Apr-May-Jun 2011 - 1st Marine Division Association

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Vol. LX w No. 2
April - May - June 2011
The Official Publication of the 1st Marine Division Association, Incorporated
Recon Marine awarded Navy Cross For
Thriving In Heavy Combat
By Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes ,
Headquarters Marine Corps
ARLINGTON, Va. — Gunnery Sgt.
Brian M. Blonder shot and killed an insurgent who was aiming a rocket-propelled
grenade at his Marines. After that, Blonder
and his Marines averaged killing one
insurgent about every 10 minutes.
At the end of an all-day fight, more
than 50 Taliban were dead, scores were
retreating, and the Marines took control of
a key supply route through the village of
Shewan, Afghanistan.
Blonder said it was what he came to do,
and it’s what Marines do best – kill the
enemy. And his unit did that exceptionally
well that even though the Taliban outnumbered the Marines roughly eight to one.
For thriving in the face of danger,
Blonder, a native of Deer Beach, Fla., was
awarded the Navy Cross during a ceremo-
ARLINGTON, Va.-Secretary of the Navy Ray
Mabus presents the Navy Cross to Gunnery Sgt.
Brian M. Blonder during a ceremony at the
Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va.,
May 10, 2011. Photo by Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes,
ny at the Marine Corps War Memorial in
Arlington, Va., May 10. Secretary of the
Navy Ray Mabus presented the award and
said Blonder is “one of the most selfless
and disciplined Marines” he’s ever met.
“He’ll be remembered for this for generations,” Mabus said. “His attack was
relentless. The insurgents grew afraid.”
Blonder deployed to Afghanistan in the
summer of 2008 with 2nd Battalion, 7th
Marine Regiment. As a reconnaissance
Marine by trade, he was serving as platoon
sergeant for Force Reconnaissance
Please turn to BLONDER on page 6
G-3-1 Korea Holds reunion
he G-3-1 Korea Association held its
annual reunion Nov 8-11, 2010 in
Springfield, VA. Highlights were:
• A dedication of a monument memori-
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alizing the 149 Marines from “Bloody
George” Company, 3rd Bn., 1st Marines
killed in action during the Korean War.
• A celebration of the 235th Birthday of
G-3-1 members at the
dedication of a monument memorializing
the 149 Marines from
their company killed in
action during the
Korean War.
the Marine Corps, with a cake-cutting ceremony at the National Museum of the
Marine Corps in Quantico, VA. The oldest
Marine present and recipient of the first
piece of cake was “Skipper” George
Westover, George Company’s CO during
the Inchon and Seoul Campaigns.
• A book-signing of “Give Me
Tomorrow,” the untold story of the stand
of the Marines of George Company, by
Patrick O’Donnell.
• The unforgettable fellowship with
comrades of 60 years ago.
Carleton “Bing” Bingham, Secretary,
G-3-1 Korea, 1453 Patricia Drive,
Gardnerville, NV 89460
775-265-3596, [email protected]
O Guadalcanal O E. New Guinea O New Britain O Peleliu O Okinawa O North China O
O Korea O Vietnam O Kuwait O Somalia O Afghanistan O Iraq O
The 1st Marine
Division Association
Officers
President
Mike J. Carone “Carol”
493 Sunset Dr., Village of Lakewood, IL 60014
(815) 477-8063
Vice President
W. Denny Weisgerber “Marianne”
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Elmer J. Hawkins
450 Basin St, Daytona Beach FL 32114
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Deputy Vice President, Central
Lee Rux “Judy”
15111 Sun Spur, San Antonio TX 78232
(210) 499-0707
Deputy Vice President, West
Edward G. Brundage “Barbara”
4019 Via Serra, Oceanside CA 92057
(760) 721-0914
Secretary
Arthur J. Burn "Gwen"
107 Ervin Ave. Linwood,PA 19061
(610)874-9470
Treasurer
James Zalpis "Nancy"
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(805)340-0915
Legal Officer
David M. Franklin “Martha”
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(760) 568-1585
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Monsignor Walter C. Murphy
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(718) 229-2301
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Richard (Moon-Man) B. Mooney “Gloria”
25 Park Place, Floral Park NY 11001
(516) 352-9203
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• SgtMaj Juan Duff USMC (Ret)
Acting Executive Director
• June Cormier – Membership Coordinator
• Danielle Lambert – Administrative Assistant
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April-May-June 2011
President’s Message
Michael J. Carone
In the past two years the Association has moved from near dissolution to a more stable financial position. Whether it remains
this way will be influenced by the new administration.
Association Members and
Friends:
The difference between a business and
an association is this: the members vote and
elect the leaders of the association and the
business does not. The ballot for new officers was sent on the last page of the 1st
Quarter Old Breed News. It is extremely
important that all voting members of the
Association review the resumes and vote
their choices. Send the ballots to the
Oceanside Office, post marked on or before
July 30, 2011.
In the past two years the Association has
moved from near dissolution to a more stable financial position. Whether it remains
this way will be influenced by the new
administration. Your vote is important to
ensure the further growth and stability of the
Association.
Preparation by the Reunion Committee
Chairman Carl Wenhold is progressing for
the Annual Reunion to be held at the
Sheraton National in Arlington, VA. About
25% of our members have registered for the
Reunion; about 90 rooms have been booked
for the hotel. The projected turnout is ahead
of schedule. If you have problems with your
hotel registration, call Carl at (215) 3626910.
I encourage all members to turn in their
registration and call the hotel for a room as
soon as possible as the hotel will fill. I
encourage you to attend this great event and
look forward to seeing you there.
The Reunion Journal is an excellent way
to advertise for chapters, members, and
affiliated units; it also helps the Association
financially. Advertisement details for the
Reunion Journal are in this issue of the Old
Breed News.
The Search Committee for a new
Executive Director, chaired by John
Stevens, interviewed several candidates and
recommended Lt Col Sean Dobeck. Sean
has accepted our offer of ½ time employment. Sean is presently in the G-3 section of
the 1st Marine Division. He will enter the
USMCR and will begin his Association
duties 15 July 2011. Sean will attend the
Reunion in August. Be sure to welcome him
aboard!
There are many changes going on in the
Oceanside office. Special thanks to Juan
Duff for switching from ½ time to full time
on March 1, 2011. He continues to be the
Office Manager, Scholarship Administrator,
and Acting Executive Director. Juan will
turn over his Executive Director duties to
Sean Dobeck on 1 August, 2011.
June Cormier and Kristy Bell work ½
time, but Kristy gave notice that she would
be leaving 1 June 2011 as her husband was
being transferred to Quantico. Jim Zalpis
assisted Juan in interviewing candidates to
replace Kristy. Danielle, wife of Marine
Gunner Lambert, joined the Association
office on May 31, 2011.
Our National Fund Raising Chairman,
Jerry Bakke, and his wife Bernie held a
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Marine Warrior Fundraising Event on 7
May 2011 in Sun City, AZ. A tremendous
amount of time and work by them resulted
in many Marines, other servicemen, and
civilians having a great time. This led to a
fruitful result for the Association to the tune
of $6,700.00. The KFNX Talk Radio advertised the event many times every day during
the prior week, which greatly increased the
turnout.
The coming summer months are a perfect time for chapter members to get together for outside activities such as golf, picnics,
sports like volleyball and horse shoes, etc.
Recruit new chapter members by inviting
them to these events and share camaraderie.
Thank you for your hard work and support.
Semper Fidelis,
Michael J. Carone, President
Morning colors are raised before the Motorcycle Run at the Sun City, AZ Fundraiser Event
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Silver Stars for 3/1 Corpsman and Fallen Marine
CAMP HORNO, Camp Pendleton CA
embers of the “Thundering Third”
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines gathered on 3 March 2011 in a ceremony honoring their comrades, the fallen
Marine Cpl. Larry D. Harris Jr. and the
squad’s “Doc,” Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class
Peter A. Gould. Their life saving actions during an intense firefight in Afghanistan last
year will be honored forever with the Silver
Star.
Cpl. Harris, a fire team leader with an
81mm mortar platoon, died saving the life of
his machine gunner, who suffered gunshot
wounds in a July 1st battle in Helmand
Province. While carrying the gunner to safety, Harris stepped on and detonated an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) , which
Doc,” he said, “is kind of a magical
word...a password to allow a Sailor to come
into the brotherhood of the Marines.”
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killed him instantly. The machine gunner survived.
The IED explosion critically wounded
three Marines, including Gould, who had
assisted Harris in evacuating and treating the
wounded gunner. Gould suffered severe
wounds to his face and neck from the blast,
but he continued treating the wounds of
injured Marines and directing other Marines
to evacuate their wounded comrades to safety as fighting continued.
Battalion Commander LtCol Fridrik
Fridriksson described Harris and Gould as
“two exceptional heroes,” and spoke of the
“unspoken bond” between a Marine and his
Corpsman.
“Doc,” he said, “is kind of a magical
word...a password to allow a Sailor to come
into the brotherhood of the Marines.”
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April-May-June 2011
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Another Personal Experience at Freedom Bridge
By Dick McGirl
read Elvis Bozarth’s story in the third
quarter issue of the 2008 issue of the Old
Breed News of the repatriation of United
Nations POWs in 1953 at the Freedom
Bridge. When I was involved with the bridge
we commonly called it the Freedom Gate
Bridge. Were there two bridges perhaps?
When I shipped out to Korea—I can’t
remember exactly which numbered replacement draft I was with—I was assigned to the
3rd Battalion 5th Regiment in December of
1953. Six names were pulled from the center
of the draft, alphabetically, and we were sent
to H&S Company, where we were made,
essentially, ‘yard birds.’ We helped the carpenters build the decking and supports for
the squad tents, got water for the mess tents,
and, the hardest of all the assignments, dug
holes for the heads through that shale-like
soil on the sides of those Korean hills.
The tent next to ours was for the supply
sergeant and the chaplain’s assistant. I
became an instant friend of the chaplain’s
assistant due to our affinity for cribbage.
After a couple months, he told me he was
shipping out to the states, and that the chap-
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lain was also leaving. The chaplain was a
Protestant minister, but his replacement was
Catholic. He asked me if I would want the
job.
I was looking at the prospect of being
transferred to George Company to spend
endless boring days in a trench overlooking
the DMZ. I’m no “pogey bait” Marine, but
that prospect didn’t sit too well. I accepted
the offer, and got the job. The chaplain I
worked for was Father Victor Ivers.
My involvement with the bridge came
when the Communists finally agreed to one
of the original demands in the Truce. That
was the exchange of bodies buried in both
North and South Korea. The Communists
finally ratified the process in July of 1954.
The exchange of exhumed bodies was set for
1 September to 1 October.
The UN Armistice Commission hired a
private engineering company to extend a rail
line from Munsan-ni to into the DMZ. This
was called the Glory Railhead. The exchange
of bodies was called Operation Glory. A
reviewing stand for UN officials was erected,
as was an arch over the road with Operation
Glory. Grave Registration constructed two
large Quonset huts as morgues, painted
white, for UN bodies.
Alongside these were six
squad tents for the North
Korean bodies.
