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Page 1 of 12 Volume 3, Issue 10
Newsletter named in honor of our 21 charter members.
Members Sick or In Distress:
• Tim & Deb Bonner (new members) continue
to recover from motorcycle accident
• Jorge Armhold’s Mom is recuperating from heart surgery
• Nick Zanon is still recovering
from knee surgery
Please remember them and their families.
(Please inform Newsletter editor of others in distress.)
Birthdays: • Chris Bradford October 6 • Steve Berdequez October 9 • Nathan Sachs October 11 • Matthew Manley October 14 Members Renewal Due Dates this month: • Joe Bagley • AJ Johnson • Steve Berdequez • Bob Joyce • Pat Connelly • Sean Lynch • David Cooke • Teresa Rhodes • Scott Hayes • Brandon Rizzo • Nathan Sachs • Bob Williams
Detachment News
Volume 3, Issue 10
Special points of interest: • Marine Corps Ball Birthday Tickets (page 4)
• Nomination of 2010 Detachment Officers
(page 4)
Inside this issue: page
Marine Corps League Mideast Div is ion
Depar tment o f Nor th Caro l ina Air, Land, NC De tachment # 1257
Wake Forest, NC NEWSLETTER
October 2009
CURRENT EVENTS: JOIN
DETACHMENT MARINES
HELPING MARINES
2
Life Membership, Minutes Notice,
Detachment Chap-lain Kevin Rumsey promoted to Chief
Petty Officer
3
Marine Corps Ball, 2010 Nominations & Spring Raffle
Winner
4
Department, Mideast & National MCL News
5
Marine History Month of October
6
It’s a Marine Thing, Our Commandant, Life Membership
7
July Detachment Minutes
8
Minutes continued &
Twisted Bob
9
Semper Fi Honor, The Task Ahead
10
Sponsors, We Thank You !
11
Detachment Officers & info
12
Toys For Tots 2009 Tuesday Oct. 13th Kickoff @ 6 pm
At the FORKS CAFETERIA 339 South Brooks Street Wake Forest, NC 27587
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REMEMBER: Sunday morning (8am to 1pm) Pancake Breakfast is on the second Sunday of each Month
at our American Legion Hall. The next one is October 11th. See you there !
Detachment Members
Join in where you can
MARINES are helped to the degree that
MARINES are involved
NEW MEMBERS MCL uniform information can be found on
our website, www.airlandncdet.org. Click on Newsletters, then click on 2009’s February (page 3), March (page 3), April (page 4) and May (page 4) Newsletters.
Help sell raffle tickets at the Wake Forest Produce Market on Saturday mornings. Ed and Frank were there last Saturday.
Detachment Fundraisers have enabled us to
support the Camp Lejeune Wounded
Support Fund, Inc.. Keep up the good work
for this good cause.
PICNIC
Fun was had
by all
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September Detachment Minutes
can be found on our website:
http://airlandncdet.org/
Air, Land, NC Detachment Life Membership Plan
Our Detachment has decided to help members get Life Membership by accepting partial payments to be saved and applied to their Life Membership at end of year.
Full payment needs to be complete by the end of the
year.
See bottom of page 8 for Life Membership information.
Detachment Chaplain Kevin Rumsey
promoted to Chief Petty Officer (E-7)
Detachment Judge Advocate Ray O’Neill was in attendance. The Navy atmosphere of the ceremony reminded him of when he was on board a Navy ship crossing
the equator. Ask him about it.
