2018 Events
KENTUCKY MARINES PAUSE TO REMEMBER BEIRUT BOMBING PATRIOTS
Louisville, Kentucky; October 23, 2018: On the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, patriotic citizens and the local Marine Corps community gathered at the Patriots Peace Memorial on the banks of the Ohio River to remember the 241 Americans, who perished in the deadliest attack on United States Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima…
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LEGENDARY MARINE CORPS WAR HORSE MEMORIALIZED WITH STATUE AT KENTUCKY HORSE PARK
Lexington, Kentucky; May 12, 2018: Hundreds of Marines and Friends of the Corps gathered on a grassy knoll at the Kentucky Horse Park, to dedicate a magnificent larger-than-life 1,000 pound bronze statue memorializing the valor of SSgt Reckless, a small Mongolian mare with a racing background in her native country, who became a national hero while serving in combat during…
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LAFC “PATRIOT AWARD” 2018
Louisville, Kentucky; May 18, 2018: Master Sergeant Shawn King, Operations Chief, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, was honored with a Louisville Armed Forces Committee (LAFC) "Patriot Award" during its annual Armed Forces Day Dinner at the Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Hotel. Serving as operations chief since July 2016, Master Sergeant King played a vital role in bringing over…
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