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Download MESTENGO Volume Mestengo Volume 20 Issue 1 Published Quarterly by the Marine Corps Mustang Association, Inc. Spring 2020 February and March mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. It was one of the bloodiest fights in Marine Corps history on a small volcanic island less than 800 miles from Tokyo. The island was under the control of the mayor of Tokyo and considered an actual piece of Japan proper. Its defense was a matter of honor. During the 36-day battle nearly 7,000 Americans and almost all of the 21,000 Japanese defenders were killed. American warships and aircraft shelled and bombed Iwo Jima so heavily that the shape of Mt. Suribachi, the highest point on the island, was actually changed. A photograph of six Marines raising a US flag on the mountain, the second flag raising that day, was taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal and won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography that year. That photo was the subject that became the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, VA. Iwo Jima was returned to Japanese sovereignty in 1968. Today about 400 Japanese Sea and Air Self Defense Force personnel are stationed there maintaining a landing strip and associated equipment. The runway is also used for nighttime landing practice by a Japan based US aircraft carrier. To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Iwo Jima battle, the National Museum of the Marine Corps will display BOTH flags flown over Mt. Suribachi until April 2020. Continued on Page 4 MARINE CORPS MUSTANG ASSOCIATION, Inc. CHAPTERS P.O. Box 190 Quantico, VA 22134-0190 Phone: 703-349-0873 FLORIDA MUSTANGS Email: BusinessMngr Don Davis, President @MarineCorpsMustang.org 6211 Ingalls, St. www.MarineCorpsMustang.org Melbourne, FL 32940-8659 Ph: 321-978-5147 OFFICERS Email: [email protected] President: Maj Joe Featherston, USMCR (Ret) *** Vice President: CWO-4 Tim Cook, USMC (Ret) DESERT MUSTANGS OF ARIZONA Secretary: CWO-5 Ronald K. Cookson, Mark Blaydes, President USMC (Ret) 2819 N. Bandura Dr. Treasurer: Maj John Darracott, USMC (Ret) Casa Grande, AZ 85122-5827 Chaplain: CDR Paul A. Hyder, USN Ph: 520-723-0347 DIRECTORS Email: [email protected] LtCol Mark C. Blaydes, USMC (Ret) CWO-4 Mark Butkovich, USMCR (Ret) *** CAMP PENDLETON MUSTANGS BOARD MEMBERS EMERITUS Anthony (Tony) Perez, President Capt Robert E. Richter, USMC (Ret) 10315 Larrylyn Dr. PAST PRESIDENTS Whittier, CA 90603-2613 Capt Herman H. Walbert, USMC (Ret) Ph: 562-947-6558 (1985-1989) Email: [email protected] LtCol Paul L. Hirt, USMC (Ret) (1989-1992) LtCol Thomas E. Graney, USMC (Ret) (1992-1994) Maj G. Radford, USMC (Ret) (1994-1998) Capt Robert E. Richter, USMC (Ret) (1996-1999) Maj Jerry V. Lasher, USMC (Ret) ON THIS DAY... (1999-2002) Maj Peter E. Bocker, USMC (Ret) (2002-2005) LtCol Phillip Ray, USMC (Ret) January 27, 1778—Marines landed in New Providence, Bahamas; the (2005-2007) American flag flew over foreign soil for the first time. Capt Joseph B. Davis, USMC (Ret) (2008-2009) January 29, 1991–Marines participated in the first ground operation Capt Sidney L. Spurgeon, USMC (Ret) of Desert Storm. (2009-2010) Maj George W. Fritchi, USMC (Ret) January 31, 1968—The Battle of Hue began. (2010-2014) 1stLt Ernest E. Johnson, USMC (Ret) February 19, 1945—The 4th and 5th Marine Divisions stormed (2014-2018) ashore at Iwo Jima. CWO-4 Alex J. Childress, USMC (Ret) (2018-2019) February 23, 1945— Flag raising on Iwo Jima. HONORARY MEMBERS February 28, 1991—Operation Desert Storm ended. Gen Alfred M. Gray, USMC (Ret) 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps March 9, 1847– Marines landed and seized Veracruz, Mexico, during Gen James J. Mattis, USMC (Ret) the Mexican-American War. Capt Herman H. Walbert, USMC (Ret) March 21, 1945—Gen. A.A. Vandergrift, 18th Commandant, became the first Marine four-star general. BUSINESS MANAGER PUBLISHER/EDITOR THE MESTENGO March 27, 1948—Key West Agreement gave USMC primary CWO-4 James R. Casey, USMC (Ret) 703-349-0873 amphibious warfare role. LAYOUT/DESIGN THE MESTENGO Laura C. O’Hara FROM: THE PRESIDENT Greetings Fellow Mustangs, Now in the middle of February and the pace of progress within the Mustang Association is ramping up nicely. It is busy but, in this case, it is a ‘good’ busy. There are two major issues of focus for the officers and our most able-bodied Business Manager to concentrate on at this point in time. The first, and most pressing, is the administrative efforts to publish an election ballot to all members in sufficient time to process returns and nominees. As you might recall, the voting, approvals and oaths of office take place at our annual muster which will be held in Arlington, Virginia in mid-August. Backing off from that requires a fair amount of effort and administration on the part of our