MAIL CALL April 2013

March 2013 Vol. 4Editor Joe Hughes

Meetings:

4th Wed. of the MonthVFW Post 73979550 Pflumm in Lenexa, KS 66215

http://www.mclopks.org

Officers:

Commandant:Marcia [email protected]

Senior Vice:Jim [email protected]

Junior Vice: John Byrnes [email protected]

J.A.G.: Rick Hinrichs [email protected]

PAY./ADJ.: Bill Clinton [email protected]

Chaplain: Joe [email protected]

SGT. at Arms: Dave [email protected]

Wow, it is April already! We will be selecting our new officers at the meeting on April 24th.. Be sure to come out and vote.

April 28th is our quarterly pancake breakfast fundraiser. Please come and help out in any way you can. If you can’t help by working this event, just come out and have some breakfast with us. It’s only $6.00 for all you can eat. Bring your friends and family!

On May 11th at 1800 there will be a fundraising dinner for Platoons Forward, sponsored by Lenexa VFW Post 7397. The dinner will be honoring units returning from Afghanistan. The money raised will be to cover postage for the packages sent overseas. See the information in this Mail Call.

The meeting on May 22nd will be a very short meeting, installation of officers, and

Detachment Commandant’s Message

Mail CallMarine Corps League - Gen. Larry Oppenheimer Detachment #1025

Marine Corps League Mission Statement:Members of the Marine Corps League join together in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps, banding together those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged from that service that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy, voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance to all Marines and former Marines and to their widows and orphans; and to perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.

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This Month Marine Corps History

3 April 1945: On Okinawa, Marines of the III Amphibious Corps continued to make good progress all along their front, clearing Zampa Misaki and seizing the Katchin Peninsula, thus effectively cutting the island in two. By this date (D+2), III AC elements had reached objectives thought originally to require 11 days to take.

5 April 1947: Five Marine guards were killed and eight wounded when attacked by Communist Chinese raiders near the Hsin Ho ammunition depot in Northern China. This last major clash between Marines of the 1st Marine Division and Communist forces occurred shortly after withdrawal and redeployment plans from China were issued for the 1st Division and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing on 1 April.

10 April 1959: Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. was named as one of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts selected for space training. The seven astronauts, all volunteers, were selected by NASA from an initial group of 110 leading military test pilots. Three years later, on 20 February 1962, Col Glenn would become the first American to orbit the Earth.

12-13 April 1918: Marines of the 4th Brigade suffered their first gas attack on the night and early morning hours of 12-13 April when the Germans bombarded the 74th Company, 6th Marines near Verdun with mustard gas. Nine Marine officers and 305 enlisted Marines were gassed and evacuated, and 30 Marines died from the effects of the gas shells which hit in the middle of the reserve area cantonments in which they were sleeping.

15 April 1962: Marine Corps operational involvement in the Vietnam War began on Palm Sunday when HMM-362 with its Sikorsky UH-34s arrived at Soc Trang in the Delta south of

Saigon. The task unit was called "Shufly" and its first operational employment involved lifting Vietnamese troops into battle.

18 April 1983: One Marine Security Guard was killed and seven were wounded when a large car bomb exploded just outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. Lance Corporal Robert McMaugh was standing guard at Post 1, just inside the front entrance when the bomb exploded outside the door. The explosion killed 61 people including 17 Americans. LCpl McMaugh was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on 26 April.

21 April 1951: Marine carrier-based airplanes made their first aerial contact with enemy planes over the Korean front lines. Captain Philip C. Delong shot down two YAK fighters and 1st Lieutenant Harold D. Daigh destroyed one more and damaged another in the heavily defended Pyongyang-Chinnanpo area. Both pilots were with VMF-312 flying from the USS Bataan.

27 April 1805: First Lieutenant Presley N. O'Bannon, who with seven other Marines was part of a force of Greeks and Arabs led by American Consul William Eaton, raised the United States flag for the first time over a conquered fortress of the Old World at Derne, a stronghold of the Tripolitan pirates. Two Marines were killed and one wounded in the assault on the walled city.

28 April 1993: The last A-6E Intruder departed from Marine Corps service. Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 332 transferred the last Marine A-6E to St. Augustine, Florida, and prepared for the squadron's transition to the F/A-18D and eventual movement from Cherry Point to Beaufort, South Carolina.

Standing Committees – Volunteers NeededCalling: Rick Hinrichs Marines In Need: Bill ClintonCeremonial: Marcia Sands (pro tem) Mail Call: Joe HughesCommunity Affairs: Gonzalo Reyes Supply: John ByrnesDonations: Bill Clinton Toy’s for Tot’s Bill ClintonFacilities: Jim Denton Veteran’s Affairs (VA): Gonzalo ReyesFallen Marines: Ken Fain Young Marines: Jim Welchert / Marcia Sands Fundraising: Lee Nelson Youth: Mike SwearingenHistorian: Lee Reynolds



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Some unforgettable Quotes from retiring USMC General James 'Mad Dog' Mattis:

"You cannot allow any of your people to avoid the brutal facts. If they start living in a dream world, it’s going to be bad."

Mattis has often talked to Marine leaders about staying sharp.

The "dream world" he alludes to is a reference to a complacent attitude -- one that can cost lives if troops aren't vigilant.

