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This month finds the detachment in exceptionally good shape.
Many thanks to Dave and Delana Winkler for their sacrifice of per-
sonal time to maintain what is by far, the best Detachment Facility in the State of
Missouri. Dave and Delana are off on a well deserved vacation.
I have witnessed this wonderful duo work countless hours in keeping the building
and grounds in tip top shape. Rest well D and D, hurry back, you are missed.
A special thanks to Mike Downey and to all those that attended our “Safe Serve
Food Handling Course”. Mike’s expertise, friendly manner of teaching and
knowledge is greatly appreciated for bringing our staff up to date on food handling and preparation skills.
On Sunday, September 13, I as well as Chief Pit Master “Stel”, Ken McGuffey, myself and two of Stel’s
friends cooked up a big batch of grub for the Focus Marine group in Augusta, MO. What an honor to serve
these heroes.
Cut-off date for tickets for the Marine Corps Ball is fast approaching. After October 27, 2015, general tick-
eting will be open to the public. If you don’t have your tickets by then you may be out of luck for this year.
Everyone is aware of the drill, you cannot reserve your table or seating without having paid first.. Lee
Wisniewski has a great event planned, a sit-down dinner, dancing, an open bar as well as free valet parking.
Marine Corps League, South St. Louis
Detachment 183
Volume 1 Issue 9
The Scoop
September 2015
Inside this issue:
Commandants
Corner 1
Chaplain’s
Desk 1
Auxiliary
Notes 2
Associates
View 2
This Month
in
Marine Corps History
3
Honor and
Color Guard 3
Innovative Roofing
Provides a Service for
MCL 183
4
Auxiliary
Blood
Drive
4
240th
Marine Corps Ball
Registration
5
Newsworthy
Notes 6
Rifle
Raffle 7
Staff 7
League
Calendar 7
In
Memoriam
7
Commandant’s Corner: Bob Scannell
Chaplain’s Desk: Ken Dieckmann Bob Scannell As our summer events come to a close a new beginning is upon us. With our dreams of Fall, and the many cool days, and fresh new evenings, we look forward to the enjoyment of times with friends and families. As we have lost another member of our detachment we bow down with grief and a sense of futility not able to understand the divine purpose. Rest in Peace Courtney Henry. Thou giveth strength and courage to complete the life we have yet to live, to fight the good fight with strength, courage and with a faith through thy graces. As I quote from a verse sent to me recently, “The nicest place to be is in someone’s thoughts. The safest place to be in in someone’s prayers. And the very best place to be is in the hands of God.” May each of you always be there! Please remember the food pantry as we supply food for the needy and hungry. Remember our sick and injured members in your prayers as well as their spouses who stand beside them,
Gene Blasé, Robert Cox, Larry Geisler, Alfred Krupski, Jim Maguire, Moose McArthur and family, Ken Pe-
terson, Harold Reil, Mike Sappington, Dick Sopp, Jim Vance and family and Dave Winkler and family.
Ladies Auxiliary: Sharon Easter
It’s hard to believe summer is now behind us and Fall is in the air with some very welcome cooler temperatures. It’s been a busy summer for our Auxiliary and September has shaped up to be very busy also. Carole & Ed Lyston, as well as Bonnie & Steve Michalski were in attendance at the National MCL/MCLA Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona the week of August 9th and came home with some very good news for our Auxiliary: Thanks to Carole Lyston’s diligence, persis-tence, and creativity in putting together our 2014-2015 Auxiliary Memory Book, it was awarded 1st Place out of ten (10) Memory Books submitted. CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU, Carole, for taking the time to put this book together. As we browse through it and remember the good times we have had and the memories we have made, it is a very good ex-ample of the activities we as an Auxiliary have done TOGETHER. Carole also shared the good news that our South St. Louis MCLA Unit took 1st Place in monetary donations. And, that the Department of Missouri took 1st Place in the American Red Cross blood donations. WAY TO GO LADIES … it’s thanks to each of you who made these memories and these recognitions possible for our Auxiliary Unit. While our Yard Sale at the Detachment didn’t take place on August 29th as planned, we hope to have had it on Wednesday, September 16th. This is just one of several fund raisers we are doing to boost our Treasury. We are also selling the “World’s Finest Choco-late” bars (only $1.00 each) at some of our up-coming activities in September. You may re-member buying these years ago when they were somewhat of a ‘chunky’ bar back then.
LADIES
AUXILIARY
MISSION:
The Marine Corps
Auxiliary was
formed for the
purposes of
promoting the
interests of the
Marine Corps, the
Marine Corps
League and to
protect and
advance the
welfare of Marines
and their
dependents.
Auxiliary members
participate in a
wide variety of
programs that
benefit and
preserve the
fundamental rights
and freedoms of
every person of
this Nation, young
and old.
