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The Scuttlebutt Newsletter Marine Corps League - Intracoastal Detachment 1058 P.O. Box 11248 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33339-1248 Scott Vulpis, Commandant www.mcleague1058.org James DuVall, Adjutant [email protected] [email protected] March 2011 To all Members: It is time again to pause and take a moment to salute our Iwo Jima members. This coming March 26th will be the 66th anniversary of the Marines claim to victory on the island and we want to recognize members John Townley, Charles Dipaola, Dick Handley , and our good friend Bob Beale, for their duty and courage during this epic Marine battle. Thank you again for your service and God bless you all. We had a good day at the Detachment Tag Sale on Saturday February 26th and had enough sales to reach our first goal of a establishing a $500 scholarship donation. A big thanks goes out to all of the donors and volunteers like Kevin Bolender, Scott Egan, John Jordan, David Knipp, Ed O’Donnell, George Rafajko, Corpsman Jerry Biondolillo, Amy Vulpis, and the Executive Hardware staff. Thank you all again for your hard work and support for this good cause. Also, this month we want to welcome our newest member from West Virginia, Marine Don Justis, who is a retired ‘ground pounder’ and proud of it. Oorah...let’s hear it for the 0300’s ! Welcome aboard ! Unfortunately, we must conclude on a sad note having to report the recent loss of two of our fellow members. Marine Fred Castonguay, who was a long time member and was known for his kindness by donating hand made Eagle Globe and Anchor license plates to our Birthday Ball event’s for gifts and raffle items each year. He was a good man and will be missed by many. Also, we had the untimely death of first year member Marine Dan Dechert, who was a retired NJ State Trooper and had joined our unit with an interest in the Detachment shooting program. He was a good man who loved to be in the presence of fellow Marines and will be missed as well. So, in this time of loss, please remember to keep their families and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. Semper Fidelis, Scott Vulpis Commandant, Intracoastal Detachment 1058, Marine Corps League Detachment Digest - Page 2 From the Editors Desk - Page 3 Photos: Tag Sale - Page 4 Taps - Page 6 USMC History Quiz - Page 7 Veterans News - page 8 Officers - Page 9 Advertisements - Page 10 Marine of the Year Nomination Form - Page 11 PAGE 2 THE SCUTTLEBUTT NEWSLETTER FEB 2011 Detachment Digest - February 2011 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES MARINE CORPS LEAGUE 1058 THURSDAY, February 17th, 2011 HELD AT AMERICAN LEGION POST #142 Meeting was called to Order by Commandant Scott Vulpis at 19:37 hrs. Opening Ceremony: Sgt. at Arms Bob Coleman posted the colors and lead the Detachment in the Pledge of Allegiance. He then declared the meeting open for the official Detachment business. Chaplain Robert Powers read the Opening Prayer. New Members: Retired Marine Don Justis from West Virginia was in attendance and was welcomed by everyone. Adjutants Report: Minutes of the previous meeting on 01/17/11 were handed out for members review. Sr. Vice Comdt Scott Egan made a motion to accept the minutes as presented and was seconded by Past Commandant Bob Powers, which was carried to a unanimous vote, none opposed. Paymaster Report: Comdt. Scott Vulpis read the detachment financial report and copies were passed around for the members review. Past Commandant Ed Johnson Requested to speak about the drink prices at the 2010 Birthday Ball, asking why we were only offered premium drinks and not offered as presented in our banquet order for lesser priced liquor at the Marriott, furthermore, asking if we could get some sort of refund. Comdt Scott Vulpis said he would inquire with the Marriott about the matter. A motion to accept the report was made by Sgt at Arms Bob Coleman which was seconded by Marine Gene Bredeck and carried to a unanimous vote, none opposed. Report of Officers: VSO Vito Rao Reported the the current VA budget for 132 Billion dollars was now out and if anyone would like to see any of the information pertaining to the budget, to please contact him. Report of Committees: Judge Advocate John Jordan stated that we needed to form the nominating committee for the election of 2011-2012 officers and he volunteered to take the Chairman position. Past Commandant Ed Johnson volunteered to sit on the committee as well. Name Change Committee Chair, JA John Jordan gave an update on his research for the requirements to change the Detachment name to the “Ted Bolender“ Detachment 1058 MCL. Past