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February/March 2016
Central Florida Chapter
Officers:
President Elmer Hawkins Phone 386.679.3814 Email [email protected] Vice President Mike Galyean Phone 407.740.5097 Email [email protected] Treasurer Art Dreves Phone 407.647.5879 Email [email protected] Secretary Chris Hoey Phone 407.645.4817 Email [email protected] Chaplain Russ Kaufman Phone 407-275-3653 Email [email protected] Sgt at Arms Jim Weinberg Phone 407.529.7971 Email [email protected] Chapter Rep. Elmer Hawkins Newsletter Editor: Mike Galyean (with a lot of help from Nancy)
Next
Meeting:
Saturday, April 2
10:30 a.m.
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Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub
544 West Fairbanks Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Ph.407.645.2050
The “Ooo Rah”
Newsletter of the Central Florida Chapter 1st Marine Division Association
PRESIDENTS RAMBLINGS: HEY MARINES!!! We have a meeting to at-tend, you know where and when,…Fiddlers Green on Fairbanks at 1030 hrs Satur-day, April 2. Please try to be present and plan to stay for some food and perhaps an adult beverage [this is a good way to say thanks to Fiddlers Green Irish Pub for the use of their facility].
We will have information on FMDA's reunion which is scheduled for Houston, TX, the first week of August, I hope several of you will consider joining me there. We will also have a super speaker for the program. Read about Maj. Barron Mills and his sum-mary of Marine activities in South America and the Caribbean elsewhere in the “Ooo Rah.”
I am asking more of you to help at our next visit to the VA Community Living Center at the Lake Nona VA hospital. The veterans who are being cared for at this facility really look forward to these visits, as do their families and staff. Once you have expe-rienced this volunteer opportunity, I believe you will look forward to going back.
Mike has really done a great job in getting many of our members to renew their mem-bership for 2016 and is working to reach those delinquent. We are always looking for new members to join our ranks. Look for any Marine you see or know who has served with or in support of our beloved Blue Diamond Division. Give them an appli-cation, get their address and see that it gets to Mike. He will send them a newsletter. Let each of us be a recruiter and lend a helping hand.
Semper Fi HAWK
A Look at Marines in the Caribbean, Central and South America - Major Barron Mills
Major Mills is retiring this month after a 20 year career in the Marine Corps. His cur-rent billet is Exercise Planner with Marine Corps Forces South (MARFORSOUTH). His message will be one of interest to all Marines...few really know what our Corps is doing in these regions of the world. Many in our chapter will remember Maj. Mills as a former speaker at our SOS Breakfast in 2011. It will be nice to welcome him back.
Major Mills is an Infantry Officer and has served in many infantry billets during his ca-reer. He deployed to the Mediterranean with 26th MEU, to Haiti with Kilo 3/2, to Iraq with 3/7, to Iraq again as a Military Transition Team Leader, and to Afghanistan with Regimental Combat Team 2. He moved to Orlando in 2011 when he was assigned to Program Man-ager, Marine Corps Training Systems Com-mand (continued on page 3)
Maj. Barron Mills with Columbian Marine
snipers during a recent inspection tour.
Editors Note: I do not know Capt. St. John. This came to me in an email, and I feel sure he would not mind me using his thoughts here. No matter whether your introduction to the Marine Corps
was at Quantico, Parris Island or San Diego, the thoughts in this article would apply. It is very well written and brought many memories back to me of my own DI, SSgt Crouse. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as did.
