Past Events

11th March, 2015

Meet the Author – Elliot Ackerman

Watch the full version of the Meet the Author program, featuring Elliot Ackerman at the Marines’ Memorial Club on March 11, 2015. “Green On Blue” is a novel that presents a perspective of the consciousness of a young Afghan orphan turned soldier, portraying the complexities of the Middle East conflict, shedding light not just on our differences, but our shared humanity. A decorated veteran, Mr. Ackerman spent eight years as a Marine infantry and special operations officer and is the recipient of a Silver Star, P...

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24th February, 2015

70th Anniversary of the Battle for Iwo Jima

Watch the full version of the 70th Anniversary of the Battle for Iwo Jima featuring an introduction by Major General O.K. Steele, USMC (Ret.) of a documentary, “Forgotten Flag Raisers”, by Dustin Spence at the Marines’ Memorial Club on February 24, 2015.

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20th February, 2015

California Gold Star Parents Honor & Remembrance Event – Mrs. Karen Kelly

Watch the full version of the California Gold Star Parents event, “A Toast to America’s Finest” with Mrs. Karen Kelly, wife of General John F. Kelly, USMC, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the Marines’ Memorial Club on February 20, 2015. For ten years the Marines’ Memorial Association and the East Bay Chapter of Blue Star Moms have been hosting this annual Gold Star Parents Honor and Remembrance event.

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15th January, 2015

Meet the Author – Daniel Green & Brigadier General William Mullen III, USMC

Watch the full version of the Meet the Author program, featuring Daniel R. Green and Brigadier General William F. Mullen III, USMC at the Marines’ Memorial Club on January 15, 2015. “Fallujah Redux” is the first book about the Fallujah Awakening written by Operation Iraqi Freedom military veterans who served there, providing a comprehensive account of the turning of Fallujah away from the al-Qaeda insurgency in 2007. Many books have told of the major battles in Fallujah, this book tells the rest of the story that n...

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9th January, 2015

George P. Shultz Lecture Series – General Lloyd J. Austin, III

Watch the full version of the The George P. Shultz Lecture Series featuring General Lloyd J. Austin, III, Commander, U.S. Central Command at the Marines’ Memorial Club on January 9, 2015.

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19th November, 2014

Meet the Author – David J. Danelo

Watch the full version of the Meet the Author program, featuring David J. Danelo at the Marines’ Memorial Club on November 19, 2014. Captain Danelo served near Fallujah with the First Marine Expeditionary Force as a convoy commander, intelligence officer and provisional executive officer for a rifle company.

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