Subject: RE: 1 st Battalion 23rd Marines ----- Original Message ---- From: Hoagland 1 stsgt Richard C RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 Wpns Co 1 stsgt To: Alan Calderon Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:38 AM Subject: RE : 1 st Battalion 23rd Marines Mr. Calderon, Thank you for the care packages. The Company received around ten boxes today. I am guessing that we will be getting the rest in the next couple of days. I will take pictures of the Marines with the packages. Again, I appreciate everything that the Moss Creek Marines are doing for those forward deployed. Semper Fidelis, _stsot Hoagla nd Alph a Company ;: Battalion, 23 rd Marines Camp Delaram, Afghanistan From: Fowler MSgt Charles D RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 S-4 Chief Sent: onday, July 04, 2011 12:43 AM To: Alan Ca lderon Cc: Ipaugh, Bob; Garreau, Roger; Mott, Bill; Potter, Stan; Ogden, Don Subject: RE: 1st Battalion 23rd Marines (; en lemen, e di r-eceive (5) boxes yesterday from the Moss Creek Marines organization. I want to express my gratitude and thanks for o. r gene ro si y. Thank you gentlemen for taking the time, effort, and money to send these items to us. It is much :;ppr e: ~ l a ed ost of the time, it doesn't even matter what is in the boxes, it's just good to know that there are Am ericans ou t : ~ e r e na -are enough to take time out of their day and send stuff to people they don't even know_ Again, thank you ge ntle men for your generosity. \ have in cluded a co uple of photos of the Marines opening the boxes_ MSgt Fowler, Charles D_ 1 st Bn 23d Marines (FWD) H&S Co. Logistics Chief, Acting 1stSgt Ca mp Leatherneck, Afghanistan ----- Ong in al Message ---- From: Hoagland 1 stsgt Richard C RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 Wpns Co 1 stsgt To; A ar Ca lderon Sent: euday J Ile 25,2011 1229 AM
Subject: RE: 1 st Battalion 23rd Marines Sir, On behalf of Alpha Company, 1 st Battalion, 23 rd Marines, I want to thank you for sending the care packages. I will definitely take photos of the Marines with the packages, once they arrive, and send them down range to you. If there is anything that I can do from here to help support The Moss Creek Marines, please let me know. Semper Fi, 1stSgt Rick Hoagland Alpha Company 1 st Battalion, 23 rd Marines FOB Delaram, Afghanistan SIPR 357-8846 From: Alan Calderon Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 10:22 PM To: Hoagland lstsgt Richard C RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 Wpns Co lstsgt Cc: Alpaugh, Bob; Garreau, Roger; Matt, Bill; Potter, Stan; Ogden, Don Subject: Re: 1st Battalion 23rd IViarines Importance: High 1st Sgt Hoagland, Yesterday the Moss Creek Marines sent you 20 cartons of the items which you requested. Please let me know when they arrive. In addition, it would be very helpful to send us photos of your Marines opening the packages. We post these photos on our web site (mosscreekmarines.com) so that those who support us can see where their money and time are going. On behalf of all the Moss Creek Marines, thank you for all that you do to protect our freedom. We know that freedom is not free. Semper Fi, Alan Calderon Commanding Officer - Moss Creek Marines. ----- Original Message ---- From: Hoagland 1stSgt Richard C RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 Wpns CotstSgt To: Alan Calderon Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 12:36 AM Subject: RE: 1 st Battalion 23rd Marines Sir, This is 1stSgt Hoagland, I have recently been transferred to Alpha Company 1/23 from Weapons Company 1/23. The Marines from this company recently returned from the Sangin Valley and they are worn out. They saw kinetic activity almost on a daily basis. The Company suffered some casualties, they lost a Marine and a Corpsman in the skirmishes. I believe if they were to receive 2
anything from home, it would be a great morale boost! I can't tell you specifically how many Marines we have, alii can state is that I have approximately around 200. They could use anything from the states such as, toiletries, SNACKS, magazines, etc.. They would love an XBOX 360 but I feel the money could be better spent somewhere else. Like I mentioned before, at this point, anything from home would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all your hard work, lstsgt Hoagland 1/23 Alpha Co(Hqtrs Platoon) UNIT 42091 FPO AP 96427-2091 From: Alan Calderon Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 10:49 PM To: Fowler MSgt Charles D RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 S-4 Chief; Bryant 1stSgt Larry (1/23 A Co lstsgt); Dyess 1stSgt David M RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 C Co 1stSgt; Hoagland 1stSgt Richard C RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 Wpns Co 1stSgt; Fermaglich 1stSgt Joel (BDOC 1stSgt) Cc: