Our meeting for November of 2024 happens to fall on Election Day, so with that said there will NOT be a formal November 2024 meeting. Instead, our commandant will be at the American Legion on Thursday November 7th from 6-8pm in the bar area of the legion for anyone who wants information. Otherwise, our next meeting is as follows
1st Tuesday of each month Next Meeting December 3, 2024 @ 1900
All Active, Reserve and Honorably Discharged Marines and Navy FMF Corpsmen are welcome to attend our monthly meetings. Membership dues are required if you join our League.
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A message to all Marines out there We at the GREATER SYRACUSE DETACHMENT 224 Would like any and all MARINES out there to join our DETACHMENT 224. Active, Retired, Reservists, FMF Corpsmen/Women and FMF Chaplains contact us we want your help in providing the community service to all MARINES and other Veterans that need our help. FEEL THAT MARINE CORPS SPIRIT AGAIN! HELP US join today! just ASK how TO JOIN!!!!! OOoooooraHhHH
October 12th and 13th, 2024. Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday 9am-5pm
PLEASE JOIN US FOR FISH FRIDAYS 12:30 AT THE CICERO AMERICAN LEGION
Syracuse DAV is looking for drivers. If you have the time and are able to help please give Bill Gleason a call (315)425-4343.
Detachment 224 makes another donation to the Cpl. Kyle Schneider VA Family Room at the Syracuse VA Hospital.
Thank you to our league members who came out December 16, 2023 to help place wreaths on veterans graves for the holidays
Thank you to all the league members who helped out December 9, 2023, at the Old Newsboys Hope for the Holiday fundraiser at Destiny USA. We raised $798.80!!! Members Gary Lawless, Joe Davis, Jeff Marani, Karen Johnston, Anthony Mele, Bruce Terwilliger, Bob Eibert, Scott Spier, Mike Spier, Vasilios Pappas and Oliver Jackson did an outstanding job today!
Members and guests of MCL Greater Syracuse Detachment 224 we hope you enjoyed celebrating your 248th Birthday with us last night, November 4, 2023. To all those who made this event come together great job!! OOH-RAH!!
Thank you to all the of our league members who came out to participate in the CNY Veterans Parade and Expo. The purpose of the CNY Veterans Parade and Expo is to thank veterans for their military service and to recognize their importance in our communities.
On October 24, Oliver Jackson and George Hotaling presented Dr. Armand J. Cincotta with his life membership certificate, at his home. Dr. Cincotta is 88 years young! Dr. Cincotta was George's Lt. in the Marine Corps, when we were both stationed in an artillery unit on Okinawa in 1959. He later was his physician until he retired. A great Marine!
UNIFORMS OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
It was recently brought to my attention that MCL members were not authorized to wear the DOD issued shooting badges on your MCL uniform. THAT INFORMATION IS FALSE. Para XI Enclosure 3 National Administration Procedures specifically states for the Long Sleeve and Short Sleeve White Undress uniform, DOD authorized WINGS and Badges are authorized. MEDALS and MEDALLIONS may not be worn on the UNDRESS UNIFORMS. Enclosure 3, Uniform National Admin. Procedure: (This paragraph copied directly from the regulation)
UNDRESS LONG SLEEVE - MALE - Standard Cover (Paragraph V).
- Devil Dog collar, if authorized (optional). - Nametag (optional) (paragraph IX) . - White Shirt, with military creases (to be Airline Pilot style with two (2) pockets with button down flaps and shoulder epaulets). - Marine Corps League Sunburst insignias on collar, centered 1/2" inside the collar tip, with the wings of the emblem parallel to the deck. - Shoulder patches as authorized (Paragraph IV). - Marine Corps League ribbons or Department of Defense authorized ribbons, wings, badges, (MCL AND DOD RIBBONS CANNOT BE WORN TOGETHER: (NO MEDALS TO BE WORN ON THIS UNIFORM) - The Marine of the Year (National, Division, Department or Detachment) Medallion and Ribbon; the Chapel of Four Chaplains (Legion of Merit, Humanitarian Award, and Bronze Medallion Award); or the Military Order of Devil Dogs collar, if authorized, may be worn with the Undress Long Sleeve Uniform. Only one of these devices, medallions, or collars, may be worn at a time at the option of the wearer. NOTE – MEDALLIONS MAY NOT BE WORN WITH ANY OTHER STYLE SHIRT (I.E., POLO, T-SHIRT, OR CIVILIAN DRESS SHIRTS.) - MCL ribbons should be centered over the left breast pocket, 1/8" above the pocket flap. DOD awards and decorations should be worn as authorized to the individual. - TIE. PLAIN BLACK with Marine Corps or Marine Corps League gold tie bar ENLISTED STYLE ONLY (no open collar). - Trousers, Dress Blue (with NCO "RED" stripe) with Belt, Marine Corps khaki web, with web belt brass buckle. - Shoes, Black, plain toe (military style, highly glossed) - Socks, Black OPTIONAL: Trousers, black, dress, with the black leather belt with square gold buckle with Marine Corps emblem (EGA); a ratcheting black leather belt with a gold Marine Corps emblem buckle (EGA); or a ratcheting black leather belt with a gold buckle with Marine Corps League logo may be worn instead of the Dress Blue trousers and khaki web belt. UNDRESS - SHORT SLEEVE - MALE The Short sleeve UNDRESS uniform is the same in every way to the Long Sleeve UNDRESS uniform with the following exceptions: - The shirt shall be the same Airline Pilot style, but short sleeves instead of long. - The shirt shall be worn with an open collar and NO TIE OR TIE BAR IS WORN WITH THE UNDRESS SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT
LG Bear, PhD PAST COMMANDANT USMC 1SG Us Army Retired
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FOR RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP PLEASE NOTE: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATLY MCL NATIONAL REQUIRES, all Dues to be submitted (a new ruling by National) and paid No Later Than August 30, 2023.
If Dues ARE NOT paid by that DATE, you will be dropped from the MCL roster and will need to reapply each and every time your DUES are not Paid prior to August 30 of each year.
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