MARINE CORPS LEAGUE Charlotte Detachment #750 NEWSLETTER Official Publication VOLUME 5, ISSUE 8 PO Box 49087, Charlotte, NC 28277 www.mclcharlotte.org September 2013 COMMANDANT Andy King andy@e4ack66.com SR. VICE COMMANDANT William (Larry) Sloop wsloop@carolina.rr.com JR. VICE COMMANDANT James Stio James.stio@windstream. net JUDGE ADVOCATE Howard Thacker Jr. hthacker@windstream.ne t ADJUTANT Bruce Carter bcarter436@aol.com PAYMASTER Jim Brennan jtbrsr1424@aol.com PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Jack Brienza jbrienza@carolina.rr.com JR. PAST COMMANDANT Bruce Carter Bcarter436@aol.com SERGEANT OF ARMS Kellis White uncnutin@aol.com CHAPLAIN Richard A. Mitchells Rmitch34@yahoo.com A MESSAGE FROM OUR COMMANDANT Marines, and Associates August saw several occasions for our Detachment to come together as a unit to perform and be a force for good. Naval Chief Patterson was sworn in as an Associate Member at his house where his wife and daughter witnessed the ceremony and attending to his oath were Sgt of Arms Kellis White, Chaplain Dick Mitchell's, Associate Member and true friend Coastie" Harry Dobson and yours truly. The Mass for Marines at St Matthews was attended by 17 of our Marines. Great job Larry Sloop! Excellent turn out! Well done Marines! The Fallen Marine Ceremony was well received. Thank you all for participating. Another very nice job! The calendar for the month of September has several events, not the least of which is the Awards & Installment Dinner this Friday, Sept. 13. I look forward to seeing you-all there. Please forgive me if I've omitted something or failed to mention the efforts of those who have exerted so much energy doing for our Detachment and Community. And don't forget the meeting coming up Sept. 17th at 1900. BRING A POTENTIAL MEMBER! SEMPER FIDELIS Andy King Commandant Detachment 750 QUARTER MASTER Jerry O. Smitherman Onceamarine.always@gmail. com EDITOR Jim Sartin jimmie.sartin@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), Jimmies. Between Hwy 51 and 485 (Matthews, NC) Young Marines: Meet at 1800 on Thursdays USMC Reserve Ctr. 6115 North Hills Circle, Charlotte, NC 28213 September 2013 Birthdays 2 Bruce Carter 10 Dan Fey 17 James B. Plyer 19 Eugene W. Fitzpatrick 20 Travis L. Bryan 23 Marcus Burch 27 Macklin C. Rothenbuhler Happy Birthday to you! SEPTEMBER 9 1900 DRU Meeting, VFW 13 1800 Annual Awards Dinner Raintree Country Club 14 0800 Breakfast @ Jimmies 17-0700 DRU Meeting 0900 Staff & Officer Meeting, VFW 17 1900 Detachment 750 Meeting USMC Concrete Stepping Stones 1900 Auxiliary Meeting 27 0800-1500 Triad Homeless Veterans Stand Down OCTOBER Greensboro, NC 4-5 State Fall Quarterly Meeting, Morganton NC $15.00 each (unpainted) All proceeds go to the Detachment Contact Commandant Bruce Carter 12 0800 Breakfast @ Jimmies 0900 Staff & Officer Meeting, VFW 14 1900 DRU Meeting, VFW 15 0800-1500 Charlotte Homeless Veteran Stand down 15 1900 Detachment 750 Meeting 1900 Auxiliary Meeting
Sick Bay/Light Duty Chris Pangalos, Patricia Padgett, Frank Rosmon, Thomas Knop, Annette Ward. Get Well Soon. Clap your hands all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth! He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Psalm 47:1-4 Memorial service for Colonel Charles Robert Bob Burroughs he was not a member of this detachment. If your attending the service contact Larry Sloop. He would like to have a count of those attending. Be at the church by 1330 so we can enter and sit as a group. Memorial service only Fallen Marine Program: Bruce Carter & 2 volunteers, Uniform Redcoats for those that have them. Others Business attire with red cover. Church address is 207 W John Street Matthews. Charlotte Detachment #750 Embree Maxon Peter Kakadelis Louise Duncan/Aux. Jerry Holcolm Jerry Hudson Joe Deese David Hinson Harvey Eure Charles Bowling, Jr. William Peace Matthew Hakola Thomas Grice V. Mac Kennemore Robert Robinson James Travis John Lescik Leon Schideler Joseph Dean Donald Haas Charlie Long James Richardson Albert Luisa/Assoc. Ernest Strand/Assoc. Robert Penegar Edward Luisa Bruce Skinner Raymond Carman Edward Hamilton Carl Buckner Charles Milligan Joseph V. Dowd Attention all Marines: Please provide updates concerning sickbay reports to Chaplain Richard Dick Mitchell at rmitch34@yahoo.com or telephone him at 330-533-3433. Again please let him know of any family member to include yourself, of any illnesses, hospitalizations or deaths and prayer requests. The Auxiliary will hold Business meetings on the 3 rd Tuesday of each month beginning in again in August unless otherwise determined. Ladies as always bring your beautiful smiles and projects ideas and join us for a time of fellowship!
