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T h e m a g a z ine of t he Mar in es’ Mem orial As s oc iation, a non- profit V eterans orga ni z a ti o n.
CROSS ROADS
of the Corps
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G r a c i o u s H o s p i t a l i t y . D y n a m i c P r o g r a m s . H i s t o r i c M i s s i o n .
Winter 2012-13 · Volume 78 No. 4
Cover photo by:
Elena Zhukova,
Graduate Student
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
The Marines’ Memorial Club
A LIVING MEMORIAL
The Marines’
The Marines’ Memorial Club in San Francisco has,
Memorial
for sixty-six years, stood in honor of the memory
Association, a
of American war heroes. The Club, just one
block off Union Square at 609 Sutter Street, is in
non-profit Veterans
the heart of downtown San Francisco. This hand-
organization, exists
some Beaux Arts-style building, which enjoys San
to provide a living
memorial honoring
all Veterans who
serve honorably,
remembering and
honoring the
service and
sacrifices of those
who have gone
before, educating
the public about
those sacrifices, and
providing services
to those who
continue to serve.
Francisco’s protected landmark status, provides a
sanctuary for those who wish to take a pause and
to honor the valor of Veterans who were killed
while in military service for their country. Just
as the Marine Corps preserves its traditions, the
Marines’ Memorial Club maintains historical and
emotional remnants of past conflicts and heroism.
The founders of the Club recognized three components to a living memorial: historical, emotional,
and business. There was also an awareness that
these three functions of the Club might overlap
and complement each other. The creativity of the
original founders devised the framework for the
Club to survive in perpetuity.
The Club’s original charter specified, as a tribute
to Marine Corps heroes, the establishment
and maintenance of a museum. Over time, the
atmosphere and ambiance of the entire building
has fulfilled this historical function.
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From The General’s Desk
2012 is over! the last quarter flew by. you’ll
see by the articles in this Crossroads some of the really
interesting authors we were able to meet. Our San
Francisco Fleet Week activities were terrific and the
City really “rocked” over the Columbus Day weekend, with Fleet Week, America’s Cup races and San
Francisco Giants playoff games (leading to a World
Series Championship). Our 10 November Marine
Corps Birthday was the best I have ever attended, and
it was so special to be able to have Secretary George
Shultz as our Guest of Honor. So, we ended the year
feeling pretty good about 2012.
There was one change that left us a bit unsettled.
The volunteer couple who managed our Living
Memorial Project for several years, John and Jan
Lockie, retired in December. John is a retired Marine
Lieutenant Colonel. It is hard to describe in words
what a contribution those two made to the Club.
When they first started in the Spring of 2003, the
books in our library were merely a collection of
Readers Digest books, put there by someone to
make it look like a library. Now, the library is nearly
“research quality,” filled with military history donated
by our Members and carefully catalogued by John
and Jan and placed on the shelves so that they can be
retrieved when required.
The halls on our hotel room floors were bare
until John and Jan created a blueprint for what this
“Living Memorial” should be. They recruited other
volunteers to help and began making many positive
changes. They created the Commandants Corridor
on the 3rd Floor. The Hall of Heroes is on the 4th
Floor. They gathered all the memorial plaques that
had been placed helter-skelter on four floors all on
the 5th floor, to form what is known as Memorial
Hall. The 6th floor displays a history of the military
bases that existed in the Bay Area until the mid1990s. They created a special tribute to Joe Rosenthal
on the 7th floor. The 8th floor became the place
where Fleet Week photos are located. They put all
the photos up in the Flying Leatherneck Lounge.
They changed and kept refreshed the displays in the
lobby. There are so many things they have done that
I can’t really cite them all.
However, it is for the Tribute Memorial Wall that I
have to mention and publically thank them both. John
and Jan, and, perhaps, more Jan than John, because
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she did the research, made possible the Tribute
Memorial Wall on Floor 10M. Every youngster lost
since 9/11 in Iraq or Afghanistan, from all military services, has a plaque on the wall on 10M. John and Jan
labored hours to make sure the names are accurate. It
has become a “sacred space” because of John and Jan.
Please join me in thanking the Lockies and sending
them off with a wish of “fair winds and following seas!”
Fortunately, something happened recently that is
helping us get over the Lockies’ departure. Wendy
Shuman, a recently retired Gunnery Sergeant and
the wife of 1st Sergeant Brett Shuman of the 23rd
Marines, has agreed to come onboard to help us with
the Living Memorial Project. Please join me in welcoming Wendy Shuman.
Reactions from the Fall issue with Sergeant Matthew T. Abbate’s Summary of Action have been
exactly what I had hoped. Members read it and shared
it with their friends. In some small way, sharing that
Summary of Action says more about the chaos of war
than most any newspaper or television story will do. I
still maintain that America wants to forget Afghanistan. We must not let them forget those Americans
who have sacrificed so much.
I thank all of you Members for your continued support. Those of you who come often to the Club know
that your Club is unique. There is no other Club
in the USA that focuses on a mission of: (1) commemorating the service and sacrifices of Veterans;
(2) educating the public about those sacrifices; and
(3) providing services to the Currently Serving men
and women in the US Armed Forces. You truly are
helping us make a difference.
Please remember that your contributions to the
Marines’ Memorial Association are fully tax deductible. All of our expenses are paid by our Club and
Hotel Operations. Every dollar you donate goes
directly to help us fulfill our mission.
Sincerely, and Semper Fidelis,
J. Michael Myatt
Major General USMC (Ret.)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Take Note
Table of
CONTENTS
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Upcoming Special Events . . . . . . . . .15, 17, 21
In Our Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Commemorate, Educate and Serve
Commemoration: The Korean War . . . . . . . . 7
SF Fleet Week 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Legacy of a Young WWII Flyer . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Our Living Memorial
Generous Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Events in Review
237th Marine Corps Birthday Ball . . . . . . . . 10
Meet the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
More for Members
Listing of Worldwide Reciprocal Clubs . . . 18
2013 Hotel Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Call for Scholarship Applications . . . . . . . 23
New Items in Club’s Online Store . . . . . . . 33
Know Your Association
Board of Directors News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
MMA Bits & Pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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CROSSROADS OF THE CORPS · THE MAGAZINE OF THE MARINES’ MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
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Crossroads of the Corps is published quarterly for Members of the Marines’ Memorial Association . Editor: Rose McCoy, rose@formcon .com
Directors Emeritus: General Joseph P . Hoar, USMC (Ret .) · Colonel Ken Jordan, USMC (Ret .) · Colonel Bucky Peterson, USMC (Ret .)
Board of Directors
Chairman: Mr . Stephen M . Snyder, Marine Veteran · Vice Chairman: Mr . J . Barrie Graham, Marine Veteran · Secretary: Mr . Ian Thomson, Marine Veteran
Vice Admiral Jody Breckinridge, USCG (Ret .) · Mr . Gunnar Counselman, Marine Veteran · Mr . Eaton Dunkelberger, Marine Veteran
Ms . Laure Draude Hirshman, Navy Veteran · Lieutenant General Robert Johnston, USMC (Ret .) · Mr . Eddie LeBaron, Marine Veteran
Mr . Jon Paulson, Marine Veteran · Col William E . Peacock, USMCR (Ret .) · Sergeant Major Frank Pulley, USMC (Ret .)
Mr . Eric Schroeder, Marine Veteran · Mr . Leonard E . Torres, Marine Veteran · General Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret .)
Marine Military Advisors
Colonel Chris Starling, USMC · Colonel George Aucoin, USMC · Colonel David J . Terando, USMC
Colonel John Farnam, USMC · Sergeant Major Sylvester Daniels, USMC
President & Chief Executive Officer
Major General J . Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret .)
Staff
General Manager: Michael Allen, michaelallen@MarineClub .com · Chief Financial Officer: Ruby Wu, rubywu@MarineClub .com
Membership Director: Lecelia Harrison, leceliaharrison@MarineClub .com · Director of Historical Programs: Wendy Shuman, wendyshuman@MarineClub .com
Director of Sales & Marketing: Nicky Broderick, nickybroderick@MarineClub .com · Executive Assistant: Carol Taylor, caroltaylor@MarineClub .com
Human Resources Director: Bethany Meyer, bethanymeyer@MarineClub .com
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Letters
Remembering Helen Tweedy
Dear General Myatt:
Thank you for the article [Crossroads Fall 2012]
regarding Miss Helen Tweedy and her career as pianist and entertainer in the Club’s Skyroom. It was
personally most enjoyable.
Prior to my entering Air Force Pilot Training in
the early 1950s, I was a professional musician and
played as part of the Helen Tweedy Trio in Sacramento, in night clubs and on television. While on
active duty (and a proud member of the Marines’
Memorial Club), I stayed at the Club and visited
with Helen in the Skyroom on many occasions. If you
knew her well, you knew her as a marvelous person
and personality, generous to a fault, and she will be
missed.
I gained valuable experience with Helen and,
today, I lead a nationally regarded Glenn Miller
Tribute Band, the Moonlight Swing Big Band (moonlightswing.org).
Again, thank you bringing back pleasant memories
of Helen.
Sincerely,
BrigGen Grant W. Pyle III, USAF (Ret.)
A Marine’s Club Memories
Dear Editor:
As I approach my 84th birthday, receiving the Crossroads gave me cause to remember my life in the Corps,
and days at the Club.
I joined the Marine Corps in January 1946. Boot
camp at Parris Island, then aboard a troop train to the
west coast. No ATR, just a long trip to North China.
Then on to Guam with the First Division. Returning
to the States in 1948, my first liberty stop was the
Club. Not much there then, but I think that there was
a slopchute on the 7th floor, and the Skyroom on top.
After a tour in Korea, I was assigned to the Depot
of Supply at 100 Harrison Street. The Club was the
last stop before returning to the barracks from liberty.
Years later, another tour found me at Treasure Island,
and many pleasant evenings at the Club.
Before leaving for Viet Nam in 1968, there were
many great times at the more modern Club while
again serving at 100 Harrison Street.
After retirement, while employed by Crocker Bank
on Sutter Street, I often enjoyed a martini in the
Skyroom as I wandered home to the Marina District.
Since 1991, I have enjoyed the big sky of Montana, but miss the City and the Club.
Capt Stuart W. FitzGerald, USMC (Ret.)
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Commemorate, Educate and Serve
Commemoration The Korean War
o n 1 2 s eptember a t the
Marines’ Memorial Club, a large
crowd gathered in the Commandant’s Ballroom to commemorate
the 62nd Anniversary of the Korean War. The guest speakers for
the event were the Honorable Lee
Jeong-Gwen, Consul General of
the Republic of Korea, and Lieutenant Colonel Todd Zink, Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion,
23rd Marines.
