Essex County Detachment

11/21/2022

06/12/2022

The Detachment Provided three Rifle Salutes at flag retirement ceremonies yesterday. The ceremony at Pine Grove Cemetery included a second ritual to bury the ashes from the flagburning. We fired a volley at the burning of the flags and the Interment of the ashes.The third volley was at Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott for the Swampscott VFW Flag Retirement ceremony. Gold Star Dad Ray Harris attended this ceremony and was happy to see some Marines.

01/23/2021

01/20/2020

Military Honors - Det. 127 Marines provided a Rifle Salute at the funeral for Marine Veteran Bernard McCarthy, 84, of Danvers. Marine McCarthy was a founder and Past Commandant of the Colonel Delong Detachment in Florida. Marines from Ft. Devans folded the flag and presented it to the family. Spent rifle cartridges were given to the family.
Ceremony at Lyons Funeral Home in Danvers, Ma.

11/27/2019

Military Honors for Norman Dobson - Wake is at Conway Funeral Home in Peabody on Sunday, December 1, from 1500 hrs. - 1900 hrs.

The Marine Corps League will provide casket watch. Marine Corps Prayer Service will be held at 1830 hrs.

Funeral will be from the funeral home at 1000 hrs. on Monday, December 2. Interment will be in Puritan Lawn Cemetery in Peabody.

11/25/2019

Marine Norman Dobson - Rest in Peace

07/09/2019

Military Honors - Here to assist in providing honors at the funeral for U.S. Navy Veteran Harvey Shulz, 90, of Marblehead, Ma.

06/30/2019

Here to provide Rifle Salute at the Annual Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony.