This section of the web site includes events that Marine Corps families would be interested in attending. The events include book signings, dedications, memorials, The Marine Corps Marathon, Bootcamp Challenge, Opening of the Museum, Marine Parent Conferences, and more. Please use the EVENT FORM under "Contact Us" if you have an event to add to this section of the web site. For Support Our Troops Rallies, use the Support Rallies link.

These are listed in date order, with the next-up event listed at the top.

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2008 schedule includes: Colorado, Maine, Texas and California>
Adventure and challenge, solitude, reflection, and renewal, the Wilderness has always symbolized a new beginning – a place for discovery and fulfilling adventure. The Outward Bound program for Veterans provides an opportunity for camaraderie and has proven to be a powerful tool in helping veterans readjust after leaving the combat zone.

These five-day excursions offer adventure activities such as backpacking, rock climbing, canyoneering, canoeing, and dog sledding in beautiful wilderness areas in Maine, Texas, Colorado, California, and Minnesota. Scheduled courses from Sep 08-Feb 09 and future courses will be scheduled soon. All expedition costs for lodging, equipment, food, and instruction are completely funded by a multi-million dollar Sierra Club grant, including the participants' round-trip transportation between home and the wilderness site. The excursion is offered at no cost to the participant.

Complete information can be found here Outward Bound Wilderness

Homes for Our Troops, a non-profit organization that provides specially adapted homes for severely wounded veterans, announced that it will host a "Build Brigade" event for a specially adapted home building project for Cpl Josh Hoffman.

Full event information can be found on our "What's New" announcement page. Click Here

October 18, 2008
Sponsored by The North Star Group

NSG is requesting applications for expecting families who have a daddy to be deployed during the time of this shower & babies birth! 10 Mommies will be honored at pampering events, other activities & a baby shower. These 10 mommies will take part in a new program geared towards making their deployment and pregnancy a special one, hopefully shedding a little sunlight on a difficult time!

Complete information can be found here North Star Group Showers of Appreciation

The Knitting For Marines project is an on-going effort to make and distribute helmet liners to Marines. Thanks to the overwhelming support that the project received, the Museum will continue to accept helmet liners so that as many Marines as possible can receive one.
For more information and to download patterns please visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps web site The National Museum of the Marine Corps