The JoCo Marine - October 2015

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2015

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


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Good of the League Sergeant-At-Arms Linwood Johnson escorts Carry-On Detachment's newest member - Marcus Earl before Commandant Timothy Daniel to be sworn in before the membership.

Marine Marcus Earl hails from 3rd Bn. 11th Marines and currently resides in Smithfield, NC. Welcome to the Johnston County Marine Corps League Devil Dog!

Sergeant-At-Arms Linwood Johnson presents the colors to Commandant Timothy Daniel to affix a new streamer from Carry-On Detachment's members being present at the National Marine Corps League Convention in Scottsdale, AZ and representing Johnston County, North Carolina.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

Devell “Bull” Durham Jr. (10/11/62) – 53 years young! Deloy Shaw (10/15/72) – 43 years young!

Happy Birthday Gents!


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Lt. Col. Bill Witt, USMC Retired, was honored in a Memorial Service at Independence Village in Raleigh. Lt. Col. Witt was a fighter pilot in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, no small fete.

Pictured left to right is Junior Past Commandant John Staley form the Tar Heel Detachment #733, Junior Past Commandant Devell Durham Jr. from the Carry-On Detachment #1236, and Junior Past Commandant Frank Kildea from the Air Land Detachment #1257 of the Marine Corps League were represented.

9/11 1st Responders Honored - Wake Tech Community College Public Safety Education Campus held a ceremony

honoring 1st Responders to include the Police Department, Fire Department, EMS, and Correctional Officers of

9/11.Pictured are members who put on the ceremony for them and in remembrance of September 11, 2001.Eagle Scout

Coordinator Lewis W. Rice III of the Johnston County Marine Corps League Carry-On Detachment #1236, Capt. Thedford

Simmons, Lt. Tabitha Watkins, and Major Earl Middleton of the Honor Guard for the North Carolina Department of Public

Safety, EM2 Brianna Laphilliph, and AA Gambrell of the US Navy, Spyke Stenulis of the USAF/SF, and Marines Juan

Munoz, Andrew Blizzard, John Dilday, John Staley, and Tyrone Ashe of the Wake County Marine Corps League Tar Heel

Detachment #733.


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The winner of the Savage Arms 30-06 rifle with a scope - Percy R. Clark (center) and the raffle chairman for the Johnston County Marine Corps League, Judge Advocate James "Willie" Williams (left) pictured with store manager Isaiah Giles (right) of Carolina Sporting & Security of Selma.

The JoCo Marines were invited to Gabriel Manor Assisted Living Home located on Johnson Estate Rd. in Clayton by Activity Director Sarah Ellen Middendorf (centered) to pay respects to 82 year old Korean War Marine Veteran Jim Mitchell.

Commandant Timothy Daniel and Eagle Scout Coordinator Lewis

W. Rice III of the Johnston County Marine Corps League Carry-On

Detachment #1236 shared stories with Jim while he gave them a

history lesson on his life and times in the Korean War from 1950-

1952. The Korean War is often called “The Forgotten War”, but not

to the Marines that served and the Marines that followed. It began

when communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950. When

the war ended in 1953, Korea was still divided and it remains that

way today. Thanks for sharing Marine Mitchell – Semper Fi!

The doghouse location is the VFW Post 2057

11270 E. NC Highway 97, Rocky Mount, NC 27803.


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General Robert B.

Neller assumed the duties of Commandant of the Marine Corps on September 24th, 2015.

Marines, we've had another excellent month, with many activities. A Good Business award, a couple of Eagle Scout Good Citizenship awards, our Raffle drawing at the Clayton Harvest Festival, a Department Quarterly meeting, our quarterly VA Hospital visit and Bingo game, and a Birthday for our oldest Marine, World War II Veteran George Hartley. May we all live so long! As George says, just keep breathing! If you haven't already, now is the time to consider which Marine of the Detachment you would like to consider for Detachment Marine of the Year. That presentation will be made at our December Family Christmas Celebration on December 8th, so make your recommendations, and your plans for that event. Pot Luck always produces an enjoyable meal, and the Fellowship and Camaraderie that makes up such a gathering is Heartwarming. Looking forward to a good turnout. As we go forward, let's remember those Marines that have preceded us to that final duty station. Semper Fi! and Amen! ~ Commandant Timothy Daniel Congratulations to Percy for winning our raffle! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make our raffle a success! It is really appreciated! I know that some of you spent hours at the gun shop in addition to all of the other tickets you sold. For some reason, it seems like I can sell anything except our fundraiser tickets! I do try! I'm thankful for all of you who were able to sell a lot of tickets. I look forward to seeing everyone at the October meeting! Semper Fi ~ Junior Vice Commandant Jodie Hislop


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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).

Flap Jack Fundraiser Committee (Lewis W. Rice III - Chair)

• (Chairperson needed to take over this committee for the next event, submit your name at the next meeting for nomination, or to Ken Parker via email.)

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

September’s Good Business Award recipient was Heidi’s Two Wheel Café in Smithfield.

The next Good Business Award Presentation will be at:

Location: Novo Nordisk Monday, October 5, 2015 @ 1300 hrs. 3612 Powhatan Rd. Clayton, NC 27527

This is the place of work for our Senior Vice Commandant Ralph Hudson and he has invited the Site Manager (Corporate VP) and other VIP's to attend the presentation, and ask that all available members to be present. ~ Also, afterwards we will be visiting the Veterans of:

Location: Barbour Court Nursing & Rehabilitation Services 515 Barbour Rd. Smithfield, NC 27577


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

Eagle Scout Evan Lee Gronendyke from Boy Scout Troop 63 of Pine Level.

Eagle Scout Cameron J. Loseke from Boy Scout Troop 33 of Clayton.

Eagle Scout Michael Bradley Hales from Boy Scout Troop 63 of Pine Level. Next Eagle Scout Ceremony is scheduled

for October 11, 2015 for Eagle Scout Candidate Garrett Lutz of Boy Scout

Troop 33 of Clayton.

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

VA Hospital Visit Committee (Ken Parker – Chair)

• None to report at this time.

Adopt-A-Highway Clean-up Committee (Ken Parker – Chair) • October 10, 2015 @ 0730 hrs. Meet at Hess Gas Station on Hwy 42.

Raffle Committee (Willie Williams – Chair) • None to report at this time.


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JoCo Marines October 2015

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.

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Good Business Award

American Legion

Monthly Meeting

Adopt-A-Highway

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Eagle Scout Ceremony

Columbus Day

Carry-On Detachment

Monthly Meeting

Pound #210 Fall

Growl

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Johnston County

Veterans Council Meeting

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Halloween

US NAVY – 10/13/2015


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01 October 1997: The first African-American female colonel in the Marine Corps was promoted to that rank during a ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Colonel Gilda A. Jackson, a native of Columbus, Ohio, made Marine Corps history when she achieved the rank of colonel. She was serving as Special Projects Officer, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing at the time of her promotion.

05 October 1775: Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 2d Continental Congress used the word "Marines" on one of the earliest known occasions, when it directed General George Washington to secure two vessels on "Continental risqué and pay", and to give orders for the "proper encouragement to the Marines and seamen" to serve on the two armed ships.

06 October 1945: Major General Keller E. Rockey, Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps, accepted the surrender of 50,000 Japanese troops in North China on behalf of the Chinese Nationalist government.

08 October 1899: A force of 375 Marines under command of future Commandant George F. Elliott, attacked and captured the insurgent town of Novaleta, Luzon, Philippine Islands, and linked up with U.S. Army troops. There were 11 Marine casualties.

09 October 1917: The 8th Marines was activated at Quantico, Virginia. Although the regiment would not see combat in Europe during World War I, the officers and enlisted men of the 8th Marines participated in operations against dissidents in Haiti for over five years during the 1920s. During World War II, the regiment was assigned to the 2d Marine Division and participated in combat operations on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa, and earned three Presidential Unit Citations.

11 October 1951: A Marine battalion was flown by transport helicopters to a frontline combat position for the first time, when HMR-161 lifted the 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, and its equipment, during Operation Bumblebee, northeast of Yanggu, Korea.

19 October 1968: Operation Maui Peak, a combined regimental-sized operation which began on 6 October, ended 11 miles northwest of An Hoa, Vietnam. More than 300 enemy were killed in the 13-day operation.

23 October 1983: At 0622 an explosive-laden truck slammed into the BLT headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, where more than 300 men were billeted. The massive explosion collapsed the building in seconds, and took the lives of 241 Americans--including 220 Marines. This was the highest loss of life in a single day for Marines since D-Day on Iwo Jima in 1945.

28 October 1962: An 11,000-man 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade left Camp Pendleton by sea for the Caribbean during the Cuban Missile Crisis. One week earlier, the entire 189,000-man Marine Corps had been put on alert and elements of the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions were sent to Guantanamo Bay to reinforce the defenders of the U.S. Naval Base. Other 2nd Division units and squadrons from five Marine Aircraft Groups were deployed at Key West, Florida, or in Caribbean during the Cuban crisis.

31 October 1919: A patrol of Marines and gendarmes, led by Sergeant Herman H. Hanneken, disguised themselves as Cacos and entered the headquarters of the Haitian Caco Leader, Charlemagne Peralte, killing the bandit chief, and dispersing his followers. Sergeant Hanneken and Corporal William R. Button were each awarded the Medal of Honor.


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Sick Call

Sick and Distressed: Marine Durham’s mother’s best Friend is in the CICU and needs our prayers. Cynthia Shaw is

recuperating from surgery and has had a lot of setbacks, but is back to work this week. Alfred Peavy’s wife has had ankle surgery and is on a walker still having a lot of pain. Mark Williams has made his final arrangements and has

expressed he is ready to go home. L/Cpl. Doyle in Anchorage, Alaska is suffering PTSD and needs our prayers. George Hartley wants everyone to remember him.

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN MARINE BROTHERS AND SISTERS, FMF CORPSMEN AND CHAPLAINS

Tom Barrie, John Bullock, George Gillespie, Robert Moore, Willard Pleasants, and Gordon Young.

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