ATTENTION LADIES YOU ARE INVITED!! WHAT: To join the members of the Marine Corps League Auxiliary for Dinner WHEN: September 17, 2013 WHERE: TIME: NOTE: Jimmie s Restaurant in Mint Hill Between 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm We will have dinner and enjoy great conversation, please join us!! The Auxiliary is a subsidiary organization of the Marine Corps League. General John Lejeune was instrumental in forming the auxiliary, even assisting in the uniform design. The general understood the importance of family and female support to Marines. The Auxiliary is open to female family members of Marines and FMF Corpsman, and to women Marines. Family includes wives, widows, mothers, stepmothers, sisters, daughters, stepdaughters, grandmothers, granddaughters, and daughters-in-law. Eligible members of the Auxiliary may also be associate members of a Marine Corps League detachment, and vice versa, as long as membership requirements of both organizations are met.
To all Marine Corps League Members: The next Department Quarterly Meeting will be held on Saturday, 5 October 2013, in Morganton, NC. Attendance by every League member, regardless if you are a Regular or Associate member, is welcome! Please reply to Tablerock Detachment #1197, Host Commandant Lonnie Hollar or Judge Advocate Mark O Dell via e-mail at grunt1980@gmail.com or by phone at 704-975-4340, as to how many Members of your Detachment will be present at the Fall Quarterly meeting in order to get a proper head count for lunch. $10 per member will cover the cost of their prepared lunch, payable at the Quarterly Meeting. The menu will consist of Salad, Curry Chicken, Green Beans & Scalloped Potatoes, Rolls and Dessert. Coffee and Tea will be served throughout the meeting. A head count from each Detachment MUST be received no later than 23-September-2013. All members that have registered by the deadline date and paid will be issued a ticket for their lunch. Due to recent Quarterly meetings exceeding expected membership, there will be limited additional lunch tickets available on a 'first come, first serve' basis. Once these limited tickets have been sold, lunch will then be 'own your own' for those remaining members. Detachment Commandants: It is your responsibility to ensure that your attendees are properly accounted for prior to the deadline date! Thank you. The Fall Quarterly meeting will be held at the Morganton Community House (10/5/2013) 9:00 am, 120 N King Street, Morganton, NC 28655 The uniform of the day will be the short-sleeve undress uniform or other appropriate Marine Corps League dress.* *Keep in mind that you are in proper MCL uniform by simply wearing your Marine Corps League cover. *Every member of the Department of North Carolina is encouraged to attend these Department meetings. The Detachment Cmdt s Council Meeting is scheduled to take place on Saturday morning prior to the start of the meeting. WEEKEND AGENDA Friday, 4-October-13 1900 2200 Hospitality Room Host Detachment will provide Pizza and Snacks / Soft drinks and Water for arriving membership at the Days Inn & Suites Saturday, 5-October-13 Host Detachment will provide Danishes, Biscuits Coffee and juice at meeting facility. 0800-0845 Detachment Commandant s Council Meeting 0900-1200 Department Morning Business Session 1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1345 PDP Training Class 1400-1600 Department Afternoon Business Session 1600-1630 Department Staff meeting For those arriving the night before the meeting, hotel arrangements are currently being made with the Days Inn & Suites in Morganton.. A Hospitality Room will be open to all who are staying at this hotel that Friday evening for all of those who wish to attend. The hours are from 1900-2200. The room rates are $55 + tax. Rooms are available for Friday evening. Mention you are with the Marine Corps League to ensure you receive this Military discounted rate. The deadline to reserve your room at this rate is 23-September-2013 Days Inn & Suites ($55+tax) (Hospitality Room will be set up at this hotel) 1100 Burkemont Ave Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 430-8778 Overflow Hotels Comfort Inn & Suites ($82+tax) 1273 Burkemont Ave. Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 430-4000 Hampton Inn ($94+tax) 115 Bush Drive Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 432-2000
DETACHMENT 750 ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER When: 13 September 2013 Where: Raintree Country Club 1800-1900 Social Hour 1900 Dinner For those attending the Awards Dinner on Friday Sept.13, please choose from either "Chicken Breast Geardirier" for $15.00 per person, or, Prime Rib Steak for $18.00 per person. Please make your reservation as soon as possible by sending your check to the Detachment Paymaster. On the memo line record each meal and number ordered. Deadline to RSVP is 9 September 2013. Make checks payable to MCL750 and mail to: Jim Brennan 8324 Golf Ridge Dr. Charlotte, NC 28277 Dress for the dinner is Ladies, dress casual & gentlemen, suit and tie or red blazer with appropriate accessories and ribbons, badges and medals. Looking forward to seeing all of you and your significant others, I remain Andy King - Commandant DETACHMENT ACTIVITY REPORT: Coffee Delivery: Tom Ferguson reported with Larry Sloop they loaded Dave Ward's trailer and the DRU single axle trailer with coffee in Concord N.C. for the troops in the Jacksonville area. They met Dave in Jacksonville the next morning and transferred their trailer to his and he disturbed it to the troops. Last week John Ellis and met Dave Ward and other Marines from Concord and loaded the retired Sergeant Major in charge of the USO in Jacksonville with coffee. Honor Guard: John Ellis, Larry Sloop, Kellis White and Tom Ferguson attended a Memorial Service at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church in Charlotte for George Harvey Lemond. He was an Army Vietnam veteran. They conducted the flag folding ceremony and taps. Monument Update: Parks and Recreation gave approved for our monument to honor Marines in Freedom Park that should be dedicated on the Marine Corps Birthday.
