Southern Illinois Leathernecks Detachment

12/16/2025

Members Joe Leenarts (with his wife Hila) and Wilson Stotts dropped off gifts from our unit to the Anna VA Home to help them celebrate this holiday season.

11/12/2025

Thank you to those who came out this year and enjoyed some SOS. We had some people eat with us for the first time, and we had some returning annual attendees. Thank you all who served (even if you aren’t a marine like us. lol). Didn’t think to take pics through the morning so unfortunately we only have this one grouping of guests captured.

11/11/2025

The guys celebrated the 250th Marine Corps Birthday last night. This morning they are up bright and early to serve up some SOS.

HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED!!!!!

11/08/2025

Less than a week until the SOS Breakfast. Know the forecast is going to be chilly, but this will warm you from the inside.

https://facebook.com/events/s/sos-breakfast/4367733803547681/

05/22/2025

Thank you to all who purchased tickets for the unit’s fundraiser. Tickets were spun by members Joe and Sarge, and pulled by the commandants wife. Here is a video of the drawing for our 3 winners. Congratulations to those who won. We look forward to being able to use funds raised to help different veteran causes through our community.

(Unit videographer had some issues with camera, so sorry about some sideways viewing.)

02/11/2025

Country cutie

12/13/2024

Santa making his yearly visit

12/18/2023

When you are deployed, you improvise.

12/16/2023

This evening Joe Leenerts along with Santa and Mary Jo McElyea visited the Christmas Party of the "H" Group Homes of Williamson County.

11/10/2023

11/10/2023