In Memoriam

We remember the members of Detachment 1205 who have reported to their final duty station, and the Marines and Corpsmen we were honored to lay to rest. Semper Fidelis.

• Thornell - Life Member

• Lt. Col. John "Jack" Powers, USMC - Detachment plank holder. 20 years of active duty, Bronze Star in Vietnam.

• HM Willie Dow, USN (FMF Corpsman) - Vietnam Corpsman who treated more than 30 Marines in combat. Our honor guard gave him a full MCL funeral service at Culpeper National Cemetery, March 16, 2023. - 2023

• Ralph Horan - Detachment honor guard bugler. - 2021

• Joel Gardner - Detachment member, interred at the U.S. Naval Academy. - 2021

• Robert "Bob" Ritchie - Sergeant-at-Arms (2019) and member of American Legion Post 293. - 2021

• Horace "Mutt" Lassiter - Montford Point Marine and Korean War combat veteran, longtime owner of Robinson's Barber Shop in Leesburg. - 2020

If a member of Detachment 1205 has passed, please let the Commandant or Chaplain know so we can render honors and notify National.