Marine Corps League - Detachment 924

Gold Star Families Support Event
2024-09-29 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37914, United States
Honoring families of those who have received The Gold Star – the military award no one wants. The award commemorates the tragic death of a military member who has perished while in the line of duty. VHSF hopes to provide a level of comfort to the parents and families that are left behind.

PFC Clayton E. Narveson Memorial Bridge Dedication Ceremony
2024-09-28 10:30 - 12:00 | RIO Revolution, 3419 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, 37804, United States

Honor Air Flight
2024-09-25 09:00 - 19:40 | Knoxville Airport, 2055 Alcoa Hwy, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States
Flight 35 is scheduled to leave Knoxville on September 25th, 2024 with 130+ East Tennessee veterans to visit the memorials built to honor their service and sacrifice.

Flight 35 will depart from Knoxville at 9:00am with a scheduled return into Knoxville at 7:40pm. Arrive early to the Welcome Home Celebration to get a spot. You can follow the trip on the official HA Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter feeds.

Monthly Detachment Meeting
2024-09-24 17:30 - 20:00 | VFW Post 5154, 2561 Hobbs Rd, Louisville, TN, 37777, United States
Social hour begins at 1730 followed by a joint Auxiliary meeting, presentations and guest speakers at 18:15. Detachment business meeting starts at 1830. Food and beverage are available for purchase during Social Hour and after meeting.

Be sure to bring your new business items to the monthly officer meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month for review and addition to the agenda for this meeting.

POW/MIA Day
2024-09-20 09:00 - 11:30 | East TN Veterans Memorial in Worlds Fair Park, 525 Henley St, Knoxville, TN, 37902, United States
ETMAC Communication from Captain Bill Robinson Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America:
On Friday, September 20, 2024, the Captain Bill Robinson Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America will conduct an observance of National POW / MIA Day.
The ceremony will be held at the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial in Worlds Fair Park in downtown Knoxville.
The event is presented by AARP Tennessee and will offer free coffee and biscuits at 9:00 am, followed by the ceremony at 10:00 am.
The featured speaker will be Captain Bill Robinson, USAF (retired), the longest held enlisted POW in the history of our nation.
The colors will be presented by the Anchor Division of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps.
Members of the Volunteer State Veterans Honor Guard will present the Missing Man Table Ceremony and provide a rifle volley and Taps at the conclusion of the observance.
AARP Tennessee invites the public to attend.

Veteran's Resource Fair
2024-09-17 10:00 - 14:00 | War Memorial Building, 103 B Street, Lenoir City, TN, 37771, United States
Confidential Medical Screen and Legal Services
Veterans Administration Access
Disabled Veterans Outreach
Food & Housing Assistance
Networking, Employment and Educational Opportunities
Complimentary Lunch Provided

Monthly Officer Meeting
2024-09-16 17:00 - 18:30 | VFW Post 5154, 2561 Hobbs Rd, Louisville, TN, 37777, United States
Bring all business items for the monthly detachment meeting to this session for review and addition to the monthly detachment meeting agenda.

Food available for purchase.

Irreverent Warriors 0.0k Run
2024-09-14 16:00 - 19:00 | Black Horse Pub & Grill, 411 N Hall Rd, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States
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MODD Growl
2024-09-09 17:30 - 20:30 | Shoney’s, 4020 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37814, United States
17:30 Social Hour
18:30 Growl begins

ETMAC Meeting
2024-09-05 08:30 - 10:30 | Knoxville Area Chamber of Commerce, 17 Market Square, Knoxville, TN, 37902, United States
East Tennessee Military Affairs Council Monthly Meeting. ETMAC holds their monthly meetings on the first Thursday of each month except for Jan and July which are held the second Thursday of the month.

2024 Mud Run
2024-08-31 08:00 - 17:00 | Montvale Spring Retreat, 4901 Montvale Road, Maryville, TN, 37803, United States
Runners! The Few. The Proud.
We are changing up the course and adding new mud to your old mud favorites!!
This course will be CHALLENGING. Would you expect anything less from Marines? It consists roughly of 3 miles of off-road running, which entails some obstacles, hills, and of course, mud pits. Wear old clothing and shoes. This off road 5K adventure takes you across scenic trails and fields, obstacles, mud, and water. It is open to individuals and teams. Be prepared for some real clean fun! Showers are available for those who will need to be cleansed afterwards…Marines will make sure you successfully complete their course!
Every participant will receive a Commemorative 2024 Mud Run T-shirt during Packet Pick-up if selected during the registration process.
Ooh-rah!