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They are not quite so chunky today, but they are still a very good chocolate bar. AND, we are partnering with the Private George Phillips Auxiliary for a “Side of Beef Raffle” to benefit “FOCUS Marines Founda-tion”. Again, we will be selling these tickets at our upcoming events. The Night at the Races was held on September 19th and we hope you were there betting on your favorite horses and went home a winner. The American Red Cross Blood Mobile will once again be out in front of the Detachment on Septem-ber 26th. Contact Carole McCarthy at 636.244.0270 to sign up, or stop by at your convenience between 9AM and 1PM. The meal for the September 29 League Meeting will be Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Au Gratin Potatoes, Corn, Collard Greens with Spinach, Corn Bread & Dessert.
“The Scoop” went to press before we were able to share the results of the annual “Night at The Races”, that was held on September 19. We don’t have the winning “Nags” or their Jockeys available to print, but we know that all had a great time. Pre-sales of tick-ets was brisk and a large crowd was expected. This is a great fund-raiser for the Deatchment. Next month we will let you know the results of the event. Don’t forget the Detachment Bar-B-Que on October 10th. Proceeds to benefit the FOCUS Marines foun-dation. Should be more info in this Scoop. Will need help and customers.
Just started reading a book titled “The Things They
Carried” which is about the military during the Viet
Nam War. The book was published in 1990. Since I
was “in country” 1968-1969, I thought it would be
quite interesting. Will give you a review in next
month’s Scoop.
An Associates View: Larry Idoux
THIRD REQUEST… To those members of the Honor and Color
Guard that are no longer active, we need
your raincoats. New members are without
rain gear and as you well know, the weath-
er can be “iffy” this time of year. Unless
all members have raingear, we all get wet.
We have only received two raincoats . We
know that there are many more out there.
Please help your fellow Marines that need
“dry gear” for Honors.
A special thanks to John Koch as he re-
tires as team leader for Team 2 and leader
of the detachment Honors program. John
has faithfully served as team leader for
over 5 years and has participated in over
1,000 Honors ceremonies as well as
countless Color Guard duties.
Well done good and faithful servant, Sgt.
John Koch, you deserve many kudos for
your service.
Give John an OORah when you see him.
Bob Jost will be taking over as Honors
coordinator and Pat Powell will head up
Team 2.
“Three
Spent Shells,
One for Duty,
One for Country,
One for Honor.”
Presented to the
Deceased’s next
of kin.
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Honors and Color Guard: John Koch, Jim Appelbaum, Steve Michalski
Leatherneck Cover
September, 1989
This Month in Marine Corps History 2 September 1945: The Japanese officially surrendered to the Allies on board the battle-ship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
6 September 1983: Two Marines were killed and two were wounded when rockets hit their compound in Beirut, Lebanon.
8 September 1942: On Guadalcanal, the 1st Raider Battalion and the 1st Parachute Battal-ion, supported by planes of MAG-23 and two destroyer transports, and carried out a suc-cessful raid on a Japanese supply base.
15 September 1950: The 3d Battalion, 5th Marines landed on Wolmi-do Island in Inchon Harbor and secured it prior to the main land-ing.
16 September 1814: A detachment of Ma-rines from the Naval Station at New Orleans, together with an Army detachment, destroyed a pirate stronghold at Barataria, on the Island of Grande Terre, near New Orleans. 20 September 1950: Marines of the 1st Ma-rine Division crossed the Han River along a six-mile beachhead, eight miles northwest of Seoul, Korea.
27 September 1944: The American flag was raised over Peleliu, Palau Islands, at the 1st Marine Division Command Post. Pockets of determined Japanese defenders continued to fight on. As late as 21 April 1947, 27 Japanese holdouts finally surrendered.
30 September 1945: Marines of III Amphibi-ous Corps, began landing in North China to assist the Chinese Nationalist government in accepting the surrender of Japanese forces and repatriating Japanese soldiers and civil-ians.
I Can’t
Hear You !
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On The
Footrpints
Ladies Auxiliary Blood Drive
Saturday September 26, 2015 — 9:00 to 1:00 To Make an appointment call Carol McCarthy 636-244-0270.
Walk-ins are always welcome but appointments take priority.
We have been experiencing water issues with our roof and recently called several roofing companies for estimates. Innovative Construction and Roofing responded to our call. After learning about the Detachment and what we stand for and what we provide to the com-munity, Brian Benson and Tim Medlock, offered to provide free labor to repair the roof. Other estimates were in excess of $2,000. Many thanks to Innovative and their team for provid-ing a much needed service to MCL 183. If you have a roofing or construction need, remember Innovative and if possible use them as a payback for their kind donation.
Innovative Construction and Roofing
Offers To Fix Detachment Roof for Free
Brian Benson (left) and Time Medlock (right) pose with Bob Scannell and Dave Winkler along with the clay tiles that will be used on roof repairs.