The particular battle of the
Korean War commemorated
at this event was the actions of
the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade at the Pusan Perimeter in
August 1950…actions that saved
the Republic of Korea from falling. Representing the Secretary
of Defense, Major Billy Canedo
USMC presented Department of
Defense Certificates to the Korean War Veterans. When Consul
All MMC event photos: Michael Mustacchi
General Lee spoke, he recognized
all of the Korean War Veterans
and praised them for helping make
the Republic of Korea what it is
today. After his talk, he and Mr.
Lee Soo Bok, Chairman of the
Korean War Meritorious Veterans
League, presented the Korean War
Memorial Medals to the Veterans.
Mr. Don Reid, representing the
Korean War Memorial Board of
Directors, provided an update on
the remarkable progress the Board
is making to construct a Korean
War Memorial on the Presidio
grounds here in San Francisco.
The Korean War, often called
“The Forgotten War,” it is not forgotten at the Marines’ Memorial.
Photos: Michael Mustacchi, Gene Choi
ON THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND, THE 3rd
Fleet landed a Navy hovercraft filled with debris removal equipment
on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach . A big crowd of locals gathered
to watch . The locals also toured I MEF’s Shock Trauma Platoon,
which had been set up on Ocean Beach to demonstrate the Naval
Service’s expeditionary medical capability . Two CH-53E Marine
Helicopters picked up senior civilian medical personnel and flew
them to Moffett Field to tour a medical evacuation Air Force C-130 .
This was all part of a program to take advantage of the opportunity
to demonstrate the Naval Services’ expertise in Humanitarian
Response/Disaster Response during San Francisco’s 31st annual
Fleet Week .
The world’s most capable humanitarian assistance organization
is the United States military . It consistently provides humanitarian
relief around the globe, saving thousands of lives in natural
disasters such as the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, the
earthquake in Haiti in 2010, and the earthquake, tsunami, and
nuclear meltdown in Japan in 2011 . For the third year in a row, the
San Francisco Fleet Week Association organized a series of events
to create opportunities for local civilian first responders, medical
personnel, elected and appointed officials, and the leadership
of the Naval services to work together to improve the Bay Area’s
preparedness for the inevitable catastrophic earthquake . We
know it’s coming . We just don’t know when .
The Fleet Week Association’s Board of Directors, consisting
completely of unpaid volunteers, worked nine months to plan and
prepare for Fleet Week, including working with San Francisco’s
Department of Emergency Management to plan and conduct two
exercises in August . The first was a live, functional exercise to
identify gaps in communications interoperability among twentyfour civilian and military organizations that will definitely have
to work together during a disaster relief operation . The second
was a table-top exercise to examine issues and evaluate tactical
emergency route clearing activities that would have to take place
72 hours after a disaster occurred .
In addition, a number of activities take place for the benefit of
both the local first responders and the military . Examples include
the San Francisco Fire Department providing Urban Search and
Rescue Training for Marines and sailors; and the Navy, in return,
training the firefighters in shipboard firefighting . Other aspects
of the Fleet Week program include a Humanitarian Assistance
Village on the Marina Green with static displays of both civilian
and military disaster response capabilities such as the Marine
Corps’ expeditionary water purification equipment, which was
demonstrated by pumping sea water out of the Bay, purifying it
and letting some of the crowd drink it .
Again this year, Fleet Week included a two-day Senior Leader
Seminar (SLS) on disaster preparedness aboard the USS Makin
Island . The seminar provided a forum for civilian and military
responders to refine the process of how the military will work with
civilians to respond to a disaster . Speakers this year included Vice
Admiral Mathew Nathan USN, the Navy Surgeon General, General
Charles Jacoby, Jr . USA, the Commander of US Northern Command,
and former Secretary of Defense William Perry . Attending and
participating in all of these events was our honorary Fleet Week
Co-Chair, Former Secretary of State George P . Shultz .
This year, we had the biggest and best air show we’ve ever
had, featuring the Blue Angels, AV-8B Harriers, MV-22s, the B-2
Bomber, and an F/A-18 Super Hornet . The Annual Parade of Ships
included US Navy, US Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Ships .
There were several special Navy and Marine Band concerts . The 1st
Marine Division performed a “Tribute to the Fallen” concert at the
California Maritime Academy on Friday, played several concerts
on Saturday, performed for a SF Giants playoff game on Sunday,
led the High School Band Challenge event on Monday morning,
and closed Fleet Week activities Monday night with the “Tribute
to the Fallen” concert at the Marines’ Memorial . The Navy Band
played concerts at Pier 39, marched in the annual Italian Heritage
Parade and, for the first time, performed at Jack London Square in
Oakland .
We also had ship tours for the public and some of the best liberty
activities for the sailors and Marines . The activities for the visitors
included two softball tournaments, TRX fitness competitions, a
huge BBQ, and a number of Navy and Marine Community Relations
projects (e .g ., cleaning up the San Francisco Zoo and cleaning up
Alcatraz) . Also this year, the Marines provided a weapons display
in Alameda near the USS Hornet .
Worth mentioning was the “military working dog” demonstration,
where civilians could see how canines are providing so much
for the Marines and sailors . The dogs trained specifically to
help wounded warriors to deal with Post Traumatic Stress were
particularly impressive .
Finally, it was also busy in San Francisco that weekend because
the America’s Cup held races every day of Fleet Week . On Sunday,
we allowed them to race as an event sandwiched in between
some of the events of the Air Show . The crowd really seemed to
enjoy watching the America’s Cup boats race .
happy Birthday,
US Marine CorpS!
our guest of honor for our celebration of the 237th
birthday of the United States Marine Corps was George Pratt Shultz, or GPS as we call him
here at Marines’ Memorial. The presence of GPS and his lovely wife, Charlotte, created a very
special aura for all of our Marine Corps Birthday Ball guests.
GPS’s record of service to our Nation has been remarkable, and continues to this day. He is
one of a handful of individuals who have held four different federal cabinet posts; he has taught
at three of this country’s greatest universities; and for eight years he was president of Bechtel
Group, a major engineering and construction company. He was Secretary of State for President
Ronald Reagan for seven years. His prior assignments included service as Secretary of Labor,
Secretary of Treasury, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
However, his service as a Marine stands out as something he is especially proud of, as he
indicated in his remarks to the crowd. He enlisted in the Marine Corps early in World War
II and served in the Pacific on several landings, including Peleliu, leaving the Corps ranks as
a Major.
Prior to the traditional birthday ceremony we first were inspired by a special ensemble from
the 1st Marine Division Band playing “Stars and Stripes Forever”. Then we experienced a
wonderful presentation about the life of George Pratt Shultz, written and presented by a friend
of the Marines’ Memorial, Mr. Peter Arnott. Erich Stratmann, one of our favorite singers here
at the Club, sang “An American Hymn” and “God Bless America,” accompanied by Randall
Benway.
The Ceremony was wonderful and flawless, put on by the Staff Non-Commissioned Officers
of the 23rd Marines. You can go to our website (www.MarineClub.com) and watch them.
Our Chaplain for the evening was Captain Carroll Starling USN (Ret.), father of Colonel
Chris Starling USMC, the Commanding Officer of the 23rd Marines. Chaplain Starling and
our Marines’ Memorial President/CEO, MajGen Myatt, first met in January 1971 and became
friends when they both returned from service in the Vietnam War. Just before the Birthday
Ball ceremony began, they met each other for the first time in nearly 40 years.
After the ceremony, the guests were treated to a reception followed by a great dinner, prepared by our Chef and served hot! The guests danced past midnight on the 10th, 11th, and
12th floors.
Everyone had a great time, and felt real pride in the ceremony, our Corps and the Club.
2012-13
Author Events
Robert Kaplan on The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us
About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
robert kaplan, best-selling
hours — something which allows them to talk glibly
author of thirteen books on inter-
about a so-called flat world. I want to slow down the
national affairs and travel, came to
pace of travel — and of observation itself — in order to
the Marines’ Memorial on 26 Sep-
see the fabulous variety that the earth still offers, and
tember 2012 to speak on his most
describe how it affects politics.
recent book. Mr. Kaplan’s essays
We live in a world of megacities and overlap-
have appeared in The New York
ping missile ranges. Territory is more critical precisely
Times, The Wall Street Journal and
because it is so crowded and so contested, with events
The Washington Post. He is well
of one region flowing into that of another at warp speed.
known for prophetic writings in his
I want to give readers a tactile sense of this new fluid
books The Balkan Ghosts, wherein he predicted the unraveling
and organic Eurasia, teeming as it is with humanity. I
of Yugoslavia, and Soldiers of God, wherein he predicted the
want to do it one river and mountain range at a time,
rise of the Taliban. In 2009, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
with thousands of years of history thrown in.
appointed Kaplan to the Defense Policy Board, a federal advi-
The media proclaims that individuals determine his-
sory committee to the United States Department of Defense.
tory. But geography provides the backdrop. Geography
In 2011, Foreign Policy magazine named Kaplan as one of the
determines the parameters within which individual
world’s “top 100 global thinkers.”
choice operates, and I want to describe that backdrop
Kaplan had the audience on the edge of their seats, and his
in depth.
comments about Iran and North America’s future were especial-
The first part of the book profiles the great geopoliti-
ly interesting. You can watch his talk on the “Past Club Events”
cians of a century and decades ago: Halford Mackinder,
tab at www.Marineclub.com. The following excerpt gives you a
Nicholas Spykman, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and others
flavor of his talk and what he intended with this book:
— men whose ideas are both disturbing and fascinating.
“The Revenge of Geography is what I am all about.
In the second part of the book I apply their wisdom to
As a foreign correspondent, I have lived geography for
today’s events in Europe, Russia, China, the Indian sub-
over three decades, traveling from one news hotspot to
continent, Iran, Turkey, the Arab world, and Mexico.
another across several different continents. Even in an
It is my hope that after finishing this book you will read
age of cyberspace and interconnected financial markets,
the headlines differently, and you may be less surprised
mountain ranges like the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan
about the headlines to come.
still matter, and matter greatly, and that is why I need
to describe them.
This book is written to describe a country’s position
on the map, fill it in with mountains and plains and
My reporting has convinced me that we all need to
river valleys, and then with the people who are heir to a
recover a sensibility about time and space that has been
particular culture and national character — all in order
lost in the jet and information ages, when elite molders
to better understand human choice, and the human
of public opinion dash across oceans and continents in
condition itself.”
