Marine Corps League - Detachment 920 (Townsend)

February 2012


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Commandant:
Richard McClain
Sr. Vice Commandant:
Richard Taylor
Jr. Vice Commandant:
Donald Fisher
Judge Advocate:
Mark Barnhart
Adjutant:
Richard Davis
Paymaster:
Bob Johnson
Chaplain:
Victor Tubbs
Web Sergeant:
Robert Force

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Quotable Marine Quotes

President Ronald Wilson Reagan

Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.
President Reagan, 1985

There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion.
Unknown

This is the Orientation Theater Film being shown at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. It gives the non-Marine an idea of what it means to be Marine.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3f3i1_nmmc-orientation-theater-film

First to Fight: The media in the United States began using this term to describe U.S. Marines during World War I. And, for once the media was right. Marines have served in the vanguard of every American war since the founding of the Corps in 1775. They have carried out over 300 assaults on foreign shores, from the arctic to the tropics. Historically, U.S. Marines are indeed the first to fight.

Once a Marine, Always a Marine: This truism is now the official motto of the Marine Corps League. The origin of the statement is credited to a gung-ho Marine Corps Master Sergeant, Paul Woyshner. During a barroom argument he shouted, "Once a Marine, always a Marine!" MSgt. Woyshner was right. Once the title "U.S. Marine" has been earned, it is retained. There are no ex-Marines or former-Marines. There are

Active duty Marines,
Retired Marines,
Reserve Marines, and
Marine veterans.

Nonetheless, once one has earned the title, they remain a Marine for life.

Gung-Ho: The Chinese used this term to describe Marines in China around 1900. In the Chinese language, gung-ho means working together. That's what the "American Marines" were always doing, "working together," the Chinese explained. The term stuck to Marines like glue. Today it conveys willingness to tackle any task, or total commitment to the Corps.

A Few Good Men: On 20 March 1779 in Boston, Capt. William Jones, USMC, advertised for "a few good men" to enlist in the Corps for naval duty. The term seemed ideally suited for Marines, mainly because of the implication that "a few" good men would be enough. This term has survived for over 200 years and has been synonymous with U.S. Marines ever since.

Marines are about the most peculiar breed of human beings I have ever witnessed. They treat their service as if it were some kind of cult, plastering their emblem on almost everything they own, making themselves up to look like insane fanatics with haircuts to ungentlemanly lengths, worshipping their Commandant almost as if he were a god, and making weird animal noises like a band of savages. They'll fight like rabid dogs at the drop of a hat just for the sake of a little action, and are the cockiest sons of bitches I have ever known. Most have the foulest mouths and drink well beyond man's normal limits, but their high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and, generally speaking, the United States Marines I've come in contact with are the most professional soldiers and the finest men I have ever had the pleasure to meet.
An Anonymous Canadian Citizen

You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth - and the amusing thing about it is that they are.
Father Kevin Keaney / 1st Marine Division Chaplain / Korean War

The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of MARINES. Lord, how they could fight!
US Army Major General Frank Lowe

Marine in the Spotlight

William D. Burleson

(17 September 1922 – 12 March 2011)

passed away peacefully in the knowledge of salvation and a healthy after-life on 12 March 2011. He was preceded in death by Barbara M. Burleson, his wife of 58 years, and brothers Raymond and Carlton. He is survived by his sister, Sister Christopher Marie Burleson of the Sisters of Saint Joseph Convent; son Bruce D. Burleson (Debbie); and grandson, John Burleson (Kindal). He will be missed by numerous close friends throughout the country but none more than Clarence and Judy Peckham of Destin, FL.

Bill lived a full and rich life and touched the lives of many others in his life time. He was born in Pensacola, FL. The son of Carl Burleson and Ida Destin Burleson. Bill was the maternal great-grandson of Captain Leonard Destin, the first settler and founder of Destin, FL circa 1840. He was later raised in Tampa and Jacksonville, FL where he worked for J.C. Penney Company until his retirement in 1973 and moved, with his wife, to Destin, Florida. They moved to Montgomery, AL in 1999 to be closer to their son and his family and resided at 3949 Fairfield Dr., Montgomery until their passing.

Seven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI, Bill joined the U.S. Marine Corps where he served with honor in the island battles for Iwo Jima, Saipan, and Tinian. At war’s end, he served as part of the U.S. occupation forces in Sasebo, Japan. After a brief stateside assignment at Wood’s Hole Navy Yard in Boston, MA, he met his one and only true love and wed shortly after his honorable discharge in 1946.

Throughout his life, he spent incalculable hours in service to his communities through various individual acts of kindness and more organized efforts through his membership in the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Marine Corps League and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He had also been active in his son’s school support organizations in Jacksonville, FL and the Jacksonville Display Guild.

Though he never spoke of his wartime experiences, he was always most proud of his service to country as a U.S. Marine. He shunned personal glory or recognition but the service to country since 1945 far out-weighed his wartime service and it is that for which he will be remembered and revered most.

Semper fi, Marine! May God bless you as richly as you deserve. Another Marine reporting, Sir, I’ve served my time……

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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.

If you are a United States Marine or Navy Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Corpsmen who proudly wears or who has proudly worn the eagle, globe and anchor of the Corps, plase consdider becoming a Marine Corps League (MCL) member.

Access the link on the left of this page in the "Links" section to download a copy of the MCL membership application, fill it out and contact the Detachment Commandant using either the link on the left of this page or the contact box at the bottom of this page.

Once a Marine, Always a Marine!

Additional Information

Semper Fidelis - John Phillip Sousa

The music files available on this web site are from the USMC Band Ceremonial CD. This CD features music performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and “The Commandant’s Own” U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. It is available for download at

http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/audio_resources/index.htm

This website is a "living document" that will be kept current by updating it as changes to the information posted occur or as new items of interest are found.

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE - DETACHMENT 920 (TOWNSEND)
Montgomery, AL

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