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Marine Corps League
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The Marine Corps League is the only congressionally chartered United States Marine Corps-related veterans organization in the United States. Its congressional charter was approved by the 75th U.S. Congress and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 4, 1937. The organization credits Major General John A. Lejeune, the 13th Marine Corps commandant, as one of its founding members.
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Established | November 10, 1922; 101 years ago (1922-11-10) |
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Founded at | New York City |
Type | 501(c)(4) – U.S. Marines Corps veterans organization |
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Legal status | 36 U.S.C. 140101 – U.S. chartered corporation |
Headquarters | Stafford, Virginia |
Coordinates | 39.776996°N 86.156201°W / 39.776996; -86.156201 |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership (2019) | c. 63,250 |
Warren Griffin | |
TJ Morgan | |
Russ Miller | |
David Porter | |
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Key people | Chief Operating Officer
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Main organ | National Convention |
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Website | mclnational |
Formerly called | Marine Corps Veterans Association (MCVA) |
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The League holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.