corporal David Gerardi served in Afghanistan as a sniper with 3rd Recon Battalion. When part of his platoon was hit and pinned down in a canal, Gerardi and his team came to their aid. He moved away from his team to a better vantage point to bring his rifle to bear, despite being more exposed to enemy fire. From a mere 40 meters away, enemy fighters opened up on him with machine guns, RPGs, and a Russian-made gr***de launcher. He quickly located an enemy machine gunner and put him down with 3 rounds from his sniper rifle. The lull in enemy fire allowed the pinned down team to recover one casualty and provide first aid. After an airstrike still failed to silence the enemy position, Gerardi grabbed a rocket launcher and put a round through a hole in the wall where the enemy were shooting, killing those behind it. Later, when another enemy fighter in a tree line brought a separate Marine unit under fire, Gerardi found him in his scope and silenced the insurgent with a single shot.
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Shortly after returning home from the deployment, Gerardi left the Marines and transitioned to the Army National Guard's 19th Special Forces Group, serving as a Weapons Sergeant. In December 2012, the new Green Beret donned his dress blues once more when the Corps awarded him a Silver Star for his heroism the previous year in Afghanistan.
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