SEMPER FIDELIS

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SEMPER FIDELIS ⋆

Our detachment is named in honor of USMC Sergeant Angel Mendez (1946 - 1967)

USMC Sergeant Mendez was killed in action during Operation Desoto on March 16, 1967, in the Duc Pho District of South Vietnam. Sergeant Mendez was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the second-highest decoration any Marine can be awarded, for gallantry under fire in the act of saving the life of his commanding officer, Lieutenant Ronald D. Castille. While the Navy Cross is a recognition of Sgt. Mendez’s uncommon valor, in recent years — in light of new, objective, and accurate circumstantial evidence — we have requested that Sgt. Mendez’s award of the Navy Cross receive an upgrade to the Medal of Honor. 

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249th Birthday Ball of the

United States Marine Corps

Highlights & Awards

  • GUEST SPEAKER

    Sgt. Major Jaime S. Alvarez

  • YOUNGEST/OLDEST

    Marine Nicholas Maalouf

    Nicholas Bruzzese

  • MARINE OF THE YEAR

    Robert Geronimo

  • DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

    MEDAL BRONZE

    Sean A. Torres Sr.

  • ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR

    Jennifer Battiloro

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The Marine Rose Program is a program started by U.S. Marine Eddie Gallagher from New York. It was designed to parallel the VFW "Poppy" program to provide funds for Marine Corps League Detachments to assist veterans and youth and provide miscellaneous other services to the community.

COMMANDANT

KYLE P. WASNIESKI

SR. VICE COMMANDANT

DOMINIC CASTRONOVO

JR. VICE COMMANDANT

ROY GRANIELA

JR. PAST COMMANDANT

BOB GERONIMO

JUDGE ADVOCATE

BILL LEAHY

ADJUTANT

ANTHONY RUSSO

PAYMASTER

DOUG DUVAL

CHAPLAIN

CARMELA MONTELLA

SGT. AT ARMS

SEAN A. TORRES SR.

CHIEF OF STAFF

SEAN A. TORRES SR.

ROSE PROGRAM

SEAN A. TORRES SR. / BOB GERONIMO

BAR MANAGER

KYLE P. WASNIESKI

HOUSE MANAGER

BRUNO ANDOLFO

GROUNDS MANAGER

GLENN ROCLE

ENTERTAINMENT CHAIRMAN

AL KING

USIVO REPRESENTATIVE

VOLKER HEYDE

WEB SGT.

JENNIFER BATTILORO

TOYS FOR TOTS

DOUG DUVAL

AUDITOR

TOM WORTMANN

SHIP STORES

DOMINIC CASTRONOVO

GALLEY BOSS

KYLE P. WASNIESKI