Joshua Welle, John Cauthen, Rachel Torres on In the Shadows of Greatness:
Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America’s Longest War
the first class to
graduate from the United
States Naval Academy after
9/11 was the class of 2002.
The graduates, Navy and
Marine Officers, have only
known military service in a
time of war. Led by their class president, LCDR Joshua Welle,
members of the class of 2002 wrote a series of essays, collected
in this volume of three dozen reminiscences about combat,
peace, and struggle.
Three of the authors came to Marines’ Memorial on 11
October 2012 to talk about their essays. The first, LCDR Welle,
is a surface warfare officer and a former NATO economic advisor in Afghanistan. The second was LCDR John Cauthen. John
is a Navy pilot. The third was Rachel Torres, the sister of one
of the members of the Class of 2002, Andrew Torres. Rachel
works for a ‘start-up’ here in San Francisco. Each of the speakers read from the book.
Their stories were touching, inspiring, moving, and emotional. The story that Rachel Torres told about her brother
hit home particularly to the Marines’ Memorial. Andrew and
Rachel’s father, Leonard Torres, is a Marine Veteran and a
Director on the Marines’ Memorial Board. He is a close friend
of our Board Chairman, Steve Snyder. Rachel and her mother,
Anita, wrote an essay for the book about Andrew’s experiences
at the Academy and afterward. In her readings, she related
some humorous accounts of Andrew’s experiences as a midshipman. In his senior year, Andrew was diagnosed with cancer
and fought successfully to graduate with his class and be commissioned into the Marine Corps. He died of cancer in 2004.
In the Shadows of Greatness is one of those books one
wishes everyone would read so as to gain an appreciation of
the commitment, the challenges and the sacrifices made by
these young men and women who chose to serve in the Naval
Services of our Nation after 9/11. They have lived and served
in a world only a few understand.
…and, if you want some leadership lessons, read this book.
Donald Barlett and James B. Steele on The Betrayal of the American Dream
reporters donald barlett (above left) and james b.
Steele came to the Marines’ Memorial on 17 October 2012 for
a conversation with Phil Bronstein about their latest book. The
program was co-sponsoredt with the Center for Investigative
Reporting. Bartlett and Steel have been an investigative reporting team for more than 40 years and have received two Pulitzer
Prizes for newspaper reporting and two National Magazine
Awards for magazine work.
Phil Bronstein is Executive Chair of the Board of the Center
for Investigative Reporting.
The conversation was fascinating. Bartlett and Steele contend that the wealthy few have successfully pushed through
policies that benefit only the rich at the expense of most working Americans. For example, in the 1950s, the top tax rate on
the rich was 92%; it is only 35% today. The difference between
what individuals and corporations pay in taxes has increased
from 22% in the 1950s to 62% today. Corporate pension plans
have been eliminated (85,000 plans eliminated since 1985).
Free trade and deregulation have allowed companies to ship
millions of jobs to low-wage countries.
The authors made the point that America’s prosperity was
based on its creation of a middle class. In the twentieth century,
that middle class provided the workforce, the educated skills,
and the demand that gave life to the world’s greatest consumer
economy. It was innovative and dynamic; it eclipsed old imperial systems and colonial archetypes. It gave rise to a Dream: that
if you worked hard and followed the rules you would prosper in
America, and your children would enjoy a better life than yours.
It was the American Dream. It was what brought gifted
immigrants here. The Dream was the right of every American
citizen. Unfortunately, according to the authors, for more than
30 years, government and big business in America have conspired to roll back the American Dream. Increasingly, only the
privileged few have access to the American Dream. They have
become the ruling elite, controlling how policies are written so
as to increase their wealth at the expense of the working class.
They spoke about the negative impacts of free trade and
offshoring on jobs in the US.
The authors gave excellent examples to make their points.
Author Events, continued
Tom Ricks on The Generals: American Military Command from World
War II to Today
thomas e. ricks appeared at
the marines’ memorial twice in
the past few years, speaking on
his best-selling book Fiasco, about
the mismanagement of the war in
Iraq, and on The Gamble: General
David Petraeus and the American
Military Adventure in Iraq, 20062008. Both times, he drew large
crowds; the audiences really liked
his presentations and they bought
many copies of his books.
On 14 November 2012, he
returned and, true to form, he had a good crowd and the attendees liked what he had to say.
In The Generals, Ricks is critical of today’s senior military leaders for failing to hold accountable, and to relieve and fire, poor
combat commanders. His frame of reference is World War II,
when Gen Marshall instituted the policy of relieving inept combat
leaders. His thesis is that since WWII, that policy has all but disappeared. He cites recent examples of poor commanders in Iraq, such
as Gen Tommy Franks and LtGen Sanchez. He quotes Colonel
Paul Yingling: “As matters stand now, a private who loses a rifle
suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war.”
He began his presentation by talking about the senior military
leadership during the Korean War, when Gen MacArthur tried to
run the war from Japan, placing unqualified subordinates in charge
of Corps-level operations. As an example of poor “Generalship,”
he specifically singled out LtGen Ned Almond, whose pressure
to send his soldiers and Marines to the Chinese border merely to
please MacArthur caused unnecessary loss of life. He talked of
good “Generalship” when he spoke about the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division, MajGen O.P. Smith, who stood up
to Almond and led his division at the Chosin Reservoir, defeating
eight Chinese Communist divisions after the Chinese attacked the
Americans, forcing the Americans to withdraw.
Ricks said that “…the essence of Generalship is what you do
before the battle begins,” and he attributed this to Gen Smith.
Smith made three important decisions because of his distrust
of the poor Generalship of Gen Almond and Gen MacArthur.
Smith’s first decision was to consolidate his forces so that his
units could support each other. Second was that he made it a
top priority to have his engineers construct two airstrips, making
it possible for him to fly in supplies and reinforcements and fly
out his wounded (which he had to do, ultimately flying out 4300
wounded Marines). Third was to locate himself physically where
he thought would be the key point of the coming battle, which
was a place in the Chosin area named Hagaru. He knew Hagaru
had to be held at all costs. In spite of pressures from LtGen
Almond to continue to move toward China, Smith focused on
consolidating his division. His actions saved his division. Ricks
pointed out that if Smith had followed Almond’s orders, it would
have been the greatest military disaster in US history, and, today,
either the Korean Peninsula would all be under the Communist
regime, or MacArthur would have pressed to start a nuclear war.
Either outcome is undesirable.
Ricks did point out that there is no mention of MajGen O.P.
Smith in the Chosin Reservoir Display at the Marine Corps
Museum in Quantico, VA. Instead, a photo of Chesty Puller,
who was a Regimental Commander in the Division at the Reservoir and an iconic Marine figure, is displayed. Ricks questioned
whether the Corps recognizes good Generalship. It was a very
interesting program and Tom Ricks was candid in his answers to
the audience’s questions.
“The man who does not read good books
has no advantage over the man who
cannot read them.” —Mark Twain
MMA READER’S
CORNER
Books we recommend…
Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to
Save the World by Evan Thomas
Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most
Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War by Dakota
Meyer and Bing West
The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest
to Ban the Bomb by Philip Taubman
Games Without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History
of Afghanistan by Tamim Ansary
The Twilight War: The Secret History of America’s
Thirty-year Conflict with Iran by David Crist
David Crist on The Twilight War
dr. david crist is a senior
historian for the federal government
and frequent adviser to senior government officials on the Middle East. He
is an officer in the US Marine Corps
Reserve, served two tours with special
forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, and
was part of the first US military forces in Afghanistan who overthrew the
Taliban in 2001. He spent several years
researching the relationship of the United States with Iran.
On 10 December 2012, Dr. Crist spoke here at the Club
about the United States’ undeclared secret war with Iran. Just
about every day an article appears in our newspapers about
efforts to stop Iran’s nuclear program, and the audience was
keen to hear what he had to say.
Crist described the conflict’s beginning as the Iranian revolution in 1979. For the next three decades, there are miscalculations, betrayal, failures in communications and frustration for
five US presidents. As the world changes over time, the US and
Iran remain bitter adversaries. Bold actions such as small boat
attacks by Iranians go unanswered by American authorities,
setting a pattern that Iran interprets as weakness. Only when
the US does act in the late 1980s does Iran back down.
Crist describes the series of secret negotiations between Iran
and the United States after 9/11, culminating in Iran’s proposal
for a grand bargain for peace — which the Bush administration turned down. And he reveals in vivid detail for the first
time a number of important stories of military and intelligence
operations by both sides, both successes and failures, and their
typically unexpected consequences.
Most disturbing, though, is Crist’s reports of the clandestine
counterattack Iran launched after America’s 2003 invasion of
Iraq, in which thousands of soldiers disguised as reporters, tourists, pilgrims, and aid workers worked to change the government in Baghdad and undercut American attempts to pacify
the Iraqi insurgency.
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From Our Chef
Hot soup for a cold, rainy day
Here is a great soup recipe to warm up a dreary winter’s
day . It’s a simple twist on cream of mushroom soup that
“takes it up a notch .”
HUNGARIAN CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP
6 T butter
1 medium onion, diced
12 oz button mushrooms, sliced
1½ T Hungarian paprika
7 T all purpose flour
7 cups chicken stock
½ cup heavy cream
1½ cup sour cream
4 T chopped fresh dill
Heat butter in a medium to large saucepan on medium heat .
Add diced onion and sauté until translucent (do not brown) .
Add sliced mushrooms and paprika, and cook for 4 minutes,
stirring frequently . Add flour and cook for 2 more minutes .
Add chicken stock and cream and bring to a boil . Reduce
heat and simmer 10 minutes . Remove from heat and let cool .
In batches, transfer to blender and purée . Return back to
heat and add sour cream and dill . Season with salt and white
pepper .
Notes: Do not boil at this point as the sour cream will curdle.
You can also use ½ wild mushrooms in this recipe or add ½
cup dried mushrooms to boost mushroom flavor.
George P. Shultz
Lecture Series 2013
VICE
ADMIRAL
MATTHEW
L. NATHAN
37th Surgeon General of
the United States Navy and
Chief of the Navy’s Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery
5:30 p.m. · Tuesday
19 February 2013
in the
Marines’ Memorial Theatre
·
Register online:
www.marineclub.com
Please Join Us!
VICE ADMIRAL NATHAN HAS SERVED
in command positions at medical
facilities worldwide since 1984 .
