Marine Corps League Redlands

The meeting schedule / agenda is now available on the Marine Corps League's website. Looking forward to great attendance, see you all there! https://www.mcleaguelibrary.org/convention/

One of Robert McCray's Marine Corps brothers lost his daughter and unborn grandchild unexpectedly. Our detachment has made a donation, spread the word, every bit helps. Semper Fi!

#EmbraceTheTribe

76 years ago - today! - Flag raising on Iwo Jima 23 February 1945: Four days after the initial landings on Iwo Jima, 1stLt Harold G. Schrier led 40 men from Com...pany E, 2d Battalion, 28th Marines, up Mt. Suribachi to secure the crest and raise the small American flag that battalion commander LtCol Chandler Johnson had given Schrier. Within an hour, the patrol reached the rim of the crater. After a short fire-fight with Japanese defenders emerging from several caves, the small American flag was attached to an iron pipe and raised over the island. See more

Inland Empire Lighthouse for the Blind presents their 8th Annual Golf Tournament and Poker Run on June 11, 2021 at the Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet in Beaumont, CA. Please see flyer for additional information.

Brace yourself!

POW/MIA Recognition Day

Meeting on Thursday August 20th 2020 will be held at Sylvan Park across from the University of Redlands at 7:00PM bring a cold drink. Taking Detachment photo

The Purple Heart was first created on August 7, 1782 by the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, General George Washington. Then known as the Badge of Mi...litary Merit, it was awarded to 3 Revolutionary soldiers in 1783. After the end of the American War of Independence, no medals were awarded until 1932, when the medal was revived on the bicentennial anniversary of George Washington's birth. According to a circular dated February 22, 1932, Purple Heart Medals were to be awarded to those wounded or killed while serving in the United States Armed Forces as a result of enemy action on or after April 5, 1917. The United States officially joined the First World War on April At current estimates about 1.8 million Purple Hearts have been awarded since then. Today, in addition to being awarded to those who fight wars overseas, the Purple Heart is also given to military personnel who display bravery and valor as prisoners of war and while fighting certain types of domestic terrorists. #NoVeteranEverDies #RiversideNationalCemetery

Happy Birthday Coast Guard!

On Memorial Day, please take a second to honor the fallen. Remembering United States Marine Corporal Aaron M. Allen, You are NOT Forgotten Brother! @ Redlands, California

Honor the Fallen! Memorial Day!

Honor the fallen!

Honor the Fallen!

We Are Veterans! We left home as teenagers for an unknown adventure. We loved our country enough to defend it and protect it with our own life. We said goodbye... to friends and family and everything we knew. We learned the basics and then we scattered in the wind to the far corners of the Earth. We found new friends and new family. We became brothers and sisters. We had plenty of good times, and plenty of bad times. We didn’t get enough sleep. We smoked and drank too much. We picked up both good and bad habits. We worked hard, and played harder. We didn’t earn a great wage. We experienced the happiness of mail call and the sadness of missing important events. We didn’t know when or even if we were ever going to see home again. We grew up fast, and yet somehow, we never grew up at all. We fought for our freedom as well as the freedom of others. Some of us saw actual combat, and some of us didn’t. Some of us saw the world, and some of us didn’t. Some of us dealt with physical warfare, most of us dealt with psychological warfare. We have seen and experienced and dealt with things that we can’t fully describe or explain. Not all of our sacrifices were physical. We participated in time honored ceremonies and rituals with each other, strengthening our bonds and camaraderie. We counted on each other to get our job done and sometimes to survive it at all. We have dealt with victory and tragedy. We have celebrated and mourned. We lost a few along the way. When our adventure was over, some of us went back home, some of us started somewhere new. Some of us never came home at all. We have told amazing and hilarious stories of our exploits and adventures. We share an unspoken bond with each other that most people don’t have and few will understand. We speak highly of our own branch of service, and poke fun at the other branches. But we know that if needed, we will be there for our brothers and sisters and stand together as one in a heartbeat. Being a veteran is something that had to be earned, and it can never be taken away. It has no monetary value, but at the same time it is a priceless gift. People see a veteran and they thank them for their service. When we see each other, we give that little upwards head nod, or a slight smile, knowing that we have shared and experienced things that most people have not. So from myself to the rest of the veterans out there, I commend and thank you for all that you have done and sacrificed for your country. Try to remember the good times, and forget the bad times. Share your stories. But most importantly, stand tall and proud, for you have earned the right to be called a Veteran. Thank you to all my brothers and sisters for your sacrifices while serving.