Brian Benson (left) and Time Medlock (second from right) pose with Bob Scannell and Dave Winkler in the Hal Holmes Marine Room after working out the details for roof repair.
Use Ball Information on
this page
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Newsworthy Notes — August 2015
MCL 183 Fund Raising Activities.
A key to the Detachment success is the fund raising that is done by various individuals and groups.
Below are guidelines that make these activities more effec-tive.
Steve Michalski is the Chair of Fund Raising Activities. If you are planning an event to raise funds in the next Year – please send Steve the following:
Join us every Monday night 6:30-10:00 for a Texas Hold-Em tournament. Only a $20 buy in, or just come in and have a beer.
The Event Name, Estimated income, Estimated expenses, and Timing of the event. This ap-proach will enable us to better forecast income, it will ensure that duplicate events are not planned. We have had instances where this has occurred..
Monday Night Pool League
We are looking for players for a Monday night Pool league. Membership is $10. The weekly Fee is $28 – so with four players it’s $7. We would like to have six players so no one has to be there every week. Play is at other locations as well as at the Detach-ment. Contact John Hamilton 314-221-5318 for more information.
HELP! A piano has been donated by the family of Terry Strahan. It has been in their family for generations and is a great addition to our chapel. Many of the Hall and Chapel renter’s have asked for a piano. Here is the problem. The piano is in need of repair and it will take about $300 to accomplish this. All expenditures for this are on a donation ba-sis. Please send donations to Russ Hitzemann—Quartermaster at the detachment.
5700 Leona Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63116
(314)352-USMC
MCL 183
Monthly Meetings the last Tuesday of the month Dinner at 18:00 Hrs
Commandant
Robert J. Scannell
(314) 560-6791
Senior Vice Commandant
James Applebaum
(314) 757-5364
Junior Vice Commandant
Steve Michalski
(314) 776-1905
Paymaster
Dr. John Hamilton. PhD
(314) 221-5318
Adjutant
David (Moose) McArthur
(314) 399-4282
Chaplain
Ken Dieckmann
(314) 570-8211
Sergeant At Arms
Gary Marshall
(314) 479-2720
Jr. Past Commandant
James L. Vance
(314) 749-1972
Judge Advocate
Eric Salabay
(314) 909-7454
Advisers
Hal Holmes
David Rowley
Lee Wisniewski
Auxiliary President
Sharon Easter
Scoop Editor
Michael Lee
(314) 616-3726
Honors Commander
John Koch
(314) 822-2748
The Scoop, the newsletter of
Marine Corps League 183, South
St. Louis Detachment is a monthly
publication, self-published.
5700 Leona●St. Louis, MO●63116
Location
October 10 Barbecue to Benefit Dry Dock Bar
“Focus Marines”
November 10 Marine Corps Birthday Ball Detachment
10 November 2015 is sill in the planning stage. We will have a surprise guest
speaker, “generally” speaking! See enclosed flyer and reservation form.
Remember to support your Detachment Events. Much time and effort goes in to
planning these events. Let’s not be an 80/20 organization, where 80% of the
efforts and participation are done by 20% of the members. Are you an 80 or 20
percenter?
League Calendar: James Applebaum Sr. Vice Commandant
Marine of The Year:
2009 Jack Steinke 2010 Dick Sopp
2011 James Vance 2012 Dave Winkler
2013 Dick Sopp 2014 Mike Lee
Rifle Raffle: Lee Wisniewski The past three years Dick and Ellie Sopp attended Gun Shows around local and outlying areas promoting the Commemorative M-1 Garand Rifle raffle. The funds raised have gone a long way in keeping the Detachment maintenance and upkeep expenses paid.
Dick and Ellie have taken a well deserved step back and I have taken over this endeavor.
This year, we are raffling two items. 1st Place is Winner’s Choice of either a John Wayne Commemorative 32-40 Winchester Rifle with two boxes of Commemorative ammo or a gently used Browning 30-06 with Nikon 4 x 10 Scope. Raffle tickets are $5.00 each or $20.00 for 5. See Lee if you haven’t received your tickets. Drawing November 10.
Tickets;
$5.00 each
Or
5 for $20.00
In Memoriam Chattanooga, Tennessee—July 16, 2015
Gunnery Sergeant Thomas J. Sullivan
Staff Sergeant David A. Wyatt Sergeant Carson A. Holmquist
Lance Corporal Squire “Skip” K. Wells
Once A Marine, Always A Marine
MCL 183 South St. Louis Detachment
Marine Corps League
South St. Louis Detachment 183
5700 Leona Street
St. Louis, MO 63116
Non-Profit Organization
U. S. Postage Paid
St. LOUIS, MO PERMIT No. 1845
