Marine Corps League Yagle Brothers Detachment #165

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1 Marine Corps League Yagle Brothers Detachment #165 MAILING ADDRESS 400 E. 8th St Traverse City,Mi MEETING ADDRESS Camp Buday Honor Highway Interlochen, MI Website: Commandant TBD (Maurice Cahill - Acting); Sr Vice Commandant Maurice Cahill; Jr Vice Commandant VACANT; Adjutant VACANT; Paymaster David Bieganowski Judge Advocate Miles Gerberding; Chaplain Open; Sergeant-At-Arms Bernie Kuerth Past Commandant Paul Waterstradt - 1 -

2 Editor s Comments Semper Fi Marines! As posted last month, we are hoping to fill the Commandant position as soon as possible. If you are up for the challenge please contact me ASAP (maura.a.sanders@gmail.com). Please review the letter included in the newsletter from one of our past Commandants Paul Waterstradt. I d like to remind everyone to check out our webpage: Just a reminder, if you come across some news that you would like passed to the Detachment please e mail me or call me. Let s keep the communication open and flowing! Maura.a.sanders@gmail.com or A note from our webmaster, Gunny Gene Dixon: The National MCL website has been revamped with a new URL address. I have the new linkage on our website at: under the top menu "National Links", you will find the link to National MCL, Michigan Department, Young Marines, National By-Laws, and Ships Store (replacing the old Semper Fi Store). Semper Fi, Maura Sanders - 2 -

3 Paul Waterstradt 3869 Stone Ridge Dr. Traverse City, MI August Marines, Subject: Yagle Brothers Detachment Officers election Very soon, we will all be asked to elect new officers for the 2016 year. As many of you are aware, we basically have very few returning officers due to illness or other reasons. It is incumbent upon us all to have a good leadership team in place so we can move forward as a detachment. I am therefore calling upon our membership to make a commitment, step up to volunteer for one of the leadership positions, attend meetings in a regular manner especially next month where officers will be nominated. Your vote and input counts and is important. It all comes down to this, if we don t have a leadership team in place, we may as well close the doors and give the property back. I personally don t want to neither see that happen nor will a lot of other people so, stand up, be counted and keep that from happening. We have several activities scheduled for the fall, Marine Corps birthday party, Toys for Tots and Veterans appreciation Christmas dinner that may not happen this year. Do you really want that to happen? It s up to us. Maury Cahill has stepped up to take charge as Commandant at this point. He is doing his duty as Senior Vice however; he will not be able to continue at this position. He has already contributed immensely to our detachment. It is time for other younger members to take on the leadership role. I am asking that everyone take a moment to consider whether or not you can contribute to keep our detachment vibrant and active. Come to next month s meeting, volunteer for a leadership position and make your voices heard. That s my thought, will you step forward? Once a Marine, always a Marine. Semper Fidelis, Paul Waterstradt - 3 -

4 An update from the great state of Michigan: - 4 -

5 2016 National Marine Corps League Mid-Winter Conference: The Mid-Winter Conference is scheduled for 3 5 March 2016 with the Mini-Growl on 4 March at Location: Marriott Fairview Park 3111 Fairview Park Dr. Falls Church, VA (703) Room rate: $ The MCL website has been updated. Conference Registration Form was sent for review and will be posted on the MCL website as soon as it is approved. This form contains all the MCL registration form, banquet and ad book information. The Department of Michigan Marine Corps League will be holding a dinner raffle (little rollers raffle) Date - Saturday, October 10, Time - Doors open at 6:00pm for cocktails and 7:00pm for dinner drawing starts at 7:30 Place - Eaton Area Senior Center, 804 South Cochran, Charlotte Michigan Ticket price - $60 only 130 tickets will be sold (ticket price includes dinner and a chance to win the big prize) Dinner - Italian crusted herb chicken or 7 oz sirloin steak dinner Prize - draw 1 $ Draw #25, 50, 75, 100, $20.00 Draw 10 - $ Draw 127, $ Draw $ Draw $ If 75 tickets are not sold the prizes will revert back to 40% of ticket sales There will be other games played during the night to give you more chances to win cash money. To purchase tickets or for more information call: Wendy Zamora at (517) or Dave Masunas at (231) Call your family and friends and tell them about the great time they could have and at the same time help the Department raise money for the Department Scholarships, VA home Christmas parties and the VSO officers

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7 Get Some! Aug 26, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California - A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provides security for his fellow Marines at the drop zone of a fast-roping exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug 18,. Utilizing both fast-roping and Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rigging methods, the purpose of the training exercise was to integrate operational coordination between the I MEF Ground Combat Element and Air Combat Element. (Courtesy: marines.mil) - 7 -

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