Course Description

This course will be CHALLENGING. Would you expect anything less from Marines? It consists roughly of 3 miles of off-road running, which entails some obstacles, hills, and of course, mud pits. We recommend that you wear old clothing and shoes as well as long pants. This off road adventure takes you across scenic trails and fields, obstacles, and ends with a splash through refreshing water and a mud pit. It is open to individuals and teams. Be prepared for some real clean fun! Showers available for those who will need to be cleansed afterwards…Marines will make sure you complete their course! Ooh-rah! Refreshments afterwards for all. Good luck!
Larry Winters Memorial Kid’s Mud Run. The 1 mile Larry Winters Memorial Kid’s Mud Run event is designed for kids 12 and under. (Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.) Please adhere to these guidelines when registering children for the race for their safety. We love our young mud runners and want them to have fun and be safe! NEW THIS YEAR KIDS GET SHIRTS AND FREE SNOW CONE!
Interested in being a Supporter of this event? Contact race coordinator at vshgknoxvilletn@yahoo.com

Mud Run Early Packet Pickup
2024-08-29 12:00 - 19:00, 2024-08-28 12:00 - 19:00 | Academy Sports, 145 Moss Grove Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37922, United States
Come pickup your Mud Run packet in advance of the event and take advantage of the 20% coupon form Academy Sports valid 8/28 – /8/30
Click here to view to 20% Coupon for Academy Sports

Monthly Detachment Meeting
2024-08-27 17:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-30 17:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-25 17:30 - 20:30, 2024-05-28 17:30 - 20:30 | VFW Post 5154, 2561 Hobbs Rd, Louisville, TN, 37777, United States
Social hour begins at 1730 followed by a joint Auxiliary meeting, presentations and guest speakers at 18:15. Detachment business meeting starts at 1830. Food and beverage are available for purchase during Social Hour and after meeting.

Veteran Home Giveaway
2024-08-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Veteran Home Giveaway, 104 Thomas Point Ln, Maryville, TN, 37803, United States
See invitation attached to attend the Veteran Home Giveaway to wounded veteran SSG Jeremy Taylor taking place Tuesday, August 27, at 10:00 am. The address of the new home is 104 Thomas Pointe Lanes, Maryville, TN 37803.
I hope many of our ETMAC members will be able to attend to show your support for one of our local wounded warriors!

Just Us Marines Breakfast
2024-08-15 08:00 - 09:30 | First Watch, 111 Lovell Rd, Farragut, TN, 37834, United States

Cary Stewart Memorial Service
2024-08-14 10:00 - 12:00 | East Tenneessee Veterans Cemetery, 2200 E Governor John Sevier Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920, United States
Memorial Service for member Cary Stewart will be held at 10:00 at the East TN Veterans Cemetery

Promote the Mud Run @ The Casual Pint
2024-08-13 16:00 - 19:00 | The Casual Pint, 2045 Thunderhead Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37922, United States
On August 13 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Casual Pint, located at 2045 Thunderhead Rd, Knoxville, 37922, we are going to promote the 2024 Mud Run with WMIZ 103.5 .

It will be time to fellowship and meet the community and promote the League.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to stop by. If you do, please wear MCL shirt or mud run shirt.

The MCL trailer and the WMIZ van will be there.

Marines – I am going to challenge every member to make a commitment to show up to one event in a year ! If it’s only for 30 minutes – just come out to any event and fellowship!

Keith Kregel
Sr. Vice Commandant

Monthly Officer / Committee Meeting
2024-08-12 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-10 17:00 - 19:00 | VFW Post 5154, 2561 Hobbs Rd, Louisville, TN, 37777, United States
Food available for purchase

Veterans Appreciation Day - Vintage Baseball
2024-06-22 13:00 - 17:00 | Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37914, United States
VETERANS APPRECIATION DAY – Vintage Baseball!!
Hosted by the Veterans Heritage Site Foundation
In partnership with the Veterans Heritage Site Foundation, we are taking the time to show our special thanks to all veterans on this day! Throughout the sevent inning stretch, Veterans will be able to participate in various “games”, activities, and receive special recognition. All veterans will receive a complimentary tour of the Historic Ramsey House, which will be open from 10:00-4:00.
Schedule:
1:00pm – Cumberland Club of Nashville vs Knoxville