Kevin’s wife
Trish and 1/23
Chaplain Lt. Dinkins with HMC
(FMF) Henry
Young in background
Kevin’s CPO Class (above right)
Kevin’s family (on right)
was in attendance
RPC (FMF) Kevin A. Rumsey was born in South Plainsfield, New Jersey on 2 July 1962. He graduated from Pine bush High School in Pine Bush, NY in 1980 and enlisted in the United States Navy in January of 1999. After gradu-ating from the Advanced Pay Grade School in New Orleans, LA he was as-signed to NAVAIRTERM 207 with NOSC Raleigh, NC. In January 2002, he cross rated to Religious Program Specialist and was assigned to MEFREL-107 with NOSC Raleigh, NC. After completion of Chaplains and Religious Program Specialist Skills Training School, he obtained the NEC 2401 and earned the Spirit Award for class 04-06. In October 2002, he volunteered for Active Duty with the Marine Corps De-tachment aboard FT Leonard Wood, MO. In 2004, he was recalled to Active Duty and deployed to Iraq with 1st Bn 23rd Marines of the 4th Marine Divi-sion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In January 2006, he again volun-teered and was assigned with 3rd Marine Wing (Forward) supporting Opera-tion Iraqi Freedom. Upon returning from mobilization he transferred to CNRMA ROC, Navy Operational Support Center, Norfold, VA as the Senior Religious Program manager for the Mid Atlantic Region of Commander, Navy Installations Command. Chief Rumsey was selected as the REDCOM, Southeast Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2001, Sailor of the Year for NAVIRTERM 207 in 2002, Junior Religious Program Specialist of the Year in 2004 & 2006, and Sailor of the Year for NR CNRMA ROC in 2008. He is authorized to wear the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal (5 awards), Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 awards), Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Freedom Medal (with Eagle, Globe and Anchor device and 2 battle stars), Global War on Terror Service Medal (with “M” Device & Hour Glass), Navy Rifle Marksmanship Medal, Navy Pistol Marksmanship Medal, and Enlisted Warfare Fleet Marine Force Pin. He earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree in Special Studies and Sociol-ogy, and minor in Business Administration from the State University of New York, College at Fredonia.
Congratulations, Kevin, & thank you for serving our Detachment.
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Contact: George Cattelona (919-539-7819)
Frank Kildea (919-422-0539)
Jim Miller (919-562-3749)
Bob Peters (919-556-6828)
for Marine Corps Birthday-Ball Tickets and seating:
All Detachment members are invited and we especially hope that members
who’ve been unable to attend the monthly Detachment meetings
will be able to join us for this once-a-year celebration.
Plan now to celebrate our Saturday evening November 7th
Marine Corps Birthday Ball at St. Raphael Hall, 5801 Falls of Neuse Rd.
Ceremony and Dinner: 1800 to 2000 Dancing: 2000 to 2300
NOMINATION OF 2010 DETACHMENT OFFICERS
Tuesday October 13, 2009 at 8:00 pm at the Legion Hall
Nominations for Detachment Officers for 2010 will be accepted
All Detachment members are encouraged to attend
We will gather at the Legion Hall following the Toys For Tots kickoff
Detachment nets
$1,774
from our
Spring Raffle
to help
Marines !
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N E W S
N E W S
N E W S
MCL Bans Khaki (Tan) Shirts Effective with the close of the Marine Corps League’s 86th National Convention (August 7, 2009) held in Rochester, MN, the KHAKI (tan) SHIRT is no longer authorized for wear as a part of the Marine Corps League Uniform for any purpose. The members in attendance voted overwhelmingly to remove the “Khaki” (tan) shirt as an authorized part of the Ceremonial Uniform. It has not been authorized for wear with any other MCL uniform for several years. All Detachment and Department Color Guards and Honor Guards are to suspend wearing of the Khaki Shirt and change over to the “Casual” uniform or “Undress” uniform as proscribed in National Bylaws Enclosure Three (3).
Jim Tant elected as
National Vice Commandant.
Rudy Garcia elected as National Assistant Vice Commandant.
