Commandant Moody gives Col. Van Bell the first piece of cake during our celebration.

During our celebration, Commandant Moody presented cake to William "Bill" Hall, an Iwo Jima veteran. Mr. Hall was a special guest of one of our members.

Dennis Voge and Emily Wambles present the Detachment with Detachement Colors.

Commandant Rex Moody present Forrest Frederick with a certificate from the Marine Corps League for achieving the status of Eagle Scout.

Bob Verrell and Rex Moody during a recent fundraiser to help in the construction of a Veterean's Memorial in Tupelo.

Several of the members during the dinner portion of the fundraiser.

"Mac" McDaniel looking on prior to the program at memorial fundraiser.

Billie Kennedy "Top" and Bud Christian chat and drink coffee before our July 2007 meeting begins.

Bob Verrell prior to July meeting

Col. & Mrs. Bell enjoying visiting with members before the meeting starts.

Billy Kendricks, Joe Petty and Commandant Moody talk with members prior to meeting. Mr. Kendricks was visiting our detachment as Joe Petty's guest.

Charles "Blackie" Boatner hams it up for the camera before our meeting starts.

Ed Ford, Gene Ingram and Barry Armstrong converse about meeting issues prior to leaving meeting.

Dennis Voge discussing MCL issues with Commandant Moody.

Bill Threlkeld waits for the meeting to start.

Col. Bell addresses the detachment at the Aug, 2007 meeting about the importance of membership in the Marine Corps League.

Commandant Jim Kern of the Singleton Det. in Memphis, TN presents Commandant Rex Moody a MCL seal decal that we can use.

At our Aug, 2007 meeting, members of the W.K. Singleton Detachment out of Memphis, TN were guest at our meeting.

(l-r) Pete Reagan, Chaplain Al Rome, Commandant Jim Kern, Sr. Vice Tom Williams, Jim Brown.

After our meeting, members of our detachment and the Memphis detachment went out to eat at Cracker Barrel in Tupelo.

Joe Petty (l) and Tom Williams enjoy talking about their time in the Marine Corps.

The members of both detachments enjoyed a good meal and some good war stories.

Commandant Kern is also a member of the Devil Dog Pound at the Singleton Detachment. He happened to find this great Bulldog hat while at the Cracker Barrel and just had to have it.

(l-r) Bob Verrell, Dick Hill & Commdant Moody man the station at Wal-Mart raising funds for the Veterans Memorial. Sam Saxon was hiding from the camera. Commandant Rex Moody is really hamming it up for the camera.

Joe Petty (sitting) and Bud Christian man the opposite door of Wal-Mart assisting with raising funds for the Veterans Memorial.