Barracks Bulletin Floyd Miller, Editor

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1 Barracks Bulletin Floyd Miller, Editor May 2016 Samuel F. Gearhart Detachment 4925 Business 50 West Jefferson City, MO USMC (8762) Detachment Officers Matt Jorgenson, Commandant Frank Livingston, Sr. Vice Commandant Marcus Penn, Jr. Vice Commandant Bill Schmutz, Judge Advocate David Schulte, Paymaster/Adjutant Stan Scott, Chaplain Steve Baskette, Sergeant-at-Arms Charles Stephan, Past Commandant Jim Claus, Auditor 3 year Zachary Spencer, Auditor 2 year Jim Williams, Auditor 1 year Auxiliary Barb Diemler, President bdiemler@gmail.com Commandant s Corner: Marines and Auxiliary, Thank you for your continued dedication and support to this organization. I would like to thank the gentleman for the BBQ served at the instillation meeting and all those who brought deserts; it was all very good. With the weather warming up and summer upon as the schedules are getting busy. Remember to be safe during travels and have fun out there! We have BBQ s coming up: this Saturday, April 30, and again May 14. If you can help come early and if not be in line to get food early at we sold out by 1300 on our first BBQ of the year. Don't forget about the rifle raffle going on; make sure you are all out selling tickets. Proceeds will be going to charities and other important needs of the detachment. Be sure to come out and cheer on the Devil Dog softball team this summer. The schedule is not out yet but games are on Wednesday nights and the first one is on May 18. I'm looking forward to seeing you all at the next meeting on May 3rd As always, Please bring a Marine. Semper Fi, Matt Jorgenson Commandant Please bring a Marine. Semper Fi, Matt Jorgenson Commandant

2 Please send your $30 payment to: PO Box 1592, Jefferson City, Mo or bring to the May meeting. If you have already paid, please disregard this reminder and thank you very much for your support! Please bring fellow Marines with you to the meetings for possible membership to the League Detachment Staff To clarify this public service to our members, this is NOT a delinquent list being published. It is a REMINDER to those members that may not have received a renewal notice from National. Renewals are due in the month of the newsletter. Sr. Vice Advice: I look forward to serving as your Sr. Vice Commandant this year. With the help of all the members, I will learn a lot and better serve the league. I will work with the Jr. Vice on keeping and growing our membership. Invite former Marines and FMF Doc's to meetings or to any of our outings Frank Livingston Sr. Vice Commandant Jr. Vice Commandant s Reminder: This newsletter is for the month of May, so this list is those members whose membership is renewed this month. Those members are: William B. Plassmeyer, Stephen C. Diemler, Kyle Mason, Dalton P. Reuter, Darren P. Reuter, William D. Schmutz, and any member who has not renewed. Chaplain s Chapel: Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, Here am I! Send me. Isaiah 6:8. I was recently blessed to be able to go on an Honor Flight to Washington, D. C. It was an emotional 24 hour marathon, but what a great experience. Everywhere we went we were made to feel very special and we were held in high regard. Thanks to Bill Plate who, as a Patriot Guard Rider and Brother Marine, was there to escort me off of the bus on our return. I was blessed to be in the company of so many brave American's. I encourage you to show your support for your officers. Attend a meeting, fellowship with other Marines, sign a new member, make our detachment the best. Semper Fi and God Bless, Stanley Scott, Chaplain