Secretary with support from the rest of Major Joe Featherston, USMC (Ret) the Board of Directors. Certainly, the accounting for ballots and votes is legitimized by the attendees in person at the muster. (Occasionally we are faced with a “walk-in” candidate nominated at the muster and react to that circumstance if necessary). Now the challenging part. To avoid a sense of dormancy in leadership we absolutely must have members willing and able to stand for election to one of several offices. In this cycle, the following offices are expected to be considered: president, vice-president, and several board of director’s seats. The past has shown us that many members simply sit back during this task and let the incumbent make the sometimes-difficult decision to remain in office because there is no member willing to raise their hand. This is patently unfair to the office-holder. We can and must do better going forward. The association absolutely needs your personal interest and commitment if we are to survive and move forward in a positive manner. We need new ideas, positive energy, and leadership as you have demonstrated so many times before. Please look at the incoming ballots and consider stepping forward in service to the association. The second issue of focus is the upcoming muster/reunion scheduled for mid-August in Arlington, Virginia in conjunction with the 3rd Marine Division Association. This will be the second year that we have joined with them to the benefit of both associations. Because of numbers, and the fact that they have to do this about four years in advance, they shoulder the burden of the logistics. We were treated with great respect in Branson last year and enjoyed a great time and much camaraderie with them. Behind the scenes, MCMA is coordinating and assisting as requested. You will find much more about the Muster details, agenda, and the Pre-Registration process in this and following Mestengo publications and on our website. Please consider joining us this year for our 2020 Mustang Reunion in Arlington, Va. Visit our website https://www.MarineCorpsMustang.org/muster/ to learn more and make your hotel reservations TODAY and we look forward to seeing you soon Marines. (Your early Registration really helps us with planning the agenda, food, and tours, etc. so please consider early Registration) Finally, you may have noticed that there are significant positive changes in process within the MCMA in terms of communications with all of our members, transparency in our conduct of your association’s business, strong reinforcement of the recruiting efforts (without which we will fold our colors for lack of funding) and refocusing on the ‘missions’ of the MCMA, our justification for existence. When I assumed this responsibility last November it was with my personal commitment to ‘do it right.’ I will do that to the best of my ability. I work for each of you. All of us are way smarter than one of us. I need your help to make this an organization to be proud of always looking for relevance and ways to improve. You can find me at 803.644.5995 and [email protected] My respects and best wishes to ALCON. Semper Fidelis Marines, Joe Featherston Continued from cover Some Iwo Jima Battle Stats Strength US Forces Japanese Forces 110,000 personnel 20,500 – 21,000 personnel 500+ ships 23 tanks 438 artillery pieces 33 naval guns 69 anti-tank guns ~300 anti-aircraft guns Casualties and Losses 26,040 total casualties 17,800 – 18,300 dead and missing 6,821 KIA 216 taken prisoner 2 POW but recovered ~3,000 in hiding 19,217 wounded 1 escort carrier sunk 1 fleet carrier severely damaged 1 escort carrier lightly damaged Right: George Colburn and Charlie Gubish meeting for the first time in 75 years. The lady is Nancy Shade, sister of their friend Harry Gray, KIA on Iwo Jima. Nancy is the mother of Martha MacCallum, Fox News host who produced a documentary on the battle and her family’s involvement. George and Charlie both appeared in the documentary. Veterans Can Now Access VA Billing Statements Do you want to save time when interacting with VA? Now, you can. AccessVA is a convenient new service allowing Veterans to access their patient billing statements online. The new feature is for Veterans who receive care at a VA health care facility for non service-connected conditions and who therefore may owe a VA copayment (Veterans are not billed for service-connected care.). To access the patient statement online, Veterans can go to AccessVA and click on Veteran Patient Statement. Then, sign in with a DS Logon, ID.me, or MyHealtheVet (MVH) Premium. From there, Veterans can view, download, and print their patient billing statement. If a Veteran has any patient billing statements available, they will be able to review and print their statement, identified by the VA medical facility location.
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