Recent and Upcoming Events
2018 MONTHLY MEETINGS
Brutes meet on the second Saturday of each month at Hoover Tactical Firearms. Breakfast served at 0900. Meeting begins at 1000.
The 2018 detachment business meeting schedule is as follows:
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Saturday, January 13th - Election of Officers
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Saturday, February 10th
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Saturday, March 10th
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Saturday, April 14th
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Saturday, May 12th
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Saturday, June 19th
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Saturday, July 14th
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Saturday, August 11th
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Saturday, September 8th
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Saturday, October 13th
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Saturday, November 10th
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Saturday, December 8th
2017 SPEAKERS
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January / Johnny Baker, national Judge Advocate
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February / Captain Brown, CO, Echo Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division
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March / Ray Looney / Alabama Marine Foundation
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April / Captain Charles Kennedy / Vietnam Army Vet and Retired Police Captain who led the effort to prosecute the brutal managers at a so-called "Christian" boot camp here in Alabama.
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May / Kim Rafferty, Birmingham City Councilor
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June / John O'Malley, Fellow Brute --Speaking about CUBA
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July / Clyde Pendleton, Fellow Brute -- Speaking about his travels to the islands in the South Pacific where Marines fought in WWII, including Saipan, Tinian, Guam and Iwo Jima.
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August / ANNUAL PICNIC
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September / Dr. Gitendra Uswatte, PhD, Professor of Psychology at UAB
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October / A.B. Grantham, Commandant, Department of Alabama Marine Corps League
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November / VETERANS DAY PARADE
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December / CHRISTMAS PARTY
2017 SPEAKERS
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January / Johnny Baker, national Judge Advocate
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February / Captain Brown, CO, Echo Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division
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March / Ray Looney / Alabama Marine Foundation
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April / Captain Charles Kennedy / Vietnam Army Vet and Retired Police Captain who led the effort to prosecute the brutal managers at a so-called "Christian" boot camp here in Alabama.
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May / Kim Rafferty, Birmingham City Councilor
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June / John O'Malley, Fellow Brute --Speaking about CUBA
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July / Clyde Pendleton, Fellow Brute -- Speaking about his travels to the islands in the South Pacific where Marines fought in WWII, including Saipan, Tinian, Guam and Iwo Jima.
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August / ANNUAL PICNIC
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September / Dr. Gitendra Uswatte, PhD, Professor of Psychology at UAB
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October / A.B. Grantham, Commandant, Department of Alabama Marine Corps League
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November / VETERANS DAY PARADE
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December / CHRISTMAS PARTY
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Marine Corps Birthday Ball
November 10th
6:00pm - 10:00pm
The Club
Celebrate the 242nd Marine Corps Birthday with the Krulak Detachment. We will have a cash bar, live music and dancing, in addition to dinner and a guest speaker, all culminating with the traditional cake-cutting ceremony. Cocktail hour and hors d'oeuvres from 6pm-7pm with dinner and ceremony following.
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RSVP by Friday, October 27th, to Jessica Findley at 205-914-4343 or by clicking the button below.
10
NOV
The Club
1 Robert S Smith Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35209
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28
OCTOBER
3721 South Shades Crest Road
Hoover, AL 35244
Shoot with the Brutes
October 28th
Brock's Gap Training Center
Join the Lt. General Victor “Brute” Krulak Detachment of the Alabama Marine Corps League at Brock’s Gap Training Center on October 28th for the 3rd Annual Shoot with the Brutes signature fundraising event. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shoot the Marine Corps weapons of the 20th century.
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For more information or to buy tickets, click the "Event Website" or "Buy Tickets" buttons below: