Our Leadership
Executive Officers
Paul Palazzolo
President
Mark Spooner
Treasurer
Sid E. Taylor
1st Vice President
David Gurtowsky
Secretary
Joe McClellan
2nd Vice President
Board of Directors
George Adams
Bill Langford
R. Mike Sand
Bill Callahan
John Lauve
Eugene Sullivan
Bill Hitzenberger
John "Jack" Mullins
Committee Chairs
Mark Spooner
Public Information Officer
Jack Devine
Director of Legislative Committee, State Council
Irene Spooner
Event Planner
Gudrun Hite
AVVA Representative
CHAPTER NEWS
Vietnam Veterans of America Detroit Chapter 9 doubles its support for college students.
More descendants of Vietnam veterans will be able to get help with paying for their higher education, thanks to a generous donation by Detroit Chapter #9 of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA9). Paul Palazzolo (left), President of VVA9 presents Randy Ross, VP,...
Status of MI-MCL Foundation Scholarships – 2020
The Department of Michigan MCL Foundation was established in 2007 to raise and collect funds for charitable and educational activities of the Department of Michigan Marine Corps League programs and to distribute those funds diligently within the mandates of a...
Darci McConnell makes history as Grosse Pointe Park’s first Black council member.
The members of VVA9 congratulate our friend, Darci McConnell, on her appointment to serve on the Grosse Pointe Park City Council. Public relations executive Darci McConnell made history Wednesday when she was sworn in as the first African American to serve on...