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Commandant’s Comments
The LASHUP
The Harford County Detachment1198, MCL Detachment Commandant - Evie Remines
Newsletter Editor - Don Benson, Sr.
Inside this issue:
Commandant’s Comments 1
Sr. Vice Commandant
Jr. Vice Commandant
Comments
2
Adjutant’s Comments,
Events Calendar 3
Membership
Chaplain Corner 4
Fallen Marines
Adopt-A-Highway
Eagle Scouts 5
MCL License Plates
Welcome Home
New Members 6
MODD, and VFW Lounge 7
Detachment Shirts,
History Books 8
Cell Phones for Soldiers,
Medals Awarded Secretly 9
M1 Garand Raffle,
This Month in Marine
Corps History
10
Department News
Young Marines Detachment Events
11
Events 12
Detachment Future Events 13
About the Lashup 14
Welcome to spring!
Although the weather isn’t quite cooperating as I write this, it is officially spring!
The warm weather brings an uptick in Detachment activities and I would like to
see more members volunteer to attend and help out at events. It’s a shame that
I see the same 5 or so members at everything we have scheduled. If you want to
get to know your fellow Marines better, this is the best way to do it.
Now that the Mid Winter conference is over, focus is turning to the Department
convention in Ocean City. As you all should know, I am the Chairman for the
convention and my planning process is reaching a fever pitch. We have gotten
our delegates in and I need everyone to send in registration for your guests that
you are bringing and to pay for your banquet dinners. I will not allow anyone to
come up to the Department Paymaster at the convention and decide they want
to attend the banquet, so make sure to get them in by the 8 April deadline.
We’ll be holding our awards and installation of officers at the April meeting, so
please plan on attending and bringing family/friends with you. This is a good
opportunity to also bring potential members to come and talk with the League
members to find out what we are about.
On a personal note, my son will be returning on the
night of the March meeting for 30 days of leave. He
has been over in Southeast Asia for three years, so
as you can imagine I am quite excited!! He will be
stationed stateside for the remainder of his Air
Force contract.
Fingers crossed for more sunshine and warmer
weather!
Semper Fi,
Evelyn Remines, Commandant
Harford County Det 1198
Detachment Officers:
Commandant, Evie Remines ~ Sr. Vice Commandant, Craig Reeling
Jr. Vice Commandant, Dan Narango ~ Judge Advocate, Ken Shrieves
Jr. Past Commandant / Ceremonial Coordinator, Donald Benson
Eagle Scout Coordinator, Jeff Beavers ~ Paymaster, Dick Wischhusen
Adjutant, Historian, Bill Knox ~ Chaplain, Leonard Stielper
March 2016
The position
for Detach-
ment Adjutant
Comments from the Jr. Vice Commandant
Greetings Marines,
Fellow Marines it looks like spring has finally arrived. It seems like it’s been a
long winter to me. I hope everything is well with You and hope to see you at
Tuesday league meeting. See you there…..
See you on Feb. 23rd at 1900 hrs.
Semper Fi,
Dan Narango
Jr. Vice Commandant
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Comments from the Sr. Vice Commandant
Spring is here and the Detachment will once again be getting busier in the community. Bel Air First
Friday’s will be starting up in May. The Color Guard will be getting invitations to more events this
Spring. We will need volunteers to step forward and participate.
Do you have any ideas that the Detachment can get involved with? It is our membership that has
some great ideas. Let us know. We are open to try new things.
Thank you to everyone who continues to recruit new members and get the word out about the MCL.
We are closing in on the 100 member mark. I know we can reach this goal and surpass it. New mem-
bers can help breathe new life into our Detachment and could potentially become great volunteers.
The Department Leadership College will be held on 7 May 2016 at the Glen Burnie VFW. Anyone
looking to move into a leadership role or just learn more about MCL is welcome to attend. If you
can’t make the class, the National Professional Development Program (PDP) is posted for anyone who
wants to learn more on the National website www.MCLNational.org.
I hope to see you all at the Department Convention in Ocean City. The Detachment will pay for all
Delegate’s and Associate Members who want to attend. Everyone is welcome.
Semper Fidelis !
Craig Reeling
Sr. Vice Commandant
DETACHMENT CALENDAR
March - April 2016
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 20 21
22
Bowling - PP Detachment
Meeting 1900
23
24
25
26
27 28
29
Bowling - PP
30
31 1
2
3
4
5
Bowling - PP
6
7
8
VFW Bingo
Kitchen
9
10
11
12
Bowling - PP
13
14
Detachment
Staff Meeting
15
16
17 18 19
Bowling - PP
20 21
22
23
24 25 26
Detachment
Meeting
1900
27 28
Department
Convention
Ocean City
29
Department
Convention
Ocean City
30
Department
Convention Ocean City
Adjutant Notes:
Page 3 Detachment 1198
If you have a change of phone, address or email be sure to inform me as soon as you can! I can be
reached at [email protected] or Home 410-638-9315, Cell 410-371-9677.
