Our Commandant Steve Philips

DETACHMENT STATISTICS

• New Mbrs in FY 09   18
• Associate Members   15
• Regular Members      36
• Active Duty Members 1
• Life Members           37
• Total Membership     88

HISTORY OF THE
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

The League is a veterans organization of the United States Marines. It is composed of Marines and former Marines with honorable service. It aims to perpetuate the traditions and spirit of the United States Marine Corps through continuous association of Marines who served under the Globe and Anchor at any time, in war or peace.

The League was founded by Major General John A. Lejeune in 1923 and chartered by an Act of Congress on August 4, 1937. Its membership of over 50,000 is comprised of honorably discharged, active duty and Reserve Marines with 90 days of service or more, and retired Marines. It includes officers and enlisted, both male and female.

The Marine Corps League is headed by an elected National Commandant, with 14 elected national staff officers who serve as trustees. Day-to-day operations are under the control of an executive director who supervises the day-to-day performance of the national headquarters staff, located at 8626 Lee Highway in Fairfax, Virginia.

The prime authority of the League is derived from its charter and from its annual national convention held in August in different major U.S. cities throughout the nation. The National Commandant has operational control over the National Headquarters staff and the National Board of Trustees, who in turn coordinate the efforts of 45 departments, or state entities, and the activities of over 780 community-based detachments located throughout the United States and overseas.

The League is classified as a veterans/military service organization and was formed for the purposes of promoting the interest of the U. S. Marine Corps; to provide camaraderie and assistance to Marines, as well as to their widows and orphans; and to preserve the traditions of the U. S. Marine Corps. It is a not for profit organization within the provisions of Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(4), with a special group exemption letter which allows for contributions to the Marine Corps League, its Auxiliary and subsidiary units, to be tax deductible by the donor.

                                              - Source: MCL National Website
                                                www.pamcleague.org

A Message From Our Commandant

Welcome to the MGySgt John W. Zaengle Detachment of the Marine Corps League, #1023 website.  As with all Marine Corps League detachments, we exist to provide support to Marines and the Marine Corps Family, to honor all veterans regardless of their military affiliation, and to provide community support through numerous venues.  Whether it’s our fund raising efforts on behalf of Operation Warrior Relief (OWR), MCL scholarship program, annual holiday food gift card program for local families in need, as well as Boys Scouts Eagle Scouts program, we are honored to provide the best support we possibly can to serve our fellow Americans. Additionally, the membership of the MGySgt John W. Zaengle Detachment is proud of and humbled by their relationship with and work for the Marine Corps Reserves' annual Toys-For-Tots Campaign, occurring annually in December, by providing hundreds of toys to underprivileged children both within the city of Philadelphia and as well as its suburban communities.  Finally, the MGySgt John W. Zaengle Detachment is committed to upholding the values and traditions set forth by the United States Marine Corps over the course of its 233 year history. "Once a Marine, Always a Marine" is the very core of our being and garners great pride in the wearing of the Eagle, Globe and Anchor.