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Next Meeting: All regular meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Our next regular meeting will be held on July 8th, 2008 at 1900 at the Gray Community Center on Ruritan Drive in Gray, TN, next to the Gray Volunteer Fire Department.
I've Got Your Back! I am a small and precious child, my Dads been sent to fight... The only place I'll see his face, is in my dreams late at night. He will be gone far too many days For my young mind to keep track. I may be sad, but I am proud. Because My Daddy's got your back....... I am a caring mother. My son has gone to war... My mind is filled with worries That I have never known before Everyday I try to keep my thoughts from turning black. I may be scared, but I am proud. Because My son has got your back...... I am a strong and loving wife, with a husband soon to go. There are times I'm terrified in a way most will never know. I bite my lip, and force a smile as I watch my husband pack... My heart may break to pieces, but I am proud. Because My husbands got your back...... I am a Marine......Serving Proudly, Standing Tall. I fight for Freedom, Yours and Mine by answering this call. I do my job while knowing, the thanks it sometimes lacks. Please Say a prayer that I'll come home soon. Because it's me who's got your back..... (Author Unknown)
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Membership Info: Presently our members are being asked to volunteer personal information to Marine Don Elseroad in regard to setting up a confidential #969 member data base. On the back of the form you could include that information about yourself that you would like to be published on our Utility Web Site under Members.
Online Detachment Newsletter: The detachment newsletter is being posted online. We would like to reduce the number of newsletters, and associated costs, we have to send via snail mail. Please take the time to access the online newsletter for your review. Select the month you want to review and click on GO. If you have any comments or suggestions, please advise the websergeant. NOTE: The Newsletters are now being posted in .pdf format. (For info, .pdf stands for Portable Document Format) To view, it requires Adobe Reader (preferably Version 7.0 or 8.0). If you don't have Adobe Reader, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html to download and install the program. "SAND FLEA" Newsletter
June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005
Detachment Marines on Active Duty Major Kurt Ebaugh Sgt. Daniel Gray with General Pace Cpl Andrew Mann Major Steven Bickford I&I Staff, Company L, 3rd Bn, 24th Marines Gunnery Sgt Eric Baker SgtMaj Shannon K. Johnson LCol. Kurt Ebaugh - Arrived Home on R&R - June 17, 2007 Kurt Ebaugh was promoted to LtCol by MajGen Walter Gaskin, Sr., CG Multinational Force - West, Fallujah, Iraq on November 1, 2007 CONGRATULATIONS KURT Veterans - Need a job? The federal workforce is facing a potential crisis. Thousands of federal employees will retire, leaving a massive whole in the federal government. In fact, a Partnership for a Public Service projects that the federal government needs to hire nearly 193,000 new workers for jobs in these fields: security, medical and public health, accounting, engineering, and program management/analysis and administration. Go to: http://www.military.com/careers to apply. EMERGENCY RELIEF Marine Salvatore J. Tartaro, the founding father of Tri-Cities TN Detachment 969 and Commandant from April 1997 through March 2001 answered the �Final Roll Call� on May 22, 2008. Sal was a Iwo Jima veteran and served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1951. He joined the Marine Corps League in New York in January 1993 and became a �Life Member� in January 1994. Sal resided in Talbott, TN since 2001 and would have turned 87 in August of 2008. <Click Veteran Admin Logo for Info
Detachment Marines on Active Duty
Veterans - Need a job? The federal workforce is facing a potential crisis. Thousands of federal employees will retire, leaving a massive whole in the federal government. In fact, a Partnership for a Public Service projects that the federal government needs to hire nearly 193,000 new workers for jobs in these fields: security, medical and public health, accounting, engineering, and program management/analysis and administration. Go to: http://www.military.com/careers to apply.
Marine Salvatore J. Tartaro, the founding father of Tri-Cities TN Detachment 969 and Commandant from April 1997 through March 2001 answered the �Final Roll Call� on May 22, 2008. Sal was a Iwo Jima veteran and served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1951. He joined the Marine Corps League in New York in January 1993 and became a �Life Member� in January 1994. Sal resided in Talbott, TN since 2001 and would have turned 87 in August of 2008.
