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"In the last analysis, what the Marine Corps becomes is what we make of it during our respective watches.

And that watch of each Marine is not confined to the time he spends on active duty.

It lasts as long as he is 'proud to bear the title of United States Marine'." - - Gen Louis H. Wilson 26th CMC
A veteran is someone who, at one point, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America  for an amount of up to and including their life.'
 
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
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"Even after our Marines have retired from keeping our country safe, they are still out there working for us...."
Welcome to Loudoun County, Virginia's Marine Corps League Detachment 1205's web site.

The detachment has been active for many years, providing a continuing home for Marines of all ages and backgrounds, keeping alive our links with The Corps, and serving the community.

Here you can learn about us, our activities, and our community work. You can also learn how to join, either as a Marine member, as a community volunteer to participate in Toys for Tots or as an associate member helping to pack and distribute care packages to deployed Loudoun County Marines.

We meet the third Monday of each month at the American Legion Post, 112N 21st Street, Purcellville, Virginia, and have many activities throughout the year, culminating in our Toys for Tots campaign before each Christmas.

We are recruiting new members all the time, and would welcome your involvement.
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Veterans Charity Ratings

The American Institute of Philanthropy recently released a report rating various veterans charities on how well they support the causes they were created to support. For the ratings download the PDF below and scroll to its bottom.
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Veterans Charities Report to Congress
VA Announces Changes to Emergency Care Payment Policy
WASHINGTON (January 12, 2012) – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today a change in regulations regarding payments for emergency care provided to eligible Veterans in non-VA facilities.
“This provision helps ensure eligible Veterans continue to get the emergency care they need when VA facilities are not available,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.

The new regulation extends VA’s authority to pay for emergency care provided to eligible Veterans at non-VA facilities until the Veterans can be safely transferred to a VA medical facility.

More than 100,000 Veterans are estimated to be affected by the new rules, at a cost of about $44 million annually.

For more information about emergency care in non-VA facilities, visit www.nonvacare.va.gov.
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Once a Marine always a Marine.

We have members whose service spans the years from Korea to Afghanistan, those who have seen combat tours and those who have not, men and women, all Marines.

Come join us.

Our recruiting officer is Chuck Lewis. You can reach him by e-mail here.

Do it.

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PICTURES OF THE 2011 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION DINNER AND DANCE
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2011 Toys for Tots is over. Thanks to all toy donors and to all of our wonderful volunteers, mission accomplished:

  • Total toys collected: 32,248
  • Toys from 2010 storage: 7,489
  • Sent to other MCL units: 2,502
  • Total toys distributed: 26,280
  • Total toys stored: 12,109 (this enables early 2012 pack-ups for institutional requests...gives them time to wrap and distribute to their children).
  • Total children served: 8,423
  • Of the children served, 3996 were at Loudoun County's Holiday Coalition (toys provided by Toys for Tots) and 4427 taken care of by direct distribution by the detachment.


CHECK BACK IN WITH US IN SEPTEMBER TO VOLUNTEER TO JOIN US  IN COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING 2012'S TOYS
Whether a Marine or not, you can be a valuable member for our most important activities: Toys for Tots and the Support the Troops Care Package program. Go to the Volunteer page to find out how.

Loudoun Marine Corps League Announces the 2012 Come Join Us Care Package Campaign to Support Overseas Deployed Loudoun Troops 

We are now soliciting names of deployed Marines who you would like to receive a package. The Detachment is also welcoming material gifts or checks to help support and extend the program.

To make a difference in the support of our brave and dedicated troops, we urge all who want to participate to send an e-mail to us today at carepackages@loudounmarines.org. We will reply with full details of how to join with us to make this wonderful program a county-wide success.

For more information, check out the Come Join Us Care Package page.

This web site bears witness to 'Once A Marine Always A Marine'. The Marine Corps League, through detachments such as Loudoun County's, enables Marines to continue their fellowship in service to the community.

On this site you can learn more about the detachment and its activities, and join. You can find out about the Toys for Tots program and how to volunteer to work with our Marines to make needy children's Christmas a happy one. If not yet a Marine, and interested, you can follow the links to learn about becoming one.

And, below, you can appreciate what it means to be a Marine...