3 Activities Committee Input for May: Another fine evening of camaraderie and good food was enjoyed at Hoxton Grill during the April Dining Out, it was good to see all that made it there. The following week at movie night we watched the western Forsaken. If you have a movie suggestion for future movie nights let me know and I will try to get it. We had our final trivia night of our regular season on April 23 rd and many, many thanks go out to all those League and Auxiliary members who continue to support the League by working at Trivia or by putting teams together and coming out to play in them. If the schedule permits we may have a couple Friday Night Trivia's during the summer. Tuesday May 24th Dining Out: It has been almost a year and it feels like it is time to head back to Veit s Pub and Grill, 2314 Lorenzo Greene Dr. for our May Dining Out. Think of those Marines you've spoken to before about joining the League and invite them along to the Dining Out. Head counts are needed by Sunday May 22nd; you can your count to sfgactivities@gmail.com or call and leave a message. Saturday May 21 st Devil Dog Golf Tournament: Central MO Pound #77 Military Order of the Devil Dogs has invited all League/Auxiliary Members and their guests to join them on Armed Forces Day for the 8 th Annual Devil Dog Par 3 Fun Tournament. The tournament will be held at Turkey Creek Golf Center, 1616 Oilwell Rd, Jefferson City, MO. Please pre-register as soon as possible, by the May 3 rd League meeting would be really fantastic, as there are items which are being ordered from out of town for the tournament and food has to be ordered ahead of time too. Early pre-registration will help insure no one is left short on food or freebies! See the attached flyer for additional information. If you have any suggestions for future activities please see Alan Sanning at the meeting, sfgactivities@gmail.com, or call Semper Fi!!! Auxiliary s Article: Happy May, Ladies! I wonder if anyone still does May Baskets? We have had a busy month, with VA Bingo, Ron Borgmeyer memorial, Trivia, Bingo, etc. I am so proud of our auxiliary members. Whenever you are called upon to help the Detachment, you go above and beyond. Good job!!! I have to give kudos to Jackie Hunter. She took responsibility for providing food for Ron s memorial, (approx. 75 attendees), then cooked for Trivia the very next day. Thanks to all who brought sides and desserts. Our next meeting will be May 3 rd, and there will be numerous events to discuss. Remember, recruit, recruit, recruit. New members are always welcomed! Barb Diemler President Central Missouri Unit Unit President Barb Diemler

4 Marine Corps History: Selected May Dates of Marine Corps Historical Significance: 2 May 1946: Marines from Treasure Island Marine Barracks, under the command of Warrant Officer Charles L. Buckner, aided in suppressing the threeday prison riot at Alcatraz Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay. WO Buckner, a veteran of the Bougainville and Guam campaigns, ably led his force of Marines without suffering a single casualty. 5 May 1983: In Beirut, Lebanon, a UH-1N helicopter carrying the commander of the American peace-keeping force, Colonel James Mead, was hit by machine gun fire. The six Marines aboard escaped injury. Colonel Mead and his crew had taken off in the helicopter to investigate artillery and rocket duels between rival Syrian-backed Druze Moslem militiamen and Christian Phalangists that endangered French members of the multinational force. 8 May 1995: In the wake of the most devastating storm to hit the New Orleans area in more than 200 years, a group of Marines and sailors from Marine Forces Reserve demonstrated the quick response synonymous with the Navy/Marine Corps team. Within 24 hours of being called, Marines assisted in the evacuation of 2,500 civilians, and Navy corpsmen treated scores of flood victims. 10 May 1945: The 22d Marines, 6th Marine Division, executed a pre-dawn attack south across the Asa River Estuary and seized a bridgehead from which to continue the attack toward Naha, the capital of Okinawa. 15 May 1862: Corporal John Mackie, the first Marine to earn the Medal of Honor, was commended for service in the USS Galena during action against Confederate shore batteries at Drewry's Bluff which blocked the James River approaches to Richmond. 22 May 1912: First Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine officer to be assigned to "duty in connection with aviation" by Major General Commandant William P. Biddle, reported for aviation training at the Naval Aviation Camp at Annapolis, Maryland, and Marine aviation had its official beginning. 23 May 1988: The V-22 Osprey, the world's first production tilt-rotor aircraft, made its debut during rollout ceremonies at Bell Helicopter Textron's Arlington, Texas, facility. More than 1,000 representatives from the military, industry, and media, gathered to hear various speakers, including Gen Alfred Gray, Commandant of the Marine Corps, praise the versatile rotor craft designed to meet the needs of 21st Century battlefields. 26 May 1969: Operation Pipestone Canyon began when the 1st Battalion, 26th Marines and 3d Battalion, 5th Marines began sweeps in the Dodge City/Go Noi areas southwest of Da Nang. It terminated at the end of June with 610 enemy killed in action at a cost of 34 Marines killed. 29 May 1991: Elements of a joint task force that included the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade departed the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh after nearly two weeks of disaster relief operations following a devastating cyclone. The joint task force delivered tons of relief supplies using helicopters, C-130s, and landing craft in Operation Sea Angel. Information from: s%20month%20in%20history/may.aspx If you have an anecdote, milestone or something from your history in the Marine Corps or a recollection of a moment in USMC history which you were a part of which you would like to share please send it to Alan Sanning at sfgactivities@gmail.com for possible inclusion in this section. Thank You! 16 May 1945: The 22d and 29th Marines continued the attack against Half Moon Hill, a day characterized by the 6th Marine Division as the "bitterest" of the Okinawa campaign. By the 18th, the famed "Shuri line" had been broached.