Every day there was a
ceremony at the review
stand as the trucks came
from the north with UN
bodies. There was a color
guard and on the days I
Father Ivers was informed that they
were expecting the body of a Catholic
Army chaplain to be brought in. He was
Father Emil Kapaun.
spent there a Marine bugler played taps.
Father Ivers was informed that they were
expecting the body of a Catholic Army chaplain to be brought in. He was Father Emil
Kapaun. That first day we went to the site
with Army Catholic Chaplain Father Corbin
Ketchersid, Father Ned Cashman from New
Zealand, and a priest from Australia, whose
name I don’t recall. They were there to perform the Catholic Rite of the Dead.
Unfortunately Father Kapaun’s body was
never recovered. At present the Catholic
Church has opened the process for his canonization. He evidently was quite an individual.
After Father Ivers came out of the
morgue, as white as a ghost, we had a conversation with one of the men from Grave
Registration. He had had a tragic story from
the day before. He had examined the remains
of an Army officer who had his shipping out
papers in his field jacket and $800 in his wallet.
By October, 4,023 UN bodies were
recovered from the Communists, and 13,528
Communist soldiers’ bodies were turned
over to the North. However, the Communists
sent 78 more bodies on 12 October and 66
more on 9 November, for a final total of
4,167 UN bodies recovered.
Continued on page 23
Scenes from Operation Glory
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BLONDER from page 1
Platoon, a group of 30 Marines, who were
attached to the battalion’s Company G.
The firefight began when Marines and
Afghan National Police were patrolling in
Shewan, Afghanistan, a desert village in
southern Afghanistan closer to the Iranian
border, late morning Aug. 8, 2008. Blonder
and Force Recon Platoon, along with an
equal-sized element from Company G,
were patrolling the village streets, anticipating enemy activity. Blonder and his
Marines entered the village from its eastern
border, while the Company G Marines
entered from the North.
Taliban insurgents had control of the
village and were known to man fighting
positions along Route 517, a major roadway in southern Afghanistan.
Blonder said Afghan National Police
had previously reported heavy resistance
from insurgents in the village, to include
many roadside bombs on Route 517. The
Marines’ mission was to gain control of the
roadway, rid the village of Taliban, and
help the Afghan police establish a presence
in the village.
The Marines planned weeks in advance
for a sure fight when they stepped foot into
Shewan. Blonder wasn’t surprised when he
saw the inhabitants had either left or stayed
inside their homes.
“It’s standard when Marines or coalition forces enter towns with insurgents that
the local populace don’t come out,”
Blonder
said.
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Force Recon Platoon patrolled for three
hours before the first shot was fired.
Taliban fighters, who were hidden in a
drainage trench, fired an RPG at Blonder
and his crew. Chief Petty Officer Joe
Martin, the platoon’s Navy corpsman,
spotted the enemy through the smoke trail
of the RPG.
Blonder and Martin dropped into the
trench, which the three-man enemy RPG
team used as a getaway path, and pursued
the attackers.
“At one point, one of them kind of
popped up and silhouetted himself. So, I
shot that guy and killed him. The other two
continued on down the trench line,”
Blonder said.
A four-man team of Marines, lead by
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More than 50 insurgents were confirmed dead and numerous more were wounded, while the Marines suffered no
losses. Blonder was personally responsible for killing at
least three that day.
Gunnery Sgt. Garrett Dean, supported the
pursuit by flanking the enemy’s escape.
The pursuit ended in minutes when the
two insurgents where killed by Dean’s
team.
When intense small arms fire and
explosions erupted nearby, Blonder and his
men moved to the sound of the fight.
Taliban had ambushed the Company G
Marines and were in multiple fortified
fighting positions firing a barrage of RPGs.
Blonder’s team rescued a destroyed
humvee’s occupants and withdrew to a
safe area away from Taliban gunfire.
Blonder repositioned his outnumbered
Marines, and in direct, close combat,
maneuvered against the enemy.
Through Blonder’s order, the aggressiveness of the Marines, and their leaders’
selfless actions and initiative, a unit of
approximately 30 Marines ousted a force
of an estimated 250 Taliban combatants –
some intelligence reports claimed there
were as many as 500 insurgents. Blonder’s
planned flanking attacks slowly but surely
gained more and more territory that was
once occupied by Taliban insurgents earlier in the day.
The Marines’ assault was also bolstered
by mortar and air support. Several 500 to
1,000-pound bombs were dropped on
enemy positions.
“Our goal was to push the enemy out of
their trenches,” said Blonder. “We kept
pressing the attack until we did just that.”
More than 50 insurgents were confirmed dead and numerous more were
wounded, while the Marines suffered no
losses. Blonder was personally responsible
for killing at least three that day.
Fighting ceased by sunset when the
enemy had either fled or were killed.
Blonder said he was happy to be victorious.
“When it was all over with, and I was
standing on the battlefield and the enemy
was gone, I had a great sense of pride and
accomplishment,” Blonder said. “When
you’re not standing on the ground of the
enemy at the end of the day, the enemy
won. Instead, we took the stand, we drove
the enemy out of their homes, and then we
left on our own terms when we were ready
to.”
Many Marines who participated in the
battle were awarded with medals for valor.
“When you inflict that number of casualties on the enemy and none of us were
killed, that’s a pretty successful fight,” said
Martin. “The more chaotic things got, the
more calm and on point [Blonder] was. I
don’t think I’ll ever have another platoon
sergeant like Gunny Blonder.”
Their mission of seizing control of
Shewan’s portion of Route 517 and ridding
insurgents from the village was accomplished. In fact, Blonder said he hadn’t
heard of Marines or coalition forces receiving any more casualties in that area from
insurgents during the rest of the deployment. The victory disrupted several
Taliban unit networks, which Blonder said
crippled Taliban spirits in southern
Afghanistan
“Our number one job is to locate, close
with and kill the enemy,” said Dean. “What
we did that day is what we trained for, and
that’s what we’ll always do.”
Blonder remembers the triumphant and
tiring day vividly. From the rifle fire Sgt.
Frank Simmons bestowed upon the enemy,
killing “countless” insurgents with single
shots to the head or chest, to the accurate
sniper fire of Staff Sgt. Richard Powell,
Blonder said he’ll wear the Navy Cross as
a representation of the Marines he fought
alongside that day.
“It was a busy day,” Blonder said.
“Every Marine out there was a huge part of
that fight. From the NCO (noncommissioned officer) leadership all the way up to
the officer leadership – everyone contributed all they had to that fight.
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Chapter Scuttlebutt
News from the Chapters of the 1st Marine Division Association
OREGON-COLUMBIA RIVER [OH]
We met in Salem on 23 April, 2011 at Canton Garden
Restaurant. After the “attitude adjustment period,“ we enjoyed a
buffet lunch of “roots and shoots.“ Introductions by members and
guests were followed by the election of new officers and directors, who were announced afterward.
The speaker this year served as a Marine Corporal, former
Assistant United States Attorney General, and is the current
Attorney General for the State of Oregon, John Kroger. Mr.
Kroger spoke of how the Marine Corps influenced his future and
how it gave him “direction” after high school. He answered
many questions from the group about current issues for Oregon.
H. A. “Mac” MacDonald, Lt Col, USMC (Ret) presented a
brief overview of pending legislation affecting veterans in
Oregon. As has now become a tradition, Al Hein recited the
“Empty Chair” (written by Boyce Clark), which was followed by
the Marine’s Hymn.
Al Hein then offered the benediction, after which this year‘s
Salem event concluded.
Bob “Doc” Wickman, [email protected]
Bob Wickman (L) and Oregon Attorney General John Kroger
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Welcome to New SgtMaj Michael L. Kufchak
gtMaj Kufchak was born in Warren
Ohio. He enlisted in the Marine
Corps on 29 January 1982, and
graduated as a Private from Fox Company,
2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine
Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC on
6 May 1982. Upon completion of recruit
training, he attended his MOS school at
the Infantry Training School, Camp
Geiger, NC, where he was promoted to
Private First Class.
After successfully graduating ITS as an
0341 Mortar man, SgtMaj Kufchak was
assigned to the Naval Academy,
Annapolis, MD, where he served as a
member of the Force Protection for
Installation Security. He served as a
Sentry, C.O.G., and S.O.G. of the guard.
Additionally, he was meritoriously promoted to Lance Corporal and Corporal.
In March 1985, SgtMaj Kufchak was
reassigned to Weapons Company, 1st Bn.,
7th Marines, 1st MarDiv, Camp
Pendleton, CA. He served as a Mortar
Squad Leader and Forward Observer.
After completing two Unit Deployments,
SgtMaj Kufchak was assigned to the
Regimental Tow Platoon where he crosstrained as a Tow Gunner. On 1 February
1988 he was promoted to the rank of
Sergeant.
During May 1988, SgtMaj Kufchak
reported for duty as a Primary
Marksmanship Instructor for Weapons and
Field Training Battalion, Camp Pendleton.
He taught and instructed Basic
Marksmanship to entry-level Marines.
After completion of this tour, he volunteered for service as a Drill Instructor.
Following graduation from class 2-91
on 2 April 1991, SgtMaj Kufchak was
assigned to Bravo Co., 1st Recruit
Training Bn., Marine Corps Recruit
Depot, San Diego, CA, where he completed four cycles as a Drill Instructor and two
cycles as a Senior Drill Instructor.
On 25 March 1993, SgtMaj Kufchak
detached and was assigned to 1st Bn., 5th
Marines, Camp Pendleton, where he
served as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant and
Battalion Operations Chief. Subsequently,
he was promoted to the rank of Staff
Sergeant on 1 October 1993. After completion of his second deployment to
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Okinawa, Japan. SgtMaj Kufchak
received orders to the Staff NonCommissioned Officers Academy, El
Toro, CA to serve as an Instructor for the
Sergeants Course.
In January 1998, SgtMaj Kufchak was
again reassigned to 1st Bn., 5th Marines,
Camp Pendleton. He served as the
Weapons Platoon Sergeant and the
Company Gunnery Sergeant for Bravo
Company. He was promoted to the rank of
Gunnery Sergeant 1 July 1998. After completing two MEU SOCs with the 31st
MEU in June of 2001, he was reassigned
to MCB, Camp Pendleton as the
Engineering Chief.
On 1 May 2002, he was promoted to
the rank of First Sergeant and reassigned
to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San
Diego, for duty as the First Sergeant with
Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Bn.
In March of 2004 he was reassigned to
Support Battalion as the Company First
Sergeant of the Receiving Barracks
Company.
Upon completion of his tour in San
Diego, SgtMaj Kufchak reported to the
Commanding General 1st Marine
Division, where he was assigned to the 5th
Marine Regiment and assumed duties as
the Weapons Company First Sergeant for
3rd Bn., 5th Marines. Upon his selection
to Sergeant Major, he assumed the post of
Battalion Sergeant Major for 3rd Bn., 5th
Marines, and deployed with the Battalion
in support of O.I.F. 05-07.1.