Ruiz NF4 Kristen; Toland Maj Christopher J RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 H&S Co Commander; Putnam, Terry; Alpaugh, Bob; Garreau, Roger; Mott, Bill; Potter, Stan; Ogden, Don; Ulrich, Rich; Johnson, Bob; Sanderson SgtMaj Michael J RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 BN SgtMaj Subject: Re: 1st Battalion 23rd Marines Importance: High Master Sergeant Charles Fowler 1sl Sergeant Larry Bryant 1sl Sergeant Joel Fermaglich 1sl Sergeant Richard Dyess 1sl Sergeant Hoagland As you can see from the e-mail string below, I represent the Moss Creek Marines of Hilton Head Island. Please let us know the items and the approximate numbers which we can supply to each of your companies. Thank you for all that you do. Semper Fi, Alan Calderon Commanding Officer - Moss Creek Marines 843837-2176 ----- Original Message ---- From: Toland MaiChristopher J RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 H&S Co Commander To: acalderon Cc: Fowler MSgt Charles D RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 S-4 Chief ; Bryant 1stSgt Larry (1/23 Co 1stSgt) ; Dyess 1stSgt David M RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 C Co 1stSgt; Hoagland 1stSgt Richard C RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 Wpns Co 1stSgt; Fermaglich 1 stsgt Joel (BDOC 1 stsgt) ; Sanderson SgtMai Michael J RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 BN SgtMaj ; Ruiz NF4 Kristen 3
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 4:48 AM Subject: 1 st Battalion 23rd Marines Mr. Calderon: Thanks for your interest in supporting the Marines and Sailors of 1 st Battalion 23 rd Marines, "The Lone Star Battalion." Currently we are deployed to the Helmand Province and are spread out in many different areas. However, there are four separate mailing addresses that will route mail to the companies: 2011 1st Battalio n 23rd Marines Unit Addresses H&S Company, pac : Master Sergeant Charle s Fow l e r Rank / Name 1 / 23 H&S Co (Pl a t oon / Sec) UNIT 42090 FPO AP 96427-20 90 Alpha Company, pac: 1 st Sergeant Larry Bryant Rank/ Na me 1 / 23 Alpha Co(Platoon / Sec) UNIT 42091 FPO AP 96427-2091 Bravo Company, pac 1 st Sergeant J oel Fermagli ch Rank/ Name 1 / 23 Bravo Co (Platoo n / Sec) UNIT 42092 FPO AP 96427-2092 Charlie Company, pac 1 s t Sergeant Ri char d Dyess Ran k / Name 1 / 23 Charl ie Co (P l atoon / Sec ) UNIT 42093 FPO AP 96427-2093 Weapon s Company, pac: 1 st Sergeant Hoag l a nd Rank/Name 1 / 23 Weapons Co (Platoon/ Sec) UN I T 42094 FPO AP 96427-2094 <! - - Examp l e -- Mas t er Sergeant Charles Fowl er 1 / 23 H&S Co( HQ PIt) UN IT 42090 FPO AP 9642 7-2090 For operational security reasons, we cannot provide a by-name roster, exact numbers or specific locations of deployed Marines, but you could send items to the company mailing addresses. I would suggest mailing them to the Company 1 st Sergeants, who will know best how to allocate any items you send. Generally, the number for a Marine Corps Infantry Company hovers around 200 personnel. The battalion would greatly appreciate any support, and making liaison with the 1 st Sergeants may generate requests for specific items and quantities. They are listed above as the " POC, are cc' d on this email, and may reach out to you. 4
These websites can provide you with some background on the battalion. http://marines.mil/unit/marforres/4thmardiv/23rdmar/1stbn/site/ind ex. htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st Battalion 23rd Marines Thanks again and don't hesitate to contact us in the future. Semper Fidelis, Major Christopher Toland H&S CO, Information Operations 1st Battalion, 23d Marines "The Lone Star Battalion" Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan Christopher. toland Christopher.toland Christopher.toland DS N: 318-357-2323 CTR X: 611-267-0120 SIPR: 308-357-7489 -----Original Message---- From: Sanderson SgtMaj Michael J RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 BN SgtMaj Sent: Thursday) May 05) 2011 18:01 To: Ruiz NF4 Kristen Cc: Tola nd Maj Christopher J RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/23 H&S Co Commander Subject: RE: Moss Creek Marines for 1st Bn 23rd Marines Good evening Kristen) Battalion is doing well here) the temperature is warming up! I will kick this point of contact over to Major Toland because he is working with the Public Affairs Office over here. Certain information we cannot disclose for security reasons) so certain cases we must be careful on providing. Thanks for inquiring Kristen. R/S Sergeant Major Michael J. Sanderson Battalion Sergeant Major 1st Battalion) 23rd Marines Security Force) Camp Leatherneck) Afghanistan DSN: 318-357-6658 VOSIP: 318-357-7043 CENTRIX: 611-267-0118 5
