Eugene Sara Detachment Marine Corps League PO Box 2051 Billings, MT 59103 www.eugenesara.com Commandant - Joe Aguilar Editor - Tim Bender Distribution Joe Aguilar Advertising Jim Borner, Dennis Schaefer Photos Tim & Patricia Bender and Eva Aguilar & Judy Demaree Commandants Message Color Guard presents the colors at Huntley s Wounded Warrior fundraiser on October 4th Color Guard (L-R) Tim Bender, Alex Ward, Jim Borner and Ralph Mc Kinney Members and friends of the Marine Corps League, The time has come to buck up and step up! The birthday of our beloved Corps is quickly approaching on November10th.and so far the response has not been very good. The ticket sales is low and we need to get the caterer a close and accurate count for the meals. so please lets make the extra effort to join us at the ball! We will be celebrating, as you know, the 239th birthday of the US Marine Corps. The ball is being held at the Knights of Columbus at 2216 Grand Ave. So if each one of our members was to sell 10 tickets we would definitely get the job done. So lets get after it! We need to have the final count by November 3rd. Semper Fi Joe Aguilar Commandant 1
Senior Vice Commandant Report: Dennis Sitzler, Sr. Vice From your Senior Vice, As I am still recovering from my recent surgeries I just have to say.. Get thee to the Marine Corps Ball! Help out with Toys for Tots! and Recruit, Recruit, Recruit! Chaplains Report: Fellow Marines, On Oct. 18th a fellow Marine, Chuck Hall and his wife Nancy, lost her mom, Jackie. Let our prayers be with Chuck, Nancy and the family. October 21st, a memorial was held at Cremation & Funeral Gallery which I, Joe & Eva and Tim & Pat Bender attended. The League will be represented with a bouquet of flowers. I, your Chaplain took a little spill off some steps. No problem, I'm sure the Lord was trying to get my attention to look forward, not back. Dennis Sitzler is still Doctoring with his shoulder. So let us pray for Dennis & Chuck,& Nancy as they begin to heal from their situations. Jr. Vice Commandant Report: Marines, The Toys for Tots campaign for 2014 is under way, with some events already having been held. If you can help, please let an officer know! The Birthday Ball is coming up fast and we want to see as many of you as possible at the proceedings. I am beginning to look at places to do the Christmas party, if anyone would like to host it at their home, let me know, otherwise I will pick a restaurant for it. October 4th, Huntley, MT. held a wounded Warrior fundraising day with food, music and even helicopter rides from Northern Skies Aviation (from Laurel). Veterans got to fly for free. Some of us took advantage of the offer and had a 10 minute tour of the valley. A big thanks to Northern Skies and the people of Huntley!! Semper Fi May the future heal whatever we are confronted with. Look to the Lord, for it is He who has the power to mend and heal any &all circumstances. May the Lord be with all. God Bless, and hope to see many at the Marine Ball Nov. 10th at the Knights of Columbus hall at 6:00 p.m. Semper Fi & God Bless all. James Borner, Chaplain (406)850-1802 Tim Bender (406)697-5968 tim.mtlonegunman@gmail.com 2
Paymasters Report: Short Report this time, Tom Jones has taken over the position and an audit of the books has taken place. All is in good shape as to finances for the league. All transmittals are current and up to date. November 2014 MCL Events: November 3rd Regular business meeting for the Marine Corps League. Early due to the Birthday ball on the 10th. 1930hrs @ the reserve Center November 4th Color Guard @ Crow Agency Veterans Benefit November 5th Election Day, exercise your right to VOTE! November 10th Color Guard @ Crowne Plaza ( No further Details) Assembling Old Glory and the Marine Corps colors in Huntley November 10th Marine Corps birthday Ball at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 2216 Grand Ave. in Billings November 11th Veterans Day, Many places around town are giving free lunch & dinner to vets with ID or DD214, etc. November 12th MSU Billings Color Guard at the Medicine Wheel November 23rd Marine Reserves/I&I detachment Birthday Ball November 27th Thanksgiving day November 28th Black Friday/Toys for Tots events at numerous locations (see officers or TFT coordinators if you can help out) 3
