Major General Commandant John A. Lejeune is credited with founding the league in 1923. It is the only Federally Chartered Marine Corps related veteran organization in the country receiving its charter from the 75th Congress and signed/approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 4, 1937.
- serve Marines and FMF Navy Personnel who wear or who have worn the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor.
- preserve the traditions and to promote the interests of the United States Marine Corps
- to band those who are now serving in the in the USMC and those who have been honorably discharged from that service together in fellowship that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy
- to fit its members for the duties of citizenship and to encourage them to serve as ably as citizens as they have served the Nation under arms
- to hold sacred the history and memory of the men who have given their lives to the Nation
- to foster love for the principles which they have supported by blood and valor since the founding of the Republic
- to maintain true allegiance to American institutions
- to create a bond of comradeship between those in the service and those who have returned to civil life
- to aid voluntarily and to render assistance to all Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and FMF Chaplains as well as to their widows and orphans
- to perpetuate the history of the USMC and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of peculiar interest to Marines
What Kind of Things Does The Marine Corps League Do?
Toys-for-Tots
Marine Corps Auxiliary
Marine-4-Life/Injured Marine Support Program
Military Order of the Devil Dogs
Service Officers
Scholarship Committees
Marines Helping Marines – Wounded Marines
Veterans Administration Volunteer Service (VAVS) program (members contribute thousands of hours each year supplementing staffs at VA Hospitals and facilities in providing morale, comfort and assistance to institutionalized veterans)
The Young Marines of the Marine Corps League Program
The League supports the Boy Scouts of America
Bi-monthly Marine Corps League Magazine
Legislative Program (league participates in National and State Legislative issues that affect military readiness, benefits and entitlements of Marines)