2015 Events

KENTUCKY MARINES CONTRIBUTE $100,000 IN SUPPORT OF WOUNDED MARINES THROUGH INJURED MARINE SEMPER FI FUND

Lexington, Kentucky; November 10, 2015: Once again, Kentucky Marines have answered the call in support of their wounded brethren and their families, through a $100,000 challenge donation to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund (www.SemperFiFund.org). This challenge donation was matched dollar-for-dollar by the Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation (GoDaddy.com), resulting in a net contribution of $200,000. Since 2008, the Marine…

LEGENDARY KENTUCKY MARINE HONORED WITH MEMORIAL STATUE AT MORGAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY

West Liberty, Kentucky; July 4, 2015: Months of devoted fund raising, exhaustive planning, clay modeling, bronze casting, and cultivation of community support, culminated on Independence Day, as a magnificent life-size statue of Colonel William Earl Barber, U.S. Marine Corps, Commanding Officer, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine regiment, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced), during the Korean War, was dedicated at the…

KENTUCKY RECRUITER HONORED BY LOUISVILLE ARMED FORCES COMMITTEE WITH 2015 “PATRIOT AWARD”

Louisville, Kentucky; May 15, 2015: Sergeant Charles E. Christmas III, USMC, Staff Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Louisville, Louisville Sub-Station, Louisville, Kentucky, was honored with a Louisville Armed Forces Committee (LAFC) "Patriot Award" during its annual Armed Forces Day Dinner at the Galt House Hotel and Suites. Sergeant Christmas was publicly recognized for his outstanding performance of duty, dedication,…