Denise Lott For the fourth year, East Valley Marines of Detachment 1296 headed out on Christmas Eve to some of the lower income housing areas along Chandler Boulevard. Pickup trucks were loaded with 20 boxes of toys. At each stop, blue tarps were spread out in the center of the projects and toys, sorted for…
Denise Lott An application was submitted by the East Valley Marines of Detachment 1296 to have member Ernie Karkula, World War II Marine, selected for the Honor Flight to Washington D.C. The Honor Flight provides our World War II veterans with an opportunity to visit the WWII Memorial, which was only finished in 2005. Since…
Denise Lott Each year, on November 10, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates throughout the world their founding birthday 240 years ago. Sun Lakes is no exception. The Marines from the East Valley Marines Detachment 1296 held their annual Birthday Ball in November at the Oakwood Country Club. This year’s guest of honor was William L.…
Denise Lott Marine Week in Phoenix was a packed schedule of demonstrations and performances by the United States Marine Corps. To enjoy some of the activities, 54 marines, family and friends of Detachment 1296’s Marine Corps League traveled by bus from Sun Lakes to the Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers baseball game, which also happened to fall…
Denise Lott As part of their work on behalf of Wounded Warriors, the East Valley marines, Marine Corps League Detachment 1296, listened to a presentation by Sun Lakes resident George Abernathy of the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club. George was seeking support for his club to bring in veterans from Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing.…
Denise Lott The birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps is approaching in November. In keeping with tradition, our East Valley Marine Corps League’s Sun Lakes Detachment 1296 is hosting its annual Birthday Ball. The Ball will be on Saturday, November 7 at the Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes. The public is invited to enjoy…
Denise Lott For the second year, the East Valley Marine Corps League, Detachment 1296 of Sun Lakes, planned a seven-day Alaska fishing trip for Marine Wounded Warriors. Ron Enderle, detachment member, coordinated with his friends, Harley and Farrel Lewis of Ketchikan, Alaska, who own a 71-foot yacht. The detachment paid for air and ground expenses…
Denise Lott Detachment 1296 of the Marine Corps League held their annual golf tournament at the end of April. Proceeds from this event are used for Wounded Warriors and the Marines Helping Marines program. Bear Creek Golf Course was again the location and special thanks go to General Manager Jeff Huseman and his team for…
Denise Landers Lott East Valley Marines, Detachment 1296, helped support a team in Phoenix’s March Ride 2 Recovery Honor Ride. The Honor Rides series raises awareness and is the funding arm for Ride 2 Recovery. It gives the public the opportunity to ride with healing heroes and enlisted military on a non-competitive, fun ride. Our…
Denise Lott This month the East Valley Marines, Detachment 1296, once again spent a Saturday afternoon at the Veterans Hospital in Phoenix. These sessions are when we provide two of the wards with root beer floats and assorted flavors of ice cream, along with cookies. The patients quickly line up and select their choices, often…