Bill Knox, Adjutant
Per the Dec. 31, 2015 National roster the Detachment Strength stands at
89 members with 8 of those members unpaid.
47 are Permanent Life Members
41 are Annual Members
7 of the 89 are Associate Members
3 are Dual Members
RENEWALS: With the exception of Permanent Life Members each
member must pay a $35 annual renewal fee each year. An annual
membership runs twelve months from the month the member joined the
detachment. Members who receive a renewal notice from National
Headquarters should submit renewal fees to the detachment Paymaster,
Dick Wischhusen at the next monthly meeting or mail a check to:
MCL - Harford County Det. 1198
Attn: Paymaster
P.O. Box 656
Jarrettsville, MD 21084-0656
If you are a member in good standing and you would like to join as a
Permanent Life Member you can submit the Life Membership Fee to the
Paymaster and never have to deal with annually renewing your dues again!
Life Membership Dues are:
Age Fee
17-35 $500
36-50 $400
51-64 $300
65 & over $200
Bill Knox is doing better, Dick Wischhusen is recovering.
Keep them in your prayers.
Members, please let me know of anyone who is ill so that we can reach out to
them.
I still need birth dates (day & month only) so that I can update our Detachment
list.
Stay well and God bless..
Leonard F. Stielper, Jr.
Chaplain, Detachment 1198
Phone: 410-558-5819
E-Mail: [email protected]
Membership
Chaplain’s Corner
Old breed? New
breed? There’s not a
damn bit of
difference as long as
it’s the Marine
breed.
Lt.Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty”
Puller
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I have the sad duty to report the Death of Harford County Marine
James C. Campist.
Our thoughts and prayers remain with all the Fallen Marines and
their Families, especially those we have recognized since
establishing our Fallen Marine Program and all the Marines of the
past who have reported to the Supreme Commandant; Rest in
Peace Mighty Warriors.
We are looking for a Chairman to perform these duties.
Donald Benson
Fallen Marine Report
Adopt a Highway dates are as follows:
April 21, 2016
June 16, 2016
Aug, 18, 2016
Oct. 13, 2016
We will meet at the VFW at 0900
Contact Mike Buckley at
[email protected] to help out.
410-638-0144
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Eagle Scout Good Citizenship Award
Our next Eagle Scout presentation will be in Bel Air on April
3rd. Please contact Evie Remines if you would like to attend.
We have good participation in the Eagle Scout Good citizenship
Award program. We have 18 detachments in the Department
and of those, 8 are regular participants in the program, including
Harford County.
It is a very enjoyable program for receiving notoriety for the
Detachment and Community.
Home Phone No. 410-692-6971, Cell 443-506-7586
Thank You,
Jeff Beavers
Detachment Eagle Scout Chairman
Operation Welcome Home, New date will be e-mailed.
Lou Cassard can be contacted at 410-557-6358.
He will need your contact information in case there is any
change in schedule.
Operation Welcome Home
Marine Corps League License Plates are available for a one time fee of $30. You continue to pay
your normal registration fee at the time it is normally due. You must be a member in good
standing and either the registered owner or co-owner of the vehicle.
Contact the Department License Plate Chairman,
Craig Reeling, at 443-477-0670 or [email protected]
Marine Corps League License Plates
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Welcome Abroad Marines! New Members sworn in at the February
2016 Meeting
Peter Cannito, Sr. and Ryan
Jasper
Woof! Woof! Devil Dogs!!!!
Next Growl will be 21 May 2016
Chow 0800
Growl 0900
Mad Dog holds muster 0830 for Pups and
Mongrels
Woof ! Woof ! Devil Dogs
PDD Donald Benson
Pound Keeper
Dog Patch Pound 333
Military Order of the Devil Dogs
Page 7 Detachment 1198
In the VFW Lounge Members of the League are welcome in the VFW lounge, but
keep in mine that if you are NOT a VFW member you MUST
sign the guest book upon entering the lounge! This goes for any
friends or relatives that may accompany you.
Lounge Hours are:
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday 6:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Thursday 4:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Friday 4:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Saturday 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Keep an eye out for Shrimp nights and Friday night dinner
specials!
Thursday is Ladies night. All drinks for the Ladies are 1/2 price.
Don Benson can furnish Detachment members with golf shirts
and sweatshirts with the Harford County Detachment Logo
embroidered upon it.
The price of the golf shirts and sweatshirts start at $31.
There are several types of shirts and colors to select from.
Contact Don directly at 443-845-4439 or email him at
[email protected] if interested.