During January 2007, SgtMaj Kufchak
was reassigned to 3D Assault Amphibian
Bn., where he assumed his post as the
Battalion Sergeant Major. In June 2008,
SgtMaj Kufchak was assigned to 29
Palms, CA as the Regimental Sergeant
Major for 7th Marine Regiment and subsequently completed a one-year Combat
Deployment
to
OEF-10-1
with
Regimental Combat Team 7.
In April 2011, SgtMaj Kufchak was
reassigned to the Commanding General,
1st Marine Division as the Division
Sergeant Major of 1st Marine Division.
Personal awards include the Bronze
Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing
Device, Purple Heart Metal, Meritorious
Service Medal with gold star, Navy and
Marine Corps
Commendation Medal with three gold
stars, the Navy and Marine Corps
Achievement Medal with gold star, and
the Combat Action Ribbon with gold star.
SgtMaj Kufchak is married to the former Barbara Mendez. They have two foster children, Stephanie and Dee.
Maj. Gen. Michael Regner (L), commanding general, 1st Marine Division, stands beside Sgt. Maj.
Michael Kufchak, the new sergeant major of 1st Marine Division, during a post and relief ceremony,
April 22. (Photo by LCpl Glen Santy)
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Combat History of the United States Marine
Corps, The Korean War
Colonel Lee, Sung Ho, Korean Marine Corps Ret., Authorhouse,
Bloomington, IN, ISBN: 978-1-4250-6974-6 (sc)
NOTE: All profits from the sales of this book will be contributed to the FMDA.
By Arthur G. Sharp
his short book (111 pp., many of them taken up by black &
white photos) is a valuable primer on the U.S. Marine Corps'
involvement in the Korean War. Col
Lee provides a concise overview of
the Corps' participation, starting
with its creation of a battle-ready
First Division and ending with lesser-known battles like "Reno,"
"Carson," and "Vegas."
His description of the Marine
Corps' entry into the war despite its
lack of preparedness is illuminating:
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However, one fortunate thing was
that 90% of officers and 2/3 of the
enlisted Marines in the 1st Provisional
Marine Brigade were veterans of WWII
who had fought bloody battles against the Japanese Army in the
Pacific. They had experience in landing against enemy held
islands and in jungle fighting.
Besides the manpower shortages, the situation with equipment shortages was serious. At the end of WWII, Marines had
collected all the weapons and equipment scattered around the
battle fields in the Pacific and stored them in warehouses in
Barstow, in the middle of the California desert. This included
new M-26 tanks with 90mm cannons. They selected whatever
weapons and equipment that was salvageable and useful for
this campaign, painted it Marine Corps green and tried to fill the
shortages. There still were shortages in heavy weapons. They
embarked from San Diego despite those shortages (pp. 6-7).
Despite the drawbacks, Lee notes, the Marine Corps performed exceptionally well during the war.
In one paragraph on p.24 he shows how efficient the Marines
were in Korea: "Among the total of about 400 North Korean
defenders on Wolmi Island, 108 died, 136 were taken prisoners
and the rest were entombed and died in the caves. Marine casualties were 17 wounded by machine gun fire, at the initial phase
of the landing operation."
Lee discusses several of the innovations attributable to the
Marine Corps as a result of the war, e.g., the deployment of helicopters and the development of the armor vest, and its willingness to try out cold-weather combat boots. He pays a great deal
of tribute to the 1st Marine Air Wing, its contribution, and the
aftermath. As he points out, "The experiences accumulated in the
close air support conducted by the Marine fighter bombers and
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the know how in the Korean War led to the creation of the new
concept of the air and ground task force in November 1954 (p.
67)."
He points out one salient fact that often escapes non-Marines:
all Marines are riflemen first. Lee writes: "In order to qualify as
Marine fighter bomber pilots, pilots had to receive the same basic
training as platoon leaders of Marine rifle platoons. Therefore,
they knew exactly what the Marines in the foxholes in the front
line wanted, as if they were on the ground themselves (p. 67)."
His statistics demonstrate how proficient they were: "The 1st
Marine Air Wing made 127,496 sorties in the Korean War, far
exceeding the total number of sorties flown by the Marine fighter bombers during the entire World War II. They lost 436 fighter
bombers during the Korean War (p. 67)."
Lee emphasizes that the entire Marine Corps paid a steep
price for its involvement in the war. "The total number of casualties the Marines suffered was 26,043, 4,262 of whom were
dead. This figure was twice as high as that of the Marine loss during the World War I. During that time, total number of U.S.
forces taken prisoners, was 719 and only 227 among them were
Marines (p. 67)." They will be remembered, as he suggests in his
closing line on p. 68: "Marines! Forever!"
As packed as this book is with valuable information, it has one
major drawback: it is too short. The author is a bit sketchy in his
overall treatment. On the other hand, he does provide enough
information to pique readers' curiosity and encourage them to
flesh out the details on their own. That may or may not be by
design, but it is an effective technique. The book is, after all, a
primer, not an in-depth analysis. Either way, it's a fine tribute to
the United States Marine Corps, and worth reading.
"Marines! Forever!" indeed.
A
remarkably exciting narrative of one Marine’s
Korean War experiences, combining “total recall”
accounts of ﬁerce battles with intensely personal insights
revealed through his letters home. Fully annotated with
photographs, maps, appendices and index. 428 pages of
text with an additional 28 pages of information.
WE CLAIM THE TITLE (2nd edition) vividly
remembers the “forgotten war.”
“ WE CLAIM THE TITLE ... stands as an important
contribution to the literature of the Korean War.”
~ Naval War College Review
“ WE CLAIM THE TITLE ... is a good synopsis of war.
These were men who were proud to claim
the title of Marine even in the most horrid and
discouraging combat situations.”
TO ORDER, send mailing address, check or
money order for $28 ($24.95 includes tax
~ R.R. Keene, Leatherneck Magazine
and $3.05 shipping & handling) to:
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to the library of your Commandant.”
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Morgan Hill, CA 95037
~ C.C. Krulak, General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)
www.koreanwarmarines.com
Former Commandant of the Marine Corps
April-May-June 2011
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2011 REUNION CALENDAR
Mail your info to the OBN Reunion Editor, 152 Sky View Drive, Rocky
Hill, CT 06067, or email it to [email protected]. Use this
format: Unit, Date(s), Place, Contact. Provide as much info as possible
regarding the contact, e.g., name, address, phone #, email address.
Entries are posted on a “first come, first served” basis as space allows.
OBN is not responsible for the accuracy of the information published.
JULY
Lima 3/1 (Vietnam) and Bravo 1/11 (VN), 7-10 July, Canton, OH, Holiday
Inn. POC: Harrison S. Jones (Lima 3/1 coordinator),
[email protected] or Phil Sonner (Bravo 1/11 coordinator),
[email protected]
AUGUST
Third Marine Division Assn., 10-14 Aug., Louisville, KY, The Galt House.
Anyone who served in, was attached to, or served in direct support of the
3rd Marine Division at any time is invited to attend. POC: Don H. Gee, P. O.
Box 254, Chalfont, PA 18914-0254, 215-822-9094, [email protected]
FMDA, 15-20 Aug., Arlington, VA, Sheraton National Hotel
Marine Corps Tankers Association, 24-28 Aug., Stafford, VA. POC: G.D.
Rose (619) 579-7848, [email protected]
I-3-1 (Korea), 24-28 Aug., Quantico, VA. POC: Susan Woodward, 22
Waterhouse Lane, Chester, CT 06412, 860-262-1334,
[email protected]
SEPTEMBER
West Coast Drill Instructor Association, SgtMaj Leland D. “Crow”
Crawford Chapter, 8—11 Sept., MCRD, San Diego. Gregg Stoner, 619884-9047, [email protected] or SgtMaj Bobby Woods, 760-2159564. For more info: www.westcoastdi.org. NOTE: The chapter wants to
hear from past and present DIs who are interested in becoming members.
No dues or fees! Contact SgtMaj Bobby Woods, USMC (Ret) (see above).
USMC Motor Transport Assn., 11-14 Sep., Orlando, FL, NV. Terry
Hightower, P.O. Box 1372, Jacksonville, NC 28541, 910-450-1841, [email protected]
1st Bn., 7th Regt., 1st MarDiv (Korea, 1950-53), 13-18 Sept., Seattle,
WA. W. D. (“Pete”) Hale, 425-337-0621 (h) or 425-327-3341 (c), [email protected]
11th Engineer Bn. Marine Assn., 14-18 Sept., Reno, NV. POC: Charles
Luhan, 773-585-9629, [email protected]
A/1/7 (Korea 1950-1953), 26-29 Sept., Denver, CO: Holiday Inn DenverEast Stapleton. POC: Guy & Joan Taylor, 501 21st St., Apt#1, Galveston,
TX 77550-2017, 409-770-9882, [email protected]
Korean War Recon Marines, Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Springfield, MA. Glenn
Kasdorf, N32 W23910 Rough Hill Court, Pewaukee, WI 53072-4093, 262691-7505, [email protected]
OCTOBER
G-3-1 Korea Assn., (Those who served with or were attached to George
Co., 3rd Bn., 1st Marines, 1st MarDiv in Korea between 15 Sept 1950 and
15 Mar 1955), 3-7 Oct., San Antonio TX, El Tropicano Riverwalk Holiday
Inn. POC: Carleton “Bing” Bingham, [email protected], 775-2653596
2nd Bn., 1st Marines, 1st MarDiv. (Korea), 3-7 Oct., Quantico, VA.
Crossroads Hotel. George Coyle, 732-254-6646,
[email protected]
D-2-7, 1st Marine Div. (Korea), 12-16 Oct., Quantico, VA. POC: Ric
Barron, P.O. Box 96, Hamburg, NJ 07419, [email protected]
Visit the 1st Marine Division Association Website at:
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www.1stMarineDivisionAssociation.org
April-May-June 2011
Denny Weisgerber honored
as ‘Marine of the Year’
/Sgt Denny Weisgerber (USMC, Ret.) was honored as
“Marine of the Year” for Northern California on 13 January
2011 at a Marine Year Luncheon at the Commandant’s
Ballroom in the Marines Memorial Club at San Francisco,
California. The sponsor of the event was the Marine Coordinating
Council of Northern California.
In attendance were 175 Marines, special guests and dignitaries,
including members of his family. Honored guests included General
Michael Regner, Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division,
and his wife, The Honorable George Schultz, former Secretary of
State (a Marine himself), and Admiral Gorman, US Navy (Ret), and
many active duty Marines, including the Recruiting Office San
Francisco Commanding Officer and staff. Marines from all over
Northern California, both active and retired, were in attendance,
including I&I Staff and Reserve.
Weisgerber, the former Mayor of Milpitas, California, is the Vice
President of the 1st Marine Division Association nationally, and very
active with the Marine Corps League and the Legion of Valor. He
received this honor for his many hours of dedicated work over the
past five decades, volunteering his time and efforts to support a
plethora of Marine Corps activities.
In addition to these efforts, he supports many veteran activities
and organizations. He serves on two community veterans commissions, including the Milpitas Veterans Commission and Santa Clara
Veterans Committee.