I remember watching a news clip of a Marine Infantry unit preparing to deploy from Camp Lejeune during the First Gulf War. I watched a young, squared away sergeant move competently among his men checking their gear and speaking quietly to them despite the rude, intrusive glare from the TV camera lights. Damn... I was proud of him and there was a muted urge to be there and be part of it again welling up deep from inside me. A few years later, I stopped at Quantico when I had a chance to go back there for a visit in conjunction with a northern Virginia business trip. I walked out on the 'grinder' at the old T&T Regiment near Main Side and shielded my eyes against the afternoon sun. It looked different from when I was there in 1962 and '63 and the changes they made were long overdue. Off in the distance, I saw a figure walking rapidly across the asphalt surface and as he noticed me, he changed his route and approached me. He got closer, and said, 'May I help you, Sir'? He was a trim, hard—bodied Captain on his way to his Company headquarters with a clip board under his arm. I explained that I had been there many years ago and just wanted to stop in and see if it were still the same. Upon hearing that, he came to attention, saluted me smartly and said, 'Welcome home, Sir'. In that brief moment, everything good or bad that had ever happened to me while in the Corps was suddenly worth it. I felt like crying, I was so proud. He didn't know me from Adam. All that mattered was that both of us were Marines, him actually, me spiritually. We chatted about the training and the caliber of people the Officer Candidate Program was attracting these days. There were fewer of them, but they were as good as and probably better than we were, I quietly surmised from his comments. They had renamed some of the ball—busting trails we used to hump back then to more accurately align their difficulty with the sacrifices of heroes in prior wars who had faced and overcome a few difficulties of their own. It was no longer the 'Hill Trail', it was now the 'Medal of Honor Trail' replete with stations along the way depicting Marines who got the 'Big One,' many of whom never lived to have the blue and white ribbon slipped over their heads by the President of the United States. Candidates running that trail had to stop at each station, learn their stories, commit them to memory, despite the fact that they were ready to puke, their thighs and hamstrings burning, and even the ones in the best shape were gasping for breath. The strong message to them was that even though they might feel pressed to the edge of their endurance, the Corps expected... no... demanded more of them; and these men whose names were on these plaques delivered on those demands when it came their turn. They were the standard. It was a powerful association exercise. No MBA group exercises here, this was preparation for the real deal and everyone had to complete their assignment on time. It was a calling that touched one's soul. I experienced a bit of nostalgia while there. How many young men whose boots beat a steady, coordinated cadence on that hard, unforgiving surface had paid the ultimate price for their decision to train here?
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A Visit back to Quantico By
Capt. Dave St. John
Mark Your Calendars
March 27… HAPPY EASTER
Saturday, April 2… Chapter Meeting , Cen-tral Florida, 1st Marine
Division Assoc. 1030 hrs
Thurs – Sun. Apr 21 – 24 ...Vietnam and All Veterans Reunion – 29
th Annual na-
tion’s largest gathering in Melbourne.
Fri Apr 22 ...USMC Correspondents Foundation Golf Tournament
Saturday May 7 … Chapter Executive Committee meeting time & place TBA.
Thursday, May 12… “ Happy Hour Trivia and Bingo” Lake Nona VA Com-munity Living Center. 1:30—3:00.
Saturday, June 4… Chapter Meeting
August 1—8 … 1st Marine Division Assoc. Annual Reunion Houston, TX (No Chapter meeting in August)
The Larry E. Smedley Detachment of the Marine Corps League—Meeting will be Tuesday April 12, 7 pm.
The Central Florida Veterans, Inc. (CFVI) meets the LAST Tuesday of eve-ry other month (even months.) at the VA cafeteria, Raymond St. Orlando, 5:30 pm. (dinner served) Next meeting: April
26. Phone 407.977.4747
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. Lake Baldwin VA nursing home handed over to Florida Department
of Veterans Affairs The vacant nursing home on the campus of the Lake Baldwin VA is another step closer to fulfilling its purpose now that it’s officially in the hands of the state. On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. John Mica ceremo-nially signed legislation that transfers the operation of the 120-bed nursing home from federal VA to Florida
Department of Veterans’ Affairs. But it’s still not clear when the nursing home will begin accepting patients. The state is planning to brief the governor and the cabinet at month’s end. The legislation then has to get approved by an appropriations bill to get money for staff, vehicles and equipment. The facility also has to get the approval of Agency for Health Care Administration. Still, for Mica, who has been championing this cause for four years, the transfer was good news. “We’ve completed in record time the transfer of the facility to the State of Florida,” Mica said Wednesday morning during a news conference held in front of the 20-year-old nursing home facility. “This is the legisla-tion that I presented earlier to expedite the reopening of this facility. This is the bill signed and sealed by the President.” This is the eighth facility in Florida VA’s network of nursing homes, “and will serve the unmet needs for our veterans for generations to come,” said Mike Pendergast, executive director of Florida Department of Veteran’s Affairs. The facility in Lake Baldwin closed two years ago after its residents were transferred to the new nurs-ing home facility on the campus of VA facility in Lake Nona. Pendergast said the facility is expected to hire up to 150 employees. (Source: Orlando Sentinel)
(Cont. from page 1—Maj. Barron Mills)
Major Mills will provide an over-view of what MARFORSOUTH’s mission is and an idea of what Marines are doing every day in the Caribbean, Central and South America. Please join us as we welcome Major Barron Mills back to the Central Florida Chapter and hear this extremely interest-ing presentation.
