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Barracks Bulletin
January 2019
Samuel F. Gearhart DetachmentPO Box 1592
4925 Business 50 WestJefferson City, MO 65102
573-893-USMC (8762)www.sfgmcl.org
Greg Craig, Editor
Detachment OfficersGreg Craig, Commandant
Bill Koonce, Sr. Vice Commandant316-435-2086
Bill Plate, Jr. Vice Commandant573-418-8719
David Hunter, Judge Advocate
Open, Adjutant
Harold Faughn, Paymaster573-418-1863
Stan Scott, Chaplain573-659-5980
Steve Baskette, Sergeant-at-Arms573-645-1945
Matt Jorgenson, Jr. Past Commandant573-795-1811
Zachary Spencer, Auditor 3 yearJim Williams, Auditor 2 year
Jim Claus, Auditor 1 year
AuxiliaryDotty Sanning, President
From the Commandant
Happy Holidays Marines, Auxiliary and AssociateMembers!
As always, the end of the year is extremelynostalgic because this time is full of traditions ---both old and new --- the gatherings with family,friends and co-workers tend bring us much joy.
Tis’ the season for happiness and joy!
As your Commandant for 2018 – I have declaredthat next year will be the “Year of Joy” for theSamuel F. Gearhart Detachment's incrediblemembership. After all, our individual efforts aredirectly tied to helping named families in thiscommunity benefit from the Detachment’sphilanthropy.
My staff and I are committed to firmly establishingthe viability of this organization for years to come.We are poised to support the new slate of officersin 2019. Marines, I ask that each and every one ofyou look inside yourself. Investigate your work lifebalance and your heart. Are you in a place to serveas a staff member in 2019?
As your servant leader, I look forward to supportingour ongoing commitment to community service.
On behalf of the 2018 Slate of Officers,
Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year!
Semper Fi,Greg Craig, CommandantSFG Detachment #656
From the Chaplain
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sinagainst the Lord in ceasing to pray for you. 1Samuel 12:23.My sincerest wish for each of you is a year full ofGod's richest blessings and a year full of health andhappiness.HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Semper Fi and God Bless,
Stanley ScottChaplain
From the Regular Meeting
It was reported that the van and the back door werefixed.
Charities Committee reported that donations weremade to Semper Fi Fund, to a family in Taos, to theCentral Missouri Auxiliary and to Quilts of Valor.
From the Editor
Do you have any articles, pictures, events,birthdays, etc. that you would like to see included inthe Newsletter? Email them to Newsletter Editor [email protected]
* * * * * * * * * N O T I C E * * * * * * * * * *Your Detachment is in need ofsomeone to step up and fulfill theNewsletter Editor position. Pleasesend your request to theCommandant, if you wish to beconsidered.* * * * * * * * * N O T I C E * * * * * * * * * *
LIFE MEMBERSHIP FEE CHART
AGE FROM AGE TO FEE0 35 $50036 50 $40051 64 $30065 Over $200
VA Bingo for 2019
VA Bingo Columbia 4th Sat. 2018Team #1 Team #2 Team #3 Team #4
26 Jan 23 Feb 23 Mar 27 Apr25 May 22 Jun 27 Jul 24 Aug28 Sep 26 Oct 23 Nov 28 Dec
VA Bingo St. James 5th Thurs. 201831 Jan 30 May 29 Aug 31 Oct
Nationalhttp://mclnational.org/
February 28-March 2, 2019 Mid-Winter in
Fredericksburg, VAAugust 4-9, 2019 Convention in
Billings, MT
Midwest Divisionhttp://midwestdivisionmarinecorpsleague.org/
April 26-28, 2019 Spring ConferenceSioux City, IA
October 2019 Fall ConferenceTBD
Department of Missourihttp://momcl.org/
March 9, 2019 Quarterly Meeting inJefferson City, MO
June 7-9, 2019 Department ConventionFestus, MO
September 7, 2019 Quarterly Meeting inJefferson City, MO
December 7, 2019 Quarterly Meeting inJefferson City, MO
Samuel F. Gearhart Detachmenthttp://www.sfgmcl.org/
Activities Committee Input for January
Welcome to 2019 and Happy New Year! Weended 2018 having some great fun with Tailgatingat the Christmas Parade, the DetachmentChristmas Party, a trip to Osage Beach for dinnerand the “Christmas On Main Street Show” withLake Ozark Detachment followed by our dining outat Prison Brews and finished out with ourcelebration/recognition of December Birthdays inthe Bunker. If you weren’t able to join us for any ofthese events in December, we hope to see you atone of our activities in 2019. Till then we hope yourNew Year kicks off with a bang and finds you andyours in great spirits and good health!