"If in order to kill the enemy you have to kill an innocent, don’t take the shot. Don’t create more enemies than you take out by some immoral act."

As a co-author of the military's counter-insurgency manual (with David Petraeus), Mattis has often spoke about following the rules of engagement and being disciplined among a ruthless enemy.

"Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet."

One of his "words to live by" for his Marines in Iraq, which was a call for his troops to remain vigilant and never let their guard down even in the company of those who seem friendly.

In a country where insurgents would blend into the local populace with ease, it was good advice."I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f* with me, I’ll kill you all."

After the initial Iraq invasion, "Chaos" (his radio callsign) sent home his tanks and artillery and used the "carrot and the stick" with Iraqi tribal leaders.

"The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some *******s in the world that just need to be shot. There are hunters and there are victims. By your discipline, you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim."

Speaking to his Marines at al Asad, he tried to motivate them to stay sharp and continue the mission.

He ended the speech, telling them in Patton-esque fashion, "I feel sorry for every son of a bitch that doesn’t get to serve with you.”

"We’ve backed off in good faith to try and give you a chance to straighten this problem out. But I am going to beg with you for a minute. I'm going to plead with you, do not cross us. Because if you do, the survivors will write about what we do here for 10,000 years."

Mattis demonstrates that he is willing to extend an olive branch to those on the fence -- but always carries the weight of Marine firepower if that doesn't work out.

"There are some people who think you have to hate them in order to shoot them. I don’t think you do. It’s just business."

Many Marines look up to Mattis as a cult-like figure. Nevertheless, he will most likely be remembered as a consummate professional.

A Marine officer we spoke with said, "the more I learned about him, the more I saw that the things we were doing right seemed to be associated with his philosophy of command."

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Join VFW Post 7397

Welcome Home Dinner

May 11, 2013 at 6:00 pmfor

1st Infantry DivisionOne of our divisions we were

proud to sponsor through our program

Platoons Forward!

Please come to listen to: Invited:

Wylie G Hutchison Lenexa Mayor: Michael Boehm

CSM, USA Lenexa City Council:

Brigade Command Sergeant Major US Senator: Jerry Moran

Task Force 4/1

1st Infantry Division

Tickets for the dinner are:

$20.00 Adults

$15.00 8 to 11 years old

Children 7 and under free

All money raised will go to postage for the packages for Platoon

Forward Care Packages. www.platoonsforward.org

Please RSVP by May 1, 2013 to :

Isadore Hoehn VFW Post & Aux 7397

9550 Pflumm, Lenexa, KS 66215 - 913-492-2244

Questions please call Sid Linver 913-441-8270



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Iwo Jima Ceremony – Ft Leavenworth Cemetary

Detachment Calendar ******* PLEASE READ***********April 24, 2013 – MCL Meeting @ VFW 07:00PM Election of Officers

April 28, 2013 – MCL Pancake Breakfast MCL Fundraiser

May 8, 2013 – MCL Officers Meeting @ VFW 07:00PM

May 11, 2013 – Welcome Home Dinner at 6:00 pm for the 1st Infantry Division @ VFW

May 22, 2013 – MCL Meeting – Installation of Officers Dinner @ VFW 07:00PM

Future MCL Pancake Breakfasts have been planned for July 28th and October 27th. We need donations & volunteers.

We have a new P.O. Box address for the Detachment: P.O. Box 14362, Lenexa, Ks. 66285



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March 16th we are having a May 16th fund raiser Price Chopper in Gardner. Please come have lunch

If you have anyone people between the age of 8-18, we need recruits. Please have them contact Lisa King at 913-221-4273 or Jim Welchert at 913-207-8569

Please convey information on sick and distressed to Chaplain Joe Hughes at 913/ 894-2006 or email: [email protected]

Sick & Distressed

Fallen Marine (Reported by Marcia Sands)

Brian M. Carman - Jan 7, 2013Ray Bombardier - Jan 23, 2013George Davis, Jr. - Jan 26, 2013Bob Maynard - Feb 1, 2013James T. Adamson - Feb 8, 2013Harold E. Huggins - Feb 12, 2013Thomas A. Pollack - March 1, 2013Roy P. Stevens - 29 March 2013Paul J. McGovern - 1 April 2013

“There's no such thing as a former Marine. You're a Marine, just in a different uniform and you're in a different phase of your life. But you'll always be a Marine because you went to Parris Island, San Diego, or the hills of Quantico. So there's no such thing as a former Marine."

Unit: www.ncymks.com/National: www.youngmarines.comMCL Contacts:Jim WelchertMarcia Sands

New Century Young Marines

Veterans Affairs – KC VA Hospital

Per Voluntary Services, the VA now needs women's hair products, disposable men's razors, and coffee along with the usual men's underwear & socks needs. Note, this is an ongoing need.

PLEASE BRING SOME ITEMS TO OUR MCL MEETING.

Thank you,Contact: Gonzalo Reyes

Veterans Affairs – KC VA HospitalPer Voluntary Services, the VA now needs women's hair products, disposable men's razors, and coffee along with the usual men's underwear & socks needs. Note, this is an ongoing need.

PLEASE BRING SOME ITEMS TO OUR MCL MEETING.

Thank you,Contact: Gonzalo Reyes

http://www.youngmarines.com/

http://www.ncymks.com/




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