Charlotte Detachment #750 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE NEWSLETTER Official Publication VOLUME 6, ISSUE 8 PO Box 868, Matthews, NC 28106 www.mclcharlottenc.org September 2014 COMMANDANT William (Larry) Sloop sloopie@bellsouth.net SR. VICE COMMANDANT Jack Brienza Brienza1127@gmail.com JR. VICE COMMANDANT Kellis L. White uncnutin@aol.com JUDGE ADVOCATE Andy King andy@andyking.co ADJUTANT Bruce Carter bcarter436@aol.com PAYMASTER Harold E. DesChamps hedeschamps@windstream.net PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Jack Brienza jbrienza@carolina.rr.com A MESSAGE FROM OUR COMMANDANT Just a quick message from the Commandant; this is the 16th of September. Tonight is meeting night. I hope to see a big crowd in attendance. Summer will be officially over next week and before we know it, winter will be upon us. Maybe our winter will be as mild as our summer. I hope so. W.Larry Sloop Commandant Detachment 750 JR. PAST COMMANDANT Andy King andy@andyking.co SERGEANT OF ARMS Dan Fey dgfey@bellsouth.net CHAPLAIN Richard A. Mitchells rmitch34@yahoo.com QUARTER MASTER Kellis L. White uncnutin@aol.com WEB MASTER Mark Grevera markgr@carolina.rr.com EDITOR Jim Sartin jimmie.sartin1@att.net
MCL Charlotte Detachment #750, Auxiliary and MCDRU #1 Meetings are held at the Mint Hill VFW: 11341 Bain School Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227 Breakfast: (prior to the Officer s Meeting), Golden Corral. Independence Blvd. (Matthews, NC) September 2014 Birthdays 2 Bruce Carter 10 Dan Fey 17 James B. Plyer 19 Eugen W. Fitzpatrick 20 Travis L. Bryan 23 Marcus Burch 27 Macklin C. Rothenbuhler Happy Birthday to you! September 8 DRU Meeting this Month 13 0800 Breakfast @ Jimmy s Restaurant 17-0700 DRU Meeting 0900 Staff & Officer Meeting, VFW 16 1900 Detachment 750 Meeting USMC Concrete Stepping Stones $15.00 each (unpainted) All proceeds go to the Detachment Contact Commandant Bruce Carter
Sick Bay/Light Duty Patricia Padgett, Thomas Knop, Annette Ward, Mike Goodman & his wife, Bill McLuskie, Andy King s Sister, and Coy Shue s Great Grandson, Larry Schlekewy, Henry Grathwohl, John Ellis, Terry Beaver and his Wife and Jimmie Sartin. Get Well Soon. The Detachment wishes to offer out condolences to Dave Ward on the passing of his mother May She Rest in Peace. Please keep Evelyn Carmen in your thoughts and prayers. She is On hearing this, Jesus said, It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick. Matthew 9:12 Attention all Marines: Please provide updates concerning sickbay reports to Chaplain Richard Dick Mitchells at rmitch34@yahoo.com or telephone him at 330-533-3433. Again please let him know of any family member to include you, of any illnesses, hospitalizations or deaths and prayer requests.
THE YOUNG MARINE PROGRAM Charlotte Detachment 750 is the proud sponsor and supporter of the MECKLEBURG COUNTY YOUNG MARINES. Detachment members are invited and are encourage to visit the Young Marines meetings at UNCC Charlotte Campus. MISSION: The Young Marines (YM) program is the drug demand reduction effort of the Marine Corp League and the United States Marine Corps. The official mission of the Young Marines is: To promote the mental, moral and physical development of its members. To instill in its members the ideals of honesty, fairness, courage, respect, dependability, attention to duty, love of God, country, and family. To stimulate an interest in and respect for, academic achievement and the history and traditions of the United States of America. Physical fitness requirements: To promote physical fitness through physical activities, including participation in athletic events and close order drill. To advocate a drug-free lifestyle. The Young Marines program is run in a military fashion using similar staff structure, courtesies, customs, and discipline as the US Marine Corps. The Marine Corps enlisted rank system is used in the program--young Marines wear the same uniform and enlisted rank insignia as members of the US Marines Corps, with the addition of Young Marine patches. Young Marines work toward ribbons for personal achievement similar to badges earned in other youth programs. They also work towards promotions in rank. Rank promotions require positive reports from the Young Marine s teachers and parents; mastering knowledge and skills outlined in the Young Marine guide book; and meeting. LIFE MEMBERSHIP Our membership should all consider taking a Life Membership. This will certainly save you money over the years, also, eliminating having to remember to renew each year. These are the current rates, depending on your age: AGE GROUP EFECTIVE PRESENTLY 0-35 $500 36-50 $400 51-60 $300 61 - Over $150 The Detachment has set up an "installment payment" (lay-away if you will) plan to allow you to make payments in smaller increments. Once you have accrued the amount necessary to go LIFE, your membership will be paid up for Life. MCL Members: Please hold Oct 4 th for the next major fundraiser for the VFW. The second BBQ sale of the year will be Oct 4th from approx. 9am-7pm. Volunteers are needed to make this event a success. Please plan to sacrifice a few hours to help out the MCL/VFW.
Wounded Warrior Battalion-East The additional set of bleachers ARRIVED this afternoon. I (Craig Stephens) and two others will come in early and assemble it. I will send you pictures tomorrow during the assembly and our Battalion formation. Thank you again for your great support. Semper Fi!
MCL Members: We need volunteers to make a presentation at an Eagle Scout Ceremony to be held at Belk Scout Camp (http://www.mycampgrimes.org/belk) on Sept 20 th at 1600 (4pm). If you are available to present at this ceremony, please reply uncnutin@aol.com KellisWhite.
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Marine Corps League Membership Application Name: Phone: - - DOB: / / Street: City: State: Zip: Enlistment/Commission Date: / / Discharge/Separation/Retirement Date: / / New Application Type: Regular Member [ ] Associate Member [ ] I hereby apply for membership in the Detachment #750 Charlotte of the Marine Corps League for one (1) year s membership and I am including Payment of $35.00, along with a copy of my DD214 if I have served and am applying for regular membership. As a Regular member, I understand that I must be currently serving or have served for a minimum of ninety (90) days or earned no less that ninety (90) reserve Credits points. Or I have served as a U.S. Navy Corpsman who has trained with FMF Units in excess of ninety (90) days and earned the Marine Corps Device or Warfare Device worn on the Service Ribbon authorized for FMF Corpsman. If Discharged, I am in receipt of an honorable discharge or DD214. By signing this application, I hereby agree to provide proof of honorable service/discharge. I also understand that without proof, I will only be allowed membership as an associate member in the League. New Member Signature:, Date: / / Recommended by: Marine Corps League Detachment #750 P.O. Box 868 Matthews, NC 28106