Denny served 12 years on the City of Milpitas City Council, 6 of
those years as Mayor. He has been active in community and civil
affairs, serving on a multitude of committees and commissions
throughout the Bay Area and the State of California.
Denny and his wife of 62 years, Marianne, were honored and
humbled by the ceremony. Denny stated that “...he was so blessed to
be doing for the past 60 years what he loves doing, i.e., things for the
Marine Corps and the community at large, and that he was doubly
blessed to have so many people who believed in him, and to have a
wife who not only allows him to do all of these activities, but is in
great support of all his efforts...”
He received a plaque that reads as follows:
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Marine Of The Year, 2011:
S/Sgt Denny Weisgerber, USMC (Ret.)
The US Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Northern California
proudly presents the MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD to Denny
Weisgerber for his outstanding performance, steadfast loyalty, integrity and devotion to duty. His life is a reflection of his service to his
country and Corps, from Navy Cross awardee to three-time Mayor of
Milpitas, California.
This is done in the very best interests of the United States of America,
U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps League, The First Marine Division
Association and the U.S. Marine Corps Coordinating Council of
Northern California.
“THANK YOU MARINE, YOU SET THE STANDARD.”
Semper Fidelis
The Old Breed News
Chaplain’s Corner
Monsignor Walter C. Murphy
ecently I watched, once again on
PBS, The Civil War series by Ken
Burns. Thoughtful viewers, while taking
joy in the victory by the Union Forces,
also experience a sense of sadness in the
carnage and destruction of so many and
so much and for so long. Brothers
against brothers, Children of God
against Children of God, as we all are.
As Marines, we are flushed initially
with the joy of victory for so many battles we have won in our history. Then,
in moments of deep thought, we likewise reflect on the carnage and destruction we have meted out and have
received in battles. War, from the
French
and
Indian
War,
the
Revolutionary War, War of 1812,
Mexican War, our Civil War, the
Spanish American War, the two World
Wars of the 20th century, along with the
Korean War and Vietnam, and currently
Iraq and Afghan Wars, can cause our
inner selves to recoil at the death and
destruction of so many and so much,
even as we celebrate victory.
Marines have always been trained to
fight and win, but at what cost, we
might ask. In our reflective moments
we pray for those who suffer so much
and die in war, especially for families
who have lost fathers and mothers, sons
and daughters. Yet. we must always be
ready to rise to the defense of our country, the flag, and our values, even
though that deeper and reflective part of
us wishes it were not so.
There are two parts to all of us: that
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Marines have always been trained to fight and
win, but at what cost, we might ask.
part which celebrates victory and that
part that wishes it would not have been
necessary. In the concordance to The
Bible (8. Herder Book Co., 1942), there
are 176 verses in the Holy Bible that
introduce the fact of battle and war, 166
in the Jewish Scriptures or Old
Testament and 10 in the New
Testament.
NOTE: A Biblical Concordance is an
alphabetical index of the principal verses in the Holy Bible. Just as a point of
information: in dating books in the
Holy Bible, some academics use the
designation B.C.E (Before the Common
Era) in place of the traditional B.C.
(Before Christ). In the New Testament,
C. E. (Common Era) is now often used
in place of A.D.(Anno Domini).
Some of the verses introducing battle
and war focus on the perpetual battle we
have between good and evil. But most
of the verses focus on battles of the
Jewish people as they journeyed out of
Egypt through the Sinai and into the
Promised Land, then later as they had to
defend the Holy Land against the pagan
world. In the interest of brevity, I will
recount three battles of the Israelites in
their efforts to protect their religion,
land, and culture, and two New
Testament references to the war
between good and evil.
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In the Old Testament Book of
Exodus, Chapter 17, we have the battle
of the Israelites with the Amalekites in
the area of the northern Sinai in the
Negeb Desert at Rephidim. In the Old
Testament Book of Judges, Chapters 10
and 11, we have the story of the oppression by the Ammonites because the
Israelites had violated their covenant
with the Lord. After their forgiveness
by the Lord, the Israelites defeated the
Ammonites under the leadership of
Jephthah.
In the First and Second Book of the
Maccabees, we have the great story of
Judas Maccabeus and how he freed the
Jewish people from their pagan Gentile
oppressors.
In the New Testament Letter to the
Romans, Chapter 7, Verse 23, St. Paul
teaches about the battle between good
and evil. He says, “But I see in my
members another principle at War with
the law of my mind, taking me captive
to the law of sin that dwells in my members.” In First Peter, Chapter 2, Verse
11, St. Peter teaches, “Beloved, I urge
you as aliens and sojourners to keep
away from worldly desires that wage
war against the soul.”
As horrible as war is, the examples
in the Jewish Scriptures and the spiritual battles noted in the New Testament
suggest that war is a reality in the world
in which we live—and our world is not
the best of all possible worlds.
In the Jewish Scriptures’ Book of
Psalms, Psalm 144, Verses 1 and 2, we
pray:
“Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who trains my hands for battle,
my fingers for war;
My safeguard and my fortress,
my stronghold, my deliverer.
My shield, in whom I trust,
who subdues peoples under me.”
Semper Fi/OORAH,
Monsignor Murphy
April-May-June 2011
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FMDA 2011 Reunion
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(703) 521-1900
The Sheraton National Hotel is located at 900 S Orme Street,
Arlington, VA 22204. The hotel is approximately 5 miles away from
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and 27 miles
away from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). Call the
hotel directly for accurate driving directions. The hotel is on high elevation overlooking many of Washington, D.C. famous landmarks and
is just blocks from the Metro, The Pentagon, Ft. Myer, and Arlington
Cemetery, as well as Downtown Washington, The Kennedy Center,
and Crystal City. Complimentary shuttle van service departs every
30 minutes to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,
Metro at Pentagon City and Pentagon City Fashion Center. The hotel
has handicapped accessible rooms which are based on availability.
Please request these special accommodations when making your
reservation, and we recommend confirming arrangements before
arriving at the hotel.
culinary creations for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from prime steak
to fresh seafood and exotic desserts, we will dazzle you with the best
dining experience in Washington, D.C. Open from 2pm until midnight,
the Potomac Lounge, adjacent to the restaurant, offers an inviting
and social atmosphere for lunch, dinner or light fare. Catch your
favorite game or the latest news on one of two large elevated flat
screen televisions or the 42” plasma television positioned behind the
bar. Room service is available daily from 5:00am-12:00am.
The Sheraton National has 408 deluxe guest rooms with individual
climate controls; HD TV with in-room movies, and video check-out.
Rooms offer in-room coffee makers, hair dryers, and irons/ironing
boards. Guests can enjoy a rooftop indoor swimming pool (9:00am10:00pm weekdays, 9:00am-9:00pm weekends), sundeck
(9:00am-10:00pm daily), and an exercise room. The exercise room
features Stairmaster, LifeCycle, and weight resistance equipment.
The hotel is offering complimentary parking for all reunion attendees
who are registered hotel guests. Check-in time is 3:00pm; check-out
is 12:00 noon.
Oversize vehicles or RVs can park in the hotel’s satellite parking lot
across the street from the hotel; but if you require RV hook-ups
please contact Harmony Place located on 8018 Richmond Road,
Alexandria, VA 22306, which is about 8 miles from the hotel. Call
(703) 360-4460 for information, reservations, and directions. There
are no campgrounds in Arlington County.
Complimentary shuttle van service departs every 30 minutes from
6:00am-11:00pm to and from Washington-Reagan National Airport.
Go to the Ground Transportation area of the airport to catch the shuttle. SuperShuttle offers transportation from Dulles International
Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Please contact them at (202) 296-6662 or (800) BLUE-VAN for more information and/or reservations.
Should you need to rent a wheelchair for the reunion, ScootAround
rents both manual and power wheelchairs by the day and week.
Please call their toll-free number at (888) 441-7575.
Vendors, Schedules, and Prices are subject to change.
The Potomac Restaurant, with seating for over 200 features unique
HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
NAME ________________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________________ZIP ____________________
EMAIL ADDRESS (if available) ____________________________________TELEPHONE # (______)
ARRIVAL DATE
__________________ TIME ________________ AM/PM
______# OF ROOMS NEEDED
______# OF PEOPLE IN ROOM
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DEP. DATE ____________________________
r HANDICAP ACCESS r KING BED r 2 DOUBLE BEDS
In the event room type requested is not available, nearest room type will be assigned. RATE: 109 + tax (currently 10.25%) Rates will be
honored 3 days before and 2 days after reunion dates, based on availability
CUT OFF DATE: 07/15/11; Reservations received after this date will be processed on a space available basis, at the prevailing public rate.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Deposit is refundable if reservation is cancelled by 4:00pm the day prior to arrival.
All reservations must be guaranteed by credit card or first night’s deposit, enclosed.
r AMEX r DINERS r VISA r MASTER CARD r DISCOVER
CREDIT CARD NUMBER __________________________________________ EXP. DATE ________________________________
SIGNATURE (regardless of payment method) ____________________________________________________________________
Mail to: Sheraton National Hotel, 900 South Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204 Attn: Reservations Or visit http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/1stMarine to make reservations
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First Marine Division Association
2011 Reunion
1st MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION REUNION ACTIVITY REGISTRATION FORM
Listed below are all registration, tour, and meal costs for the reunion. Please enter how many people will be participating in each event and total
the amount. Send that amount payable to ARMED FORCES REUNIONS, INC. in the form of check or money order. Your cancelled check will
serve as your confirmation. Returned checks will be charged a $20 fee. You may also register online and pay by credit card at
www.afr-reg.com/1stMarine . All registration forms and payments must be received on or before July 15, 2011. After that date, reservations
will be accepted on a space available basis. We suggest you make a copy of this form before mailing. Please do not staple or tape your
payment to this form.
Armed Forces Reunions, Inc.
322 Madison Mews
Norfolk, VA 23510
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OFFICE USE ONLY
Check # ________ Date Received _________
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Per
CUT-OFF DATE IS 07/15/2011
TOURS
TUESDAY: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS & QUANTICO
WEDNESDAY: CITY TOUR
# of
People
Total
$ 45
$
$ 54
$ 65
$
$ 54
$ 50
$ 35
$ 25
$
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WEDNESDAY: WASHINGTON NATIONALS BASEBALL GAME
THURSDAY: CITY TOUR
THURSDAY: ANNAPOLIS ± U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
FRIDAY: STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER
FRIDAY: EVENING PARADE AT MARINE BARRACKS
MEALS
SATURDAY: LADIES BRUNCH
SATURDAY: BANQUET DINNER (Please select your entrée below)
Beef Tenderloin
Chicken Marsala
Grilled Salmon
MANDATORY REGISTRATION FEE
The Registration Fee includes the primary registrant & one guest, spouse or significant other.
REGISTRATION FEE FOR ADDITIONAL GUESTS (Price is per person)
LATE FEE- Required in addition to registration fee for all forms received after July 15
DONATIONS TO THE DIVISION
OPERATIONS
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DISABILITY/DIETARY RESTRICTIONS_______________________________________________________________________
(Sleeping room requirements must be conveyed by attendee directly with hotel)
MUST YOU BE LIFTED HYDRAULICALLY ONTO THE BUS WHILE SEATED IN YOUR WHEELCHAIR IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN BUS
TRIPS? YES NO (PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE AVAILABILITY).
