Texas Marine” Is a Quarterly Newsletter Published by the Department of Texas Marine Corps League and Posted to the Internet at Web Site
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Charles Ynman Department of TEXAS Commandant Marine Corps League November Edition 2016 The “Texas Marine” is a quarterly newsletter published by the Department of Texas Marine Corps League and posted to the Internet at web site www.texasmcl.org Editor/Publisher - Bernie & Juanita O’Dell 515 Hall Street ~ Graham, TX 76450 ~ (940) 549-3944 ~ [email protected] Commandant Judge Advocate Sergeant-At-Arms Charles Ynman James Gulley Chris Borel [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sr. Vice Commandant Adjutant/Paymaster Jr. Past Commandant Robert Way Polly Weidenkopf Amado Trevino [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jr. Vice Commandant Chaplain Webmaster Charles “Chuck” Bones Melody Bronson Felix Salmeron [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Charles Ynman, Department of Texas Commandant (281) 496-7424 (H) • [email protected] st Happy 241 birthday to all of my Marine brothers and sisters! I hope all of you have the opportunity to celebrate the Marine Birthday on November 10th. This is the time for all Marines to face either MCRD San Diego or MCRD Parris Island, howl at the moon, and remember a time when we were bigger than life. God blessed us with the title of “Marine” and we earned it. As we honor our beloved Corps, I will think of every one of you and hope that you will be able to celebrate in your own localities. th November 10 is also a time when we are reminded of the sacrifices our Veterans made to protect our country from foreign aggression. We Robert D. Way encourage all of you to participate in your local Department of Texas parades and to display our Marine Corps Colors. Sr. Vice Commandant This holiday is also a wonderful opportunity to (915) 593-9370 (H) recruit new members for the Marine Corps League. (915) 227-8617 (C) The Department of Texas membership and [email protected] retention have been headed in a positive direction and we welcome two new Detachments now being formed in Beeville and one of my additional Big Spring, Texas. duties as Sr. Vice is Youth Activities the Depart- Many Detachments have ment of Texas is involved in. been awarded certificates Basically, the only way I know what a Detach- for making 100% ment is doing in regards to youth activities is membership goals and keeping their non-pays at through the Detachment Activity Report. I do not less than 15%. I am pleased with all of your efforts see very many youth activities indicated on the that have made the Department of Texas noticeable Detachment Activity Reports I receive. on a National level. What are youth activities and why I also congratulate our terrific are they important? Youth activities newsletter editors, Bernie and can be many things. Does your Juanita O’Dell, who once again Detachment sponsor or help a Boy/ made the Department of Texas Girl Scout troop? Does it make Eagle proud due to their receiving the Scout presentations? Are you involved 2016 National First Place with the Young Marines, JROTC units Newsletter Award. We are or other youth groups? Do you make privileged to have these talented any presentations at schools? What about hosting members on our team. a Youth Physical Fitness Meet, or helping a We are also fortunate to have a good group of school get the Youth Physical Fitness Program Department Officers and Committee Chairmen going in their school? who have contributed to our professional These are just a few newsletter, web site and Facebook. These methods things a Detachment of communication ensure that our members receive can do in regards to youth current information, thereby allowing the business activities. It does not take of the Detachments to run smoothly. a genius to figure out Your Department Officers are prepared to why it is important. They are assist you whenever possible. But in order to serve our future and our replacements. you better, we need your prompt submission of They need the positive guidance and leadership 1) Transmittals, 2) Request for Transfers, that we can provide them. 3) Officer Installations, 4) Life Member Audits, I know a lot of your Detachments are involved 5) Death Notices, and 6) the all-important 990NP. in youth activities; however, if you don’t put them Through your support and cooperation, the on your activities report, I have no way of know- Department of Texas is in sound condition, within ing what you are doing. Babysitting your grand- budget and now with a cash surplus. As per our children does not count as a reportable commitment, your Department Officers strive “to youth activity. meet and exceed your expectations.” Texas Marine Fall Edition - 2 - November 2016 via email. The deadline for submission is 2400, 15 November 2016. The second requirement is the Permanent Life James Gulley Audit. To do this, you review the 30 June 2016 Department of Texas Detachment Roster to determine that all the mem- Judge Advocate bers listed on the roster are correct. You will then (832) 741-6961 (H) put the following statement on the last page of your [email protected] roster, “We have reviewed this roster and confirm that it is true and correct.” The statement should be signed by the Detachment Commandant and the During this quarter I Detachment Adjutant. The document should be have been busy preparing the recent revisions mailed to me. I must have the documents no to the Department Bylaws and Enclosures which later than 9 December 2016. Anything received have been previously approved by the Board of later than that date will not be sent to National because I am Trustees and the Department membership. My thanks to leaving the country for BYLAWS Bernie O’Dell for his assis- Christmas. tance in completing the final If anyone showing on the preparation of the new list is deceased, you will add Bylaws and Enclosures. These “Deceased” next to their name. documents are now available on You should also ensure that a Death Notice has the Department web site. been sent to the Department Chaplain. The only I have also received and reviewed several ques- effect this will have is that the deceased individual tions from Detachment Commandants and Sr. Vice will not be included in the financial calculation. Commandants which were resolved. Melody Bronson Polly Weidenkopf Department of Texas Chaplain (469) 853-7681 (H) Department of Texas [email protected] Adjutant/Paymaster (972) 480-0309 (H) (214) 232-0976 (C) HELLO EVERYONE! [email protected] Welcome to Fall! I know we are all ready for cooler weather!! WE ARE COMING TO THE I want to thank those Detachments time of year when ALL Detachments are required out there who have been sending to submit their 990. If, in 2015, your Detachment me their Death Notices. This had income of less than $50,000, you will complete is certainly not a pleasant task the online postcard. You do this by going to to have to do, but it does www.irs.gov and do a search for have to get done. If your “990” and follow the instructions for Detachment does not have submission. Under the new system, the forms you can access you will NOT automatically receive them through the Department a confirmation email. You have to web site. These can be mailed to me at: 704 Rancho wait a couple of hours and then go Dr., Mesquite, TX 75149 or emailed to me at: into the account you created and you [email protected]. You can also send me emails will receive the confirmation infor- via the Department web site. Eventually these forms mation, which you must send to me will only be accepted by National from the Texas Marine Fall Edition - 3 - November 2016 Department Chaplains via online/email, but U.S. Code › Title 4 › Chapter 1 › § 7 4 U.S. Code until that process is ready, please continue to send § 7 - Position and manner of display the Death Notices to me either by mail or email. Detachments, also please notify me when you The flag, when carried in a procession with have a member who has become hospitalized or another flag or flags, should be either on the very ill, and keep me informed of their marching right; that is, the flag’s own right, or, if progress – getting better or not there is a line of other flags, in front of the cen- improving. I do pray for my fellow ter of that line. Marines and I want to ensure I add (c) No other flag or pennant should be our “sick and distressed” Marines placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of to my daily prayers. I also like to the flag of the United States of America, except send cards to these Marines as well. during church services conducted by naval chap- So, please notify me and keep me lains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown informed. above the flag during church services for the per- Until next time… God Bless and Semper Fi. sonnel of the Navy. No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other national or international flag equal, above, or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the flag of the United States at any place within the United States or any Territory or possession there- of: Provided, that nothing in this section shall make unlawful the continuance of the practice heretofore followed of displaying the flag of the United Na- Chris Borel tions in a position of superior prominence or honor, Department of Texas Sergeant-At-Arms and other national flags in positions of equal prom- (903) 786-8243 (H) inence or honor, with that of the flag of the United [email protected] States at the headquarters of the United Nations.