Assignments include: command of
Naval Hospital Pensacola with oversight of 12 clinics in four states,
where he oversaw Navy medical
relief efforts following Hurricanes
Ivan, Dennis, and Katrina; fleet surgeon to the Commander, US Fleet
Forces
Command;
commander,
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
and Navy Medicine Region East with
GEORGE P. SHULTZ HAS HAD
command of over 18,000 personnel
a very distinguished career in
and an operating budget exceed-
government, in academia, and
ing $1 .2 billion; commander, Wal-
in business . He held four federal
ter Reed National Military Medical
cabinet posts, including Secretary
Center and Navy Medicine, National
of Labor (1969–1970); Director
Capital Area .
of the Office of Management and
VADM Nathan is board certified
Budget (1970–1972); Secretary
and holds Fellow status in the Ameri-
of Treasury (1972–1974); and
can College of Physicians and the
Secretary of State (1982–1989) .
American College of Healthcare Exec-
As Secretary of State, he played a
utives . He also holds an appointment
key role in implementing a foreign
as Clinical Professor of Medicine at
policy that led to the end of the
the Uniformed Services University of
Cold War, and was awarded the
the Health Sciences . He is a recipient
Medal of Freedom in 1989 . He has
of the American Hospital Association
held teaching positions at MIT,
“Excellence in Leadership” award for
University of Chicago Graduate
the Federal Sector .
School of Business, where he also
His personal awards include the
served as Dean, and Stanford Uni-
Distinguished Service Medal (1);
versity . From 1974 to 1982, he was
Legion of Merit (5); Meritorious Ser-
president of Bechtel Group, Inc .
vice Medal (2); Navy and Marine
George Shultz is a Marine, a
Corps Commendation Medal; and
statesman, and our most distin-
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
guished living American .
Medal (2) .
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Bakersfield: Petroleum Club of
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Berkeley: Berkeley City Club*
City of Industry: Pacific Palms Resort*
Eureka: Ingomar Club
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Athletic
Club*; Beverly Hills Country Club
Marina del Rey: California Yacht Club
Newport Beach: Balboa Bay Club*
Pasadena: The Athenaeum*
Sacramento: Sutter Club
San Francisco: Golden Gate Yacht Club
Santa Barbara: University Club of
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HAWAII
Honolulu: The Pacific Club; The Plaza
Club
NEW JERSEY
Florham Park: Park Avenue Club
Princeton: The Nassau Club*
ILLINOIS
Chicago: Union League Club of
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The Standard Club*; The Buckingham
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Rockford: University Club of Rockford
Springfield: The Sangamo Club
NEW YORK
Albany: Fort Orange Club*;
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Binghamton: Binghamton Club
Brooklyn: The Montauk Club
Buffalo: Saturn Club*
New York City: New York Athletic
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Rochester: Genessee Valley Club
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INDIANA
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Indianapolis: Columbia Club*
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LOUISIANA
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Colorado Springs: The El Paso Club
Portland: Cumberland Club
Denver: The Denver Athletic Club; University Club
MARYLAND
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CONNECTICUT
Baltimore: The Center Club; The EngiHartford: Hartford Club
neers Club of Baltimore
New Haven: Graduate Club*;
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Algonquin Club*
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Wilmington: The University and
Whist Club
MICHIGAN
Bloomfield: Knollwood Country Club
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Detroit: Detroit Athletic Club*
Washington, DC: Army and Navy
Grand Rapids: University Club
Club*; Capitol Hill Club;
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Georgetown Club
Kalamazoo: The Beacon Club
Saginaw: Saginaw Club
FLORIDA
Jacksonville: The River Club; Epping
MINNESOTA
Forrest Yacht Club
Minneapolis: Minneapolis Club*
Orlando: University Club of Orlando
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Tallahassee: Governors Club
MISSOURI
Tampa: The Tampa Club
Kansas City: The Kansas City Club
GEORGIA
Atlanta: The Commerce Club; The
Vinings Club; The Georgian Club
Augusta: The Pinnacle Club
MONTANA
Helena: Montana Club
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth: The One Hundred Club
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham: University Club
Charlotte: Charlotte City Club
Wilmington: City Club at de Rosset*
OHIO
Cincinnati: Queen City Club*
Columbus: The Athletic Club*
Youngstown: Youngstown Club
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City: Beacon Club
Tulsa: Summit Club
OREGON
Portland: University Club
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia: The Union League of
Philadelphia*
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Wilkes-Barre: Westmoreland Club
York: LaFayette Club
RHODE ISLAND
East Providence: Squantum Assn.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Aiken: Houndslake Country Club
Anderson: Anderson Country Club
Columbia: Palmetto Club
Hilton Head Island: South Carolina
Yacht Club
Rock Hill: City Club of Rock Hill
TENNESSEE
Memphis: University Club;
Racquet Club of Memphis
TEXAS
Corpus Christi: Corpus Christi Town Club
Dallas: Park City Club
Fort Worth: Fort Worth Club*;
City Club of Fort Worth
Houston: The Houston Club
UTAH
Park City: Club Lespri*
Salt Lake City: Alta Club*
VIRGINIA
Arlington: Army Navy Country Club
Norfolk: Norfolk Yacht & Country Club*
Richmond: Bull and Bear Club
Roanoke: The Shenandoah Club
WASHINGTON
Seattle: Washington Athletic Club*
Spokane: Spokane Athletic Club*
WISCONSIN
Madison: Madison Club
La Crosse: The La Crosse Club
Milwaukee: University Club of
Milwaukee*; Milwaukee Athletic Club*
WYOMING
Jackson: White Buffalo Club*
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
Adelaide: Naval, Military, &
Airforce Club of South Australia*;
Public Schools Club INC.*
Sydney: American Club; Royal
Automobile Club of Australia*;
Commercial Travelers’ Club LTD*
Brisbane: United Services Club*;
Tattersall’s Club*
Melbourne: Royal Automobile Club of
Victoria*
Tasmania: Royal Yacht Club
BELGIUM
Brussels: Int’l Club-Sainte-Anne
Ghent: International Club of Flanders
CANADA
Alberta: Glencoe Club; Ranchmen’s Club*;
Kensington Riverside Inn, Calgary*
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Institute*; Royal Canadian Yacht Club; Thornhill Golf
& Country Club; Windsor Club; Donalda Club Don
Mills
Québec: Québec Garrison Club; Club Atwater*
Vancouver: Vancouver Club*; Vancouver Lawn
Tennis & Badminton Club
Victoria: Union Club of British Columbia*
Toronto: University Club of Toronto
Winnipeg: Manitoba Club
CHILE
Santiago: Club de la Unión
CHINA
Beijing: Placid Rivers Club*
Hong Kong: Pacific Club; United
Services Recreation Club; The Foreign
Correspondents’ Club
Shanghai: Shanghai Racquet Club &
Apartments*; Ambassy Club*
Suzhou: Han Yuan Club*
Taipei, Taiwan: American Club
EGYPT
Cairo: Cairo Capital Club
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Buckinghamshire: Stoke Park Club*
Leeds: Club LS1; The New Yorkshire Club
London: Naval Club*; Naval & Military Club*; Royal
Air Force Club*; St. James’s Club*; Victory Services
Club*; Union Jack Club*; The Sloane*; Lansdowne
Club*; East India Club*; City University Club
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FRANCE
Paris: Cercle National Des Armées*; St. James Paris*
GERMANY
Frankfurt: Union International Club*
INDIA
Karnataka: Mangalore Club
New Delhi: Delhi Gymkhana Club*
CAROL’S CORNER
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West Bengal: Tollygunge Club
INDONESIA
Jakarta: The American Club Jakarta
IRELAND
Dublin: St. Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club*
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JAPAN
Tokyo: Tokyo American Club
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KOREA
Seoul: Seoul Club
MEXICO
Mexico City: University Club of Mexico
NETHERLANDS
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NEW ZEALAND
Christchurch: Canterbury Officers’ Club
Dunedin: The Otago Officers Club
Wellington: The Wellesley Club
PHILIPPINES
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Edinburgh: The Royal Scots Club*
SINGAPORE
Scotts Road: The American Club
SOUTH AFRICA
Port Elizabeth: St. Georges Club*
Johannesburg: Rand Club*; Inanda Club*
SPAIN
Barcelona: Circulo Ecuestre*
Madrid: Casino de Madrid
THAILAND
Bangkok: The Capitol Club
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THURSDAY 10 JANUARY 2013 · 11:30 AM
SUMMER 2013 · DATE TBA
Marine Day Luncheon
Speaker: Brigadier General Daniel Yoo USMC, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and
the Western Recruiting Region
2nd Annual Salute to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
Dinner event with a special guest speaker
TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2013 · 5:30 PM
George P. Shultz Lecture Series
Speaker: Vice Admiral Matthew L . Nathan, 37th
Surgeon General of the US Navy
FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2013 · 9:00 AM
Memorial Service for the Gold Star Parents event
Held in the Marines’ Memorial Theatre
MONDAY 29 APRIL 2012 · 6:00 PM
4th Annual Marines’ Memorial Cabaret
The BEST of the BEST, featuring a stellar lineup of nationally
renowned performers
ONGOING
Meet-the-Author Events
Schedule is updated frequently . Check your MarineClub
Monthly e-newsletter or www .MarineClub .com for details .
REUNIONS AT MMC
3–5 JULY 2013
White House Medical Unit Reunion
30 SEPTEMBER–2 OCTOBER 2013
Marine Corps Counterintelligence Assn . Reunion
27–30 OCTOBER 2013
TBS 3-67 Reunion
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one year and good for accommodations any night Sunday through Thursday.
It’s that simple. No forms to fill out. Just use your Club, enjoy your stay, and look in the
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h Regular Veteran & Retired, all US Services, including Merchant Marine (wartime): Annual donation $125.00 ($25.00 initiation fee)
h Currently Serving Members of the Armed Forces All Services $35.00 (Rates remain the same until personnel departs Active/
Reserve status, then normal member rates apply)
h Benefactor Veteran, Retired, or Currently Serving.
Benefits include: Engraved name plate, room upgrade at no additional cost (based on availability at check-in), advanced special events
reservations, 15% discount in the Leatherneck Steakhouse, 15% discount on Memorabilia.
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Board of Directors Pleased to Announce
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS for 2013-2014
the marines’ memorial association will award 20
scholarships for the academic year beginning in August 2013. Two
of the scholarships are for $10,000 each and five scholarships are for
$5,000 each. The remainder are for $2500 each. All eligible Members, children or grandchildren of Members are invited to apply.
This year, the Board will award two (2) Sergeants Henry and
Jeanne Rose Scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each. This
scholarship is awarded in the name of two Marine Sergeants who left
their entire estate to the MMA. These scholarships are the largest
dollar amount the Association has ever awarded.