5 Dates of interest: May 03 Meeting night 1900; meal 1800 May 05 Cinco de Mayo May 07 Rugby Game May 08 Mother s Day May 14 BBQ at Schulte s Fresh Food May 17 - Staff Meeting 1830 May 21 Devil Dog Golf Tournament 0800 May 21 Armed Forces Day May 22 - Head Count for Dining Out May 24 - Dining Out, Veit s Pub and Grill 1830 May 28 VA Bingo Columbia May 29 - Articles, pictures, activities with dates and times are due for Newsletter May 30 Memorial Day Marines Frank Livingston, Floyd Miller and Greg Craig went to Paris, MO to present a flag to Victoria Montgomery, the widow of Korean War Marine L/Cpl Jim Montgomery. Memorial Day: 30May Memorial Service at the grave of Wyman Baysinger. Riverview Cemetery 0900 Memorial Service at the grave of Roy Sone. Riverview Cemetery Memorial Service at National Cemetery. Two Bell Ceremony for those veterans who have died since last May. Lunch will follow at the American Legion Building. I encourage all who can to attend these services. Veteran's Council Liaison, Stanley Scott BBQ Schedule for 2016: May 14 September 10 October 1 The schedule for the Jeff City Rugby Football Club that the Detachment sponsored. May 7-8: TBD State Championship All games are played across the river next to the pavilion with the State Championship played at Lincoln University.

6 The Nightmare Rugby we helped sponsor won last Saturday and will be going to state which starts May 7th not sure of times yet. They are looking for volunteers to help. You can go to their Facebook page or web page to register. LIFE MEMBERSHIP FEE CHART: AGE FROM AGE TO FEE 0 35 $ $ $ Over $200 The meeting meal will be provided by the Auxiliary with the League providing the desserts. Come out and enjoy a meal, installation and renew friendships. Do you have any articles, pictures, events, birthdays, etc. that you would like to see included in the Newsletter? them to Newsletter Editor at cmdmcl@embarqmail.com Central Missouri Pound# 77 We had a great Growl in April and I believe we experienced a first when we had a fine issued to DD Jeff McCleary and grounded his craft for failure to file a flight plan prior to aviation operations during the Growl. We also brought in a new Pup, Jeremy Kee. Mongrel Kee was run through the paces by Mad Dog, Steve ATATAGAYB Baskette and impressed all with his Boneman's Creed and reporting acumen. Great job and welcome aboard Pup Kee! Barking of being run through the paces, our newest DD, Frank Livingston got the treatment at the Midwest Division Conference in Overland Park, KS along with two other advancing Pups. The three of them brought a good price at the Friday evening auction, I'm sure it was in no small part, due to the fetching attire Pup Livingston found to wear for his advancement training! Congratulations and job well done DD Livingston! May 21 st - Annual Armed Forces Day Devil Dog Par 3 Fun Golf Tournament: We'll be playing at Turkey Creek Golf Center again this year. We have already started signing up hole and prize sponsors for the tournament. We are asking for a minimum $30 donation, (always thrilled to accept more), from hole sponsors. We are also looking for prize sponsors as well. If you would like to help obtain hole or prize sponsors please contact one of the committee members, DD's Steve Brown, Matt Jorgenson or PDD Scott Mayhew or the Pound Keeper to obtain the information and forms for this purpose. If you don't plan on playing in the tournament please consider helping out with the set up and registration beginning about 0700 at the course and/or cooking for chow at the barracks following the tournament. Come on out and have some fun. For those planning to play please pre-register as soon as possible to help us out with the logistics for the day, by the May 3 rd League meeting would be a great help. See the attached flyer for additional details. June Department Convention and MO Pack Grand Growl: All Dogs are encouraged to join us for the 2016 Grand Growl on Saturday June 11 th, particularly any Pups eligible to go up for Devil Dog. Those desiring to do so must contact Pound Dog Robber, PDD Scott Mayhew ASAP so your advancement paperwork may be prepared and sent to the Pack prior to May 11 th. You may contact PDD Mayhew at or