<Click Veteran Admin Logo for Info
In the November 2002 issue of The Sand Flea, there is an article about the VA Health Care Program. Here is a direct link to the appropriate website to get further information about that program. VA Reaches Out to Newest Combat Vets: Go HERE for latest info Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund "...they represent the true strength of the country and the heart and soul of its citizens." - President George W. Bush about the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, December 7th, 2004 Today more than 174,000 active duty and 37,000 reserve Marines protect the United States of America, bravely serving our nation in hotbeds of violence like Iraq and Afghanistan. Their dedication often has a price. Department of Defense statistics indicate 1,854 Marines were wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 19, 2003 through September 4, 2004. While the Marine Corps goes above and beyond to support Marines and their families, there are limits to the amount of funding available. The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund was formed to provide supplemental assistance to our Marines, sailors, and their families as they face their road to recovery. Please help support our Marines and sailors. The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. The IMSFF is a volunteer-run organization. To support the fund, please send donations to: Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund 825 College Blvd Suite 102 PMB 609 Oceanside, CA 92057 Please make checks payable to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. Thank you for your support. Military Personnel Records: Do you need a copy of your Military Personnel Records? Go HERE to obtain them. RAPIDS: Need an ID card for Family Member? (Active duty and Retired Marines) Go HERE to determine closest location you will need to coordinate with. KIA Memorial Quilt: Bill Weiler provided a link to a web page that may be of interest to the detachment, possibly as a memorial to Sgt. Speer. Please check it out by going HERE. Marine For Life Program. For those Marines that are planning to separate from active duty in the Marine Corps, be sure to check out this program. It will provide assistance in returning to civilian life, including employment. There is a link to this valuable program on the first page of this website. Faces of Freedom: Profiles of America’s Fallen Heroes Compiled by Rebecca Pepin This book profiles fallen heroes who lost their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan. It includes one service member from each of the 50 states along with D.C. and Puerto Rico. All branches of the military are represented. Faces of Freedom will be released on Armed Forces Day (May 19, 2007). ALL proceeds will go to Fisher House and Wounded Warrior Project Go to: http://www.wentworthprinting.com/facesoffreedom/ to purchase. Rebecca Pepin receiving a Marine Corps League 'Honorary Membership' Certificate from Detachment #969 Members Ernie Degges, Don Elseroad, and Larry Bevil Sick Call: MCL and MCLA Members William 'Bill' KIND, Chuck REEDY, Claude CRAWFORD, Jim CHAPMAN, Leonard BLOSS, Fred GETTINGS, Michael STEWART, Ernie DEGGES, Sharon HICKS, Linda COX, Jim and Aranetta REID are having or have recently had various health problems. Please keep all of these folks, their families, our past and present veterans, and our leaders in your thoughts and prayer’s.
VA Reaches Out to Newest Combat Vets: Go HERE for latest info Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund "...they represent the true strength of the country and the heart and soul of its citizens." - President George W. Bush about the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, December 7th, 2004 Today more than 174,000 active duty and 37,000 reserve Marines protect the United States of America, bravely serving our nation in hotbeds of violence like Iraq and Afghanistan. Their dedication often has a price. Department of Defense statistics indicate 1,854 Marines were wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 19, 2003 through September 4, 2004. While the Marine Corps goes above and beyond to support Marines and their families, there are limits to the amount of funding available. The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund was formed to provide supplemental assistance to our Marines, sailors, and their families as they face their road to recovery. Please help support our Marines and sailors. The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. The IMSFF is a volunteer-run organization. To support the fund, please send donations to: Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund 825 College Blvd Suite 102 PMB 609 Oceanside, CA 92057 Please make checks payable to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. Thank you for your support. Military Personnel Records: Do you need a copy of your Military Personnel Records? Go HERE to obtain them. RAPIDS: Need an ID card for Family