Lieutenant General Calvert L. Worth, Jr., Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Medal of Honor Recipient Major General James E. Livingston, USMC, (Ret.), joined representatives from the six organizations with a heritage at The Tun in Philadelphia for a groundbreaking ceremony in Philadelphia on November 10, 2024, the 249th birthday of the United States Marines Corps. The Tun Legacy Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is rebuilding the historic Tun, the birthplace of the Marines, to coincide with the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps in 2025 and America250 in 2026. In a nod to The Tun’s significance in the history of the Marines, participants in the groundbreaking used hand-held entrenching tools (E-Tools) for the ceremony.
(Pictured L-R)
Judith Francis, Executive Director, The Society of St. George, Philadelphia
Pat Dailey, USMC, President and Founder, The Tun Legacy Foundation
Robert Brink, The Tun Legacy Foundation Board Chair and Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Free and Accepted Masons
Lieutenant General Calvert. L., Worth, Jr.
Major General James E. Livingston
Kenneth Leith, Past President, The St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia
Theresa Murtagh, President, Friendly Sons & Daughters of St. Patrick
📸: Nichole Hignett, True to Life Photography