EMERGENCY CONTACT_____________________________________________ PH. NUMBER (______)______-___________
For refunds and cancellations please refer to our policies outlined at the bottom of the reunion program.
REGISTER ONLINE AND PAY BY CREDIT CARD at www.afr-reg.com/1stMarine
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FMDA 2011 Reunion
August 15 – 21, 2011
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Monday, August 15
1400 — 1900 Reunion Registration Open
1800 — Hospitality Room opens for duration of Reunion.
PX— the PX will be open 0800—1700 everyday with the
exception of during Memorial Service.
Tuesday, August 16
0730 — 0830
0900 — 1500
1530 — 1730
Reunion Registration Open
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS &
QUANTICO
Wednesday, August 17
0730 — 0930
0900 — 1600
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CITY TOUR (please see note regarding security in
the description)
Finance Review Committee Meeting
Bylaws Committee Meeting
Reunion Committee Meeting
Scholarship Selection Committee Meeting
Insurance Committee Meeting
Awards Committee Meeting
Fund Raising Committee Meeting
WASHINGTON NATIONALS BASEBALL GAME
Muster and Mingle
Thursday, August 18
0730 — 0930
0900 — 1600
1300 — 1800
1000 — 1630
1930 — 2200
CITY TOUR (please see note regarding security in
the description)
Reunion Registration Open (Additional hours will
be posted at reunion, if necessary.)
ANNAPOLIS – U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
Muster and Mingle
Friday, August 19
0800
1000
1000
1330
1600
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— 1500
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— 1630
1600 — 1700
1845 — 2300
1930 — 2200
Memorial Service
Chapter Representatives Committee Meeting
STEVEN F. UDVAR—HAZY CENTER
Board of Directors Meeting
Banquet Table Reservation Sheets will be collected
at Reunion Registration Desk
Scholarship Corporation Committee Meeting
EVENING PARADE AT MARINE BARRACKS
Muster and Mingle
Saturday, August 20
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1000
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— 1900
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Membership Meeting
Ladies Brunch
Cocktails
Banquet Dinner
Sunday, August 21
Farewells and Departures
Tour Descriptions
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS
& MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO
Tuesday, August 16
Opened to the public on 13 November 2006, the National Museum of the
Marine Corps is a lasting tribute to U.S. Marines - past, present, and
future. Situated on a 135-acre site adjacent to the Marine Corps base in
Quantico, Virginia, the Museum’s soaring design evokes the image of the
flag-raisers of Iwo Jima and beckons visitors to its 118,000-square-foot
structure. World-class interactive exhibits using the most innovative technology will surround visitors with irreplaceable artifacts and immerse
them in the sights and sounds of Marines in action. Transportation will be
provided to Marine Corps Base Quantico for lunch in one of the mess
halls.
Note: You will be required to pass through a metal detector before entering the museum. There is a lot of walking, so please wear comfortable
shoes.
0900 board bus, 1500 back at the hotel
$45/Person includes bus and lunch.
CITY TOUR
Wednesday, August 17 and Thursday, August 18
See the sites of our nation’s capital during a driving tour of Washington,
D.C. Ride by the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, War Memorials,
the Mall, Capitol Building, Washington Monument, White House, and
other notable monuments and federal buildings. Afterward, stop at the
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, which is the
largest building (3.1 million square feet) in Washington, DC and is the first
and only federal building dedicated to both government and private use.
While there, enjoy lunch on your own at the Reagan Building food court named one of the “best family food courts” in DC.
Note: Due to security requirements at some of the tour stops, the following information must be provided for each person on this tour: Full Legal
Name, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, and Country of Citizenship.
Space is provided on the registration form; please use additional paper if
necessary. Large bags and backpacks will not be permitted on this tour.
$54/Person includes bus and guide. Lunch on your own.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS BASEBALL GAME
Wednesday, August 17
Take in a game at Nationals Park, which opened in 2008 in Southeast DC.
The exterior facade of the 41,546 seat venue features an innovative
design of steel, glass and pre-cast concrete to create a facility that uniquely reflects the architecture of Washington, DC. The concourses and seating decks are configured to create a variety of distinct neighborhoods,
each with its own identity and viewing experience. As you traverse the
Ballpark’s vertical circulation ramps throughout the various levels of the
facility, you will witness panoramic views of the riverfront, Navy Yard, the
surrounding city and landmarks such as the Capitol and the Washington
Monument. And what baseball game would be complete without a hot
dog? Your admission includes $10 to use at a concession stand.
$65/Person includes bus, admission, and $10 concessions voucher.
ANNAPOLIS - U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
Thursday, August 18
Embark on a trip to the U.S. Naval Academy, but first enjoy lunch on your
own at one of the many dockside restaurants along the waterfront area of
Annapolis. Once at the Naval Academy, stop at the Naval Academy
Visitors Center for an official welcome and slide presentation. Then enjoy
a personalized walking guided tour of the Academy grounds and learn the
customs of the “plebes” and midshipmen. See the chapel, John Paul
Jones Crypt, and Bancroft Hall. Learn the history of the Maryland State
House, where the present state legislature assembles, and the site where
George Washington resigned his commission as General to become the
President of the United States.
Note: The walking portion of the tour covers about a mile. In addition, a
photo ID is required for entrance.
$50/Person includes bus, and Academy guide. Lunch on your own.
STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER
Friday, August 19
This museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space
Museum, is dedicated to the preservation and display of its collection of
historic aviation and space artifacts. Located at Washington International
Dulles Airport, the facility has large aviation and space exhibit hangars.
The museum currently has over eighty aircraft and dozens of space artifacts on display including the Space Shuttle “Enterprise,” an SR-71
Blackbird, the Dash 80 prototype of the Boeing 707, and the B-29
Superfortress “Enola Gay.” Lunch options include a food-court style
McDonald’s and coffee place. A docent led tour
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
FOR ARMED FORCES REUNIONS, INC.
For attendees canceling reunion activities prior
to the cut-off date (July 15, 2011) Armed
Forces Reunions, Inc. (AFR) shall process a full
refund less the non-refundable AFR registration
fee ($7 per person). Attendees canceling
reunion activities after the cut-off date will be
refunded to the fullest extent that AFR’s vendor
commitments and guarantees will allow, less
the non-refundable AFR registration fee.
Registrations that are received after July 15
(Late Registrations) and then wish to cancel
will be refunded to the fullest extent that AFR’s
vendor commitments and guarantees will
allow, less the total late registration fee of $60.
Cancellations will only be taken Monday
through Friday from 9:00am until 5:00pm
Eastern Standard Time, excluding holidays.
Please call (757) 625-6401 to cancel reunion
activities and obtain a cancellation code.
Refunds processed 4-6 weeks after reunion.
Canceling your hotel reservation does not cancel your reunion activities.
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will be available.
Note: There is a lot of walking, so please wear comfortable shoes.
$35/Person includes bus. Lunch on your own.
EVENING PARADE AT THE MARINE BARRACKS
Friday, August 19
After dinner on your own, board bus for the Marine Barracks (8th & I
Streets). You’ll be directed to your reserved bleacher seating. Marines
from the Barracks will give a history of the Barracks and a preview of what
is to take place during the parade, which begins at 8:45pm. As the “Oldest
Post of the Corps,” Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., established in
1801, has performed military reviews and ceremonies since its founding.
The present-day Evening Parade was first conducted on July 5, 1957.
Observe the ceremonies that have been the tradition of Presidents and
past Commandants of the Marine Corp that will include ceremonial Drum
and Bugle Corps, Silent Drill Team, the US Marine Band, and the Marine
Corp mascot “bulldog.” Note: This trip may be limited to a maximum of
200 people.
1845 board bus, 2300 back at hotel
$25/Person includes bus.
• Driver gratuities are not included in the tour prices.
• Please plan to be at the bus boarding area at least five minutes prior to
the scheduled time. All trips require a minimum of 35 people, unless otherwise stated.
• Virginia and Washington, D.C. have strict weapon laws and you will be
required to pass through security for several tours. Please leave all
weapons at home (pocket knives included).
REGISTER ONLINE AND PAY BY CREDIT CARD!
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TAPS Mills Nominated for 3rd Star, New Job
* Life Member
MEMBERS
*HOUSTON S. BAKER RECON-HQ WWII CH LAKE
MARY, FL 12/6/2010
*SGT ROBERT C. BARBER F-2-11 KO PHILADEPHIA,
PA 4/4/2011
*COL ERNEST BRYDON USMC (Ret) D-2-1 WWII KO
WYNDMOOR, PA 3/1/2011
SGT GEORGE G. DAVIDSAVER C-1ENGR KO
DUBUQUE, IA 07/01/2010
*SGT WALTER B. FARIS A-1-11 KO CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 11/15/2010
*CPL FAMILY OF DANIEL P. GANNON
CARMICHAEL, CA 2/24/2011
SGT MICHAEL J. HACKETT A/B-1ENGR C-1SHPTY
WWII KO WASHINGTON, DC 1/16/2011
WILLIAM (BILL) H.. HARDWICK B-1-5 VN HOUSTON, TX 12/16/2010
CAPT WILLIAM A. HARWOOD 1DUKW KO LONGWOOD, FL 3/26/2011
CPL CARL A. HEIM L-3-1 WWII PHILADELPHIA, PA
ORAL M. HERROD H&S-2-1 KO CLARKSBURG, WV
09/25/2010
SSGT ALBERT R. HOFER MAG12 KO MISSION
VIEJO, CA 03/02/2010
SCPO ROBERT E. HUNTER USN (Ret) USSMANLEYAPDI WWII DAVENPORT, FL 01/02/2011
*SSGT CARL G. KARSTEN VMF(N)541 1MAW WWII
BROOKLYN PARK, MN 3/1/2011
1STSGT SPENCER E. KIRSCHMAN (Ret) B-1-5 KO
TACOMA, WA 06/12/2011
SSGT ALFRED R. MAIER 1MAW WWII CH SAN
ANTONIO, TX 8/31/2010
SGT BOBBY J. MCCURDY 1-11 VN MADERA, CA
3/27/2011
MAJ RICHARD C. MELANSON USA (Ret) 1MT WWII
KO GLOUCESTER, MA 1/28/2011
SGT SALVADORE (SAM) H. MONICO C-1-7 WWII CH
PITTSVILLE, MD 4/30/2010
SSGT CLARENCE S. NAGEL MAG12 KO NORWOOD,
NC 7/4/2010
CPL DONALD J. NEWARK 1SIG WWII LAS VEGAS,
NV 2/21/2011
*SGT BOBBY J. OGDEN E-2-7 KO PORTLAND, OR
2/25/2011
CAPT MAX R. PIRNER L-3-5 CW KINGWOOD, TX
05/09/2010
SGTMAJ JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER PRESTON H&S17MAR HQ-HQ WWII CH KO N OXFORD, MA
02/22/2011
*PFC THOMAS RUTTAN 17MAR 1PION-1MAR WWII
CH SAN ANTONIO, TX 2/14/2011
CPL EDWARD R. SHAW D-2-5 KO FOREST
HEIGHTS, MD
MAJ ELMER J. STONE HQ-1ST MAR REG 1ST MAR
DIV PALM DESERT, CA 3/8/2011
*SGT EDWARD (EDDIE) A. WEST WPNS-3-7 KO
DANA POINT, CA 3/12/2011
By Kristy Bell
efense Secretary
Robert
Gates
announced Wednesday,
May 3, 2011 that Maj.