Larry E. Smedley Medal of Honor Detachment of the Marine Corps League
Detachment Commander Sam McCloud wrote the following: John Gionet and I found a very good temporary location at the Orange County Library at, 4324 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32803 -- Herndon Meeting Room 1. There is plenty of parking, no smoking and a very nice room with Wi-Fi, projector and it will seat 60 people. The Event is on our New Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/812283762213271/
Maj. Barron Mills,
USMC
FIRST MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION REUNION
AUGUST 1-7, 2016 JW MARRIOTT GALLERIA, HOUSTON, TX
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2—CITY TOUR – $38 pp THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 AND FRIDAY, AUGUST 5—SPACE CENTER HOUSTON - $51pp
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 - USS TEXAS AND SAN JACINTO MUSEUM OF HISTORY—$66pp THURSDAY, AUGUST 4—HOUSTON ASTROS GAME - $58pp
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5—BAYOU BEND TOUR - $37
Reunion Registration must go through Armed Forces Reunion, Inc; ATTN “1st Marine”
Registration forms available on the Association website. You may also register online and pay by credit card at www.afr-reg.com/fmda2016 (3.5% will be added to total). All registration forms and payments must be received by mail on or before July 1, 2016.
Hotel Registration made on your own
When the Boogeyman
goes to sleep every
night, he checks his
closet for a ...
US Marine.
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How many had I had a 'near—beer' with in the Candidates' Club either there or at Camp Upshur, served by a regular cadre sergeant who need-ed the extra money he got from working there but hated having to wait on turds like us? Their names were a bit fuzzy now, but I could see them climbing the ropes on the 'O' Course and doing squat thrusts until their whole body seemed unwilling to bend even one more time. How many had I had a cold beer and a burger with at Diamond Lou's in Quantico Town on a Saturday afternoon after training was mercifully over for the week? Did their ghosts still walk the streets there? I felt as though they did. I saw them as young men, smiling, mischievous and confident. My mind played games with me as if I were a child again pretending with make—believe figurines and giving them the status of living beings. Just bring them back here now. Let it all be the same as it once was during the lighter times when we were young. Forget for a minute that we trained here for battle and just bring them back as if we were college kids, lean, bad asses in the best physical shape of our lives. Let's swagger through the streets there again and maybe take a week-end trip to DC where our shaved heads gave silent but unmistakable tes-timony to our being Marines from Quantico. Yeah, for a while there I was one of them again; a boy from Connecticut on his first visit to a southern state. My fellow candidates were from eve-rywhere, most of which were places in states too far away to even imag-ine. Scared to death of the DI's who wore the impeccable summer ser-vice uniforms and elevated verbal abuse to the status of a capital of-fense. These guys were bad and not to be screwed with. Shut up, do what we were told, don't do anything to attract attention and get through these next six weeks... whatever it took. The DI's, yeah... they were a story unto themselves. Tough, cocky bas-tards, they were. One of mine was involved in the Chosin Reservoir breakout in Korea. He was a black staff sergeant. In fact, he was the first black person I had really ever met or really knew. I still remember him to this day. None of them had the multitude of degrees that would have academically qualified them as psychologists. They knew what made people tick at a gut level. They knew how long and hard to push us and when to disap-pear and let us recover, cool down and curse them out loud. They fo-cused on the fakers and bullshit artists who tried to finesse their way into the Corps. They rode them unmercifully until they dropped out or shaped up. They watched for those with latent leadership talents and plumbed the depth of their commitment with leadership billets and duty assign-ments under pressure. They drove the candy asses out quickly and effi-ciently. It didn't matter how big one's biceps were or how long a man could run...in the end it was the size of one's heart and the depth of one's desire to make it through They took us from a lumbering herd of clueless college kids to a crisp team who executed commands on the drill field in precise unison. They gave us a sense of inner pride and purpose. They taught us personal discipline and organization. They gave us the confidence to march to the sound of the guns and kick the asses of those who would take us on. They made Marines of us. And when they were finished with us, they dismissed our platoon and met the next class of maggots, piss ants, and miserable pukes and... the transformation process began all over again (Continued on page 5)
~IMPORTANT~ Central Florida Chapter members need to be members of the 1st Marine Division As-sociation...contact the FMDA office or visit the website for membership information.
