UPDATE: R. Lee Ermey Takes D.C. By Storm
From left to right – R. Lee Ermey, Marine Parents founder Tracy Della Vecchia, Gold Star father Dick Linn (Trio Media Group Photo)
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UPDATE: Meet the Gunny!
Meet Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey and Marine Parents Founder Tracy Della Vecchia Thursday, February 25th from 5 – 7 pm at Bullfeathers on the Hill (410 First Street) in Washington DC.
This is a public event and we’d love to see you there! If you’re in the area, join us on Thursday and be part of the Marine Corps Identity Cause!
Semper Fi Marine families!
An important cause affecting The Few and The Proud needs your help.
For more than two centuries, the Marine Corps has fought side by side with the Navy. However, our Marines are not given equal recognition when it comes to the department they work for.
Many Marine supporters, including us, don’t think that’s right. That’s why MarineParents.com has joined a cause to change the name of the Department of the Navy to the “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.”
A bill, H.R. 24, is looking to do just this. Introduced by North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones, the bill is expected to easily pass the House this spring. In fact, it has garnered over 360 co-sponsors—the second-highest number of signatures introduced in the House last year.
However, in order to make this bill a law, it must pass the Senate. That’s where we need your help.
We’re asking you to support the companion bill in the Senate, S.504, and to make sure your senator is aware of the issue so he or she can become a co-sponsor. This is easy to do. A website dedicated to giving Marines their own identity has been set up by the Marine Corps League. You can find the site at www.marinecause.com and click a link to contact your senator, sign an online petition, sign up for e-mail alerts, and follow the movement on Twitter or Facebook.
Marine veteran R. Lee Ermey, star of “Full Metal Jacket” and The History Channel’s “Mail Call,” will announce this grass-roots effort. Joining him will be other top Marine identity supporters including our founder and executive director, Tracy Della Vecchia.
On Jan. 21, Marine Parents celebrated its 7th anniversary. We would like nothing more than to be entering our 8th with a brand new department name for our Marine sons and daughters.
Join the Cause! Click here to visit www.marinecause.com today!
