NJ 206 OFFICERS 2017 ~ 2018

Welcome To Your OnLine Newsletter - Oct 2018 Eddie Neas* Commandant Volume #6 Issue 10 Links: Slattery Detachment 206 ~ Marines Care Foundation ~ Legacy of a Hero ~ Dept NJ MCL ~ MCL National This newsletter is interactive while online, highlighted links work & sometimes open a new screen. You can print each page separately or all, the page number is at top right of page. Officers & members wishing to post in the newsletter, please send info to Pete Gallo. Feel free to forward this newsletter & web site. Editors: Don Patterson ~ Pete Gallo

Norman Nutt* Senior Vice Commandant

John Andrews* Junior Vice Commandant

Bob Stalzer* Judge Advocate

James Loizides Adjutant/Paymaster

Dan Danzi Chaplain

L/CPL Robert J. Slattery Anthony , Detachment #206 Oszmianski Marines Care Foundation, Inc., Sergeant at Arms In Memory of L/CPL Chris Cosgrove, III Whippany, New Jersey P.O. Box 566, West Caldwell, NJ 07007-0566 www.marinescare.org www.mclslatterydet.org

Artie Williams Quartermaster

* = Detachment Trustees L/CPL Robert J. Slattery, Marine Corps League Det #206, NEWSLETTER, Oct 2018 - #2

Detachment Monthly Meetings

1st Wednesday of the month - starts 1930 ***UPSTAIRS HALL*** at Post #155 American Legion Home 13-23 Legion Place Whippany 07981 phone# 973- 884- 2494 2018 Schedule

Oct 3rd - meeting - 1930, Legion home Whippany, note regular meetings start at 1930 sharp, installation of officers

3 Nov -5:30 pm - Mass MARINE ROSE EVENT At OLL Church Verona

4 Nov -0730, 0900, 1030 & 1200 - Masses MARINE ROSE EVENT At OLL Church Verona

Nov 7th - meeting - 1930, Legion home Whippany, note regular meetings start at 1930 sharp

Nov 10th - USMC Birthday

Dec 5th - meeting - 1930, Legion home Whippany, note regular meetings start at 1930 sharp

Dec 7th - 1900 - Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony we join with Legion & VFW members, guests at the legion for a very nice candle lighting ritual &, taps with light refreshments to follow the conclusion of the ceremony

Commandant's Corner

The heat of summer is almost over and before you know it the Marine Corps 243rd Birthday and the Holidayswill be upon us. This will be my last Commandant's Corner page as your Commandant of the Slattery Detachment. At the next meeting on Wednesday October 3rd we will be installing two new elected Officers of the Detachment. The new Detachment Commandant will be Theodore Jemas, who likes to be called Ted, or shall I say Commandant Ted? The new Judge Advocate replacing Bob Stalzer will be Michael Dougherty. I hope all of you can attend the Installation of these two Marines to help us move the Detachment into the new year of 2019.

We have gained a few members the past year and there will be things that need to be done to help the many Veterans who could use some assistance. As you saw the past week, there was havoc and destruction in both North and South Carolina after Hurricane Florence made landfall. Tom Miller is reaching out to the Detachments in both of these states to see what help may be needed. At this time, we are looking to help them out financially. More to follow on this.

I want to thank the existing elected & appointed Officers for helping make this Detachment what it is today. We do a lot, but there is so much more WE can do. We just need a little more participation from the members.

It has been an honor to represent this Detachment that was named after a Marine, Robert J Slattery that I was in Boot Camp with at Parris Island 52 years ago. As most of you know he was KIA on 6 July 1967 at a place called Gio Linh in Viet Nam. WE Honor and Respect him in doing what we do.

October 2018, Semper Fidelis, Neas Out

Marines Care Slattery Det206 Dept NJ MCL National www.marinescare.org www.mclslatterydet.org www.njmcl.org www.mclnational.org L/CPL Robert J. Slattery, Marine Corps League Det #206, NEWSLETTER, Oct 2018 - #3

