Marine Corps League Department of Georgia

09/12/2026

GA MCLA Georgia Peaches and Operation Semper Fi Sweets.

09/11/2026

🇺🇸 Remembering September 11, 2001 🇺🇸

Today, the Marine Corps League pauses to remember the innocent lives lost, the families forever changed, and the courageous first responders, service members, and everyday Americans who answered the call.

Twenty-five years later, we remain united in remembrance and committed to honoring their legacy through service.

We will never forget.

Semper Fidelis.

09/06/2026

September is National Su***de Prevention Month.

September is National Su***de Prevention Month.

The Marine Corps League stands united with our veterans, service members, families, and loved ones. No veteran should ever feel forgotten or believe they must fight their battles alone. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness—it is an act of courage.

Check on your fellow Marines and veterans. Make the call, send the message, and be willing to listen. One conversation can save a life.

If you or a veteran you know is experiencing a crisis, contact the Veterans Crisis Line:

☎️ Dial 988, then Press 1
📱 Text 838255
Available free and confidential 24/7.

Your story is not over. You matter. We still need you.

Semper Fi. 🇺🇸

***dePreventionMonth

09/06/2026

09/04/2026

What an outstanding accomplishment. 👍 👍

In 1941, a 34-year-old math professor named Grace Hopper walked into a Navy recruiting office and asked to serve her country.

She was turned away. Too old, they said. Too thin. Too valuable in the classroom to lose.

Most people would have gone home and stayed there. Grace didn't.

She took a leave from her teaching post, secured a special exemption for her weight, and in 1943 finally got sworn into the Navy's WAVES program. She graduated first in her class and was sent to work on one of the earliest computers ever built — a room-sized machine called the Mark I.

While others saw a calculator, Grace saw a translator waiting to be built. At the time, computers only understood binary — endless strings of ones and zeros that only a handful of specialists could read. Grace believed computers should understand English instead.

Her peers told her it was impossible. Computers, they said, could only do arithmetic.

She built it anyway. In 1952, she unveiled a working compiler that could turn plain-language instructions into machine code — a breakthrough almost nobody wanted to touch at first. But it worked. And it opened the door to a language still used to run banks, insurance systems, and government agencies to this very day.

The woman once told she was too old went on to serve for over four decades, retiring as a Rear Admiral at 79 — the oldest active-duty officer in the entire Navy.

She wasn't just told no. She heard it, and built something the world still runs on.

09/04/2026

RED FRIDAY!!!

09/04/2026

Ooo-rah!

09/04/2026

FOR GOODNESS CAKE!

Wow! Way to go, MCLA Georgia Peaches! If any of you (or your spouses) are interested in finding out more about the auxialiary: how to join or how you can donate to support them, check out their page.

09/04/2026

ATTENTION ON DECK!!!

The Military Order of the Devil Dogs now has six new Staff Ribbons!

Approved at the 2026 Supreme Growl, these ribbons recognize Dogs who serve in elected and appointed positions at the Pound, Pack, and Kennel levels.

The new ribbons are:

• MODD Pound Staff Elected Ribbon
• MODD Pound Staff Appointed Ribbon
• MODD Pack Staff Elected Ribbon
• MODD Pack Staff Appointed Ribbon
• MODD Kennel Staff Elected Ribbon
• MODD Kennel Staff Appointed Ribbon

Elected ribbons are worn after completing a term of office. Appointed ribbons are awarded after completing a term of service. Please review Enclosure 1 of the current Kennel Bylaws for the complete eligibility and wear requirements.

Woof Woof,
PDD Chuck Covert
Honorable Smart Dog

09/02/2026

Everyone is invited to join Marine Corps League - Unicoi Detachment #783 as they celebrate their 35th anniversary. Tickets must be purchased by Sept. 9 at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/783-anniversary-dinner

Dress is casual!