7 For convention registration information or the agenda go to and look for Convention/Conference Information in the menu on the right side of the page. June 18 th Next Pound Growl: Put it on your calendar with breakfast at 0830 and Growl at Central Missouri Pound #77 See you on the links on Armed Forces Day, May 21st! DEVIL DOG'S CREED I am an American; I was born in France. I have held the title of United States Marine, and understand the commitment of holding the title, Devil Dog. It is a tradition born at Belleau Wood in the year 1918, of a force in readiness and the "First to Fight". As a Devil Dog, I ask no quarter and give no quarter. I will do everything in my power to uphold the objectives of the Military Order of Devil Dogs and to carry out my duties to a swift and satisfactory completion MWD Spring Missouri Pack (new DD Frank Livingston in the middle with the pony) Pound Dog of the Year Joe Terry Detachment Americanism Award Stanley Scott and Marine of the Year Frank Livingston

8 Lincoln County Marines MARINES/MCL DAY Armed Forces Day 21 May 16 Marines, MCL, Toys for Tots, MODD, Young Marines Cardinals Special Discount for Your Family, Friend & Supporters The Cardinals Give Seats in Sections 128, 129, 130 Field Level These are $60 Tickets for ONLY $23 each A Special Cards Pullover Adult Jersey (age 16 and over) Given to the first 30,000, SO COME Early for Saturday 1:15 Game Reservations Deadline 30 March - Payment due by 15 May 16 1 May Reservations Opens for ALL Vet Groups/Civilians Deadline is 30 May for All Ticket Payments Need extra $5 Per Order to cover Cost of Certified Mail Postage Contact Bill Kiefer 314/ KieferVVA794@yahoo.com Unit Auxiliary of the Year Pat Rowe Kerr MCL Detachment 184 St. Louis County, MO MCL Representative - State of Missouri to POW-MIA Museum No One Left Behind No One Forgotten Facebook

9 MAY 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat League & Auxiliary 1800 Dinner 1900 Meeting Rugby 8 Mother s Day BBQ Staff Meeting Pound Golf Tournament 22 Head count for dining out is due Dining Out Veit s 1830 Armed Forces Day VA Bingo Team #1 Lake of the Ozarks Articles & Memorial Pictures Due Day 31

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11 8 th Annual Devil Dog Par 3 Fun Tournament Open to all League/Auxiliary Members and Guests! Turkey Creek Golf Center Saturday, May 21, 2016 * Cost: $25.00 per person. * 2-man scramble, draw for partners * Registration O * Tee-off at 0830, shotgun start * Prizes: * Door prizes * 2 closest to the hole * trophies for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd place * Chow provided at the Bunker afterwards at 4925 Hwy 50W, Jefferson City * Come on out for a day of fun and enjoyment! * Contact Scott Mayhew ( or pound77sdr@gmail.com) or Alan Sanning ( sfgactivities@gmail.com) to register.