The 1st MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION HAS MOVED!
New Address and contact information
1st Marine Division Association
See Page 6 for complete information!
Phone
(760) 763-3268
Office: [email protected]
June Cormier:
Heidi Lamb
Association President
Vince Rios: [email protected]
Office hours remain the same:
Monday thru Friday 8am to 4pm PCT
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Many of these unique, hand picked and committed men knew that perhaps one day, after we were commissioned and still
wet behind the ears, they might be assigned to our units as Staff NCOs. They had a vested interest in us. Slowly and
painfully, we began to understand their methods and toughness. We began to appreciate and understand concepts like
traditions, valor, sacrifice, courage and leadership. Bullshit to some maybe, but the heart and soul of what this was all
about to us. Some of us would call upon it when everything else we had learned had been drained from our frightened,
bloodied and exhausted bodies. It was all we had...it was all we needed.
I think about those times even today. I think about all the instances in my life when it would have been much easier to
quit, give up, give in or retreat. I think back to the time a black Marine staff sergeant made me hold an M—14 rifle by its
front sight blades , my arms fully extended in front of me threatening to beat the crap out of me if I dropped it because I
did something stupid and he saw it. Is he still alive today? Does he have any recollection of that stifling afternoon in a
Quonset hut at Camp Upshur, a god forsaken training camp at Quantico, and the impact he had on me and the other col-
lege dumb asses assigned to his platoon?
I think of him and remember that, if we had left the base together then and tried to eat at some restaurant, local ordinanc-
es would have probably forbidden it. Inequities then...inequities now. I think of the steel he infused in my psyche. In the
end, it was about mission and men...mission and men...mission and men. If I met him somewhere today, what would I
say? 'Thank you Sergeant Manuel Montgomery, though we knew each other for a fleeting moment, it was I who emerged
the better for it.' I can imagine his deep brown, piercing eyes fixing mine while his gravelly voice ordered me to give him
50... and they better not be 'pussy pushups', either.
I spend more time in reflection these days. Perhaps it is an inherent dimension of growing older. Those times in my past
life still stick out like snow capped mountain ranges in some far western state. Anomalies perhaps, yet memorable vi-
sions that have shaped my adulthood and made me more than I thought I would ever be. They have made things valua-
ble to me. Yes, some things are negotiable, not worth fighting over or making a fuss about. Others are not. They are
intransigent reminders that life does have its lines in the sand. We are not sea weed subject to the flow, direction and
speed of the current around us. There are times and events that should cause us to face up to threats and as a nation
address them head on. Are we losing that conviction, that purpose, that goal...that very belief that there are absolute
causes for which to shed our blood and give our lives?
I still hear the cadence of the boots on the 'grinder' at Quantico and other places where young men and women begin
their indoctrination into a world of potentially great sacrifice. Will we have enough of them? Will they be more than just a
slogan like 'Support Our Troops' on yellow magnetic ribbons that adhere to our cars?