Marine Corps League Eugene Sara Detachment #418 Meeting Minutes October 13, 2014 Meeting called to order @ 1930 Officers present: Joe Aguilar, (Commandant), Sr. Vice Dennis Sitzler, Jr. Vice Tim Bender (excused), Chaplain Jim Borner, Past Commandant Tiny Metcalf and Sgt at Arms Tom Lowry, Judge Adv. (vacant). Paymaster/Adjutant Tom Jones. New Applications for membership : None Last Meeting Minutes: Not Available Miles City Squad minutes: See MC Page Correspondence: Received note from Margaret Talmage that she is unable to attend the Ball as she is unable to drive after dark. She included a $100.00 check to be split between MC Ball fund ant Toys For Tots. Commandant: Tom Jones is appointed Adjutant / Paymaster until the next installment of officers. Paymasters Report: Paymaster report approved subject to audit. Senior Vice: See you at the Ball & Recruit, Recruit, Recruit!!! Junior Vice: No report Jr. Past Commandant: Gave report on Department of Montana action on Missoula Detachment Adjutant: No Report Detail Commander: No funerals, several Honor Guards where conducted. Coming up : 10 Nov MCL Marine Corps Ball. 12 Nov Medicine Wheel at MSUB, 28 Nov., Holiday Parade. Report of any member or family member s family sick or in distress Dennis Sitzler is recovering from shoulder surgery & Jim Borner is recovering from a fall. Standing Committees: Cemetery Detail Discussion on League taking over maintenance of Riverside Cemetery. Tabled until more information is received. Veterans Council No report, next meeting is 15 Oct at the DAV Hall. Young Marines No report Toys for Tots All the boxes were put out in the Heights & South area. Finance Committee None Birthday Ball See page 12 of the newsletter for more info. Discussion on Rifle Raffle. I & I Staff have a rifle to raffle but no information has been put out on it. Good of the League Discussion on Deceased Member Board. Commandant Aguilar presented the dog tags that he had made up for the board. Old Business Discussion on the I & I Birthday Ball New Business Marine Aguilar reported that a WW II Vet in Roundup was burned out of his home. After discussion it was moved and seconded to donate $500.00 from the Wounded Warrior Fund to him after his veteran status is verified. Unanimous vote in favor. Marine Jones reported that the detachment received $848.46 from County Commissioner Kennedy that was left over from the Honor Flight. A motion was made to put the money in the Honor Flight Fund for the Korean Vet Honor Flight. Seconded and unanimous vote to pass. Meeting adjourned at 2103 hrs. Because the Marine Corps Birthday Ball is on November 10th, the next meeting will be @1930 November 3rd, 2014 4
Alex Ward & Tim Bender finish preparations for the Huntley Color Guard Bill Van Weiren & his bank in Fromberg One of the helicopters giving rides around the Huntley area as one of the Wounded Warrior fundraising attractions in Huntley 5
Judge Advocates Report: Post is open No Report Department Senior Vice Report: Howdy Marines, A short and sweet article this time. News letter Not much new at this time, hope to see you at the ball, rifle ticket sells are doing well. Color Guard stands by for the opening of the Wounded Warrior Day in Huntley Semper Fi Lloyd (Tiny) Metcalf 6
Sergeant at Arms Report: Marines, There was another fund raiser in Huntley on Saturday Oct. 4th. Alex, Ralph, Jim, and Tim were the color guard at Barkmeyer Park in Huntley Park at noon. The town is again raising money for the Wounded Warrior Project. With food and beverages and entertainment for all ages. Northern Skies Aviation gave helicopter rides (which were free for Veterans). We also provided a Color Guard for the Veterans Stand down on October 16 at the Shrine Auditorium and visited with sponsors and attendees afterwards. There are a few events coming up in November Besides the Birthday ball. Color Guards in Crow Agency for a Veterans Benefit on 11/4, Crowne Plaza on 11/10, MSUB s Medicine Wheel on 11/12 and Walmart West Black Friday Toys for Tots event on 11/28. Semper Fi, Sgt at Arms/Detail Cmdr Tom Lowry 7