We have re-designed the Districts across the state and added one more District, for a total of ten, in the Mid West portion of the state. Your District vice Commandants represent the Department in their Districts and we encourage the use of the chain of command in all matters concerning the League. Please chick the Department Web site for the location of your District and the name of your District Vice Commandant. All Department staff officers including District Vice Commandants are on the Department Website. Our State is divided into two major Areas: NC West and NC East, Senior Vice Commandant John Grindel is responsible for NC West and Junior Vice Commandant Wally Darling is responsible for NC East. I want to welcome Don White from the LCpl Alan Lam Detachment as the new Department Historian and Trish Winsett as the new Department Public Relations Officer. Trich is also the Managing Editor of our North Carolina News Center located at NCMCL.NET. Your entire Staff of Officers from last year with few exceptions has agreed to serve with us another year and I commend all of them for a job well done.
www.ncmcl.org
www.mclmediv.org
www.mcleague.com
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History of Interest to Marines month of October
Any Detachment member with any involvement in any of the following, please contact Newsletter editor.
From Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s 1998 Book “The Marines”
Marine Sgt. Hanneken and Cpl. Button won the Congressional Medal of Honor
in the Second Haitian Campaign to quell an armed insurrection by a group of bandits called the “Cacos” who sought to overthrow Haiti.
1880 October 1 John Philip Sousa appointed 17th leader of the Marine Band. 1918 October 3 4th Marine Brigade assaults Blanc Mont in fierce fighting. Next day is
Marine's bloodiest. 1912 October 4 Marines fight at Coyotepe, Nicaragua. 1945 October 6 On Tientsin-Peiping road, Marines have first fire fight with Chinese Com-
munists. 1820 October 8 Lt. Col. Commandant Anthony Gale cashiered.
(TO CASHIER, punishment. To break; to deprive a military man of his office. Example: every officer who shall be convicted, before a general court martial, of leaving signed a false certificate relating to the absence of either officer or private soldier, or relative to his daily pay, shall be, cashiered. Articles of war, art. 14.) see interesting story about Commandant Gale at http://forums.grunt.com/forums/t/23433.aspx
1899 October 8 Marines attack Filipino insurgents at Novaleta. 1918 October 14 Marine fliers 2nd Lt. Ralph Talbot and Gunny Sgt. Robert G. Robinson
win Medals of Honor. 1820 October 17 Archibald Henderson appointed commandant, holds position for thirty-
eight years until his death. 1859 October 18 86 Marines under 1st Lt. Israel Green, USMC, and Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee,
USA, capture abolitionist John Brown at Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1983 October 23 Terrorist truck-bomb blows up headquarters of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines
at Beirut airport, killing 241 Americans, of whom 220 are Marines. 1983 October 25 Marines and Army intervene in Grenada, West Indies. 1965 October 27 Viet Cong raids wreck Marine aircraft at Marble Mountain and Chu Lai. 1845 October 30 President James Polk sends 1st Lt. Archibald Gillespie to California with
secret orders. 1979 October 30 Embassy Marines drive off crowd with tear gas in San Salvador, El Salva-
dor. 1919 October 31 Marine Sgt. Herman Hanneken and Cpl. William Button sneak into
"Cacos" camp and kill Peralte.
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With your paid Life Membership, you will receive a metal Life Membership Card, Lapel Pin and a certificate suitable for framing. You may select Life Membership at any time once you become a member.
For those members that pay their membership on an annual basis, maybe you should think about Life Membership. For the Life Membership option, you pay one time and are a member for life. Life membership fees are based on age and are as follows: Age up to 35 = $500 Age 36 to 50 = $400 Age 51 to 60 = $300 Age 61 and up = $150
Six Phases of a Politically-run Military Operation 1. Enthusiasm, 2. Disillusionment, 3. Panic,
4. Search for the guilty, 5. Punishment of the innocent,
6. Praise and honor for the non-participant
IT’S A MARINE THING !
