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1977 Young Marines governing
body is elected and the Young Marines National
By-laws are adopted.
1978 National By-laws approved
at the Marine Corps League.
1980 Young Marines granted not-for-profit
status as a youth educational organization by the Internal
Revenue Service classification of 501(c) 3.
1993 Young Marines grow to 1,000
Young Marines and 300 adults in 45 units and becomes the focal
point for the U.S. Marine Youth Drug Demand Reduction Program.
1995 Young Marines become international
with units forming in Okinawa, Japan.
1999 Young Marines Board of Directors
hire retired Lieutenant Colonel Michael Kessler as the first
National Executive Director. First Young Marine Unit is
formed in Alaska.
2000 Young Marines program expands
to over 200 units in 38 States with over 11,000 Young Marines
and nearly 2,000 adult volunteers.
2000 Young Marines participate
in Youth Restoration Corps project along the Russian River in
Alaska
restoring Salmon Habitat.
2001 Summer Program of Adventures,
Challenges, Encampments, and Schools (SPACES) is introduced
with over 3,300 Young Marines participating.
2001 Young Marine units are formed
at U.S. bases in Germany for military dependents.
2002 An affiliation formed between
the Young Marines and the Australian Young Marines.
2002 Young Marines join with
Army Cadets from Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and
Sweden in its first cultural foreign exchange program. The Young
Marines welcome a very special
new member to its ranks, Chester, our puppy bulldog mascot.
2003 The Young Marines introduce their
new celebrity spokesperson, R. Lee Ermey.
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