Commandant Newt Schneider requested the floor to express that he was opposed to the idea and he believed that Ted himself would have disagreed with the plan, as well. VSO Vito Rao stated that Ted was a good and giving person and that we had the responsibility to name the Detachment after him. SVC Scott Egan also stated that Ted was a great person and a patriarch of the Detachment. Past Commandant Ed O'Donnell made motion that the name change vote be done by ballot process. The motion was seconded by VSO Vito Rao and agreed by a unanimous vote , none opposed. Next, Marine Kevin Bolender expressed that there were other deserving members that deserve the title and that he respects the process of naming the Detachment after a person and adding that, “Intracoastal Detachment “ was a catchy name when we were meeting over on the beach side of town. JA John Jordan then made a motion to decide at the upcoming elections to just vote on the fact that we are willing to change the name. Past Commandant Bob Powers seconded the motion with all in favor and none opposed. Marine David Knipp requested to speak and wanted to know the estimated cost of the administrative expenses for the process. Awards: Comdt Vulpis presented SVC Scott Egan with a Distinguished Service Citation from the AA Vandergrift Det. for his participation and support of their annual golfing event in West palm Beach. Comdt. Vulpis then presented to the members the official Meritorious Unit Citation certificate that was awarded for Detachment actions taken in the 2009- 2010 year. All attending eligible members received a MUC ribbon, as well. Old Business: Tag Sale: Marine Kevin Bolender asked who was going to be working the Tag Sale at executive Hardware on Saturday February 27th. Marines David Knipp, Ed O’Donnell, George Rafajko, volunteered to help along with SVC Scott Egan and Comdt. Vulpis. Also, SVC Scott Egan recommended that we run an ad in the Sun Sentinel a few days prior to the event. Wash DC/Quantico Trip - Status: SVC Scott Egan reported that the online tickets would be available March 1st and he would go online to try and secure (30) tickets. Continued... MAR 2011 THE SCUTTLEBUTT NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 Detachment Digest Continued... District 10 Meeting Report: Comdt. Vulpis passed on information that was shared between Detachments, such as AA Vandergrift Det’s Marines Helping Veterans program , a request from Eric Hill to start a Young Marines charter in Broward County, and they talked about volunteering at a local VA community living centers in their areas. Comdt. Vulpis let everyone know about the Sandy Ninninger State VA Home in Pembroke Pines and asked if any one was interested in volunteering out there, to please see him after the meeting for details. While on the subject, VSO Vito Rao announced that he had 150 audio books that he was going to kindly donate to the Ninninger home. New Business: Program Ad for Dept Convention: PC Ed Johnson made a motion to take a full page ad for $100.00. The motion was seconded by SVC Scott Egan with all in favor and none opposed. Develop Detachment “Facebook” Page: Comdt Vulpis announced that he wanted to start a Facebook page to reach out to the online community and the younger generation of Marines and Corpsman. PC Newt Schneider recommended that we wait until the Detachment name change issues are over before we proceed with putting our name out there. Comdt. Vulpis agreed and will table the issue until then. Recruiting Table at Local Gun Show: Comdt Vulpis told the members that he would like to set up a recruiting table at an upcoming Suncoast Gun Show at the War Memorial Auditorium. PC Ed O’Donnell asked SVC Scott Egan if he would partner with the Detachment ,50/50, to sell shirts and hats to help offset the cost of renting the space. SVC Egan agreed and PC O’Donnell made a motion to spend the $105 entry cost and was seconded by PC Ed Johnson with all in favor and none opposed. Marine Harry Delaney recommended that we consider setting up just outside the event so we can have the opportunity to catch the people coming and going. PC Newt Schneider recommended that we have VSO Vito Rao on the team to promote VA benefits, as well. Open Agenda: PC Ed Johnson is the new Pound Leader for the Devil Dog Pound 192 and wanted to announce that their meetings are held on every 4th Thursday of every 3rd month at the American Legion 142 in Pompano and asked to have it posted in the Scuttlebutt newsletter. Closing Ceremony: The closing prayer was given by Chaplain Robert Powers and the Colors were Retired by Sgt at Arms Bob Coleman. Commandant Vulpis adjourned the meeting at 2040 hrs.