This is a FREE event for the entire family! As always, concessions will be available, and all proceeds will go directly to the ongoing preservation of Historic Ramsey House. Make sure to bring your own chair and a shady umbrella or tent.
During the game:
–Veterans will be able to tour the Ramsey House free all day.
-Veteran Organizations will be able to set up tables to share their information.
-Throughout the day there will be special presentations and possible games to recognize various groups and veterans, including presentation of a Quilt of Valor
-Vietnam Veterans will be given their Welcome Home 50th Year Commemorative Pin after the first game.
-We are also looking for enough veterans to play a couple of innings of Vintage Baseball between games. You will not need a glove.
-This day will be a great day to meet other veterans. Bring a chair as there are no bleachers. There is also a picnic area.
-We will also have an update on the New French Broad Veterans Memorial Park.
If interested in having a table or if interested in playing in the game, please email Marilyn Childress; president@veteransheritagesite.org or call 678-920-1989

Honoring our GSMNP Veterans
2024-06-15 11:00 - 14:00 | Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Dr., Townsend, TN, United States
Veterans Heritage Site Foundation
HONORING OUR GSMNP VETERANS
Veterans Heritage Site Foundation will host their “Honor Our Great Smoky Mountain Veterans” Day at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend on June 15, 2024 stating at 11 AM. VHSF will be honoring the veterans that were buried in the Park. There are over 245 veterans buried in over 63 sites within the Park.
We will be recognizing specifically the World War II veterans and their descendants. There are over 50 World War II veterans buried in the park. There are 4 WWII veterans who left the cove and were lost in the war. Also Sonja DuBois, a Hidden Survivor of the Holocaust will be a speaker. Chris Magra, Director of the UT Center for Tennesseans in War will present history of how the WWII effected the area.
We also are planning to honor WWII veterans who are in attendance. Bernard Myers will be describing the day that his father heard about Pearl Harbor and what he did that day in Cades Cove since his family still lived the park. Casey Wheeless, WVLT Anchor, will be the MC.
Other speakers are being lined up to help tell the story of these veterans in the Park and to recognize those present. VHSF, the Appalachian DAR District, and other organizations will be presenting information and helping with the program. Cavett Station DAR Chapter will be setting up an honor table for families to bring pictures of their loved ones who have passed, but served during World War II.
More specifics for the program will be announced later such as Quilt of Valor presentations and 50th Year Commemorative Pin presentation to Vietnam Veterans. If you would like more information or like to participate please contact:
Marilyn Childress, VHSF President, 678-920-1989.
marilyn.childress@veteransheritagesite.org

Department Convention
2024-06-13 - 2024-06-16 | Doubletree by Hilton, 5069 Sanderlin Ave, Memphis, TN, 38117, United States
Detachment 476 will be hosting the MCL TN State Convention this year.

Sgt Mitchell Stout Memorial Program
2024-05-27 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtue Cemetery, 12420 Evans Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37934, United States

Young Marines / Detachment Memorial Day Ceremony
2024-05-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Sgt Mitchell Stout Park, 12420 Evans Rd, Farragut, TN, United States
The Young Marines of Greater Knoxville, in conjunction with Marine Corps League Detachment #924 will show honors to this hero on May 29th, 2023 at the Virtue Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony last about an hour. Detachment members and family members are encouraged to attend.
Accredited to North Carolina, Stout was born February 24, 1950, in Knoxville, TN, and entered service at Raleigh, NC, when he was only 17. He went through paratrooper school and got his wings before the Army discovered his true age and discharged him. By then, he was 18 and simply re-enlisted. Stout deployed for his first tour of Vietnam in 1968 and returned home safely in 1969, but volunteered for a second tour in order to guide younger soldiers.
Just a few weeks into his second tour, on March 12, 1970, Stout gave his life for his fellow soldiers. It was three weeks after his 20th birthday. Stout is the only army air defense artilleryman in history to receive the Medal of Honor.
Knoxville’s Virtue Cemetery, where Stout is buried, contains a beautiful War Memorial walkway laid out in a circled star pattern with two flagpoles at the center. Between the rays of the star are five large black carved stones with inscriptions and a list of all Medal of Honor recipients.

Rose Program
2024-05-26 09:00 - 15:00 | TN
Four locations. Will require member participation. Shifts will be 9 – 12 and 12 – 3. Details will be announced when available
