Sgt Foster L Harrington Detachment, Marine Corps League

11/10/2026

Private First Class Jack G. Hanson Medal of Honor (Posthumously)

Private First Class Jack G. Hanson, served in United States Army, as a Machine Gunner with 1st Platoon, Company F, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division near Pachi-dong, Korea, on 7 June 1951 when he paid the ultimate sacrifice.
PFC Hanson volunteered to remain behind to provide covering fire for his brothers to withdrawal to a higher terrain, as he defended his machine gun position against a large group of enemy combatants advancing under the cover of darkness while his A-gunner and a few riflemen crawled to safety after being wounded. He was left alone to defend the position and while expending all of his machine-gun ammo he didn't stop defending his position he switched to service pistol in one hand and a machete in the other. More than 20 enemy combatants laid dead around his position by the time his company was able to regain the ground he had held and it reflected the sacrifice that he had paid.

11/09/2026

Good evening, Marines and Detachment members,

Tomorrow, we will be celebrating our 251st Birthday of our beloved Marine Corps with our friends at the VFW "Little Post" #4328 and will have a Marine Corps Birthday cake-cutting ceremony.
Let's show our support, enjoy some camaraderie, and celebrate this proud tradition together!

Semper Fi,

11/03/2026

Last week, the Detachments Color Guard was asked to Present Our National Colors for two events hosted by the Mobile Exchange Club. The first was on Sunday, Oct 25th at the USS Alabama for the Field of Valor where 300 American Flags are on display at the park. And the second was Thursday, Oct 29th at Government Street Presbyterian Church for a Quilts of Valor Ceremony. There were 5 Veterans that were Honored and presented Quilts, Owen E. McDonnell, Jere W. Marques, Jack Nichols, William H. Saliba and Walter M. Stewart.
If you would like to know more about Quilts of Valor please see the pictures for more information.
And thank you, Mobile Exchange Club for allowing us to be part of your events and presenting Our National Colors.

10/22/2026

This past weekend we had our monthly meeting with all the nice weather finally arriving we missed getting to see a few of you. We also had a visitor Jeff Goss a Navy SeaBee who came out to check us out. We have several upcoming events so be sure to check your email and with the Birthday Ball, Toys for Tots, Veterans Day Parade, and more

09/25/2026

🎉 Celebrating One Year of VIBE! 🇺🇸❤️

Today, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of Veterans in Better Environments (VIBE) with veterans, community partners, organizations, and supporters dedicated to serving those who have served our country at the Alabama Career Center.

A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who shared their time, resources, experiences, and continued support. We are especially grateful to our veterans for sharing their stories and to our community partners for helping us put boots on the ground for our veterans. 🇺🇸🥾

🏆 We were also honored to present Certificates of Appreciation to our valued partners for their continued collaboration and support.

Happy 1-Year Anniversary, VIBE! ❤️

09/24/2026

3 Days, past the day in 2004, this world lost a valuable soul who served others in both the community and our country.
3 Days, past is how long it took the DOD to report that we lost Foster.
3 Days, past and you have had a feeling of something is not right.

https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/marine-sgt-foster-l-harrington/370952

09/22/2026

This past Saturday, Sept 19th, the Detachment held its monthly meeting where we had several Awards given out along with some special guest from Wreaths Across America. Cheryl Davidson came to the meeting to talk about Wreaths Across America and how big of an impact it is here in Mobile, AL. We have been proud supporters of Wreaths Across America for a several years now and we plan to continue our support to our fallen brothers and sisters. A motion and a vote were made to give a donation to Wreaths Across America to purchase wreaths to be laid.
The Detachment was presented with a Meritorious Unit Commendation from the Department of Alabama for the detachment hosting the 2026 Department Convention. Kevin Sweeney, Janee Sweeney, T-Joe Frank, Haydee Frank, Irene Rubber, and Rhonda Wyckoff all received their Meritorious Commendations for their hard work helping with the Department Convention. T-Joe also received a Distinguished Service Award from the Department of AL for his work in helping with the Convention. Force Recon also awarded the Detachment with a plaque for the continued support with toys for tots that features, our Commandant, Jermaine, Payne as Santa with a special message from the unit. Shout out to 1stSgt Smith who made the plaque it looks awesome and it will be on display at Kravers Seafood.

Copy the url below and paste it into your browser to get to Wreaths Across America:
https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/15490/Overview/?relatedId=0

09/13/2026

Yesterday, we took part in helping the Dauphin Island Car and Craft show with judging all the incredible cars that came out. The day looked like it was gonna rain on us but luckily, the rain held out and we enjoyed the day getting to meet some new people. The winner of the Veterans Choice Award went to a Veteran who was on duty that day with the Dauphin Island Police Department, he was Honoring his father with a truck that he had started on before his passing. This 1955 Ford F100 was cool, having su***de doors without handles and a hood that would slide forward before opening up. Congratulations Mike Hering for being this shows winner of the Veterans Choice and letting us get to see the sweet ride.
Thank you for everyone who was able to come out, even Kevin ran into Kevin again.

09/12/2026

08/24/2026

Thank you to 1st. Sgt. Smith and Force Recon for this awesome Plaque. Definitely 1 of a kind. Thank you for allowing us to be apart of the team. If there’s anything that we can do to help the Mission. You know where to find us. Semper Fi Marines.
(See the comments for the message on the back of the plaque)