Leatherneck Coffee Club looks forward to visit from Commander of Indiana's American Legionnaires
(Talk of the Town photo provided) Commander Leland Baxter, below, will address the Leatherneck Coffee Club on February 5.
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The Commander of Indiana's 82,000 American Legionnaires will be in Columbia City on Saturday, February 5, 2011, to address the Leatherneck Coffee Club. Commander Leland Baxter, a 21 year veteran of the Marine Corps, served eight years in the prestigious HMX 1, the President's Helicopter Squadron. As State Commander, his special project for 2011 is the Riley Children's Hospital Foundation.
The Leatherneck Coffee Club meets for breakfast at 0730 the first Saturday of each month in the VFW hall at 415 E. Chicago, Columbia City. Men and women of all ages who are authorized to wear the eagle, globe and anchor are welcome to join their fellow Marines in swapping "sea stories". Sailors who've served as Hospital Corpsmen in the Fleet Marine Force are also eligible.
The mission of the club is to assist the troops in the field, particularly the men of the Wounded Warrior Barracks at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, to stand-by to assist their families back at home, to engage in veteran's issues, and above all, to stand-by for orders to public service from the United States Marine Corps. It is also the sponsor of the Whitley County Toys for Tots program.
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The Commander of Indiana's 82,000 American Legionnaires will be in Columbia City on Saturday, February 5, 2011, to address the Leatherneck Coffee Club. Commander Leland Baxter, a 21 year veteran of the Marine Corps, served eight years in the prestigious HMX 1, the President's Helicopter Squadron. As State Commander, his special project for 2011 is the Riley Children's Hospital Foundation.
The Leatherneck Coffee Club meets for breakfast at 0730 the first Saturday of each month in the VFW hall at 415 E. Chicago, Columbia City. Men and women of all ages who are authorized to wear the eagle, globe and anchor are welcome to join their fellow Marines in swapping "sea stories". Sailors who've served as Hospital Corpsmen in the Fleet Marine Force are also eligible.
The mission of the club is to assist the troops in the field, particularly the men of the Wounded Warrior Barracks at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, to stand-by to assist their families back at home, to engage in veteran's issues, and above all, to stand-by for orders to public service from the United States Marine Corps. It is also the sponsor of the Whitley County Toys for Tots program.