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Thames River Detachment to host planning meeting Oct. 25

October 23, 2016 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 23, 2016 11:40 pm

Preston — The Thames River Detachment of the Marine Corps League will be holding a planning meeting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post located at 28 Spicer Road.

Planning for the Marine Corps Ball, Toys for Tots and other activities will be addressed. There will be a pre-meeting at 6 p.m. to work on the Toys for Tots project.　　

If you are a Marine, FMF Corpsman or FMF Navy Chaplain and are interested in joining our detachment please join us at our planning meetings or at our regular meetings at the Montville VFW on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at 91 Raymond Hill Road.

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

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