Attention - Detachment and Auxiliary memberswith a January or February birthday please sendyour birthday information in to me as soon aspossible, [email protected] or call 659-5069(lv message). We need to be a month ahead tokeep things on schedule, thanks!
Happy Birthday to all of our DecemberBirthdays!
12/7/43 Stanley Scott12/12/43 Jim Williams12/18/?? Ed Miller12/22/53 Rita Diemler12/24/?? Kathy Miller
Fri. January 11th – Celebrating JanuaryBirthdays in the Bunker: We will open hatches at1730 on the 11th to celebrate our members Januarybirthdays. Come on out and help add to thefestivities and celebrate our friends’ birthdays.
Sat. January 12th – Trivia Night (Open to thepublic – please help spread the word to family,friends, co-workers, etc.): We will be short a fewof our regular volunteers for this Trivia Night, if youare able to help out please contact Alan. Doors,bar, & kitchen open at 1800 with Trivia kicking off at1900. $60 per team, with a max of 6 people perteam. Cash prize to the winning team and we’llalso have door prizes and a 50-50. Pre-register toguarantee your spot, do so by 1/8/2019 and allteam members will receive an extra door prizeticket. For additional info or to register email Alanat [email protected] or call 893-8762 andleave your name and number, and we’ll contact youback.
Mon. January 24th - Dining Out: Okay, time for anew venue, thanks to Epie Vallejo for suggestingthe Vietnamese Café 1406 MO Blvd Ste C. We willmeet at our regular time of 1830 and hope you areable to join us. I ate there for the first time inDecember and have been back four or five timessince then and hope you like it I as much as Epieand I do. This is a small place and they canaccommodate us; however, head count will be veryimportant here so send your head counts to me byend of day Monday January 21st [email protected] or 659-5069. Let all yourMarine friends know that we would love to havethem come out and join us and have them sendtheir head counts in too or include with yours. Seeyou there!
If you have suggestions for League activities, seeAlan at the meeting, email [email protected] call 659-5069.
From the Auxiliary
Happy January everyone! Tis the season for us tobe cozy and comfy but there are people in ourcommunity that need a little help doing the same.Please bring your ideas to the meetings on waysthat we can help those in need. I believe there areveterans and outreach projects that we canparticipate in. Even if you are unable to work at theSoup Kitchen or help the veterans play bingo thereare other ways to give of your time or talents.Perhaps you can sew, knit, crochet, bake, cook ortell stories. It would be a wonderful year if we couldfind a few new ways to help others.
Reminder, we get to bring the desserts for theJanuary meeting which will be held on Wednesday,January 2. Trivia is coming up – is anyone able towork the kitchen or prepare a dessert? Give me acall if you need a ride to the meeting.
Special January Celebrations:January 8 – Clean Off Your Desk DayJanuary 15 – Strawberry Ice Cream DayJanuary 20 – Soup Swap DayJanuary 21 – Squirrel Appreciation Day
Semper Mordendi,
Dotty Sanning, PresidentCentral Missouri Unit
Marine Corps History:Selected January Dates of Marine CorpsHistorical Significance
10 January 1995: The Pentagon announced that2,600 U.S. Marines would be deployed to Somaliafor Operation United Shield to assist in the finalwithdrawal of UN peacekeeping troops fromSomalia. The decision came in response to a UNrequest for American protection of its peacekeepingforces serving in the war-torn African nation.