Our program will award five (5) Bechtel Engineering and
Science Scholarships of $5000 each to our Members’ eligible
children or grandchildren who are either graduating high school
seniors or are enrolled in institutions of higher education. The S.
D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation funds these scholarships to make the
study of science, technology, engineering and math more attractive.
Bechtel Engineering and Construction is the largest engineering and
construction company in the United States. The company’s significant engineering and construction achievements include the Hoover
Dam on the Colorado River, the Channel Tunnel between England
and France, BART in the Bay Area, the Washington, DC Metro,
and the rebuilding of the London Underground.
New this year, The Hammer Family Scholarship will award
$5000 to an eligible military Veteran who wishes to study in the
fields of science, technology, engineering and math. James and
Linda Hammer are Benefactor Members of the Marines’ Memorial
Association eager to assist student Veterans committed to advancing
their education. We will award one (1) scholarship this year.
The Evelyn Bukovac Hamilton Health Care Scholarship
is named for Marine Evelyn Bukovac, who served in the Marine
Corps shortly after World War II and then, again, during the Korean
War. Ms. Hamilton left her estate to the MMA and the scholarship in her name is for $2500 to our Members’ eligible children or
grandchildren who are either graduating high school seniors or are
enrolled in institutions of higher education and studying fields related
to health care.
The Colonel Richard Hallock Scholarship is in honor of
Army Colonel Richard Hallock USA (Ret.). Colonel Hallock was
very proud of his MMA membership and his wife, Mrs. Hallock, continues her affiliation today. We will award two (2) Colonel Richard
Hallock Scholarships in the amount of $2500 each.
One (1) $2500 Edmund K. Gross Scholarship, in memory of
Mr. Gross from a close friend who wishes to remain anonymous, will
be awarded to students studying to be teachers.
The Marines’ Memorial Tribute Scholarship is designed
to aid military personnel leaving full time service and entering an
undergraduate college program. All military personnel who have
transitioned from active duty to reserve or civilian status within the
last three years may apply. We will award four (4) $2500 Marines’
Memorial Tribute Scholarships this year.
• The above categories are limited to undergraduate studies at
accredited educational/technical institutions. Scholarships are not
automatically renewable. Scholarship recipients must reapply each
year and are limited to a total of four awards.
• Applications for the above scholarships are available at
www.MarineClub.com/membership/scholarship.php. We will
accept only one application per applicant. Completed applications
must be postmarked no later than 30 April 2013.
In addition to the scholarships administered by the Marines’
Memorial Association, the Marine Corps Scholarship Association
also awards four (4) Colonel Jack Barnes Scholarships based
on a grant Colonel Barnes made to the MMA. The Association
transferred this grant to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation in
2002. These scholarships are awarded to Marine Members or deserving sons and daughters of MMA Members who are US Marines; and
to deserving sons and daughters of Members who have served as US
Navy Corpsmen with the US Marine Corps. The scholarships range
from $1000 to $2500, depending on the need of the applicant.
• BarnesScholarshipapplicationsareatwww.marine-scholars.org/.
PLEASE SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DESERVING STUDENTS!
All donations received this quarter will be matched dollar for dollar, for as long as matching funds last! This matching challenge is
made possible by a generous grant made by an anonymous donor . SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DOLLAR-FORDOLLAR MATCHING: ONLINE at https://mmanetcom .marineclub .com/DEVScholarship or BY PHONE at 415 .673 .6672 x224 .
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MMA Board of Directors
Steve Snyder to Serve a Second
Term as Board Chairman
in their december meeting,
the Marines’ Memorial Association
Board of Directors reelected Marine
Veteran Stephen M. Snyder as its
Chairman for a second consecutive term. He will serve through
calendar year 2013. Mr. Snyder
served as a Marine infantry officer
for three years, including a combat
tour in Vietnam with 1st Battalion,
Marine Veteran 9th Marines. Following his Marine
Stephen Snyder Corps service, he attended Cornell
University, earning a law degree.
Since 1972, Mr. Snyder has practiced law in San
Francisco, except for two years when he taught law at
Northwestern University in Chicago. He has served
on several boards, including the San Francisco Bar
Association; the San Francisco Embarcadero YMCA,
where he was also Board Chair; Swords to Plowshares,
and a prior tour on the Marines’ Memorial where he
served as Vice Chair. He was a founding director of
the Danny Foundation (a non-profit advocating for
nursery product safety) and a trustee of the Dominican School of Philosophy and theology of the Graduate Theological Union. He and his wife, Faye, live in
Lafayette, CA.
The Board elected Mr. J. Barrie Graham as Vice
Chairman. Barrie is a retired banker with expertise
in non-profit organizations. He currently works as
a Financial Services Consultant here in San Francisco. Barrie served as a recon Marine in Vietnam. He
chaired the Association’s Strategic Planning Committee in 2012. Barrie and his wife, Juliana, live in
Novato, CA.
Re-elected as Secretary of the Board is Mr. Ian
Thomson. Ian graduated from Boston University
and was commissioned a Marine Second Lieutenant
through the NROTC program. He
served with 1st Combat Engineers
in the march up to Baghdad in
2003. After leaving active duty,
Ian met his wife-to-be, Ceylan,
while both were studying for their
MBA in Barcelona, Spain. They
work and live in the Bay Area.
General Joseph P. Hoar
USMC (Ret.), who served as Vice
Chairman last year, was elected to
be a Director Emeritus. General
Hoar served as Chairman of the
Marines’ Memorial Board in 2009
and 2010. He retired from the
US Marine Corps after 37 years of
service. During his last three years
of active service, he was the Commander in Chief, US Central Command. He is a member of the Board
of Directors of several non-profit
organizations. Gen Hoar and his
wife, Charlie, live in Del Mar, CA.
Board elects three new Directors
General Anthony Zinni USMC
(Ret.). General Zinni spent 36
years in the Corps, retiring in 2000
after having served as Commander
in Chief, US Central Command.
He was appointed a special envoy
for the US to Israel and the Palestine Authorities in 2002, has
served on the advisory board for
a number of different companies,
and instructed at a number of
colleges and universities, includ-
ing Duke, UC Berkeley, William
and Mary, and Virginia Military
Institute. He is the author of two
best-selling books.
Vice Admiral Jody Breckinridge
USCG (Ret.). Admiral Breckinridge retired from the Coast
Guard in 2010 after serving as the
Commander, Coast Guard Pacific
Area. She holds a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Biology from
Virginia Tech, a Masters in Public Policy from the University of
Maryland, and a Masters of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of
the Armed Forces. She is active on
several non-profit boards, including serving as Vice Chairman of
the San Francisco Fleet Week
Association.
Ms. Laure Draude Hirshman.
Ms. Hirshman graduated from the
Naval Academy and spent 10 years
in the Navy as a Naval Aviator.
She was one of the early women
jet pilots in the Navy and has written a book about her experiences.
Since leaving the Navy, she had
earned an MBA from Wharton
School of Business, worked for
Military.com and currently works
as a writer and marketing consultant in leveraging technology
to engage customers and improve
products.
Returning Directors
The returning Board Directors are Mr. Gunnar
Counselman, Mr. Eaton Dunkelberger, Lietuenant
General Robert Johnston USMC (Ret.), Mr. Eddie
LeBaron, Mr. Jon Paulson, Sergeant Major Frank
Pulley USMC (Ret.), Colonel William Peacock
USMCR (Ret.), Mr. Eric Schroeder, and Mr. Leonard Torres.
A ‘thank you’ to our departing Board Members
Leaving the Board after four years of distinguished
service are the first two non-Marine members of the
Association’s Board of Directors, Captain L. Irving
Williams USN (Ret.) and Brigadier General Frank
Partlow USA (Ret.). Both had very distinguished
military careers and were very active Board Directors.
We will miss them.
Captain Williams was Chairman of the Board’s
Audit and Compliance Committee and served on the
Association’s Membership and Development Committee. He put many hours in helping with our
Scholarship Program and our outreach. During his
Navy career, Captain Williams was a Navy pilot.
He flew the A-6 Intruder and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for actions over North Vietnam
in December 1966. In April 1967, he was shot down
and captured at Kep Airfield, North Vietnam during
his 62nd combat mission. He was awarded a Silver
Star for Gallantry for his heroic actions he took
to assist a fellow A-6 pilot from being shot down.
Almost six years later, he was released and repatriated on 4 March, 1973. He was awarded his second
Silver Star for Gallantry in his actions in resisting the
North Vietnamese interrogators and a Legion of Merit
with Combat “V” for his leadership of other prisoners while he was confined. After his convalescent
leave, he transitioned to the A-7E Corsair and then
enrolled in the University of North Florida where he
earned his Bachelors of Arts, with highest distinction in Political Science in 1978. He then returned
to flying the A-7E. He served in squadron command
where he made multiple deployments to the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. As Navigator of the USS
Saratoga, the carrier made a night
transit of the Suez Canal. His final
active duty Navy assignment was
as commander Alameda Naval Air
Station. Following his retirement,
Captain Williams built a second
career in leadership positions with
non-profit corporations, including
the Volunteers of America, a nonprofit corporation focused on prisoner rehabilitation.
Brigadier General Partlow was
the Chairman of the Board’s Living Memorial Committee and truly
raised the level of the Committee’s
impact on fulfilling the Association’s mission. He was an infantryman for his army career. He graduated from West Point, earned a
masters at Stanford, attended the
National Defense University and
was a senior Fellow at Harvard.
He has a number of interesting and
challenging assignments during his
career, including as Assistant Professor at West Point, combat in
Vietnam, Battalion and Brigade
Commander, and defense policy
positions in NATO and the Pentagon working critical international
issues. He served as Deputy Director for Planning in the US Army,
and Chief of Staff of a Multinational Force in the Sinai in Egypt.
His last active duty assignment was
as the Director of Estimates for the
Defense Intelligence Agency. Following retirement, General Partlow worked as an Adjunct Associate Professor in Political Science
at the University of Nevada at
Reno, as well as the founding,
and serving as Executive Director
for the Northern Nevada Network
conducting research and analyses
on all aspects of city, county and
government entities in Washoe
County, Nevada. General Partlow speaks French and has published numerous journal articles.
He also was a biweekly newspaper
columnist for the Reno papers. He
authored a book titled Observation Point: An Outsider’s Look
Inside Northern Nevada, based on
his newspaper columns.
We sincerely thank Captain
Irv Williams and General Frank
Partlow for their service to the
Association.