I pray that our past is prologue. Pray with me. Much is at stake.
Dave St. John, Capt. USMCR, Vietnam Veteran, Chu Lai, RVN, '66—'67
The Marines are slowly saying goodbye to the M16 rifle The Marine Corps’ long, sometimes twisted, relationship with the M16 rifle is slowly coming to an end. On Monday, the Marine Corps Times reported that the rifle is only a few signatures away from being phased out from front-line units and relegated to a support role. The move, which follows a similar one by the Army, comes as the Marine Corps implements its new small-arms modernization strategy. “The proposal to replace the M16A4 with the M4 within infantry battalions is currently under consideration at Headquarters Marine Corps,” Maj. Anton Semelroth, a Marine spokesman, told the Marine Corps Times in an e-mail. The weapon replacing the M16, the M4, is a smaller, carbine vari-ant of the M16. Aesthetically the M4 looks only slightly different, with a collapsible stock and shorter barrel. And while the M4 also shoots the same sized bullet as the M16 — 5.56mm — the real benefits come from its reduced weight and portability.
M-4 Carbine
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Welcome New Members
Colonel Patrick O’Toole USMC 1954—1970, H & S 1st Bn 5th Marines, Vietnam S/Sgt Richard H. Edwards 1st 155 Gun Bn, Vietnam Elisa Camara Thompson (in honor of brother Sgt. Mecot Camara - kia 10/23/1983 Beruit
New offices of the 1st Marine Division Association L to R—Membership Secretary,- June Cormier; Executive Director- Sgt.Maj. Marty Vasquez; Administrative Assistant - Heidi Lamb.
**First Marine Division Association New Contact Information** FMDA Headquarters Building 1132, Camp Pendleton
**FMDA Telephone Number: (760) 763-3268**
**USPS Only (First Class Mail, Priority, Express, etc...)** First Marine Division Association
P.O. Box 9000, Box #902 Oceanside, CA 92051
**All Other Carriers (UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc...)** First Marine Division Association
15101 Building - The UPS Store - Box #902 Camp Pendleton, CA 92055
1st Marine Division Celebrates
75th Anniversary By Cpl. William Perkins | 1st Marine Division |
February 9, 2016 Marines and Sailors gathered in front of 1st Marine Division’s historic, “White House,” which serves as the unit’s head-quarters building, to celebrate the 75th anni-versary of the oldest, largest, and most dec-orated division in the Marine Corps, Feb. 4, 2016. Retired and veteran Marines and Sailors, some members of the 1st Marine Division Association, were also on hand to join in honoring the proud legacy of the divi-sion. The 1st Marine Division was formed Feb. 1, 1941, and not long afterward, its Ma-rines found themselves fighting in the harsh, tropical islands of the Pacific during WWII. During the next 75 years, Marines and Sailors of the division would distinguish themselves in every clime and place – from Korea to Vietnam, and from Iraq to Afghani-stan. The day of celebration began with a Battle Colors Rededication Ceremony, dur-ing which veteran and active duty Marines replaced streamers signifying campaigns and unit awards on the unit’s Marine Corps flag. Later, anniversary attendees dined to-gether and cut a unit birthday cake while lis-tening to a speech from the 1st Marine Divi-sion commanding general, Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue. Marines as young as 19 and as old as 92 came from all over the country to share pride in the unit’s legacy; a trait com-mon to all who serve in the “Blue Diamond.” “What sets us apart is the history of the division,” explained Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, the division sergeant major. “When we were formed just before World War II, we were most ready when the nation was least ready.” Marines toured the base, visiting some of their old units and speaking with Marines who currently serve in them, Shelver said. There were static displays of modern equipment including weapons and vehicles the veterans could see up close.
