2017 POW / MIA Ceremony at Alabama State Capital

Townsend Detachment members attended and participated in the POW/MIA ceremonies at the Alabama State Capital Building on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Alabama remembers those service members who have not returned and those who were held as Prisoners of War in an Annual Remembrance ceremony. This year’s Guest Speaker was Michael Durant, a COBRA pilot shot down and held captive…

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2017 Townsend Welcome Aboard

Townsend Detachment hosted a Welcome Aboard Party for Marines newly assigned to the Air Force staff colleges aboard Maxwell Air Force base. Twenty-seven members of the detachment along with 20 spouses and family members prepared and hosted the event, which included a picnic lunch, door prizes for the Marines, their wives and children, and games for the children. Twenty-four…

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2017 Townsend MCL Mentor Program

Townsend Detachment has instituted a Mentor program to assist new members to assimilate into the detachment. When a Marine or potential associate member indicates an interest in joining the detachment, they are assigned a Member Mentor, usually the member who recruited them. The Mentor presents the candidate for membership to the detachment. The mentor will provide and explain to…

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2017 Townsend at the Alabama MCL State Convention in Dothan, Alabama

Townsend Detachment members and their spouses, Nancy Burtron; Richard and Linda Davis; Paul & Janet Williamson; Dick and Sharon McClain; Chuck Moore; Todd Kemper; Jim Fulks; Don and Karen Fisher; Patsy Brookshire; attended and represented the Townsend Detachment at the Department of Alabama annual convention in Dothan Alabama. Townsend Member Don Fisher has just completed his term as Department…

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2017 Townsend June Meeting

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“OUTSTANDING” kudos to Everett and Alice Cole. Townsend Detachment members and their spouses enjoyed a picnic event for our June meeting. Hosts member Everett Cole and his wife, associate member Alice Cole hosted the picnic meeting at their home in the Hope Hull area. Target practice, fishing and swimming opportunities followed the business meeting and picnic lunch. Members Richard…

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2017 Townsend MCL donates to Jeff Davis High School Jr. ROTC

Townsend Detachment Judge Advocate Chuck Moore presents Jefferson Davis High School JRROTC instructor Warrant Officer Laverne Cook with a $1,000 check from the Department of Alabama Tag Fund. Warrant Officer Cook will buy a pull along trailer to carry the equipment the cadets need when they travel to competitions and meetings. Jeff Davis High School Principle Bobby Abrams assisted…

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2017 Bill Nichols Veterans Home Visit

Townsend Detachment members visited the Bill Nichols Veterans Home to support and recognize our oldest member, Retired Master Sergeant Thomas Davis USMC, at the homes’ monthly Birthday Party.   Tommy Davis enlisted in the USN prior to WWII, he told us that he wanted to join the Marine Corps, but that just wasn’t allowed when he was ready to…

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2017 Memorial Day

Townsend detachment members, families and friends turned out in force to honor USMC veterans grave sites on Memorial Day 2017. Over 400 USMC and American flags were placed in seven cemeteries in the greater River Region. {gallery}gallery/2017/2017-05-29-memorial-day:200:150:0:0{/gallery}

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2017 Townsend MCL Vietnam Anniversary

Townsend Detachment honored 21 of the 56 Vietnam Veterans and Vietnam Era Veterans who are members of the Detachment on Saturday the 20th of May, 2017. Project Officer Paul Williamson arranged to honor these Veterans with the reading of the “50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War” Proclamation and with pinning each of these veterans with the 50th Anniversary commemoration…

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2017 Townsend MCL Grave Registration

Townsend Detachment held a grave registration event at a local Walmart Store. Detach members met local area residents and solicited grave / cemetery site locations for honoring veterans on Memorial Day Weekend. Townsend Detachment has flagged Veterans graves for many years, currently we are flagging 7 local area cemeteries in the Greater River Region. Saturday’s event raised sufficient funds…

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