Life Membership
on October 13. We will hold an abbreviated meeting at the American Le-gion hall after the Toys-for-Tots dinner and beginning at 8:00 pm so that they can make their presentation. The floor will also be opened for any further nominations. I would like to remind everyone that any nominees must be in good standing (dues paid up), have proof of service on file with the Adjutant, and be willing to serve. The election will follow in November, and the installation in December. As I understand it, many of us still have not turned in our money and/or tickets for the raffle. This is partly because of some miscommunication on where or who to turn the tickets in to. Please get them to Bob Peters and he will check your name off his list as having turned them in. Lets all please either sell the tickets that we were mailed or purchase them our-selves. This will enable us to help other vets and do other fun things like the picnic that we just hosted. If you are not able to purchase or sell the tickets, please return them to Bob so that he can mark you off his list and redistribute them to others to sell. Please drop them in the mail to Bob if you are not able to get them to him otherwise. The Senior Vice Commandant reported last Saturday at the Staff Meeting that the detachment sponsored Marine Corps Ball is now at break-even point on tickets being sold, so everything that comes in after this point will be profit. The chair, George Cattelona, says that any profit will go to the Marine Corps Wounded Warriors Battalion. Please see George or Frank Kildea for your tickets and help make this Ball a huge success! Take care of yourselves and see you at the Toys-for-Tots dinner! Semper Fidelis, Mark Byrd,
Marines, Associates and Friends, I hope that this month’s newsletter finds you all in good health and enjoying some of the cooler fall weather that we are hav-ing. It has been a long, hot summer to say the very least! Each year around this time, I am reminded of the anniversary of the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983. This is particularly important for me be-cause the BLT that was attacked that morning was my old unit, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines. This cowardly act ushered in a new strategy of warfare that is harder than ever for our brothers who are serving to prepare and train for. No longer do we face an enemy that wears a uniform and greets us on a designated battlefield; now we must fight a foe that sends their women and children to do their bidding for them as suicide bombers. Please keep the families of these fallen Marines and Sailors from Beirut in your prayers, and also the families and service members still serving our great nation. We held our joint-veterans picnic on September 26, along with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Wake Forest. If you missed it, then you missed a howling good time. There was a disc jockey, plenty of great food, and games for the adults and children alike. There was a threat of rain but the Supreme Commandant held it off until we were done. Mike Seybert and Tommy Skellion (of the Legion) coordinated everything and did an outstanding job! This will become a yearly event, so make plans to attend next year. The next big event that we have on our calendar will be the Toys-for-Tots kick-off dinner to be held at 6:00 pm at the Forks Cafeteria in Wake Forest on October 13. Please make plans to attend, and to participate in our efforts for Toys-for-Tots this year. With the current state of the economy, it will be more important than ever for us to have a successful Toys-for-Tots campaign this season. If you and your family have been blessed and are looking for a way to give back, this is it! The Nominating Committee has completed their search for proposed 2010 officers and are prepared to present their slate
Message from Commandant
Remember:
220 Marines killed in Beirut in 1983
2009 Toys For Tots Kickoff Tuesday Oct. 13th
Detachment’s Inaugural 2009 Marine Corps Ball Nov. 7th
Life Membership
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Detachment Minutes: 8 September 2009 The formal Meeting was preceded by three presentations to the membership. The first was from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Hearing Protection which was pre-sented by Catherine Marquis a friend of Detachment Member Tamara Holt. The second presentation was made by Monica Cash the possible donation of the Detach-ment for “THE RIDE HOME” POW/MIA activity sponsored by the Rolling Thunder®. The third presentation was made by Donald Height and was an explanation of the American Legion’s request to the Detachment for a $1000 donation for a third flag pole to be installed at the Wake Forest Veterans Memorial to fly the MIA Flag. The Detachment thanks all three presenters for their time and efforts. The membership appreciated all of the presentations.
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER : 1905 Meeting called to order by Commandant Mark Byrd
2. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS BY ADJUTANT : All present or accounted except for. Absent were Junior Past Commandant Joe Goodrow, Judge Advocate Ray O’Neill, Sgt-at Arms Kevin Flarherty, and the Chaplain, Kevin Rumsey.