NIPR: SIPR: CX-I: michael. sanderson michael. sanderson michael. sanderson -----Original Message---- From: Ruiz NF4 Kristen Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 8:21 PM To: Sanderson SgtMaj Michael J RC(SW) II MEF FWD 1/ 23 BN SgtMaj Subject: FW: Moss Creek Marines for 1st Bn 23rd Marines Good Afternoon SgtMaj, I hope all is well with the Battalion. The Moss Creek Marines organization would like to send items to the Battalion. I am not sure what our Marines are in need of, could you please send your suggestions to Alan Calderson at acalderon. Also, he is requesting a lot of information, The name, mailing address, and email address of a contact in Afghanistan. * When will your unit leave Afghanistan? * A little bit about your unit * How many Marines are in your unit. * How many locations for your unit. I am not sure how comfortable you would be with me sending this information to him. Please respond to his email when you have a chance. You can see the email thread and information about his organization below. Regards, Kristen Ruiz 1/23 Family Readiness officer 14555 Scholl Street Houston, Texas 77034 kristen 832-380-7523 Office Disclaimer: Information is distributed in this email as information of common interest for military members and their families/contacts. Use of this information does not advertise nor imply endorsement of any commercial activity or product by the Department of Defense, U.S. Marine Corps or this command. - ----Original Message---- From: Alan Calderon Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 15:29 To: Ruiz NF4 Kristen Cc: Euchner CIV Paul F; Alpaugh, Bob; Garreau, Roger; Mott, Bill; Potter, St an; Ogden, Don Subject : Re: Moss Creek Marines for 1st Bn 23rd Marines Kristen, 6
I have not heard from you. We) the Moss Creek Marines) are anxious to "adopt" your batallion. Please see my note below which describes what we do and who we are. Although I will be away until April 30) please let me know what we can do to help. Semper Fi) Alan Calderon Commanding Officer - Moss Creek Marines ----- Original Message ---- From: "Euchner (IV Paul F" To: "Ruiz CTR Kristen" Cc: "Alan Calderon" Sent: Friday) April 15) 2011 11:09 AM Subject: FW: Moss Creek Marines for 1st Bn 23rd Marines Kristen) Let me introduce you to Mr. Alan Calderon) Commander of the Moss Creek Marines) who stands ready to support our Marines in Afghanistan. Please contact him with any questions you may have. Mr. Calderon let me introduce you to Ms. Kristen Ruiz) the Family Readiness Officer for 1st Battalion) 23d Marine Regiment. Regards) Paul Euchner / (CIV) Family Readiness Officer 23d Marine Regiment 900 Commodore Dr San Bruno) CA 94066 650.244.9806 x1010 Disclaimer: Information is distributed in this email as information of common interest for military members and their families/contacts. Use of this information does not advertise nor imply endorsement of any commercial activity or product by the Department of Defense) U.S. Marine Corps or this command. -----Original Message---- From: Alan Calderon Sent: Friday) April 15) 2011 3:42 To: Euchner CIV Paul F Subject: Moss Creek Marines for 1st Bn 23rd Marines Mr. Euchner) We have already provided pillows to your Battalion through the Pillows for Patriots program. My name is Alan Calderon I am the Commanding Officer of The Moss Creek Marines. We are a diverse group of 35 veteran Marines, Corpsmen, Marine spouses) and Marine parents spanning several generations. Our primary function is to "adopt" active deployed units and send them whatever we can to show our support and to assist in improving morale. We derive our funds from fund raisers) donations from our members) and donations from the Hilton Head and Bluffton communities. 7
We have supported over 40 units so far. The support they requested varied by unit and included items from X-Box 360 Entertainment Systems to Play Station video games) to baby wipes) to beef jerky and other food stuffs. We are delighted to offer our support to your unit. We ask that you provide us with the following information for your unit: * The name) mailing address) and email address of a contact in Afghanistan. * When will your unit leave Afghanistan? * A little bit about your unit * How many Marines are in your unit. * How many locations for your unit. * Most importantly) what your Marines require from us. We will do ou r best to meet their needs. Incidentally) our group consists of Marines from World War II to The Gulf War. We have a member) recently deceased) who saw both flags go up while in a fox hole on Iwo Jima. We have Korean War Veterans) Viet Nam War veterans and veterans of other actions and eras. I am a Viet Nam veteran myself. On behalf of all of us i n the Moss Creek Marines) thank you for all that you do to maintain our freedom! We all know that freedom is not free. God Bless America and God Bless The Marine Corps. As soon as we get your requirements we will go shopping. Semper Fi) Alan Calderon Moss Creek Marines 843 837-2176 8