Two companies are joining with Toys for Tots to provide a happy Christmas for local children.
‘Fives and Twenty-Fives’ by Morgan City native Michael Pitre
“It is an unusual (book) in that it shows the point of view of the Iraqis not just the American Marines,” said Morgan City’s Muriel Manuel of the novel, “Fives and Twenty-Fives.”
The Marine Corps League, St. Mary Detachment kicks off its annual Toys for Tots fundraising drive Oct. 11 with a poker run.
Riders can register now through 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Morgan City Rotary Club members learned about the “Toys For Tots” poker run sponsored by the Marine Corps League, St. Mary Detachment from Commandant David Martin at a recent luncheon. From left are Martin, Rotary President Carla Prejean and program director Lea Hebert. The run is scheduled Oct. 11 starting in Morgan City.
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Morgan City Rotary Club members learned about the “Toys For Tots” poker run sponsored by the Marine Corps League, St. Mary Detachment from Commandant David Martin at a recent luncheon.
VENICE (AP) — Two tours in Afghanistan took a toll on Joshua Ploetz.
The Marine was injured in a roadside bomb. He lost friends in combat, and later, to suicide.