3. ATTENDANCE: 24 members, 2 guests, and 1 new prospective Detachment members were present including the Officers.
4. NEW MEMNBERS : 1 new application for MCL membership was received and approved by the membership. a. Greg Kuzniar
5. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as amended.
6. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED:
a. Email from Capital City Young Marines inviting Detachment Members to attend the Marine Corps Ball that they are sponsoring that will be held on October 17, 2009.
b. Letter from the MCL Detachment 711 of Monterey Bay, CA inviting us to purchase some Golf Raffle tickets.
c. Sponsorship application from THE RIDE HOME group.
7. PAYMASTER’S REPORT: Joe Bagley presented the Paymaster Report which was approved as delivered. The Detachment’s ending checking account balance was $5,827.76. Disbursements for the month amounted to $1,916.95 while deposits amounted to $1,952.00. The Detachment has an Estimated Funds Allocation for the re-mainder of 2009 of $4,124.00.
8. SICK AND DISTRESSED:
a. Tim and Debra Bonner, newly joined Detachment Members were injured in a motorcycle accident.
9. REPORT OF OFFICERS:
a. Wake Forest Veteran’s Council Chairman Bob Peters reported:
i. Paymaster has received the Red Jackets
ii. The Veteran’s Council has asked for 1 volunteer from the Detachment to assist with the Red Cross Blood Drive which will be held on October 31, 2009.
iii. The Veteran’s Council has agreed to manage the forthcoming Raffle.
iv. The Detachment was invited to participate in the Oktoberfest Activities in Wake Forest on October 24th.
10. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Fundraising: Frank Kildea requested that the Detachment consider purchasing an additional tent, flag and MCL Banner to handle days when two activities are occurring. A Motion was put forth and approved by the membership to allocate $300 to purchase these items.
b. Membership: Ed Whalen reported that he called all the names that were collected at the Fairgrounds as potential candidates, but had no luck in getting them to attend a meeting.
11. Programs: Ray O’Neill was absent.1. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Mark Byrd announced that the Officer Nominating Committee has been appointed and it consists of: Kevin Rumsey (Chairman), Ray O’Neill and Bob Pe-ters. This Committee is responsible for establishing a slate of candidates to hold Detachment Officer position for 2010. It was announced that the Officer Nominating Committee would send the membership their slate of candidates for next year’s Detachment Officers prior to our Toys-for-Tots Appreciation Dinner on October 13th.
b. The Toy-for-Tots Appreciation Dinner is planned for from 1800 to 2000 at the Forks Restaurant in Wake Forest on Tuesday evening October 13, 2009. De-tachment members and their wives are invited. The cost for members and wives for the meal will be $16.00 each. The guests’ meals are paid for by the Detachment. Mark indicated that a short Detachment Meeting will be held after the dinner.
12 UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. Frank Kildea reported that the invitation letters for the Toys-for-Tots Appreciation Dinner were ready and the individuals responsible should pick them up for delivery to the invitees.
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Detachment Minutes continued: 8 September 2009
b. Bob Peters stated his position that the $1000 requested by the Veteran’s Council for the Wake Forest Memorial Park for a third flag pole was a worth while use of the Detachment’s funds. No motion was entertained to contribute Detachment funds.
c. George Cattalona reminded the membership of the plans being made for the Detachment sponsored Marine Corps Ball. He put forth a motion to make this activity become an official Detachment activity so that the funds could flow through the Paymaster. This motion was seconded and approved by the member-ship.
d. As the original winner of the Grill in the Detachment’s recently completed Raffle has not claimed the prize after numerous attempts to contact them; a new winner and alternate winner were drawn from the Raffle Tickets. The new winner is D. Webster and the Alternate winner was Ed Craig. They will be con-tacted by the Raffle Committee.
e. Bob Peters agreed to submit a Grant Application for the cost of the proposed third MIA Flag for the Wake Forest Memorial Park.