Houston, Texas Reunion 1-7 August 2016
Self parking will be $6/day at the JW Marriott Hotel
**********
Super Shuttle folks in Houston have set up a group
code for us and also created a link to make a reserva-
tion and be guaranteed the discount. Below is the link:
http://groups.supershuttle.com/firstmarinedivision.html
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Minutes Central Florida Chapter
1st Marine Division Association February 6, 2016
Fiddlers Green Irish Pub The meeting was called to order by President Elmer Hawkins. The opening prayer was led by Chaplain Russ Kaufman. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Elmer Hawkins. Members stood to introduce themselves. Secretary's Report: The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as printed in the last Ooo -Rah. Treasurer's Report: Treasurer Art Drives reported that the Chapter had $1016.25 in the Savings Account, $3628.29 in the Checking Account, and $19. in PX Chits. Introduction of Speaker: Vice President Mike Galyean introduced the speaker, Jim Robinson. Jim spoke at length about one of President Lincoln's assassination conspirator, Lewis Thornton Powell. After he was captured and executed, he was bur-ied in Geneva, FL just outside of Orlando. Old Business: President Elmer Hawkins talked about his trip to San Diego to attend the 75th Anniversary of the First Marine Division. He repre-sented our Chapter at the meeting. Our Chapter gave $100 to pay for dinners for some of the active duty Marines. Six chapter members attended the Lake Nona Hospital Happy Hour, Trivia and Bingo event. New Business: Mike Galyean reminded everyone of the upcoming Valentine's Day Dinner to be held Monday, February 15th at Fiddler's Green. Cocktails start at 5:30 pm with dinner at 6:15. There will be a special Valentine's Day menu as well as the regular menu. Please RSVP Mike as soon as possible. The next hospital visit will be March 10th. Raffle: Greg Melnick held the drawing for the raffle and three winners were drawn. The next Chapter meeting will be April 2, at 10:30 at Fiddler's Green. The meeting adjourned with the reciting of the Navy Hymn and the singing of the Marine's Hymn. Most members stayed for lunch and fellowship. Respectfully submitted, Chris Hoey Secretary
The Central Florida Chapter wishes to recognize and honor its members
now serving in the Corps Eternal
Plt.Sgt. Joe Adamik (2014) Capt. John Adamson 2015 Sgt. Ray Bauer (2015) Cpl. Chester Bened (2012) Sgt. Tim Broughton (2013 Sgt. Glenn Brown (2011) Col. Harry Clarke (2013) Pfc. John Cromwell (2010) M.Sgt. Louis Curtis Wade Curtis (2011)
Col. Ed Danowitz (2012) Plt. Sgt Robert Fincher (2015) Capt. William Harwood (2010) Lt.Col. Dick Holt (2008) Sgt. Wade Jones (2012) Cpl. John “Rick” Kennedy (2012) Cpl. Louis Lang (2010) Sgt. Maj. Les LeBlanc (2005) C.W. “Bill” Marks (2014) M.Sgt. Malcolm MacLean (2007) Gy.Sgt. Rudy Miller (2008)
Ray Nielsen (2007) Sgt. Donald Neiss (2009) Pfc. Athanasse “Al” Parsons (2013) MSgt Edward Payton (2015) Sgt. Victor Petris (2015) Gy.Sgt. Charles Ross (2013) 1Lt. George Schultz (2008) Pfc. “Wild Bill” Taylor (2010) Lt.Col. John Tomlinson (2014) M.Sgt. Dale Wasson (2009)
Semper Fi, gentlemen. You’ll always be remembered.
In order to belong to the Central Florida Chapter, you must... Join the 1st Marine Division Association
World War II ~ North China ~ Korea ~ Cold War ~ Vietnam ~ Gulf War ~ Iraqi Freedom ~ War on Terror
Call the 1st Marine Division Association in Oceanside, CA at (760) 967-8561 or email [email protected] for information
Central Florida Chapter
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Make checks payable to: Cent. Fla. Chap., 1st Mar. Div. Assoc. ~~~ Return to Mike Galyean, 746 McIntyre Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789
Central Florida Chapter
1st Marine Division Association
746 McIntyre Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
It is time to renew your memberships
for 2016. See details in the “Ooo Rah.”