About the Marine Corps League

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.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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The Junior Vice-Commandant shall assume the duties of the Senior Vice-Commandant in his absence and shall be responsible for arranging the social affairs of the Department. He shall provide programs and refreshments at the regular meetings and shall preside as Chairman of the Membership Committee. He shall keep a written record of all significant actions of the office. He shall surrender all Department property and records to his duly elected successor.

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BIO:

Joined USMC September 1953. Served eight years, 4+4. Honorably discharged as a S/Sgt September 1961. Served in Korea and at the Marine Barracks at the Naval Academy.

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Married to Kathleen. We have four children, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

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Worked 41 years in sales. Joined Essential Industries of Merton, Wisconsin in 1980. Upon retirement in January 1999, moved to Lake Havasu. With Essential, I served as a Commissioned Sales Representative, Sales Manager, Vice President of Sales, President and partner. I led the company through a period of expansion and domestic and international sales growth. 

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Conducted many training meetings and seminars on trade practices, salesmanship and sales management. Recruited a network of sales representatives through which we grew domestic sales and initiated international sales.

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Working with the employees and team leaders at Essential and forming alliances with sales agencies and other manufacturers were keys to our growth. My experiences apply to our MCL endeavors; working with our members and leadership, forming alliances with like minded community and veterans' organizations, working together to assist service members, veterans and their families. 

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Joined 757 in Lake Havasu in 2013. Served as Commandant 2018-2019 and honored as Marine of the Year 2020-2021.