f. A motion was put forth that the Detachment sponsor 1 POW to attend THE RIDE HOME activities in Andersonville, Georgia. The cost of this sponsorship is $350.00. A motion was made to sponsor one POW if he were a Marine. This motion was seconded and passed.
g. VETERANS’ PICNIC: September 26 2009 is our Veteran Picnic day at Holden Park (133 W. Owen Ave., Wake Forest, NC, 27587) in Wake forest. We hope you and your families can join us. The picnic will start at 12:00PM and go until 5:00PM. There will be grilled chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, sausages, peppers and onions, pop corn, and plenty of soft drinks. Ice for the event is being donated by the National Guard. We are still looking for donations of paper plates, napkins, drinking cups, side dishes (slaw, three bean salad, potato salad, corn on cob, etc, and deserts). Please bring throw away containers or have your name taped on container so we can get it back to you. We will have a separate table for the sides and deserts.
h. A motion was presented to allocate $300 Detachment funds to assist Ken and Debra Bonner who have been involved in a serious motorcycle accident. The motion was conditioned on the approval of the Judge Advocate Ray O’Neill for its legitimacy based on the Detachment By-Laws. The motion was seconded and approved. The idea was to get the money to Debra and Ken Bonner quickly as the need is immediate.
13. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Oktoberfest: The Detachment will participate in this event on October 24th from 1100 to 1500.
b. Mark Byrd announced to the membership that the Board had approved the American Legion’s offer of paying rent for the Hall for our meetings of $50.00 per month.
14. GOOD OF THE LEAGUE: a) A total of $85.00 was collected for the 50/50 drawing.
15. COMMANDANT MARK BYRD CLOSED THE MEETING AT 2100 HOURS
16. NEXT DETACHMENT MEETING: Wake Forest Legion Hall on 13 October 2009 at 2000 hours for nomination of 2010 Officers.
Respectfully submitted, Fred Leenerts, Adjutant
Detachment Member Bob Cubillas opens Twisted Vine Wine Specialty Shoppe
Come buy your wine at 156 S. White St., 2nd floor, Wake Forest, NC and refer your friends to www.Twisted-Vine.com
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Wake Forest Saturday Farmer’s Market participants, members helping Tim & Deb,
Thank Mike Seybert for organizing Raleigh Flea Market helpers: Mike, Hammer, April,
Kevin H, Jorge, Kevin F, Tammy, Mark, Angelo, Ken, et al. in collecting $1,088 for Wounded Warriors
Marines Helping Marines
Thank You for your Detachment participation! (I apologize if I missed anyone. Please inform Newsletter editor of future participants.)
September 2009
Chaplain’s Corner
October is a religious month?
With the onset of October, fall really begins, as the coolness of the past couple of days has indicated. In some ways, October could be seen as a Religious Month.
In many Christian circles, October is recognized as Clergy appreciation month. With various days in which con-gregation’s recommit to praying for and encouraging their church leaders. This may include sending emails, snail mailing cards, purchasing a gift or taking a church leader out for a meal. With a formal recognition being held on Clergy Appreciation Day on the closet Sunday to October 12th. With recognition being October 10th in 2009. Also in October, and depending upon what part of the Mason-Dixon one resides, Columbus Day is celebrated. With the usual recognition date being October 12th. Is there a parallel to the Clergy Appreciation being October 12th? Are Clergy recognized on Columbus Day because Christopher Columbus found the New World in 1492? There have been many reasons and debates on the significance of Christopher Columbus’ contributions. Colum-bus sailed west in search of a sea passage to India. He had two goals: open trade routes for Spain and bring the word of Jesus Christ to the non-Christians he expected to meet. His first trip made landfall somewhere in the Ba-hamas. He returned to Europe to spread the word, and was named "Admiral of the Ocean Seas" by Ferdinand and Isabella. Is there a correlation to Columbus becoming Admiralty of the seas and the birth of the US Navy on October 13, 1775? Maybe or maybe not. However the US Navy will celebrate their 234th birthday on the 13th of the month. Where does Halloween fit in? Halloween has its roots in Celtic cultures. Among some Christians Halloween, is a pagan holiday, which has satanic overtones, along with devotion celebrating "imaginary spooks" and handing out candy. The Roman Catholic Church sees Halloween as having a Christian connection. Father Gabriele Am-orth, a Vatican-appointed exorcist in Rome, has said, "[I]f English and American children like to dress up as witches and devils on one night of the year that is not a problem. If it is just a game, there is no harm in that” All Saints' Day also called All Hallows or Hallowmas, often shortened to All Saints, is a solemn celebration on November 1st in Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity in honor of all the saints, known and unknown. In America we have freedom of religion by the first amendment, not Columbus. Setting October to recognize and pray for our Religious Leaders is good. And remembering past Saints known and unknown is a great way to prepare our hearts and spirits for advent season. In our daily lives and devotions we should be extremely thank-ful; we can express ourselves in many areas without fear of persecution. Detachment Chaplain, Kevin Rumsey
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Thank you from Wake Forest MCL
Rita’s of Raleigh 10940 Raven Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27614 Phone 919-848-3833
Donated $100 in gift certificates
Thank You !
