COMMANDANT
Mike Walton

SENIOR VICE COMMANDANT
Andy Wood

JUNIOR VICE COMMANDANT
Derold Boyett

JUDGE ADVOCATE
Bill Biase II

ADJUTANT/PAYMASTER
Darrell Langford

SERGEANT AT ARMS/QUARTERMASTER
Hank Sheffield

CHAPLAIN
Marquis Wingard

WEB SERGEANT/WEBMASTER
Al Chancey

For more information about Wiregrass Detachment or to obtain a membership application please contact us using the contact information at the bottom of this page.

The Osprey Operates in Afghanistan Mountains

Semper Fidelis

USMC HARDCORE CONNECTIONS

If you are a hardcore Marine you can click on the links described below and walk through some of the events that helped create our Marine Corps legacy. These links are located in the far left column of this page.

VIETNAM WAR RECORDS-----This connection contains original records for USMC units, from MACV to company level. You will find daily SITREPS, COMMAND CHRONOLOGIES, and for aviation squadrons, aircrew after action reports containing details of each combat mission.

WARRIORS OF HILL 881S-----This connection will take you to the Seige of Khe Sanh and the Hill 881S outpost held by a company of Marines and surrounded by two heavily reinforced North Vietnamese Regular Divisions. You will read compelling personal narratives written by the Marines who served there, and will live the experience through the awesome photos of the Dave Powell collection.

MARINE CORPS MUSEUM-----Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps and see the exibits through a 360 degree virtual tour. Experience the assault on Iwo Jima beaches, a frozen outpost in Korea and be transported to Hill 881S in Vietnam as a replacement, as you see and hear the sounds of battle in special immersion displays.

Regular Member

Regular membership is available to anyone who is serving or has served honorably in the United States Marine Corps for more than (90) days, or has served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and has earned no less than (90) reserve retirement credit points. U.S. Navy corpsmen who have served with Marine FMF units in excess of (90) days and earned the Marine Corps Device worn on the Service Ribbon, and those who have earned the Warfare Device authorized for FMF corpsmen are also eligible for regular membership. Annual membership dues are $30, which includes a subscription to Semper Fi Magazine.

Associate Member

Anyone who does not meet the qualifications for regular membership but espouses the principles and purposes of the Marine Corps League may, upon application, be considered for membership in the Wiregrass Detachment, Marine Corps League. Associate members have all the rights, privileges and benefits of a regular member, except that an associate member may not vote or hold elective office. However, an associate member may be appointed to a non-elective position.

Life Member

Any member in good standing may apply for life membership status. Life membership dues are based on a sliding scale related to the member's age group.

AGE GROUP

0 ---- 35 = $500
36 --- 50 = $400
51 --- 60 = $300
61 - Over = $150

To become a Life Member, you must already be a "Member in Good Standing". That means becoming a member and paying your initial dues first. Yes, according to the Bylaws, you could join the League, pay your dues and then pay your Life Membership Dues all in the same day.

For a membership application download THIS MS Word file You may forward the completed application, along with a copy of your DD-214 and a $30 check made out to "Marine Corps League" to the address located near the bottom of this page.

Silent Drill Team

2nd Combat Engineer Bn Clears a Road in Afghanistan With a Line Charge August 2011.