Tun Tavern Detachment #309, MCL

On Saturday,13 July, I attended a ceremony honoring Marine Eddie Brown, who was given the Congressional Gold Medal. Marine Brown is an original Montford Point M...arine and served on Iwo Jima, among other battles. Seated next to Marine Brown is Marine Al Willis, another Iwo Jima survivor, and Marine Marshall Houston, Commandant of Penndelphia Detachment. See more

On 3 July, the Marine Corps League paid tribute to Maj Samuel Nicholas, Father of the Marine Corps.

Please share this event on your Detachment pages. If you need assistance in doing this, contact Admin (Victoria McCoy) for assistance. REMINDER: We will be st...reaming the Department Convention LIVE on the main Facebook page. Get more members to "like" and "follow" the page now to ensure they don't miss out on anything important. **We will not stream business sessions** #mcl #marinecorpsleaguepa #livestream #semperfi

Last month, Tun Tavern Detachment, with assistance from Upper Darby Detachment and Upper Darby Detachment Auxiliary, went to the VA Community Living Center in Philadelphia and distributed gifts to every resident. This was our 17th Annual Christmas Walk.

President Truman announced Japan's surrender with a nationwide broadcast at 7 p.m. the night of August 14, 1945, with formal surrender documents to be signed on September 2nd. People across the world rejoiced. Whistles blew, church bells rang, and strangers embraced each other. In China, firecrackers filled the air and the Chinese "almost buried [Americans] in gratitude." In Sydney, Australia, one man became famous for dancing in the street. In America, Life magazine rep...orted celebrations "as if joy had been rationed and saved up for the three years, eight months, and seven days since Sunday, December 7, 1941." Times Square, New York City hosted the largest crowd in its history as the news ticker at One Times Square read "***OFFICIAL TRUMAN ANNOUNCES JAPANESE SURRENDER***" The excitement was contagious; everyone was kissing and hugging one another. One of the most famous photographs was taken that day by Alfred Eisenstaedt a uniformed sailor and nurse kissing in Times Square. Though it was a few more weeks before the official documents were signed, World War II was finally over.