10012 Capital Blvd, Wake Forest, NC
919-556-2633 Thank You ! 10014 Capital Blvd
Wake For-est, NC
Thank You !
Albemarle Distributing Company 129 Charles Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909 252-338-8936
Wholesaler of wines, beers, etc. Donated 2 cases of wine.
Thank You !
42 N. Main St. Wendell, NC
27591 919-365-3946
Thank You !
Mortex Company
“We Support Our Troops” David Hochstrasser www.durngood.com
Thank You !
Invitation To Join 225 East Holding Avenue, Wake Forest, 27587
Visit us at www.airlandncdet.org We gather on 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 1800
Locations: NC Specialty shops in Wake Forest, NC &
NC food Sections in Kroger,
Lowes Food & Harris Teeter
Ask for us !
Toll-Free Phone # 1-800-200-2044
Virginia Beach, VA
First and Finest in Achievement Framing™
Donated picture frames
Thank You ! www.framingsuccess.com
Always Faithful Logistics and Distribution, Inc.
Our own Frank Kildea 11005 Southwalk Lane
Raleigh, NC 27614 Donated the grill for our raffle
Thank You !
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TO: Name: Address: City/State/Zip:
Marine Corps League members join together in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps by banding together those who have been honorably discharged from that service; that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy; by voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance to all Marines and former Marines along with their widows and orphans, and by perpetuating the history of the United States Marine Corps through fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.
Marine Corps League
Air, Land, NC Detachment # 1257
Regular Detachment Meetings: All regular meetings take place on the Second Tuesday
of each month at 1900 hours (1800 hours for Social/ Dinner) at the Wake Forest American Legion,
225 East Holding Avenue in Wake Forest, NC 27587.
If you wish to dine before the meeting, please RSVP Frank Kildea (SVC)
at (919) 422-0539 or [email protected].
Mark Byrd Commandant (919) 868-0833 Frank Kildea Sr. Vice Commandant (919) 422-0539
Ed Whalen Jr. Vice Commandant (919) 761-9413
Ray O’Neill Judge Advocate (919) 693-7685
Joe Goodrow Jr. Past Commandant (919) 847-4989
Fred Leenerts Adjutant (919) 855-9849
Dave Hochstrasser Paymaster (919) 556-3904
Kevin Flaherty Sgt. At Arms (919) 452-9924
Kevin Rumsey Chaplain (919) 528-2461
Newsletter Editor: Frank E. Williams
Phone: 919-455-4768 Please submit newsletter articles
and/or information to Email: [email protected]
Once a Marine, Always a Marine.
Visit us: www. airlandncdet.org
Visit us: 2nd Tuesday of month
MCL Air, Land, NC Detachment # 1257
225 East Holding Avenue
Wake Forest, NC 27587
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