Ventura County Detachment 597
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Detachment Meeting Information

Welcome to the Marine Corps League, Ventura County Detachment #597 website. A message from the Commandant.

Where & When
1st Thursday each month (except July)
Dinner @ 6:30pm, Cost $7.00
Business Meeting @ 7:30pm
Location: Simi Valley Elks Lodge #2492
1561 Kuehner Drive Simi Valley CA 93063
Lodge Phone: (805) 522-2492
Need a map?

Need a Ride to the Detachment Meetings?
Several members have asked for help getting to the meetings. If you are able to volunteer to drive another member or need a ride, please contact Al Lansdale. Assistance is particularly needed in the Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake Village areas.

Veteran Affairs Voluntary Services Representative, Glenn Fiery, needs the following items:
New Underwear - Tee shirts, shorts and socks
All other types of clothing that are clean and serviceable (no holes)
All items are for the Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center

24-Hour Information Hotline

(800) 844-USMC
For The Alphabetically Challenged (800) 844-8762
Ruy Pena, Commandant

About the Marine Corps League

The Marine Corps League was founded by General John A. Lejeune in 1923, receiving its national Charter by an Act of Congress on August 4, 1937. The Ventura County Detachment received its Charter on June 30, 1985. We are classified as a veterans/military service organization whose purpose is to promote the interests and preserve the traditions of the U. S. Marine Corps; assist fellow Marines, their widows and orphans and participate in various patriotic ceremonies. This detachment is organized under the Department of California within the Southwest Division and the National Headquarters of the Marine Corps League.

The league is comprised of honorably discharged as well as reserve and active duty Marines and FMF Navy Corpsmen with over 90 days of service. Those individuals that want to participate with the Marine Corps League but do not otherwise qualify may join as Associate Members.

The Marine Corps League Mission Statement: Members of the Marine Corps League join together in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharge from that service; voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance to all Marines and former Marines and to their widows and orphans, and by perpetuating the history of the United States Marine Corps through fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.

"Laos File" By Our Own MCL Member - Dale Dye

The death of a salty old senior NCO who ran special operations in Vietnam leads Marine Gunner Shake Davis on a shocking and potentially lethal quest to find out what happened to hundreds of American POWs. Written by the bestselling author of 'Platoon,' Dale A. Dye.

About the author:
Dale Dye is a Marine officer who rose through the ranks to retire as a Captain after twenty-one years of service in war and peace. He is a distinguished graduate of Missouri Military Academy who enlisted the United States Marine Corps shortly after graduation. Sent to war in Southeast Asia, he served in Vietnam in 1965 and 1967 through 1970 surviving 31 major combat operations. Appointed a Warrant Officer in 1976, he later converted his commission and was a Captain when he deployed to Beirut, Lebanon with the Multinational Force in 1982-83. He served in a variety of assignments around the world and along the way attained a degree in English Literature from the University of Maryland. Following retirement from active duty in 1984, he spent time in Central America, reporting and training troops for guerrilla warfare in El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica. Upset with Hollywood's treatment of the American military, he went to Hollywood and established Warriors Inc., the pre-eminent military training and advisory service to the entertainment industry. He has worked on more than fifty movies and TV shows including several Academy Award and Emmy winning productions. He is a novelist, actor, director and show business innovator, who wanders between Los Angeles and Lockhart, Texas.

The book may be ordered from the Warriors Publishing Group.

Publication Date: Nov 05 2008
ISBN/EAN13: 0982167008 / 9780982167007
Page Count: 280
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 5.25" x 8"
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Related Categories: Fiction / War & Military

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