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Veterans Groups

Friday, February 1, 2013

New Group Brings Veterans Together for Food, Fellowship

Marine Forever also will be staunch supporters of military and community activities such as the Wounded Warrior Program and Toys for Tots, its founder says.

Once a Marine, Always a Marine, that's the motto. And a local veteran recently formed a group to bring those who served together to continue to serve. The Marine Forever veterans group was founded by David Kirk, a Marine veteran and past commandant of the Marine Corps League of Tampa. The group builds upon the "Once a Marine, Always a Marine" slogan, Kirk wrote in an email. "The new group was formed to give veterans living in the Central Pasco and Northern Hillsborough counties a venue for meeting to have fun, food, fellowship and inter-service camaraderie with special emphasis placed on promoting the heritage and traditions of the United States Marine Corps," Kirk said. The group also will be staunch supporters of military and community …

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