Category Archives: Chapter News
Happy 244th Birthday Marines!
This year we celebrate the 244th anniversary of the founding of our Corps.
Happy Birthday Marines, Semper Fidelis
Meet June Fremont, Marine and ‘True American’
Meet June Fremont, Marine and ‘True American’. As one of the pioneering women to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, June Fremont chatted with Eleanor Roosevelt, met Harry Truman and marched with other servicewomen behind the casket during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral procession.
Calling On Volunteers Help “Preserve The Legacy” of The Montford Point Marines
We need your help to restore and repair the Montford Point Marine Association (MPMA) Veteran Center located at 7011 S. Vincennes, Chicago, Illinois 60621. We are asking for at least 50 volunteers to help work in our veteran center on November 11, 2019. The deadline to sign up is November 8, 2019. Sign up at: https://form.jotform.com/92934088640161
Happy 244th Birthday Navy!
Celebrating 244 Years! Happy Birthday to the United States Navy!
Montford Point Marines Saving Their Once-Endangered Chapter Hall In Englewood
The Montford Point Marine Association has been given the go-ahead to start the road to recovery for a deteriorating veterans hall founded by the nation’s first black Marines.
MPMA Chicago Chapter 2 53rd Anniversary Banquet
First Bingo Event after Jewel-Osco Donation
National Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., Chicago Chapter 2, hosted its first Bingo Event after Jewel-Osco’s generous donation. The event was held September 14, 2019 at Jesse Brown VA.