Former Marine Corps training center will provide housing to veterans in need
Built in 1962, the 22,000-square-foot training center comes complete with an armory, a gym and a pressurized diving chamber where the marines once practiced underwater drills. (Courtesy Alpha Omega Veterans Services)
Alpha Omega plans to keep the mural, a recreation of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, an iconic photo taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 during World War II. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Alpha Omega plans to maintain the gym for recreational and event purposes. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“Getting this property was a godsend because it came at just the time when we needed it,” said Alpha Omega Veterans Services Executive Director Cordell Walker. The nonprofit acquired the former Marine Corps Reserve Center at 3114 Jackson Ave. through a federal grant process.
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Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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