Dog Company Detachment 564 – Dog Company 564

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NO VETERAN LEFT BEHIND PROGRAM

About 3 years ago we started the No Veteran Left Behind Program.

It started with providing Food & Supplies to the VA Pantry in Savannah. We were blessed to have received a grant from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation were there provided 250 Health & Comfort Kits to be given to those Veterans who needed it most. These were handed out by our Detachment to Homeless Veterans, Veterans struggling to maintain their home lives, Disabled Veterans, and to Veterans in Assisted Living Facilities. This program was such a success and the feeling we received from every Veteran was so much more than we expected, it was so rewarding that we wanted to continue to do more.

This year, we were awarded 750 Health & Comfort Kits. The outreach went further just Savannah and Chatham County; we reached out to other organizations to assist us to get these kits where they were most needed. The outpouring was amazing. We had so many organizations that wanted to help us with our outreach, that it was very humbling. Our goal for 2026 is to reach beyond our local area and reach out to 4,000 Veterans in need in the state of Georgia with assistance of Marine Corps League Detachments throughout the state. We are excited to continue this programs growth.

But we cannot so this without your help. Please consider making a donation so that we can continue our stewardship for our Veterans.

About the marine corps league

Additional Information

The Marine Corps League perpetuates the traditions and spirit of ALL Marines and Navy FMF Corpsmen, who proudly wear or who have worn the eagle, globe and anchor of the Corps. It takes great pride in crediting its founding in 1923 to World War I hero, then Major General Commandant John A. Lejeune. It takes equal pride in its Federal Charter, approved by An Act of the Seventy-Fifth Congress of the United States of America and signed and approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 4, 1937. The League is the only Federally Chartered Marine Corps related veterans organization in the country. Since its earliest days, the Marine Corps League has enjoyed the support and encouragement of the active duty and Reserve establishments of the U. S. Marine Corps. Today, the League boasts a membership of more than 76,000 men and women, officer and enlisted, active duty, Reserve Marines, honorably discharged Marine Veterans and qualified Navy FMF Corpsmen and is one of the few Veterans Organizations that experiences increases in its membership each year.

The Marine Corps League is headed by an elected National Commandant, with 14 elected National Staff Officers who serve as trustees. The National Board of Trustees coordinates the efforts of 49 department, or state, entities and the activities of over 1100 community-based detachments located throughout the United States and overseas. The day-to-day operations of the League are under the control of the National Executive Director with the responsibility for the management and direction of all programs, activities, and affairs of the Marine Corps League as well as supervising the National Headquarters staff.

The prime authority of the League is derived from its Congressional charter and from its annual National Convention held each August in different major U.S. cities throughout the nation. It is a not-for-profit organization within the provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c) (4), with a special group exemption letter which allows for contributions to the Marine Corps League, its Auxiliary and subsidiary units, to be tax deductible by the donor.

Disaster Relief

With donations from the community, it makes it possible for us to help Marine Veterans during times of need

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Veterans Council

Our Detachment along with 27 other Veterans Organizations come together on the first Monday of every month for Chatham County's Veteran Council

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Feeding the Homless

We partner with "The Dive" a local Christian organization that provides hot meals for homeless veterans in the Savannah area along with counseling, prayer sessions and so much more.

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Toys for Tots

Each year along with our local Marine Corps Reserve unit, we participate in collecting new unwrapped toys for our community and beyond. Each year approximately 30,000 toys are collected and distributed.

Dog Company History

July 27, 1950, Dog Company, 10th Infantry Battalion, United States Marine Corps Reserve, was ordered to report for federal service. On Aug. 28, 182 men left Savannah to serve this country during the Korean War. The youngest was 16; the oldest was 33. Of those 182 men, 48 had served in the Marines before and 12 more in one of the other services, most of them during World War II.

Helping our Veterans

Our Detachment continues to strive to do better each year to support our Veterans. From Health & Hygiene items, to providing food, or even work around the Veterans House