The JoCo Marine - May 2016

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P. O. BOX 82Clayton, NC 27520-0082



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Good of the League

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Lewis W. Rice III (05/14/1974) – 42 years young!



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Carry-On Detachment #1236 Officers Installation Night – 12 APR 2016

Gold Leaf Detachment #1276 Officers Installation Night – 19 APR 2016



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Jesse O. Price - MODD Pound #210 Spring Growl – 23 APR 2016

FOS - Friends of Scouting Fundraiser Dinner with

Congressman David Rouzer – 25 APR 2016



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Good of the League: April Minutes: - Willie Williams passed a patriotic braceletaround the room that we could use as a fund raiser. The bracelet costs us $1.25 andwe could sell it for $5.00. This is an idea he would like to see us think about and

bring up maybe next month for discussion and possible action. Reminder thatAmerican Legion Post 71 Golf Tournament will take place on 30 April, the sameday as our fund raiser at Belk’s. We need someone to be at Belk’s the day of the

sale. Devell Durham stated he would like to touch base with area high Schools

about the possibility of us starting a scholarship.

Jeff Jones stated National has lost their vender for the red blazers and ratchet belts.They are in the process of finding a new vender. He stated that in the month sincethe National Mid-Winter Conference when all was well something has happenedat National and today Meg Thornburg, National Paymaster and De bbie in Ship’s

Store resigned. He reminded all of the up-coming Pound 210 Growl at his place inMiddlesex. Shooters can begin at 0900 and the meal to be served at 1200 withgrowl starting at 1300. On the dog side of the house he announced we are losingthe Devil Dog insignia for our covers because the pith helmet has the Eagle Globeand Anchor. The Marine Corps is suing us over this. The Foundation is trying totake the designation Devil Dogs name because they want to use it. Lastly, he

brought the Department M-1 rifle that we are raffling at the DepartmentConvention in June. He has tickets for $10.00 each. Discussion about Facebookand Web Page being the same took place. Commandant Daniel thanked the guestsfor coming and invited them to stay and celebrate with us after the meeting.

Carry-On Detachment has been significantly growing and setting the standard thatother Detachment’s are following and asking for our assistance. The more our

members are active and in the public eye – in turn, brings in new Marines andFMF Corpsmen wanting to join our Detachment. Thanks for all you do Carry-OnDetachment and keep up the outstanding work. Lewis W. Rice III - Semper Fi!

Joint Veterans Memorial Day service @ 1100 hrs. this Memorial Day at the

Johnston County Courthouse. – Come out and participate!

Correspondence: Adjutant read e-mail from Department announcing theupcoming Department Convention. Also, he read an email from Detachment # 857concerning the National Convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Unfinished Business: The application for a Memorial Brick at the Archer LodgeVeterans Memorial had to be cancelled as the price was not $100.00 as previouslythought. That check was voided. The correct price is $175.00. Devell Durhammade a motion that was seconded by Jodie Hislop to purchase a brick at the new

price. Motion carried. Lewis Rice announced the price of the ceramic plate he brought last month with EGA in it would be $40.00 to anyone interested.



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Semper Fi! Marines! Our next meeting will be thelast one before the Department Convention, so weneed to make a decision about our attendance andDelegates for that Convention. I look forward to theConvention and the Grand Growl in Gastonia.Our latest fundraiser is now over, and the final tally

will be when Belk's determines our share of the finalday's sales. If you haven't already, be sure to turn inany monies you may still have for ticket sales to thePaymaster – Ken Parker.Adopt-A-Highway cleanup is this upcomingSaturday, so make your plans to join us for thisworthwhile endeavor. It comes complete with

camaraderie, fellowship, and of course trash! As withall we do, the more that participate; the more fun wehave. Come out and have some FUN!



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Public Relations Committee (Lewis W. Rice III - Chair) The JoCo Marine Newsletter will now be posted to our Detachment’s

Facebook page on a monthly basis as well as being mailed out and emailed, please let Lewis know if you need an electronic copy of the Detachment Flyer.

◄ This is different than the Newsletter (to hand out to prospective new members).

Corral Fundraiser (Ralph Hudson - Chair) Ralph Hudson is working on getting more information for our next fundraiser.

