BATON ROUGE — The Choctaw Detachment of Baton Rouge is taking part in several events to mark the 251st birthday of the United States Marine Corps.

On Saturday, Oct. 31, members will take part in the Ponchatoula Veterans Parade. On Friday, Nov. 6, they will attend a memorial service at the Louisiana Veterans Home in Jackson and serve coffee and donuts to patients and staff at the Veterans Administration Medical Center on Essen Lane.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the league will take part in the Walker Veterans Day Parade. On Sunday, Nov. 8, members will attend a Veterans Day Mass.

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, they will attend a wreath-laying at Gen. Robert Barrow's gravesite in St. Francisville, followed by a memorial at Port Hudson National Cemetery.

The group asks active and retired Marines to contact the Choctaw Detachment and get involved in the birthday celebrations.