Due to the number of well-written essays submitted this year, the BVA will award three $1,000 scholarships for 2022. These three, and even the next few, wrote very compelling essays.
7th Annual Beirut Memorial Ride Saturday. October 22nd
BVA Life Member Eric Lewis, 1st Platoon, Echo Co, 2/6, urges Beirut Veterans to support Ukrainian Marines!
Most ever Scholarship applications under review!
Beirut Memorial again planned on the USS New Jersey April 30th.
Memorial will most likely be at 1400 hours Sunday, October 23rd. Devil Dog Ceremony will follow. BVA Annual Meeting October 22nd likely at 1400 hours.
Hotel Info to be Released Soon - Stay Tuned!
Pat Skinner is trying to contact those with respiratory problems stemming from rescue and recovery after the bombing. Contact him directly at [email protected]
Nominations of Members in good standing for the Board of Directors will open on July 1st and close September 30th. More info will follow, but all pre-covid procedures will be followed per our By-laws.
The Board has begun the process of developing guidelines for the new Historian Committee and Committee Chair. We need to start looking to the future; to the legacy of the BVA. There are a lot of projects going on, and places honoring and remembering our Marines, Sailors and all our service men and women: Those that gave the ultimate sacrifice, and all those that served our great Nation.