Rick Roberts and associate with the Ace & TJ's grin kids! Associates from Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home EAGLE SCOUT REPORT Detachment members August 19 th attended St Luke Catholic Church s Troop 198 Eagle Court of Honor. John Ellis presented the Marine Corps League Good Citizen award to Eagle Scout Malcolm McGuinness. John also presented Malcolm with our new detachment challenge coin. Detachment members in attendance were Tom Ferguson, John Ellis, Kellis White, Pete McMurtrie, Larry Sloop, and Bill McLuskie.
HANDICAP RAMP PROJECT A Thank You note was received from St. Matthew Council 10852 Knights of Columbus. Thank you all for your support and help with the ramp for Herman Patterson Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer who is 93 years old. Special thanks to the Marine Corps League for funding the materials and providing the delicious breakfast and lunch for the entire crew. Thank you to all of our regular workers who so graciously gave their time and talents to the completion of the ramp, deck and patio. The Patterson family sends their heartfelt thanks and gratitude for you all have done to make Herman's life easier. God bless you all, Bob Wilcocks, Chuck Elgin and Bob Desch your staff members of Operation Exodus.
Ship Store Inventory Item Size Qty Close out price Gung Ho golf shirt, White various 25 $15.00 MCL 750 golf shirts, Red various 13 $25.00 USMC golf shirt, Red, logo various 21 $20.00 Earned Never Given Tee shirt, USMC, O.D. various 21 $15.00 MCL Red cover (pisscutter) various 17 $24.00 EGA, Red cover ornament na 9 $ 3.50 MCL baseball caps, black na 12 $15.00 MCL baseball caps, red na 11 $15.00 Leather belt, black, ratchet, with, EGA buckle na 2 $30.00 Neckties, black na 2 $20.00 Web belt with buckle, khaki various 2 $13.00 Web belt without buckle, khaki na 1 $10.00 MCL, tie bar na 2 $ 5.00 Knife, Red, MCL 2012 Gung Ho golf na 23 $ 1.00 Red Cover, Patches: MCL, shoulder patch na 7 $ 3.00 MCL, shoulder patch, associate na 6 $ 3.00 American Flag, shoulder patch na 10 $ 3.00 MCL, sunburst collar ornament na 5 $12.00 MCL, collar ornament. Associate na 3 $10.00 MCL ribbon, various na 26 $0.50 Ribbon bar mount, 4 ribbons na 1 $1.50 Ribbon bar mount, 5 ribbons na 1 $1.50 USMC Flag 3 by 5 na 2 $10.00 Red Cover, Patches: Life Member Large na 5 $1.00 Life Member Small na 5 $1.00 Chaplain na 1 $0. 00 Quartermaster na 1 $0.00 Paymaster na 2 $0.00 Sergeant at Arms na 1 $0.00 MCL Decal na 1 $0.00 MCL Lapel Pin na 1 $0.00
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. 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 NEW CALENDAR TBA 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 physical fitness requirements. STAFF The Mecklenburg County Young Marines is the preeminent unit in the Charlotte area. Our staff consists of adult volunteers who are current and former marines who believe passionately that the values they learned as Marines had a positive effect on them. Other adult volunteers are involved in college military programs or have experienced the military lifestyle. It is through these caring adults that Young Marines learn the inner values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment. MECKLENBURG COUNTY YOUNG MARINES Calendar Mecklenburg County Young Marines Meet two Saturdays a month from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm UNC-Charlotte Student Union Center
YOUNG MARINE REPORT Members of Marine Corps League Detachment # 750 attended the Charlotte Unit of Young Marines Graduation that was held on August 24th. After the Colors had been posted Master Sergeant Walter Padgett was introduced and recognized as the one who started their unit, and the Marine Corps League Detachment # 750 was the one that is supporting then financially for most of the training and travel expenses. The unit now has 30 plus Young Marines and today two of the Young Marines were promoted to Sergeant from Corporal and seven were promoted from Lance Corporal to Corporal and one was promoted to Private First Class. They are slow in growing but they are obviously being trained in discipline, close order drill and depending on each other for help. These Young Marines are learning to be good students and to assist those that need assistance. It is obvious that they are receiving something that we all need and that is being kind to one another, help those that need help, be kind to those who might be less fortunate. After the promotions were given and ribbons for their good work for kind deeds for others had been given we were invited to come in for a sit down brunch that had been prepared by the parents. I know you would enjoy being at one of the graduations as these Young Marines will remind you of P.I. or San Diego. Semper Fi.
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
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 49087 Charlotte, NC 28277