11 January 1945: The first elements of MarineAircraft Group 24, commanded by Colonel Lyle H.Meyer, landed at Lingayen, Luzon, PhilippineIslands, to provide close air support for Armyforces. Over the next three months, MAG-24 andMAG-32 would fly a total of 8,842 combat sortiesand drop more than 19,000 bombs as part of theFifth Air Force in support of the Sixth Army.
16 January 1991: Operation Desert Shield becameOperation Desert Storm as forces of the alliedcoalition launched an all-out air campaign againsttargets in Iraq and occupied Kuwait in an effort toliberate Kuwait and enforce the resolutions of theUnited Nations Security Council. Overall, in thetheater of operations, the coalition forces includedmore than 415,000 U.S. troops.
18 January 1951: Marines of the 1st MarineDivision began mopping-up operations againstguerrillas in the Pohang area, South Korea,following the Division's return from its epic battlewith Communist Chinese troops at the Chosin(Changjin) Reservoir.
20 January 1968: The second battle for Khe Sanhbegan when Marines from the 3d Battalion, 26thMarines attacked a North Vietnamese battalionbetween Hill 881 South and Hill 881 North. Morethan 100 of the enemy were killed.
21 January 1918: The 1st Aeronautical Companyarrived at Ponta Delgada, Azores, for anti-submarine duty. That unit was one of the firstcompletely equipped American aviation units toserve overseas in World War I.
22 January 1969: Operation Dewey Canyon,perhaps the most successful high-mobilityregimental-size action of the Vietnam War, beganin the A Shau/Da Krong Valleys when the 9th
Marines, commanded by Colonel Robert H. Barrow,and supporting artillery were lifted from Quang Tri.By 18 March the enemy's base area had beencleared out, 1617 enemy dead had been counted,and more than 500 tons of weapons andammunition unearthed.
25 January 1856: Marines and seamen from theU.S. sloop Decatur went ashore at the village ofSeattle, Washington, to protect settlers from Indianraids. The Indians launched a seven-hour attackbut were driven off later that day after sufferingsevere losses. Incredibly, only two civilianvolunteers were killed and no Marines or sailorswere lost.
27 January 1988: About 400 Marines and sailorsfrom the 2d Marine Division, 2d Marine AircraftWing, and 2d Force Service Support Groupdeployed for the Persian Gulf. The ContingencyMarine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) CM 2-88would relieve Contingency MAGTF 1-88 in thevolatile Persian Gulf and provide the effectivelanding force capability to Joint Task Force MiddleEast.
29 January 1991: The first serious ground fightingof Operation Desert Storm broke out when Iraqitroops mounted an attack into Saudi Arabia along a40-mile front. Iraqi units centered their efforts onKhafji, a port city six miles south of the border.Saudi and Qatari troops, supported by artillery fromthe 1st Marine Division and attack helicopters andother allied coalition aircraft, recaptured the towntwo days later.
Information from Marine Corps University:
https://www.usmcu.edu/?q=node/3796
JANUARY 2019Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Happy NewYear
2League &Auxiliary
1800 Dinner1900 Meeting
3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11Birthday
Celebration1730
12Trivia Night
1800
13 14 15Staff Meeting
1830
16 17 18 19Pound Growl
0900
20 21Dr. Martin
Luther King,Jr. Day
Head countfor diningout is due
22 23 24Dining OutVietnamese
Cafe1830
25 26VA BingoTeam #1
Lake of theOzarks
27NewsletterArticles &
Pictures Due
28 29 30 31
Saturday – January 12th
Open to the Public(17 and Older)
6 Person Teams $60 Doors and Bar Open 6:00 pm
CASH PRIZES Kitchen Open at 6:00 pm
Trivia starts at 7:00 pm
Pre-register your team to guarantee a table - by 01/08/2019 &
all team members will receive an extra door prize ticket!
To register or for info, email [email protected] call (573)893-8762 (Lv Msg)
DOOR PRIZES/RAFFLE
Proceeds support projects of
Samuel F. Gearhart Detachment Marine Corps League
4925 Business Hwy 50 West
Jefferson City (Apache Flats Exit - Parking in Rear)