Gen. Richard P. Mills
has been nominated for
a third star and is positioned to become the
deputy commandant for
Maj. Gen Mills
combat development
and integration and commander of the
Marine Corps Combat Development
Command in Quantico, VA.
The current commanding general of I
MEF (Fwd), Mills made history as the first
U.S. Marine to lead a NATO regional command in combat when he took command of
Regional Command Southwest in July 2010.
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RC Southwest commanded and provided
oversight of International Security
Assistance Forces operating in Southwestern
Afghanistan. General John A. Toolan, commanding general of II MEF (Fwd), assumed
command of RC Southwest in March 2011.
Gates also announced the plan to move
Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen from his current
position as the deputy commanding general
of US Central Command to become the
assistant to Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm.
Mike Mullen on issues regarding operations
in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Upon Senate confirmation this summer,
Lt. Gen. Allen will replace Army Gen. David
Petraeus as the commander of International
Security Force Afghanistan and U.S. Forces
Afghanistan. He will be the first Marine to
hold this position in nearly 10 years of war.
Book Cost $40.00
$40.00
FRIENDS
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COL JIM ABRAHAM FRIEND 2/17/2011
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The Old Breed News
64th Annual 1st Marine Division Association Reunion Journal
August 15-21, 2011
Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, VA.
that attendees will consider their guide to Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas and reunion activities.
Don’t pass up a great promotional opportunity to advertise in the
64th Annual Reunion Journal! This is a profitable way to communicate with an active niche market.
The journal is a great way to promote your business to this sizable
and active group. It will contain military-interest material as well as
information on where to go and what to do in Washington DC and
surrounding areas. Attendees trust and value 1st Marine Division
Association publications.
QUICK FACTS
n Who will be at the reunion? Approximately 1,000 current and former Marines and Navy personnel, their families, and friends of the
1st Marine Division Association
n When is the reunion? August 15-August 21, 2011
See page 30 for Reunion Journal Prices and Details
n What is the Reunion Journal? A magazine-quality publication
Friends of the Association
he Board of Directors approved a new affiliation of deserving friends
of the Association at the Anaheim reunion 2009. This affiliation is not
honorary and revenue must be forwarded with application. It is for military service members who served in units other than the First Marine
Division, as well as persons with no military service. It is for those individuals who want to join us in our outreach programs for recently released
Marines, many who are without jobs, and some homeless.
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Others may want to help local Chapters of the FMDA, as well as be a
part of the social activities of the Association and Chapters. Friends of the
Association are encouraged to join and pay dues to their local Chapter.
This copy of the OBN contains an application for “Friends of the FMDA”
membership. Membership is based on the calendar year, and will be
renewed annually. If less than 90 days exist in the calendar year, the applicant will receive the full credit for the following calendar year.
Mail application and membership fee ($50.00) to:
FMDA Headquarters
403 N. Freeman St.,
Oceanside, CA 92054
APPLICATION
FRIENDS OF THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION
403 N. Freeman St., Oceanside, CA 92054
We are delighted that you have shown an interest in our Association and are Willing to help us continue our Outreach Program to homeless and jobless Veteran's and provide an arena of fellowship and camaraderie among Marines and friends of the Association.
First Name ______________________________Middle Name __________________Last Name __________________________
Number & Street or Route # ____________________________________________Phone Number ______________________
City __________________________________State Zip ______________________E-Mail Addtess ______________________
Military Affiliation ________________________Unit ________________________Birthday ____________________________
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Annual Membership $50 per calendar year FMDA Outreach Program. As a friend of the FMDA you will be encouraged to attend meetings
(with no voice or vote), Anniversary and Annual Reunions and other Association events.
CONGRATULATIONS! on becoming a member of the finest fighting Organization in the world.
Please send check or money order or credit card information to the above address For annual dues and contributions to the First Marine
Division Association and your membership card will be posted to your address.
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Welcome Aboard!
New Members of the 1st Marine Division Association
NAME
UNIT
ADDRESS
PHONE
RECRUITER
NEW MEMBERS
FERN A. AASERUDE
KRISTINE M. ANDERSEN
E4 JOHN E. APEL
CPL JOHN H. ARDOIN
LT COL ANDREW J. BERGEN
MRS VIRGINIA LEE. BLACK
CPL KEVIN R. BLAIR
SGT SCOTT A. BOETTCHER
SGTMAJ DANIEL JOHN. BRADLEY
WELLS CAFARELLI
COL JEFFREY L. CASPERS
CPL RODNEY B. COCHRAN
MAJ JACK W. CRADDOCK
JOHN W. CRADDOCK
MRS JOAN DAY
1STSGT PAUL DOBSON
LT COL DAVID R. EVERLY
E4 LAVERN FELD
E4 TERRY LEE. GRIMM
SGT DAN B. GYLLENSKOG
WILLIAM JIM. HAGARD
CAPT WILLIAM M. HAYES
E3 JAMES CHARLES. HILL
PFC GARION L. HINES
SSGT MICHAEL THOMAS. KANE SR
CAPT REED T. KING
E3 THOMAS KNIP
CPL GEORGE GEO. KRAUSS
CAREN B. LINHART
*HM2 JOHN W. MADDEN
RICHARD C. MARCELYNAS
SGT EUGENE P. MARKSTEINER
SGT RICHARD H. MARTIN
CPL RAMUND D. MARTINEZ
CPL GENE MCCLENDON
PATRICK O’LOUGHLEN
LEONARD L. PARTUSCH
PFC JOSEPH RATNER
SGT THOMAS M. RAYBURN
CPL DONALD RUSSELL
SGT ANDRES SANCHEZ
CPL ROGER T. SANFORD
LCPL MIRIAM SCHULZ
SGT W T. SHEARER
LCPL A. A. SOTELO
SGT ALBERT L. STRUKEL
SGT CRAIG D. SUNDQUIST
LCPL ALTON C. TODD
E4 RONALD J. UDY
CPL EDWARD M. WALSH
LCPL ROBERT M. WEBB
LCPL DAVID T. WHITE
MSGT DONALD A. WOODS
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UNIT
ADDRESS
RENEWAL TO LIFE
*CDR JAMES E. BOSLEY
*SGT ELMER G. CHAMBERLAIN
*CAPT MAURICE F.. CURRAN LLB, JD RET
*DON R. DUNFORD
*MAJGEN CARL W. HOFFMAN USMC (Ret)
*CPL BLAIR I. HOLM
*CPL RALPH LAMAR. HOWELL
*SGT KENNETH R. JOHNSON
*SGT GERRY L. JONES
*MR. GERALD D. KEFFER
*1STLT ROBERT H. LAND
*DR. BILLY (BILL) E. LEE
*SGT WILLIAM B. MENTZEL
*SGT DONALD L. MONTGOMERY
*SSGT RICHARD P. NAVE
*CPL IRA L. NIX
*CPL HERMAN J. PIZZI
*SGT DONALD EARL. PORTER
*CPL DONALD L. ROLLETTE Sr
*CPL RONALD J. SHAW
*CPL DAVID SLATER
*GYSGT CHARLES P. SPAGNUOLO
*MAJ JOHN P. STAFFIERI USMC (Ret)
*JACQUELINE TAMUCCI
*JOSEPH R. VADUS
*SSGT JOSEPH A. VASS Jr
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Quests & Queries
Robert Coffman/Paul Davis
Charles A. (CAP) Porter seeks two
Marines who served with him in VMF 312
(MAG 33) on Okinawa in 1945 and 46, Paul
Davis and Robert Coffman.
Reach Charles Porter at (714)
856-6348.
Lloyd GA Lamothe
I am researching my grandfather’s military history, particularly his time spent with
the 1st Marines during WWII. He did not
speak of the war. The only record I possess is
a discharge paper that confirms he saw battle
on Guadalcanal and Okinawa. It also lists the
regions of the Pacific he was in during the
war. The family knows nothing of his efforts
- what his role was, what he was responsible
for, etc.
I also have a personal letter from General
Vandegrift sent to my grandfather in 1947. I
would like to know more about the contents
of this letter. Moreover, I have a map titled
“Defense Area for Co. “A” 2nd Engr. Bn.
located on Espiritu Santo Island. I can only
assume this was a staging area and would
like to know more about this map and how it
was significant to the war effort.
Finally, I would love an opportunity to
talk with any of your members who might
have information to share with me. It’s a crap
shoot that anyone might know him...but you
never know.
Julie Lamothe Jensen, 11840 SW
Reid Ct.
Beaverton, OR 97008
503-313-9558, [email protected]
Robert Lewis
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In the early afternoon of 29 April 1969,
L/Cpl Robert Lewis was a Radio Operator
with Charlie 1/7, participating in Operation
Oklahoma Hills in the vicinity of Hill 65
south of Danang.
His unit engaged an enemy force of
undetermined size. Robert received a gunshot wound in the groin and was evacuated
in the early afternoon. He has applied for
assistance from the Combat Related Special
Compensation Pay Program.
Robert is seeking members who may be
familiar with or who participated in this
action to understand what happened after he
was evacuated and to validate his memory
April-May-June 2011
for the official record.
Reach Robert Lewis at (256) 3579727.
Pvt John Rivers
I am a retired person doing an article
about Pvt John Rivers, who was KIA on 21
Aug 1942 at Alligator Creek on Guadalcanal.
He was a machine gunner with the 2nd Bn.
Rivers graduated from my high school in
Quakertown, PA in 1937. He was a professional boxer prior to enlisting in the Marine
Corps on 5 January 1942. I am writing the
article for local use in schools to keep his
memory alive in Quakertown.
Anyone who remembers or who served
with Pvt Rivers can e-mail me. (I do not have
a phone available at this point.) I would
appreciate any personal recollections or
comments about him so I can make the article as personal as possible.
Lee Betz:, P.O. Box 818,
Baileyville, ME 04694
look for the names on it. I spoke to him yesterday and he absolutely wants to get it to
one of these Marines.
What I can make out is the following:
H-3 Bn 1 Mar. Div., Arrived March 5, 1951,
Departed March 16, 195?
Charles Revels, Mike Garrity, Harold Jones, Bob
Leeman, Arthur Waller (Walter, Walker?), Larry
L. Heureux
There are other names that I can’t make
out. It also has another date written:
JAN. 12 1952
I would really like to get this dollar back
to one of these men. If you have any way for
me to find them, please let me know. Thank
you for your time.
Josh Eberle, 306 W. Lima Street
Findlay, OH 45840
419-306-3161
[email protected]
D. (G or O) Thompson
I am a retired Marine in Australia. I am
looking for 1st Lieutenant D. G. or D. O.