Traveling Through Time
to Discover the Legacy of an American Flyer in France by Donna M . Dell
1942 – 1945
this story begins in early 1942 with
a teenager named Bud in upstate New
York. Like so many young men of his
time, he was anxious to join the fight
to defend his country. He lost his father
as a young child in a streetcar accident,
but felt fortunate to have been raised by
a patriotic step-father who taught him
the value of living a life where freedom
was cherished. So Bud got up early one
morning and went down to the US Army
Air Corps enlistment office where he
joined up, lying about his age.
That same year, in the Bourgogne
region of France, the Kampfgeschwader 55 (“KG55”), a German Luftwaffe
bomber unit, was based at Longvic airfield and occupied a small village nearby.
The town’s war-worn but elegant chateau
was “requisitioned” from the family who
had owned it for several generations to
provide lodging for the KG55 German
officers. During the years that followed,
the KG55 unit became notorious for its
relentless bombing missions over England.
Bud joined the Air Corps 320th Bombardment Group as a member of the
441st Squadron and trained with B-26
“Marauder” aircraft. Throughout 1943,
the Group flew multiple missions in Italy,
supporting forces at Salerno and knocking out targets to aid in the seizure of
Naples and the crossing of the Volturno River, as well as missions to Anzio
and Cassino. In June 1944, the 320th
received the French Croix de Guerre
avec Palme for action in support of the
Allied offensive operations in central
Italy. From June through November of
1944 they flew missions attacking enemy
communications in northern Italy in support of the invasion of southern France.
Bud was nineteen when he arrived
at Longvic, France, where his combat
squadron was now assigned. The retreating Germans left the airbase in ruins,
littered with aircraft remains and unexploded munitions, requiring hundreds
of hours of reconstruction to make the
runways operational again. The mission of the 441st was to attack bridges,
airfields and railroads to cripple the German ground forces as they moved into
Luxembourg and past the Seigfreid Line
into Germany.
Bud flew alongside the Free French
Air Force in this campaign. Since all
the barracks at the airbase had been
destroyed, the 441st was billeted in tents
in the damaged gardens of that same
chateau recently abandoned by the German officers of the KG55.
2012
It’s safe to say I’m a Francophile, having
traveled there almost every year for the
last 20 years and actually experiencing
the folly of owning a 450 year old French
mill house for five years.
This year, I wanted to take my friend
Jim to Burgundy to spend a week cruising the Canal de Bourgogne and visiting
a French family outside of Dijon that
“adopted” me some years ago. Also, Jim
is a vintner in California and an amateur
photographer—what better place than
the home of the Chevaliers du Tastevin
to explore his favorite pastimes?
On the second day of our cruise, we
moored in the late afternoon next to a
small village. Jim and I decided to explore
the village a bit before dinner and came
upon the grounds of a lovely old chateau. The gates were open and a nearby
sign indicated that the chateau was cur-
The nearly 70-year-old legacy of a young American flyer and artist lives on in the garage of this chateau in the Bourgogne region of France .
rently operated as a Maison d’Hôtes, the
French equivalent of a B&B.
Jim and I were fascinated with the
authentic detail that was still evident
in the design around the windows and
doors. A charming gentleman, stepping
out of the chateau to walk his dogs,
greeted us from the steps of the veranda.
He explained that the property had been
in his family since 1946. With foundations dating back to the 13th century,
the chateau had once been a fortress for
the Dukes of Burgundy and still retains
four round towers and a moat, having
been rebuilt in the 1700s in the Italianate
style. Flattered by our interest, our host
invited Jim to take photographs, bending
to kiss my hand before suggesting that we
be certain to stop at the carriage house
and barn to view “the cartoons of an
American flyer” before we left.
As instructed, we opened the center
of the three tall doors on the right to
come upon a series of life-sized drawings
high on the walls dating back to 1945.
That was when we first met Bud, but, of
course, we didn’t know who he was then.
The cartoons had been drawn in pencil
and partially colored in with what looked
like orange, blue and brown chalk. We
felt as if we’d gone back in time and were
awed that this art had survived intact for
almost 70 years.
Apparently, driven inside by the
spring rains and summer mosquitoes,
Bud had chosen life among the barn
mice during the hours between missions
until Longvic airfield was returned to the
French Air Ministry during the summer
of 1945.
Bud signed the last drawing “Bon
Jour, August 1, 1945” listing the 320th
Bombardment Group and his squadron
(photo below, right). We spent close to
an hour in that garage imagining what it
must have been like for a young American during wartime. If he were alive
today, Bud would be in his nineties. I
couldn’t stop wondering if he or his family knew these cartoons were still here.
Thanks to the great miracles of the
Internet (and my rusty research skills as
a retired attorney), I found and spoke
to Bud’s widow, Cathy, on May 12th.
I’d learned from my research that Bud
died in 1995 after a lifelong career as a
respected high school and college art and
graphic design teacher. When the phone
rang, Cathy had been carrying around
Bud’s favorite sports jacket, which she
was “finally ready” to donate to the
church rummage sale that day. She said
that my call was “a gift” to her family,
and she started to cry. Cathy told me
that she and Bud had traveled to France
once before he died, in 1990. They went
to a village south of Dijon looking for the
chateau, but never found it.
How many thousands of American
soldiers left small legacies which are
honored and preserved to this day by
our grateful allies? And what a respectful
tribute this is to the memory of one man
and the part he played in the American
liberation of France.
It is our hope to return to the chateau
one day soon with Cathy and Bud’s two
daughters to share this very personal living piece of our proud history.
MMA Member Donna M. Dell is a retired
attorney and former California Labor Commissioner. Photos by Jim Hughes.
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Mr. Fred H. Parkin, Jr.
Mr. Robert E. Parks, Jr.
Mr. Ross C. Parr
Mr. Jeffrey S. Parris
LtCol Larry F. Parsons, USMC (Ret.)
BG Frank A Partlow, Jr., USA (Ret.)
LtCol Val R. Pemberton
Col Daniel P. Pender, USMC (Ret.)
Mr. Rudolph A. Peretto
Mr. Roland C Petersen, USN (Ret.)
LtCol Marshall L. Phillips, USMC (Ret.)
Ms. Betty L. Pipho
Mr. Robert V. Polenzani
Mrs. Glenda J. Policastro
LTC Michael C. Powanda, USA (Ret.)
Mrs. Helen C. Prather
COL James N. Pritzker, USA (Ret.)
Private Spring Water Inc.
Mr. Charles W. Proses
Maj George A. Purchase, USAF (Ret.)
Mr. Mark F. Radcliffe
& Mrs. Dianne Brinson
LtCol Larry Rannals, USMC (Ret.)
Mr. Allan J. Rappoport
Mr. Arlon J. Rasmussen
Gerd F. Rauter, M.D.
LCDR Gordon R. Ray, USN (Ret.)
Mr. Burris M. Ray
Col Thomas F. Reath, USMC (Ret.)
MAJ Bruce C. Reeves, USA
Mr. Niels J. Reimers
CAPT Dennis A. Rhyne, USN (Ret.)
Mr. Vincent E. Rigoni
Mr. Kenneth L. Riner
Mr. Daniel W. Roberts
CAPT Carlos A. Rosende, USN (Ret.)
Mr. Monroe C. Rothschild
CAPT Marion E. Roudebush, USN (Ret.)
Mr. Noel Michael Rucka
Mr. Frank M. Rudnick
Mrs. Linda Ruiz-Lozito
Mr. Richard L. Russell
Mr. Ray P. Russell
COL & Mrs. William C. Russell, USA (Ret.)
Col David S. Russell
VADM Norbert R Ryan, USN (Ret.)
Mrs. Susan S. Salt
COL Henry A. Sandbach, USA (Ret.)
Mr. Christopher E. Schabacker
Mr. Robert A. Scheel
LTC Juergen H. Schleicher, USA (Ret.)
Mr. Patrick M. Scudero
GEN Robert W. Sennewald, USA (Ret.)
Mr. Walter R. Severson
CAPT Harold P. Sexton, USN (Ret.)
Mr. Gary W. Shaffer
Shamrock Office Solutions
Maj Gwynne H. Sharrer, USMC (Ret.)
Mrs. Dorothy M. Shea
Mr. Joseph M. Shimmon, Jr.
Mr. Frank J. Shissler
Mr. Robert W. Skelton
Dr. Coral Smith
LtCol Kim E. Smith, USMC (Ret.)
Col Robert W. Smothers, USAF (Ret.)
Mr. & Mrs. Jerol M. Sonosky
Col William A. Speary, USMC (Ret.)
MAJ Ronald S. Speigle, USA (Ret.)
CAPT James P. Staes, USN (Ret.)
Mr. James E. Stafford
Mr. Stanley B. Staples
LTC Glenda M. Steward, USA
MajGen John T. Stihl, USAF (Ret.)
Mrs. Elizabeth Stingley
Mr. Don B. Stout
CAPT William E. Strain, USN (Ret.)
CDR Christine A. Sullivan, USN (Ret.)
Mrs. Judith K. Sullivan
1LT Joel F. Summerhill, USA (Ret.)
Mr. Philip Sunshine
LtCol Cyrus B. Sweet, USAF (Ret.)
Col James T. Swift, USAF (Ret.)
Mr. William E. Taverner
Tawani Foundation
Mr. Thomas H. Taylor
Mr. William J. Taylor, Jr.
Col John C. Thomas, USMCR (Ret.)
LTC Edward E. Tilzey, USA (Ret.)
Col John R. Todd, USMC (Ret.)
Mr. Michael Tomlinson
Mr. John L. Tormey
Mr. Leonard E. Torres
Mrs. Nancy Dee Tovar
Mr. Richard C. Traynham
Dr. Joe P. Tupin
Mr. Herbert W. Tuttle
CPT Montague M. Upshaw, USA (Ret.)
CWO Tracy E. Usry, USA (Ret.)
Mr. Louis R. Varvello
Mr. Paul A. Vert
Mr. Gary D. Villalba
Mr. Rahe H. Von Hoene
Mr. Kenneth W. Waldorf
Mr. Bruce Walker
RADM William A. Walsh, USN (Ret.)
Capt Richard E. Watson
Mr. David A. Watson
Mr. Nelson S. Weller
Mr. Robert D. Wenger
Ltcol T. R. White & Mrs. Mary Jo White
LtCol Sidney E Whiting III, USAF (Ret.)
CDR August M. Wildberger, USN (Ret.)
Sgt Robert B. Wilhelm
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Mr. Jack Williams, Jr.