Marines, Sailors, and Marine Family Members, Toys for Tots and Marine Corps Birthday Ball season are just around the corner! As exciting as it is we also have a lot of fundraising and events in our near future! The Toys for Tots Coordinators, Staff Sergeants Nicholas Wunsch and Heather Saito update regularly update both the official Toys for Tots Billings page and the facebook page. If you need information or want to attend events or donate please check out those sites. http://billings-mt.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/ Default.aspx or http://www.facebook.com/billingstoysfortots The coordinators and the rest of my staff met with the MCL Commandant and his officers to solidify the box drop off and pick up plan. The coordinators also will meet with County Commissioner Bill Kennedy this week so hopefully our fundraising events list will grow substantially soon. The only upcoming event we are tracking is the Haunted House Event on the 31st and a flyer will be posted to both sites here shortly if you or your friends and family want to attend. We will keep working towards finding out about any events so we can set up a calendar and get more people involved. Semper Fidelis, Diana J. Salmela Capt/USMC 8
Miles City Squad B Meeting Minutes October 17, 2014 Meeting Called to order at 1900 hours Led by Squad Leader Dee Murray Roll Call: Squad Leader, Chaplain, Adjutant, Paymaster Marine Corps league Ritual Followed Last Meeting minutes read & accepted New Members: None Sick or under the weather: None New Business: Marine Corps Ball (ours) November 8th @ 1900hrs at the 519 Meal Dutch Dress Covers, blue jeans Please RSVP Billings Ball Please notify Joe if you plan to attend Old Business: Toys for Tots Discussion tabled until next meeting. Dues need to be paid. Next meeting November 4th @1900hrs at the Spur Meeting adjourned 9
The Young Marines meet every Tuesday evening at 1830 to 2030 at the Donald Ruhl Reserve Center, 2913 Gable Road, Billings, Montana. Our website is billingsyoungmarines.com Our CO is Tom Piper 406-696-9875 Our XO is Marybeth Aasterud 406-855-2 Upcoming events November 4: DDR November 10: USMC Birthday November 25: Thanksgiving - No Young Marines November 28: Holiday Parade December 2: DDR December 9: PFT December 16: Promotion boards December 23: No YM December 30: No YM *Subject to change. That belonged to him and his wife. More Pictures of the presentation are on page 12 League members from both the Roundup & Billings Detachments present two checks to Charles McGuiness, a WWII/Korea veteran who was burned out by a fire in his home recently in Roundup, where he lost most everything 10
Attention to Orders You are invited to the 239 th Birthday, Marine Corps Ball On Nov10 th 2014 the Marine Corps celebrates it s 239 th birthday. You know there are no ex- Marines; we have active duty, reserves, veterans, and even dead Marines. All Marines are part of the brotherhood. The Marines in Billings have always continued with our proud traditions. We are going to celebrate our Corps founding on it s birthday on Nov. 10 th at the Knights of Columbus hall at 2216 Grand Ave. The Marine Corps League is taking the lead and is putting the Ball together for our fellow Marine men and women. It is always difficult to organize a function of this sort and to keep the ticket prices low enough so all who desire to attend can afford to. We do not leave Marines behind. Part of our cost savings are raffles, silent auctions, cookouts, and selling adds in the Marine Corps Ball Program. The ticket price is $25.00 each, this is the actual cost of the meal. We have the cost of the hall, the music, the birthday cakes and the souvenir cups to overcome. You can help by buying your tickets early so we can get a good head count. The tickets will be ready by the end of September. Please contact Joe Aguilar 360 5990, Tim Bender 248-5286 Burt Gigoux 252-8766 or Tiny Metcalf 252-5718 for tickets. If you have or can obtain silent auction items we can use the donation, if you have time to sell adds for the program, we can use the help. Buy some raffle tickets, we have a very good 308 cal rifle. Above all please attend. The Eugene Sara Detachment's Marine Corps Ball is starting to take form, its success will be determined by turn out. We have been fortunate to have some very good sponsors, who have made generous contributions. The ball is on a week night and will end at about 9:00 pm, so those that have to work on Tuesday will not suffer. You can buy you tickets at the Wine Market and Deli on 1942 Grand Ave Weds Sat. 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. You can also send your check to the Eugene Sara Detachment at P.O. Box 2051 Billings MT. 59103 and pick them up at the door before the ball. Please buy your tickets now so we will know how many meals to order. 11
Thanks again, to all of our members and sponsors for all of your continuing support throughout the past and current year. You are all important to our continuing programs and events. 12