Thompson, who served in Echo 2/3, 67-68,
Vietnam.
I am doing some research for an article
for Leatherneck. I have a photo of him, but
I need to verify his name for a caption.
Col Chuck Ikins, USMCR (Ret),
+61 2 430999064,
[email protected]
Did You Serve in the 1st Marine
Brigade in 1950?
If you served in the 1st Marine Brigade in
1950, or know someone who did, please contact John Stevens usmcable6 @sbcglobal.
net.
Looking For Marines of H-3-1
Who Fit The Bill
I am trying to find some Marines who
served in Korea. I have a dollar bill (silver
certificate) signed by members of the same
platoon during their tour of duty. There are at
least six names, plus some others that are
unreadable. There are also unit designations
written on the dollar.
I want to give credit where it is due. The
dollar bill (silver certificate) actually belongs
to a co-worker of mine who gave it to me
because he had no idea where to begin to
Donations Solicited
For Puller Statue
The Marine Corps League is providing
the leadership to reconstruct the channel
for providing donations for a bronze statue of Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller to be
built and installed at the Marine Corps
Historical Museum at Quantico, Virginia.
The statue will be installed at the top of
Puller Point, with the Puller trail below it.
The trail will contain many unit and individual monuments.
Already, George Co., 3rd Bn., 1st
Marines has installed a granite pike with
names of all 149 of its Marines who were
Killed in Action during the Korean War.
The Puller Monument will be built with
individual, organizational, and unit donations.
The Corps‘ record of building the Iwo
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John/Jane Wayne Day at 3rd Tracs
he Marine Corps is a family, but
often the families of Marines really
have no idea of what their Marines
go through. Usually, when they try to
describe their experiences, our wives/husbands just smile, nod their heads—and still
have no clue of what goes on.
This year those families had the opportunity on John/Jane Wayne Day to see just
what it means to be an Amtracker. The day
is held for the families of Marines and
Corpsmen to get a taste of what their
Marines and Corpsmen do. (LtCol Mc
Lean, the former Battalion Commander,
started John/Jane Day to bring the families
of Marines and Corpsmen closer so that 3rd
Tracs would be more of a family than just a
group of Marines.)
In the morning we all gathered at the
ramp to be fitted with flak jackets and helmets. Like all great military adventures, this
one started off looking like the proverbial
first-time fire drill. Actually, the check-in
procedure was a highly organized, controlled chaos that allowed all the family
members to be processed and fitted with
their gear and assigned to their groups in the
shortest time possible.
After check-in, we headed out to Red
Beach. The top hatches were open so the
family members could stand and look out.
The sight of a column of Amtracs rolling
down the beach is always impressive. The
noise is loud, the ride is bumpy, and the
smell of diesel fills the air. Each turn, each
movement, is sudden, short, and almost violent—but with a determined purpose. Still,
T
An Amtrac discussion in progress
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Heads up! Amtracs approaching the beach
by the time we came to a stop at the beach,
all the family members had the looks of a
child on their first rollercoaster ride—a little scared and a lot excited. Most were disappointed that the ride was so short.
Once we arrived at Red Beach, we disembarked and walked up the hill, where we
could overlook the beach. Marines with
their 782 gear entered some of the tracs,
which then headed into the surf. They went
out just past the surf zone, grouped into formation, and headed back to shore. The
Tracs went into the water so the family
could see what it was like for the Tracs
doing water ops and a beach assault.
The Tracs disappeared into the ocean as
they entered the surf. The tops of the almost
totally submerged Amtracs could be seen as
they made their way past the surf zone and,
in formation, turned to make their way back
to the beach. The sight of a line of Amtracs
emerging from the water is indeed a sight to
behold. It’s almost like some sort of giant
prehistoric amphibious creature rising out
of the water on to the beach. They lumbered
and clawed their way on to the beach and
stopped suddenly to deposit their cargoes of
Marines.
The “grunts” exited the Amtracs and
assaulted the beach to show the vital part an
Amtrac plays in assaulting the beach and
moving the troops inland. Everyone was
impressed.
We were then loaded onto seven-ton
trucks and taken to the weapons range,
where we were treated to a lunch of MREs.
(MREs are worlds better than C-Rats,
although I still think the old C-Rat pound
cakes were better than those in the new
MRE’s). After lunch we were given the
opportunity to go through static displays of
an R-7, C-7 and P-7. We were then broken
up into groups and taken to different stations to witness a hand-to-hand combat
demonstration and learn some of the basic
techniques modern-day Marines use to subdue their opponents.
We also had chances to fire a 9 mm pistol and an M-4 rifle and witness a 50 cal
being fired. (We were not allowed to fire the
50-cal., to everyone’s great disappointment). We observed several Amtracs
advancing in staggered formation while firing their weapons, as were a seven-ton truck
and a Humvee. Finally, we were loaded
back into the seven-ton trucks and made our
way back to Del Mar, where we turned in
our gear.
To top off the day we were invited to a
barbeque on the beach so we could talk with
the officers and senior NCOs. It was evident
that everyone was tired, yet they were talking about the day, what impressed them the
most, the fun they had, and their newfound
appreciation for the jobs that their Marines
and Corpsmen do.
I had the opportunity to speak with
LtCol Crane and SgtMaj Ruiz. Like LtCol
McLean and SgtMaj Hidalgo before them,
these men are excellent examples of the
kind of officer and senior staff NCO which
every Marine deserves. What impressed me
and the other chapter members was the dedication and professionalism of these young
A close-up look at an Amtrac
men and women. They are truly worthy of
the title Marine.
On behalf of the chapter, I thank Lt Col
Crane, SgtMaj Ruiz and all the young
Marines who manned the Amtracs for mak-
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ing the day enjoyable, safe, and informative
for everyone.
HM3 Luis M. De La Cruz, USN/FMF,
1976-78, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion
Chapter FMDA
BRIDGE from page 5
It was an awesome thing to see those
bodies being unloaded from ‘deuce and a
halfs’ on stretchers. I will never forget.
Incidentally, we crossed the Freedom Gate
Bridge to get into the DMZ. In the background, behind the grandstand, you could
see the Truce Buildings in Panmunjom, and
behind that you could see the hill the
Marines called Dagmar. No missing that
hill!
As a sidelight to Sgt. Bozarth’s story, of
the thousands of Communist POWs, close to
80% refused repatriation. Several thousand
were captured ROK soldiers who were
forced to fight for the North. Another several hundred were Korean civilians who were
conscripted forcibly to fight for the
Communists. A large number of the
Communist POWs who refused repatriation
were Chinese, most loyal soldiers of Chiang
Kai-shek.
The Korean POWs were accepted by
South Korea and assimilated into their society. The Chinese were sent to Formosa, or
what we now call Taiwan.
Dr. Richard E. McGirl (former E4 Sgt.),
4100 Unruh Street, Philadelphia, PA 19135,
(215) 605-3061, [email protected]
April-May-June 2011
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Feedback/Letters to the Editor
Beer by truck
By Fred Frankville
Why Didn’t Rocco Zullo Earn
The MOH?
I was very interested in reading the
article on the Chosin Withdrawal, “Chosin
British and U.S. Marines unite once
again.“ (See Oct/Nov/Dec 2010 issue, p.
18) I noted that the 3rd Bat., 1st was mentioned, “George” Co. in particular. I
served with George Co. for the first three
months of the spring offensive as a
stretcher bearer.
I am thankful that I was still on
Inactive Reserve duty when the Chosin
story unfolded, but I am in touch with
Captain Rocco A. Zullo, who was First
Sergeant of George Co. at the time. A
book I read, ‘’U.S. Marine Operations In
Korea,Vol.#3,” by Monross & Canzona,
tells about all the people you mentioned,
including LtCol Drysdale, Col Sutter,
Capt Sitter, and many others, e.g., Master
Sergeant Rocco A. Zullo, who knocked
out a number of Chinese machine guns
before being shot down himself. His
weapon of choice was a 3.5 rocket launcher, which he had used extensively in WW2
on the islands.
If you really want a good story, send
someone on the trail of Captain Zullo,
who is now retired and living in New
Hampshire. Many of his old George Co.
members were very disappointed that he
was not awarded the Medal of Honor.
Leo E. Lawrence
272 Mendon Rd|
Rutland, VT 05701
DDT Is Good for Humans—But
Not For The Lice
In the summer of 1953 I acquired a
good dose of lice. The Corpsman handed
me a green DDT “bomb” and said, “Spray
‘em with this.”
I applied it on my chest, underarms,
crotch, and eyebrows. The liberal spray
job killed the critters—but burned the
heck out of my scrotum. We all laughed
and had a good time with that.
Later, my wife and I had two healthy
children and six grandchildren.
Peter Healy, 16791 Bolero Ln.
Huntington Beach, CA
(81mm. Mortars, Weapons, 1-1-1)
Membership Report
Status
Life
Active
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7
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106
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arly summer 1951... Army trucks
were going up to the front to pick up
the Soldiers we Marines were relieving.
We were humping, as Marines in Korea
did most of the time, and the Soldiers rode
their trucks, as they did most of the time.
Sometimes the empty Army trucks
would stop and pick us up. At other times
they would not. We knew that if they did
not give us a ride, it was generally
because the trucks were carrying beer for
the Soldiers.
One day, the
The Marine pulled trucks on the road
next to us were
a grenade off his
carrying Soldiers
harness and threw
back to the rest
it into the truck.
area. They were
Unknown to the
drinking beer and
themSoldiers, he did not enjoying
selves. As the conpull the pin.
voy stopped, we
could see the
troops aboard the trucks laughing and
enjoying themselves. One Soldier in the
truck that stopped next to us offered the
Marine in front of me a beer.
The Marine said “Thanks” and reached
for the beer. As he did, the Soldier pulled
it back and said “Screw you.” (That’s not
what he really said, but this is a family
publication.)
The Marine pulled a grenade off his
harness and threw it into the truck.
Unknown to the Soldiers, he did not pull
the pin. After all, we were fighting on the
same side. Besides, the Soldiers were in
too much of a hurry to get out of the truck
to notice whether the pin was in or out of
the grenade.
When the Soldiers saw the grenade
bouncing around in the truck, they simply
leaped out, hit the ground, and rolled in
every direction to escape the blast they
thought was coming.
The Marines laughed uproariously—
but not to the point that prevented them
from jumping into the truck and “liberating” the Soldiers’ beer. They considered it
a good trade: one unused grenade for a
rare allotment of beer.
The Marines had the blast—and the
last laugh.
E
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• SGT JOHN F. CHIAPPUZZO
• CPL GARY D. CLEVENGER
• COLORADO RIVER CHAPTER
• SGT JOSEPH A. CONCORDIA
• GYSGT KENNETH O. CORNWELL USMC(RET.)
• LTCOL ROBERT M. CROLL USMC (Ret)
In Memory of Robert H Dillard
• LCPL CHARLES F. CURTIS
• HM3 DOUGLAS J. DECKER
• CPL JOHN G. DEVINE
• ROBERT J. DEZARN
In Memory of Norm Lloyd 1-3-5 WWII
In Memory of Francis P. Maloney 1/M-3-5 WWII 3-10-2008
• SGT GEORGE H. DUNN
Happy Birthday George Vadino
• CPL JOHN M. FOX
• 1STSGT GEORGE E. GALVAN USMC(RET.)