Member? (Active duty and Retired Marines) Go HERE to determine closest location you will need to coordinate with. KIA Memorial Quilt: Bill Weiler provided a link to a web page that may be of interest to the detachment, possibly as a memorial to Sgt. Speer. Please check it out by going HERE. Marine For Life Program. For those Marines that are planning to separate from active duty in the Marine Corps, be sure to check out this program. It will provide assistance in returning to civilian life, including employment. There is a link to this valuable program on the first page of this website. Faces of Freedom: Profiles of America’s Fallen Heroes Compiled by Rebecca Pepin This book profiles fallen heroes who lost their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan. It includes one service member from each of the 50 states along with D.C. and Puerto Rico. All branches of the military are represented. Faces of Freedom will be released on Armed Forces Day (May 19, 2007). ALL proceeds will go to Fisher House and Wounded Warrior Project Go to: http://www.wentworthprinting.com/facesoffreedom/ to purchase. Rebecca Pepin receiving a Marine Corps League 'Honorary Membership' Certificate from Detachment #969 Members Ernie Degges, Don Elseroad, and Larry Bevil Sick Call:
VA Reaches Out to Newest Combat Vets: Go HERE for latest info
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund
Today more than 174,000 active duty and 37,000 reserve Marines protect the United States of America, bravely serving our nation in hotbeds of violence like Iraq and Afghanistan. Their dedication often has a price. Department of Defense statistics indicate 1,854 Marines were wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 19, 2003 through September 4, 2004. While the Marine Corps goes above and beyond to support Marines and their families, there are limits to the amount of funding available. The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund was formed to provide supplemental assistance to our Marines, sailors, and their families as they face their road to recovery.
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund 825 College Blvd Suite 102 PMB 609 Oceanside, CA 92057
Please make checks payable to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.
Thank you for your support.
Military Personnel Records: Do you need a copy of your Military Personnel Records? Go HERE to obtain them.
RAPIDS: Need an ID card for Family Member? (Active duty and Retired Marines) Go HERE to determine closest location you will need to coordinate with.
KIA Memorial Quilt: Bill Weiler provided a link to a web page that may be of interest to the detachment, possibly as a memorial to Sgt. Speer. Please check it out by going HERE.
Marine For Life Program. For those Marines that are planning to separate from active duty in the Marine Corps, be sure to check out this program. It will provide assistance in returning to civilian life, including employment. There is a link to this valuable program on the first page of this website.
Faces of Freedom: Profiles of America’s Fallen Heroes Compiled by Rebecca Pepin
This book profiles fallen heroes who lost their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan. It includes one service member from each of the 50 states along with D.C. and Puerto Rico. All branches of the military are represented. Faces of Freedom will be released on Armed Forces Day (May 19, 2007). ALL proceeds will go to Fisher House and Wounded Warrior Project
Go to: http://www.wentworthprinting.com/facesoffreedom/ to purchase.
Rebecca Pepin receiving a Marine Corps League 'Honorary Membership' Certificate from Detachment #969 Members Ernie Degges, Don Elseroad, and Larry Bevil
Sick Call:
MCL and MCLA Members William 'Bill' KIND, Chuck REEDY, Claude CRAWFORD, Jim CHAPMAN, Leonard BLOSS, Fred GETTINGS, Michael STEWART, Ernie DEGGES, Sharon HICKS, Linda COX, Jim and Aranetta REID are having or have recently had various health problems. Please keep all of these folks, their families, our past and present veterans, and our leaders in your thoughts and prayer’s.
Please advise Don Elseroad of any detachment members whose names should appear under this item. Bill Weiler, MCL969 Detachment Member, has a website for his business to sell signs, plaques, etc. Bill Weiler's website: http://www.vetsigns.net/
Please advise Don Elseroad of any detachment members whose names should appear under this item.
Bill Weiler, MCL969 Detachment Member, has a website for his business to sell signs, plaques, etc.
Bill Weiler's website: http://www.vetsigns.net/
MCL #969's Commandant's Message:- Recruit New Members and come out to our regular monthly meetings.....
Membership Renewals: Send checks to Marine John T. Hicks, 260 Carriage Lane, Greeneville, TN. 37745 Tel # 423-638-6786.
Scuttle Butt:- If you have a TOPIC or any other news event that would be of interest to detachment members, please contact the web sergeant. Thanks. Lhb
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