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Thames River Detachment planning meeting

July 19, 2015 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 19, 2015 7:21 pm

Norwich — The Thames River Detachment of the Marine Corps League will be holding a planning meeting starting at 7 p.m. on July 28 at the Norwich VFW.

The annual picnic, the Marine Corps Ball and the Toys 4 Tots project will be addressed. If you are a marine, FMF corpsman or FMF Navy chaplain and are interested in joining the detachment, please join the group at its planning meeting or its regular meeting at the Montville VFW at 7 p.m. Aug. 11. If you are interested in joining the detachment, please call Jim Reid at (860) 961-0634 or email jreid43@att.net.

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