This Month in USMC History

OCTOBER

2 September 1945: The Japanese officially surrendered to the Allies on board the MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay. With General Holland Smith transferred home in July 1945, the senior Marine Corps representative at the historic ceremony was LtGen Roy S. Geiger, who had succeeded Smith as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. 1 October 1997: The first African-American female colonel in the Marine Corps was promoted to that rank during a ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Colonel Gilda A. Jackson, a native of Columbus, Ohio, made Marine Corps history when she achieved the rank of colonel. She was serving as Special Projects Officer, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing at the time of her promotion. 5 October 1775: Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 2d Continental Congress used the word "Marines" on one of the earliest known occasions, when it directed General George Washington to secure two vessels on "Continental risque and pay", and to give orders for the "proper encouragement to the Marines and seamen" to serve on the two armed ships. 6 October 1945: Major General Keller E. Rockey, Commanding General, III Amphibious Corps, accepted the surrender of 50,000 Japanese troops in North China on behalf of the Chinese Nationalist government. 8 October 1899: A force of 375 Marines under command of future Commandant George F. Elliott, attacked and captured the insurgent town of Novaleta, Luzon, Philippine Islands, and linked up with U.S. Army troops. There were 11 Marine casualties. 9 October 1917: The 8th Marines was activated at Quantico, . Although the regiment would not see combat in Europe during , the officers and enlisted men of the 8th Marines participated in operations against dissidents in for over five years during the 1920s. During World War II, the regiment was assigned to the 2d Marine Division and participated in combat operations on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, , , and Okinawa, and earned three Presidential Unit Citations. 11 October 1951: A Marine battalion was flown by transport helicopters to a frontline combat position for the first time, when HMR-161 lifted the 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, and its equipment, during Operation Bumblebee, northeast of Yanggu, Korea. 19 October 1968: Operation Maui Peak, a combined regimental-sized operation which began on 6 October, ended 11 miles northwest of An Hoa, Vietnam. More than 300 enemy were killed in the 13-day operation. 23 October 1983: At 0622 an explosive-laden truck slammed into the BLT headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, where more than 300 men were billeted. The massive explosion collapsed the building in seconds, and took the lives of 241 Americans--including 220 Marines. This was the highest loss of life in a single day for Marines since D-Day on in 1945. 28 October 1962: An 11,000-man 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade left Camp Pendleton by sea for the Caribbean during the Cuban Missile Crisis. One week earlier, the entire 189,000- man Marine Corps had been put on alert and elements of the 1st and 2d Marine Divisions were sent to Guantanamo Bay to reinforce the defenders of the U.S. Naval Base. Other 2d Division units and squadrons from five Marine Aircraft Groups were deployed at Key West, Florida, or in Caribbean waters during the Cuban crisis. 31 October 1919: A patrol of Marines and gendarmes, led by Sergeant Herman H. Hanneken, disguised themselves as Cacos and entered the headquarters of the Haitian Caco Leader, Charlemagne Peralte, killing the bandit chief, and dispersing his followers. Sergeant Hanneken and Corporal William R. Button were each awarded the Medal of Honor.

Marines, Join Slattery Team Here L/CPL Robert J. Slattery, Marine Corps League Det #206, NEWSLETTER, Oct 2018 - #4

Morse Code Operator

Over a year ago, I visited my Son at,a Army Communications school in Georgia. I asked him why he didn't join the Marines, he answered, "do you think I'm crazy".

My Son was with a bunch of other trainees, at Comm. School, He kind of intraduced me, to his friends, He said, I told you my Dad was old, Then he said tell them what I did in the Marines, I answered I was a C/W operator, they all looked confused, so I said Morse Code Operator, they all burst out laughing. Lousy kids.

Have you ever heard the saying, we were really cranking. Well it is exactly what we did. We had to hand crank a generator to transmit messages. And of course they were in Morse Code.

Also while talking to a young Marine that did a tour in Oki. I asked Him if he learned Japanese? He said no everyone knows English, I said wow when I was there only youngsters and business people spoke English. So we had to learn Japanese.

Semper Fi, Ken Rohiff

The "Dan Danzi Breakfast Squad" visited the Lyons Community Living Center

The "Dan Danzi Breakfast Squad" visited the Lyons Community Living Center on Saturday, September 15th. We left the parking lot of the American Legion Post #155 just before 0930. Tony Oszmianski and Tom Miller rode down to Lyons with Dan where we met with Dave Katz.

The four members did double to triple work as usually there are 10 - 12 members helping. For some reason the usual members had some other task to attend to. Everything went smooth as the VA Living Center staff had the coffee ready when we got there. We buttered our buns off and all the veterans were happy. There were about 45 - 50 vets and staff there which meant that everything we brought was eaten up. Not a crumb left.

The members were back in Whippany by 1130. It was a worthwhile venture by our members.

Semper Fi, Tom Miller L/CPL Robert J. Slattery, Marine Corps League Det #206, NEWSLETTER, Oct 2018 - #5

Get Registration Form: www.mclslatterydet.org/pdffiles/comedyform.pdf L/CPL Robert J. Slattery, Marine Corps League Det #206, NEWSLETTER, Oct 2018 - #6 L/CPL Robert J. Slattery, Marine Corps League Det #206, NEWSLETTER, Oct 2018 - #7

Pillows, Pillows, Pillows

Liz Hackett, Cheryl Doltz, daughter Ann (doZens of pressure pillows delivered to our garage this summer).

Once again, Gold Star mom,Cheryl Doltz, is going to start sewing and stuffing pressure pillows for our wounded as well as decorating pillowcases with crayons or fabric markers for our troops. The pillows are brought to Walter Reed Hospital as well as local Veteran facilities to bring comfort to patients residing there. Pillowcases are sent out in care packages by Operation Jersey Cares.

She is offering the following dates if anyone wants to participate: Oct 4 and Nov 15

Working time is 1 PM, her house, at 23 William st, mine hill, NJ. Contact Cheryl at 973 818 1353 or e-mail her at [email protected]. for more info.

Thank you.

Liz Hackett

Touch A Truck

One team one fight Wow! We had so much fun at our 2nd Annual Touch-A- Truck Event with 500 people in attendance! Thank you to our Fairfield Police Department, Criger's Service Inc.

Thank you to all of the officers, first responders, and service men & women for making this event so great! L/CPL Robert J. Slattery, Marine Corps League Det #206, NEWSLETTER, Oct 2018 - #8

Operation Jersey Cares

One team one fight. What an amazing day!!!! We are so privileged to be part of Operation Jersey Cares and help with their dedication towards supporting the troops, not just in New Jersey but all over during deployment and after. Thomas R Cunningham & Dana Santella Gooditis and the team at OJC you have done and continue to do an amazing job! Third Annual Gala of Giving Country Style started off with an incredible tribute to all our service men and women, the sacrifices they have made, and continue to make, as they protect and serve! We did a Re-enactment of the Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima. Semper Fi