Good Business Award Committee (Lewis W. Rice III – Chair)

Apr i l ’s “Good Business Award” (above) – Becton Dickinson in Four Oaks, NC

– award ed 14 APR 2016.



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May’s Good Business Award Presentation will be at:

Location: eacon Jones

1130 N. Brightleaf Blvd. Wednesday, May 11, 2016 @ 1300 hrs.Smithfield, NC 27577

Eagle Scout Good Citizenship Award Committee (Lewis W. Rice III – Chair)

Eagle Scout James Preston Renfrow from Boy Scout Troop #33 of Clayton – awarded 02 APR 2016.

Rosebuds Committee (Ken Parker - Chair) Ken Parker reported we have some funds turned in from the Clock and

Jewelry shop.

Adopt-A-Highway Clean-up Committee (Ken Parker – Chair) 07 May 2016 @ Speedway Gas Station on Hwy 42 in Clayton.

VA Hospital Visit Committee (Ken Parker – Chair)

31 May 2016, Meet up across from McDonald’s in Clayton @ 1800 hrs.



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JCVC Meeting

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2 May 1946: Marines from Treasure Island Marine Barracks, under the command of WarrantOfficer Charles L. Buckner, aided in suppressing the three-day prison riot at Alcatraz Penitentiaryin San Francisco Bay. WO Buckner, a Veteran of the Bougainville and Guam campaigns, ably led

his force of Marines without suffering a single casualty.

5 May 1983: In Beirut, Lebanon, a UH-1N helicopter carrying the Commander of the American peace-keeping force, Colonel James Mead, was hit by machine gun fire. The six Marines aboardescaped injury. Colonel Mead and his crew had taken off in the helicopter to investigate artilleryand rocket duels between rival Syrian-backed Druze Moslem militiamen and ChristianPhalangists that endangered French members of the multinational force.

8 May 1995: In the wake of the most devastating storm to hit the New Orleans area in more than200 years, a group of Marines and sailors from Marine Forces Reserve demonstrated the quickresponse synonymous with the Navy/Marine Corps team. Within hours of being called, Marinesassisted 2,500 civilians, and Navy corpsmen treated scores of flood victims.

10 May 1945: The 22d Marines, 6th Marine Division, executed a pre-dawn attack south acrossthe Asa River Estuary and seized a bridgehead from which to continue the attack toward Naha,the capital of Okinawa.

15 May 1862: Corporal John Mackie, the first Marine to earn the Medal of Honor, wascommended for service in the USS GALENA during action against Confederate shore batteries atDrewry's Bluff which blocked the James River approaches to Richmond.

16 May 1945: The 22nd and 29th Marines continued the attack against Half Moon Hill, a daycharacterized by the 6th Marine Division as the "bitterest" of the Okinawa campaign. By the 18th,the famed "Shuri line" had been broached.

22 May 1912: First Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine Officer to be assigned to"duty in connection with aviation" by General Commandant William P. Biddle, reported foraviation training at the Naval Aviation Camp at Annapolis, Maryland, and Marine aviation had itsofficial beginning.

23 May 1988: The V-22 Osprey, the world's first production tilt-rotor aircraft, made its debutduring rollout ceremonies at Bell Helicopter Textron's Arlington, Texas, facility. More than 1,000representatives from the military, industry, and media, gathered to hear various speakers,including Gen Alfred Gray, Commandant of the Marine Corps, praise the versatile rotor craftdesigned to meet the needs of 21st Century battlefields.

26 May 1969: Operation Pipestone Canyon began when the 1st Battalion, 26th Marines and 3rdBattalion, 5th Marines began sweeps in the Dodge City/Go Noi areas southwest of Da Nang. Itterminated at the end of June with 610 enemies killed in action at a cost of 34 Marines killed.

29 May 1991: Elements of a joint task force that included the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigadedeparted the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh after nearly two weeks of disaster reliefoperations following a devastating cyclone. Joint task force delivered tons of relief supplies usinghelicopters, C-130’s, and landing in Operation Sea Angel.



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Sick all

No sick call to report at this time.

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN MARINE BROTHERS

AND SISTERS, FMF CORPSMEN AND CHAPLAINS

Tom Barrie, John Bullock, George Gillespie, Robert Moore, Willard

Pleasants, Gordon Young, and Mark Wayne Williams.

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