Ms. Emma Williams
CAPT James M. Williams, USN (Ret.)
Col David L. Wittle, USMC (Ret.)
CPT Leland Wong, USA
Mr. Jack H. Wood, USMCR (Ret.)
Mr. Joel A. Wright
Mr. Paul L. Wyckoff
Mr. Gary T. Yancey
Mr. Neil R Yarian
Capt John S. Young, USAF (Ret.)
Jack Zee
Recent “In Honor and In Memory” Contributions to the Living Memorial
LtCol Frederick A. Martin, USAF (Ret.)
In memory of
99th BMW - 1973-1973
Mr. Burris M. Ray
In honor of
Sgt Matthew Abbate, USMC
CSM Harlan E. Dirks, USA (Ret.)
In memory of
MSgt Eugene Talmadge Alexander
CAPT Gil A. Balaoing, USN (Ret.)
In honor of
All Marines
Capt Andrew B. McFarlane, USMC (Ret.)
In honor of
All Marines
Mr. Scott Hept
In honor of
All who have sacrificed in service
to our Country
Ms. Barbara A. Anderson
In memory of
Roy C Anderson
Mrs. Teri S. Andler
In memory of
Mr. Warren K Andler
Ms. Pauline C. Angleman
In memory of
LtCol Louis Wolf Angleman
Mrs. Eleanor C. Arnberg
In memory of
LTC Wilber H Arnberg, USA (Ret.)
Ms. Christy Miller
In memory of
Lance Corporal Aaron C. Austin
LtCol John E. Lockie, USMC (Ret.)
In memory of
Mrs. Leone Baker
The following donations are
In memory of
Anthony Bellucci
Donna Cambio
Mrs. Patricia Carey
Raymond Harrison
Carl & Maryann Lisa
Stephen & Linda Lucas
Howard Nebitt
Robert & Donna Pacheco
Anthony Tanzi
Rosewood Estate, Condominium
Association Inc.
Todd W. Berg
In honor of
Valdemar Olson & Ronald P. Berg
In memory of
Sue Block
Mr. Donald J. Scullion
Mr. Jerry R. Maioli
In memory of
Richard Bloom USMC, KIA Vietnam
SSgt Henry L. Tassinari
In memory of
CWO Ron Borgens, USMC
In memory of
Janet Busby
Mr. John D. Brennan
In memory of
Thomas Cartwright
In memory of
Mr. Dario Cassina
Mr. Peter M. Ghiorso
Sonora Bach Festival
Mr. Lazaro G. Alvarez
In memory of
LCDR Warren D Cress, USN (Ret.)
Mildred Yee
In memory of
Mrs. Monica Critz
COL F. Rodney Drake, USA (Ret.)
In memory of
COL Frank R. Drake, USA
Capt William L. McKenna, USMC (Ret.)
In memory of
LtCol LeRoy M. Duffy
Mr. Ted W. Dutton
In memory of
Larry Dutton
Mrs. Judith A. Hanley
& Mr. Daniel E. Hanley
In memory of
Tim Farasyn
Mr. Robert M. Mahr
In memory of
Guy “Gabby” Gabbard
Dr. Coral Smith
In memory of
BrigGen John S. Gong
CDR Thomas O. Metz, USN (Ret.)
In memory of
David H. Gorman
Col Wilfred K. Abbott, USAF (Ret.)
In memory of
Mr. Philip Grignon
Mrs. Jane W. Borg
In memory of
Karl Grimes
Louise Rockhold
In memory of
Mr. William C. Gruber
Mr. & Mrs. Alton J. Holmes
In memory of
Tom Holmes
Mr. Melvin L. Bacharach
In memory of
TRC Hood
Richard Rozman
In memory of
Mr. William O Hunt
Mr. Carleton E. Rowe
In memory of
Anita Jackson
In lieu of flowers for
Mrs. Bella Jung
Gretchen, John, &
John Z Clatworthy
Ms. Susan Page
Anthony Kakis
In honor of
Mr. Nicholas A Kakis
Mr. Vincent E. Rigoni
In memory of
SgtMaj David M. Kendrick
Col Edwin L. Harvey, USAF (Ret.)
In honor of
Capt William C Kohler, USMC (Ret.)
Mrs. Ruth M Langstaff
In memory of
LtCol Harold A Langstaff,
USMC (Ret.)
LCDR Bruce L. Laserson, USN (Ret.)
In memory of
Karl Larson
In memory of
Wanda Lockie
Mr. Patrick R. McKenna
In honor of
Linnea Lomax
Ms. & Mr. Toni D. Allen
In memory of
Mr. John K Lopez
CPO William D. Bossa, USCG
In memory of
BMC Wayne Lurcock
In memory of
Mr. George O Macy
Tom & Michelle Bowe
Ms. Donna Yurista
CWO & Mrs. John B. Carr,
USMC (Ret.)
In memory of
Capt Matthew Manoukian, USMC
CAPT Dicky Wieland, USN (Ret.)
In memory of
Capt Matthew Manoukian, USMC
Mr. Stanley G. Everson
In memory of
Mr. Gordon Millar
Mrs. Heather L Mobarak
In memory of
Mr. Joseph Mobarak
Mr. John C. Montgomery
In memory of
John W Montgomery, USN (Ret.)
Ms. Wendy Fine
In memory of
Judge Jean Morony
Mr. Robert E. Hurt
In memory of
Gen Roy Moss, USMC (Ret.)
Mr. Raymond G. Barazoto
In memory of
Carol Mullet
SCPO Thomas L. Murray, USN (Ret.)
In memory of
Frank & Phyllis Murray
Mr. Allan J. Rappoport
In honor of
MajGen J Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret.)
Mrs. Alice E. Nelson
In memory of
Major Robert I Nelson
Mr. Robert D. Wenger
In memory of
Marian O’Donnell
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Gorney
In honor of
Our Wounded Warriors
Mr. Fred H. Parkin, Jr.
In memory of
Mr. Fred H Parkin, Sr.
In memory of
Leroy Pegis
LtCol T. R. White
& Mrs. Mary Jo White
In memory of
LtCol Robert V. Perkins
Mrs. Carroll C. Brooks
In memory of
Mr. George S. Pillsbury
In memory of
Mr. Gary W Pittman
Mrs. Joann Plotkin
In memory of
Col Karl J Plotkin
In memory of
Sgt John E Policastro
In memory of
Carolyn Radlinki
In memory of
Mr. Leonard “Lenny” B Ratto
Mrs. Rosemarie Rick
In memory of
Col Robert F Rick, USMC (Ret.)
Vicki King
In memory of
Mrs. Lee Rogers
Col Linda J. Griffith
In honor of
Nathan Rose
Mr. Monroe C. Rothschild
In memory of
Joy Rothschild
In memory of
Mr. Joseph R Schild
Mrs. Dorothy M. Shea
In memory of
Capt Robert E Shea, USMC (Ret.)
John McNamara
In memory of
Capt Sean Sims
In memory of
Ed Sutton
Jean & James Bradford
In memory of
LtCol James L Sweeney, USAF (Ret.)
Mr. Gerald D. Sullivan
In memory of
LtCol James L Sweeney, USAF (Ret.)
Anne M. Ropes
In memory of
Jim Sweeney
Jan Denny & Christopher Taylor
In memory of
PFC Adrian William Taylor, USMC
Mrs. Aiko N. Thomas
In memory of
Capt Neil S Thomas
In memory of
Gil Tovar
Lynne Moule & Dean Townsend
In memory of
Ms. June P Townsend
LtCol William L. Waters, USMC (Ret.)
In memory of
LtCol James M. Tully, USMC (Ret.)
Mr. Brian Tuskan
In memory of
John J. Tuskan
In memory of
Betty Ann Van Duyn
Mr. Philip E. Beauchamp
In memory of
Robert Alvin Williamson
John Carter
In memory of
Doug Winn
VMware, Inc.
In memory of
Doug Winn
Mr. John T. Lyons
In honor of
Doc Yancey
In memory of
Howard Young’s Mother
Recent Memorial Plaque Donations
Memorial Plaques are placed in the 5th floor hallways
Mr. Willard L. Lange, Jr.
In honor of
1stLt John J. Moderno, USMC
In honor of
Walter Tidwell, Sr.
Maj Daniel P. Van Grol, USMC (Ret.)
In honor of
Cpl Clinton Van Grol, USMC
In honor of
Mr. Edwin M Tidwell
In honor of
CMSgt Walter V Tidwell, USAF (Ret.)
Mrs. Nancy Dee Tovar
In honor of
GySgt Guillermo H Tovar, USMC (Ret.)
Recent Planned Giving Pledges
We thank the following people for including the Marines’ Memorial Association in their estate planning
RADM Michael C. Bachmann, USN
Mr. James M. Burns
Mr. Michael Q. Cohen
Mr. Hugh A. Cook
Col James F. Daugherty, USMC (Ret.)
Dr. Thomas J. DeCaro
Mr. Stanley L. Dowson
CAPT Leslie H. Dunlap, USN
Mr. Peter E. Galli, Jr.
Mr. Robert J. Garing
Ms. Julia E. Gordon
Dr. Robert A. Haley, USMC
LTC Fredrick G. Harrison, USA (Ret.)
Mr. David G. Johnson
Mr. Milton K. Knutsen
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Lyons
Dr. Akiko Masakawa
Mr. Kim J. McLaughlin
HMCS Charles M. Meeds, USN (Ret.)
CAPT Charles L. Meylan, USN (Ret.)
CDR William L. North
Mrs. Elizabeth Nygren
Mr. Jon W. Paulson
COL Merlyn L. Pugh, USA (Ret.)
Mr. Donald F. Reid
Mr. Robert A. Scheel
LtCol Norman L. Schoening, USAF (Ret.)
MSgt Lloyd E. Smith, USAF (Ret.)
Mrs. Marion W. Spasek
Col Lynn A. Stuart, USMC (Ret.)
The Marines’ Memorial Association Welcomes These Members to Benefactor Status
Mr. Barry L. Bunte
Dr. Earle E. Crandall
CAPT Roger F. Espiritu, USN (Ret.)
Mr. Jay S. Factor
Mr. Donald E. Farrar
Major James A. Felchlin , USAF (Ret.)
COL Steven L. Funk, USA (Ret.)
LTC Guadalupe M. Garcia, USA
CAPT Blaine Z Hibbard, Jr., USN (Ret.)
Mr. Bob M. Isaman
LtCol George L. Kekuna, USAF (Ret.)
Mr. William H Kirwin
SgtMaj Daniel M. Mariner, USMC (Ret.)