Bill Knox is always looking for photos from events and activities to
include in the Detachment History Books. If you have any, please
share them with him. He will scan and return any photos. Don’t
forget to stop by and see the history books before any regular
Detachment business meeting.
Detachment Shirts Available
History Book
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Vincent McDonald holding the M1 Garand he donated to the Detachment
This story was originally published on March 1, 2016, at 6:31 a.m. EST.
Almost 20 percent of top medals awarded secretly since 9/11
WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 percent of the military’s most-treasured medals have been awarded for
classified missions since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to data obtained by USA TODAY.
The secrecy surrounding more than 200 Service Cross and Silver Star awards reflects the reliance on special operations forces involved in classified missions to capture or kill terrorists and free hostages,
according to a senior Defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity because officials were not
authorized to characterize the commendations.
Last month, the Pentagon announced that officials are reviewing 1,090
awards of Service Crosses and Silver Stars awarded since Sept. 11,
2001 to determine if any should be upgraded to the nation’s highest
award for valor, the Medal of Honor.
Since 9/11, the 216 medals were awarded in secret for missions that
cannot be publicly discussed, according to the records.
One Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest medal awarded
to soldiers, and three Navy Crosses, the equivalent medal for sailors
and Marines, have been issued for courageous acts during classified
operations. The Navy awarded 112 Silver Stars, and the Army 100
more for undisclosed actions. The Air Force has not issued a Service
Cross or Silver Star in secret since 9/11.
We have supported our deployed troops by collecting 69 phones in the past month.
To date that is over 2540 cell phones. These phones are sent to a collection point
and exchanged for telephone calling cards which are sent to troops overseas. This
enables them to call family and friends at no cost to them.
If you have collected any phone donations, please be sure to bring them to the next
business meeting.
Art Romain
Cell Phones for Soldiers
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Detachment Events and Raffles
M1 Garand Rifle Cal. 30-06
Proceeds benefit Toys for Tots
Drawing to be held July 4, 2016
Tickets: $5.00 ea. 3 for 10.00
“You do not have to be present to WIN”
THIS DATE IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY
03 Mar 1776 First Marine landing on hostile shores in the Bahamas.
03 Mar 1809 Five-year enlistment in the Corps replaced the previous three-year term.
06 Mar 1932 John Philip Sousa died at age 79 in Reading, PA.
08 Mar 1928 Captain Merritt Edson set out on epic CoCo River patrol in search of Nicaraguan rebel leader Sandino
08 Mar 1965 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade lands at DaNang, Republic of Vietnam—first U.S. ground combat troops committed to the conflict
09 Mar 1847 Captain Alvin Edson leads Marine battalion ashore with Army forces at Veracruz.
11 Mar 1778 Marines aboard the BOSTON, assisted in the engagement and capture of the British merchant ship MARTHA.
13 Mar 1943 First Woman Marine officer candidate arrive at U.S. Midshipmen School at Mount Holyoke College
21 Mar 1945 General Alexander A. Vandegrift becomes the first Marine 4-star general.
25 Mar 1804 Secretary of the Navy approved first formal Marine Corps uniform.
26 Mar 1945 Iwo Jima secured. Marines suffer 25,851 casualties.
31 Mar 1801 Site for Marine Barracks, 8th & I, Washington, DC selected.
Department of Maryland News
Department Convention April 28-30, 2016 Ocean City
Mideast Division Conference June 24-26, 2016 Newark DE
National Convention August 7-12, 2016 Tulsa OK
Jarrettsville Young Marines
The Young Marines meet at the VFW every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.
Page 11
VFW Bingo Kitchen
February 26, 2016
Leonard Stielper
Dave Narango
Bill Knox
Evie Remines
Art Romain
Don Benson
Detachment 1198
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MCL National
Mid - Winter
Conference
March. 3-5, 2016
Banquet
Leonard and Deanna
Stielper
Richard D.
Gore, Sr.
MCL National
Commandant
Craig Reeling
1198 Sr. Vice
Commandant and
Dept. Commandant
Jack and Janet Severn
Evie Remines
1198 Commandant and
Dept. Sr. Vice.
Commandant
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Detachment Future Events
March 19, 2016 Pound 333 Growl 0800
Detachment Nominations and Election of Officers March 22, 2016
Eagle Court of Honor April 3, 2026
VFW Bingo Kitchen April 8, 2016
Installations of Officers and awards April 26, 2016
State Convention Ocean City MD. April 28-30, 2016
Bel Air First Fridays May 6, 2016
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Detachment 1198
This newsletter is published by the Harford County Detachment 1198,
Marine Corps League. LASHUP is Marine slang from the World War II
era that was used to refer to a Marine’s outfit or unit. Copies of the
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P.O. Box 656
Jarrettsville, MD 21084-0656
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P.O. Box 656