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Thames River Detachment to hold planning meeting Nov. 24

November 21, 2015 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 22, 2015 5:00 pm

Norwich — The Thames River Detachment of the Marine Corps League will be holding a planning meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Norwich Veterans of Foreign Wars post, 30 Connecticut Avenue.

Ongoing T4T updates/planning, the results of the Marine Corps Ball, future trips and initial planning for the state convention will be addressed.

If you are a Marine, FMF Corpsman or FMF Navy Chaplain and are interested in joining our detachment, please join us at our planning meeting or at our regular meeting at the Montville VFW at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month.

If you are interested in joining our detachment please call Jim Reid at (860) 961-0634 or email jreid43@att.net.

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