In Memory of John Loomis
• CPL CRAIG M. GARRETSON PHD
In Memory of Houston Baker
• MOLLY GILLES
From Jilly, Maya, Jack and Chase Feltheimer
• CPL ARTHUR G. GOFF Jr
InHonor of all Officers and Enlisted 1st MarDiv, OORAH
• MAJ JOE T. GUGGINO
In Memory of Maj Ed Kelly
• SSGT DAVE E. HAWKINS
• SSGT DAVE E. HAWKINS
• CPL HOWARD R. HILTON
• SGT DONALD P. HOLTERHAUS
• PFC LAWRENCE W. HUDGENS
For the Wounded Warrior Program
• PFC LAWRENCE W. HUDGENS
In Memory of Cold War Veterans
• IBM EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
• MGYSGT JAMES L. KEELY (Ret)
• CPL LELAND F. KNISLEY
• LTCOL WILLIAM J. KOHLER USMC (Ret)
In Memory of Col Nels Anderson
In Memory of Col Richard Breen
April-May-June 2011
15th
10.00
16th
10.00
9th
9th
25.00
100.00
4th
100.00
8th
1st
11th
9th
17th
3rd
55th
56th
57th
4th
35.00
20.00
50.00
10.00
200.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
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5th
1st
13th
15.00
65.00
15.00
15.00
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10.00
11th
25.00
5th
22nd
15.00
25.00
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25.00
50.00
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25.00
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20.00
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2.45
2.45
30.00
30.00
50.00
25.00
77th
25.00
In Memory of LtCol Harvey Gagner
In Memory of LtCol Raymond “HAP” Spuhler
In Memory of LtCol Hal Harwood
• SGTMAJ MICHAEL KUFCHAK
Thank you for your loyal support to the Division throughout
the years. Semper Fidelis!
• SSGT JERRY S. KUSHNER
• DR. BILLY (BILL) E. LEE
• COL SUNG HO. LEE
Book Sale Commissions
• FRANK LIMBAUGH
• SSGT FRANK E. LINDSTROM
• CPL LOUIS P. MANE
In Honor of Former and Present Day Marine Veterans
of the 1st Marine Division
• CPL GARY P. MARSHALL
• CPL IRVIN A. MAY USMC (Ret)
• 1STLT GREGORY E. MELNICK JR
• SGTMAJ GEORGE F. MEYER USMC (Ret)
In Memory and Honor of all who served with
4th Marines Okinawa 1945
1st Marines China 1945-1949
D-2-5 Korea 1950
In Memory and Honor of all who werved with
L-3-5 Vietnam 1968
In Memory and Honor of all who served in Iraq/Afghanistan
• EDWARD F. MILLER JR
• C LEE MINESINGER JR
• CAPT W D. NAREMORE
• MGYSGT LOUIS E. NORDYKE USMC (Ret)
In Memory of my wife, Nancy Lee
• MGYSGT LOUIS E. NORDYKE USMC (Ret)
• SGT JOHN S. OKEEFFE
• GYSGT HARRY M. PAULHAMUS USMC (Ret)
• SAN ANTONIO ALAMO CHAPTER
In Memory of Thomas Ruttan and Alfred Maier.
• LT COL JEFFREY P. SCOFIELD USMC
• SGT EDWARD S. SMITH
• SGT ANTHONY J. SMOLICH
• SGT JOHN H. STEVENSON
• JOHN P. TCHAKIRIDES
• UNITED WAY OF FRESNO COUNTY
• UNITED WAY OF FRESNO COUNTY
78th
25.00
79th
25.00
80th
25.00
1st
50.00
6th
2nd
2nd
20.00
35.00
193.04
2nd
35th
6th
100.00
25.00
25.00
77th
78th
79th
80th
6th
6th
6th
172nd
44.00
22.50
21.50
21.50`
100.00
50.00
15.00
50.00
173rd
50.00
174th
50.00
175th
50.00
176th
50.00
3rd
1st
20th
32nd
35.00
1.00
65.00
50.00
33rd
9th
10th
11th
18th
29th
6th
50.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
80.00
32nd
33rd
34th
13th
13th
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
50.00
50.00
100.00
78.73
85.03
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mber Assessment
Life Member Assessment
Donations = 62 Total Contributions = $1,311.00
•SGT DANIEL G. ABEL
6th
• SSGT BURTON F. ANDERSON
14th
• SGT ALFRED R. APODACA
10th
• PFC GERALD (JERRY) L. BAKKE
2nd
• GYSGT RICHARD L. BICKFORD PHD
1st
• SGT FORREST D. BLAIR
7th
• CAPT WALTER R. BROBECK
4th
• SGT ARTHUR JOHN. BURN
7th
• CPL E. BOYCE. CLARK
32nd
• MR. WILLIAM S. DARLING
5th
• SGT WILLIAM N. DAVENPORT Jr
3rd
• SGT EARL R. DAVISON
10th
• COL STEVEN G. EASTERDAY
3rd
• SGT RALPH A.. ECHAVE
8th
• THOMAS W. ENGLAND
4th
• CPL CARLTON L. FERRIS
1st
• LCPL GEORGE J. FLEMING
1st
• SGT BARRY L. FLOYD
4th
• MSGT DAVID M. FRANKLIN
25th
21st
• SGT MICHAEL J. GLAZZY
9th
• CAPT JOHN A. GRIFFITH USMC (Ret)
14th
• CPL DANA T. HUGHES
3rd
• PFC ARTHUR W. JACKSON Jr USMC (Ret)
6th
• SSGT RAY D. JACKSON
10th
• SGT RICHARD M. JONES
3rd
• SGT GORDON J. JORGENSEN
9th
• CPL ROBERT W. JUDGE
10th
• CPL RICHARD A. KAMNETZ
3rd
• SGT VICTOR J. KAY
6th
31st
• DAVID A. MARSHALL
9th
• JACK S. MCCLURE
3rd
• CPL JOHN F. MESEURE
172nd
• MAJ LARRY D. MEYER USMC (Ret)
6th
• MSGT GEORGE W. MICKLE
1st
• LTCOL ROBERT R. MONTGOMERY USMC (Ret)
21st
16th
• SGT SALVADOR PADILLA Sr
2nd
• LCDR JOE “DOC” PARKS FMF, USN(RET.) USN (Ret) 6th
• SGT DONALD L. PENFOLD
9th
• SGT WILLIAM E. PERRY
2nd
• LCPL R JEFF. ROBERTS
3rd
• 1STSGT LEE RUX
6th
• SSGT JOSEPH D. RYAN
• LTCOL WALTER C. SCHMICK Jr USMC (Ret)
7th
• CPL DENNIS E. SEMRAU
14th
• SGTMAJ ROBERT F. SINGER USMC (Ret)
4th
• SGT MICHAEL D. SISK
14th
• PFC JOHN A. STAUFFER
2nd
• CPL ROBERT J. THILMAN
4th
• COL ROBERT O. TILLEY USMC (Ret)
4th
• MICHAEL U. TRUEWORTHY
4th
• LTCOL THOMAS M. VETTER Sr USMCR (Ret)
20th
• SGT CARL F. WENHOLD
5th
• TSGT JAMES D. WESTENDORF
4th
• HM2 ROBERT C. WICKMAN
5th
• SGTMAJ RAY V. WILBURN USMC (Ret)
• SSGT GARY C. WILKINS
36th
• SGTMAJ JESS M. WISE Jr USMC (Ret)
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Special Fund Contributions – OBN Plea
Contibutions Total = $955.00
15.00
15.00
35.00
15.00
15.00
30.00
15.00
28.00
15.00
15.00
35.00
25.00
35.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
25.00
35.00
25.00
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30.00
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35.00
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•E4 JOHN E. APEL
• CPL BOB A. AST
• HM3 WILLIAM J. BARRY
• CPL RICHARD R. BAUTCH
• CPL RUSSELL F. BERGIN
• GLENN A. BORVANSKY
• SGT JOHN D. DANIELS
• CPL CHRIS L. DIKE
• SGT JAMES S. DOLAN
• SGT JOHN O. EVERY
In Memory/Honor of WPNS 3-7 Korea
• PFC WADE T. HOFFMAN
• SGT GORDON C. HORVATH
• LCPL JAMES J. IGNAS
• TSGT PATRICIA A. KELLY
• TSGT JOSEPH J. KOLBA Jr
• GYSGT GEORGE F. KRAUSS USMC (Ret)
• CPL JAMES C. LATVALA
• SGT EDWARD C. MADER
• CPL PHILIP N. MARASCO
• CAPT ANDREW B. MCFARLANE USMC (Ret)
• 1STSGT RAYMOND W. MEANEY USMC (Ret)
• EDWARD J. MORAN
• SGT ARNOLD A. NETTEKOVEN
• SGT CHARLES W. PARKER
In Honor of PFC Herman Poisson, KIA 1952
• CPL JOHN J. RAFTERY Jr
• SGT RAYMOND A. SALAZAR
• MGYSGT HOWARD C. SNOWDEN
• MR. WILLIAM L. STREITZ MD
• SGT ZACK TAYLOR
• SGT HAROLD J. THOMPSON
In Memory of G-2-5 WWII
• CAPT ARNOLD J. TOWNSEND
• CPL ALBIN H. ZIELINSKI
1st
1st
4th
1st
1st
7th
7th
2nd
1st
11th
10.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
30.00
25.00
20.00
20.00
15.00
20.00
13th
1st
8th
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd
1st
9th
12th
5th
7th
12th
12th
10.00
45.00
50.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
10.00
15.00
50.00
50.00
15.00
50.00
15.00
100.00
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6th
7th
2nd
14th
10th
20.00
15.00
100.00
15.00
50.00
50.00
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25.00
Scholarship Fund (continued from page 27)
• LCPL SAM SETTAR Jr
• SGT EDWARD S. SMITH
• ST VINCENT HOSPITAL
• LUCETTE STAPLETON
KIA 09/03/2004 IRAQ
• CDR PETER F. SULLIVAN
• CPL EDWARD VITAL
• KATHERINE WAHL
KIA 09/03/2004 IRAQ
• SGT GORDON C. WARNES
• SGT GORDON C. WARNES
• MRS ANITA WASELINKO
In Memory of my husband George Waselinko
• CPL WALTER H. WEIDNER Jr
• MRS MARIANNA WINCHESTER
KIA 09/03/2004 IRAQ
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52nd
1st
100.00
15.00
30.00
4th
20.00
12th
1st
1st
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50.00
50.00
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14th
3rd
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President’s Message......................................................2
Chapter Scuttlebutt........................................................7
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Welcome to New SgtMaj Michael L. Kufchak ..........8
Denny Weisgerber Honored as ‘Marine of the Year’ ..10
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Mills Nominated for Third Star, New Job ................16
Friends of the Association Application ....................17
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