Marine Corps League Tri-State Detachment reunion is April 15

YOUNGSTOWN — Sgt. Maj. “Iron Mike” Mervosh, one of the Marine Corps’ most highly decorated enlisted men and combat veteran of three wars, is the main speaker for the Marine Corps League Tri-State Detachment’s 30th annual reunion.

The reunion is from 6 p.m. to midnight Aug. 15 at ITAM Post 3, 115 S. Meridian Road. The cost is $22 per person, and the reservation deadline is Saturday. Call Dick Mitchells at (330) 533-3433 or Frank Griffiths at (330) 533-2314.

Mervosh, originally of Pittsburgh, joined the Marines in September 1942, eventually serving in combat at every enlisted rank, from private to sergeant major, in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Also on hand to sign books will be military writer Larry Smith, who is the author of “Iwo Jima — World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific,” “Beyond Glory — Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words,” “From the Sands of Iwo Jima to the Deserts of Iraq,” and “The Few and the Proud — Marine Corps Drill Instructors in Their Own Words.”

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