Mr. Andrew J. McLean
Mr. Alexander Merola
Mr. James W. Roth
Mr. Paul B. Schaeffer
Mr. Shawn P. Slater
Mr. Kenneth D. Smith
Mr. John L. Sullivan II
Mr. Gary D. Villalba
CAPT Robert Wah, USN (Ret.)
Mr. Carl A. Youngdale, Jr.
Thank you for your support.
BITS AND PIECES
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” —Albert Einstein
Our “Living Memorial”
In the Spring of 1946, General A.A.
Vandegrift, the 18th Commandant of the
Marine Corps, tasked the Commanding
General, Marine Forces Pacific to create
a “living memorial” to pay proper tribute
to the sacrifices of Americans in the
Pacific in World War II. With that guidance, the Marines bought the building at
609 Sutter Street here in San Francisco,
named it the Marines’ Memorial Club
and designated it as a “Living Memorial”.
Sixty-six years later, the Club continues
to fulfill its role, paying tribute to those
who have gone before.
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of
ignorance.” —Robert Quillen
The Marines’ Memorial Club as
the Preferred Place to Visit
When you come to San Francisco, we
want the Marines’ Memorial to be your
preferred place to visit, to eat dinner,
to spend time in the library and spend
the night in one of our hotel rooms and
watch a program in our Theatre. We
want you to be proud of your Club. We
want your feedback and pay attention to
what you say about what we are doing.
Come visit your Club, tour the facility
and spend some time in the library, in
the hallways and, especially, spend time
viewing the Tribute Memorial Wall with
the names of all those military lost in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
“Experience is a good teacher, but she
sends in terrific bills.” —Minna Antrim
Our Lobby
We’ve reported on the upgrade to our
Lobby with the addition of the five
paintings and five sculptures donated by
Colonel Charles Waterhouse. We are
very proud to be able to display his work
here. By the time you read this, we will
have installed new carpet in our lobby.
The old carpet was more than six years
old and showed the wear and tear of traffic in and out of the Club.
“When the best leader’s work is done,
the people say, “We did it ourselves.”
—Lao Tzu
Marines’ Memorial Theatre
Through the generosity of some of our
Members, we have recently upgraded the
sound system in the Marines’ Memorial
Theatre. We are very proud of the new
system. We still need to make other
improvements, such as a new lighting
system so that the Theatre can be a location-of-choice for the performing arts in
San Francisco as well as a premier location for our educational lecture series,
like the George P. Shultz Lecture Series.
As we reported before, our Theatre is
now a separate 501(c)(3). You can make
a tax-deductible donation to help with
the costs of the upgrade.
“He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of
learning.” —Danish proverb
Help Us Communicate with You
Many of you are not receiving our monthly electronic newsletter because we don’t
have your correct email address. Please
go to www.MarineClub.com and log on
as a Member. Provide us with your email
address by updating your profile in the
“My Profile” section. If you have never
used the “Members Only” section of our
website and would like to start receiving the MarineClub Monthly newsletter,
please create your Member Profile by
using the “New User Registration” link on
the member login page. If you need help,
email us at [email protected].
“Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation
of strength.” —Eric Hoffer
Our Reciprocal Clubs
We have more than 200 Reciprocal Clubs.
We know you Members appreciate this
benefit of membership. The most popular
are the Army Navy Club in Washington,
DC, located one block from the White
House, and The New York Athletic Club,
located on Central Park South. Four of our
Reciprocal Clubs are in New York City; 3
are in Washington, DC; 12 are in the UK; 1
is in Ireland; 7 are in Australia; and 13 are
in Canada. A significant number of these
Clubs were brought to our attention by our
Members. We thank them for helping us
expand this program. Most of the Reciprocal
Clubs are private clubs with dress codes. You
can find a link to these Reciprocal Clubs at
www.MarineClub.com.
“For every complex problem, there is an
answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.”
—H. L. Mencken
Keeping the Marines’ Memorial Club
an Attractive Place to Stay
We invite you to visit us and check out our
new beds, new bed covers, new pillows, and
new, fluffier towels. Give us feedback on our
housekeeping department. The housekeepers strive to keep our rooms as the cleanest and freshest rooms anywhere. Internet
access is free and very fast. The room safes
will remain and, due to the demand, we’re
keeping refrigerators in the rooms. Our fit-
ness center is top-notch and, as guests, you
can use the health club free of charge.
“One man with courage makes a majority.”
—Andrew Jackson
More Care Packages for the Troops in
Afghanistan
We continue to ask for your donations to
help us send care packages to our troops in
Afghanistan. We know the troops appreciate the TRX suspension trainers because it’s
tough to stay in shape in some of the remote
areas. Every single dollar you donate goes
directly to the project.
“The man who trims himself to suit
everybody will soon whittle himself
away.” —Charles Schwab
Tell Other Veterans about the Marines’
Memorial Club
We depend on Veterans spreading the word
about the benefits of membership in the
Marines’ Memorial Association. You can help
us by telling other Veterans some of the
benefits of membership. In our Member Get
a Member Program, you can earn free night
stays at your Club. Point them to our website
at www.MarineClub.com. (Be sure and tell
them to list you as a reference when they join).
The Wellness Membership
We have a solid relationship with Club One
Fitness, the firm that operates our Health
Club in the Marines’ Memorial Club. The
result is that because you are a Marines’
Memorial Member, you can join Club One
for $50 per month, and have access to a
network of Club One facilities.
“If you want to make enemies, try to
change something.” —Woodrow Wilson
Our Mission and Purposes
The Marines’ Memorial Association’s Mission:
“Maintain a Living Memorial honoring
Marines and other Veterans of the United
States Armed Forces, including Regular and
Reserve Components, the US Coast Guard,
the US Merchant Marine, and their reserves;
to educate and perpetuate the achievements and
the sacrifices of these Veterans; and to aid and
assist these Veterans.”
We prefer to say that our purposes are
to: “Commemorate, Educate and Provide
Services.” We commemorate the sacrifices of
our Veterans; we educate the public about
those sacrifices through our programs; and
we provide services to those brave young men
and women currently serving in the US
Armed Forces.
“The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change. The
leader adjusts the sails.” —John Maxwell
The Amenities of the Club
If you have stayed at the Club recently, I
hope you are proud of the amenities we provide. First of all, our climate control system
is first-rate. Second, the towels we supply are
big, fluffy towels. Third, your breakfast when
you are staying here is complimentary…and
what a breakfast it is. Fourth is the daily complimentary Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm, with
live piano music. Fifth is the quality of food
in our Leatherneck Steakhouse. Sixth is free
Internet access in all hotel rooms. Seventh
is our Business Center, where you can read
and print your emails, and send faxes. Eighth
is complimentary access to our Health Club,
one of the finest in the City. Ninth are our
free-of-charge guest laundry facilities on the
4th and 6th floors. Tenth: free local phone
calls. Eleventh is that we are pet friendly, a
special treat for the Currently Serving who
are changing duty stations.
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of
all wisdom.” —Aristotle
“I’m not young enough to know everything.” —Sir James Matthew Barrie
Check Out Our New Ladies’ Jackets at MarineClubStore.com
Ladies’ Turquoise
Jacket – $65
Features soft lines to
complement her
curves, with a cozy
microfleece lining
Shop 24/7 at
www.marineclubstore.com
Ladies’ Camouflage
Jacket – $65
Embroidered Globe &
Anchor or “Bubba,”
for the female with a
bit of tiger in her tank
looking back
A LIVING MEMORIAL from page 3
The Marines’ Memorial Club is a twelve story building with 138 guest
rooms and suites; the Leatherneck Steakhouse, the twelfth floor
dining room with a vibrant view of San Francisco’s bridges; a library;
and a world-class health club with a lap swimming pool.
Membership in the Marines’ Memorial Club is open to all Veterans of
the United States Armed Forces. Effective 1 January 2005, by virtue
of Veterans’ contributions, the Association is able to offer free annual
membership to all Currently Serving members of the US Armed
Forces who come to stay at the Marines’ Memorial Club to use the
facility. For members and their guests who stay overnight in the
Club, the room rates are the most reasonable in San Francisco; and,
also effective 1 January 2005, because of our Regular Membership
support, Currently Serving members of the US Armed Forces can
stay at the Marines’ Memorial Club for $79 Sunday through Thursday, and $99 on Friday and Saturday.
Members may use the club for the observance of the occasions that
are significant in their own personal lives, such as reunions, weddings,
and receptions. The most gratifying experience may be the spontaneous camaraderie with those who share like values and ideals.
The deliberate, delicate mission of the Marines’ Memorial Club continues: “A tribute to those who have gone before; and a service to
those who carry on.” While browsing amidst the Club’s commemorative exhibits, take a few moments to listen to the voices that speak
from the books, the photos, the citations, and the artwork. The
Marines’ Memorial Club is theirs and you are welcome in their home.
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Marines’ Memorial Association
609 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
tel 415.673.6672
fax 415.441.3649
www.MarineClub.com
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
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San Francisco, CA
Address Service Requested
The Marines’ Memorial Association is a non-profit 501(c)(19) Veterans organization.
Jan / Feb SF SKETCHFEST
Annual live comedy festival featuring legendary
performers. Hurry! These shows sell out fast. Go
to www.sfsketchfest.com for a complete listing.
January 25 “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” 20th Anniversary Show With Michael C. Maronna, Danny Tamberelli & more
January 25 Judge John Hodgman LIVE with Jesse Thorn Self-appointed judge John Hodgman rules on real-life disputes
January 26 The Thrilling Adventure Hour Starring Paget Brewster, Craig Cackowski, Jonathan Coulton & more
February 1 w00tstock Founders Night With Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton and Paul and Storm
February 2 Nerdist Podcast With Chris Hardwick, Jonah Ray and Matt Mira
February 2 UCB ASSSSCAT With Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Chris Gethard & more
February 9 Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter With Jennifer Coolidge, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo & more
February 9 Naked Human Giant Babies With Rob Corddry, Seth Morris, John Ross Bowie, and more
February 14 HOW WE FIRST MET
This uplifting theatrical experience features Comedian/emcee Jill Bourque interviewing couples
on stage while a team of brilliant improvisors transforms pivotal moments from their romance into
hilarious sketches and songs.
February 22-April 27 HUMANITIES WEST
Feb 22 & 23 Charles II: Phoenix of Restoration London
Apr 26 & 27 Bernini’s Rome: Art and Architecture of the Baroque
TICKETS: www.cityboxoffice.com · (415) 392-4400
Theatre box office open 90 minutes prior to each performance.

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