Fall 2019 Issue

of the Corps CrossroadsThe Magazine of the Marines’ Memorial Association & Foundation, San Francisco \ FALL 2019 WE WELCOME OUR VISITING U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS FOR S.F. FLEET WEEK 2019! Details on page 33 » HELP US HONOR THE LEGACY OF THEIR LOVED ONE. Join us as we honor and serve Gold Star Parents, whose loss can only be truly understood by others like them. Your generous contribution directly benefits the families who come here each year to find a safe and loving environment to remember their fallen hero. Please give today. ORIAL EM FO M U ’ N S D E A N T I I MARINES’ R O A N M MEMORIAL 2015 ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION GIVE ONLINE at ourmission.MarinesMemorial.org/GoldStar or use the envelope at the center of this magazine and designate your donation for Gold Star Parents! Donations of $500 or more will be listed in Crossroads. If your giving is restricted to 501(c)3 organizations, please consider a gift to the Marines’ Memorial Foundation. of the Corps CrossroadsFALL 2019 \ VOLUME 85 NUMBER 3 4 Correspondence 5 Bits & Pieces: News You Can Use 25 The Club Calendar MARINES’ MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION \ A NON-PROFIT VETERANS ORGANIZATION EVENTS IN REVIEW 609 Sutter St. · San Francisco, CA 94102 · tel (415) 673-6672 · fax (415) 441-3649 email [email protected] · website MarinesMemorial.org 10 75th Anniversary of D-Day Room Reservations: 1-800-5-MARINE MarinesMemorial.org Crossroads of the Corps is published quarterly for Members and Supporters of the 13 Meet the Author Marines’ Memorial Association and Foundation. EDITOR/DESIGNER Rose McCoy [email protected] THE LIVING MEMORIAL MARINES’ MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Mr. Rick Hartnack, Marine Veteran 18 Generous Contributions Secretary Ms. Susannah R. Stokes, Marine Veteran 28 Scholarship Winners for 2019/20 Mr. Lucas Babbitt, Navy Veteran · LtCol Robert Barrow, USMC (Ret.) Mr. Carl Eberling, Marine Veteran · Mr. J. Barrie Graham, Marine Veteran 34 Honoring the Legacy with Care Mr. Tim Hsia, Army Veteran · Mr. Peter Kump, Marine Veteran Packages Ms. Nicole Nolette, Navy Veteran · Mr. M. K. Palmore, Marine Veteran Mr. Doug Porter, Navy Veteran · BrigGen Frank Quinlan, USMC (Ret.) Mr. Robert Shaw, Marine Veteran · LtCol Jeffrey Tice, USAF (Ret.) YOUR CLUB & ASSOCIATION MARINE MILITARY ADVISORS Col Charles Dockery, USMC · Col Daniel Kazmier, USMC 6 Meet the Members Col Ricardo Martinez, USMC · Col Ross Parrish, USMC Col Joseph D. Williams, USMC · SgtMaj Devon Lee, USMC 8 Earn a Free Night’s Stay MARINES’ MEMORIAL FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 17 Eagle and Manager of the Year Chairman Mr. J. Barrie Graham, Marine Veteran Secretary VADM Jody Breckenridge, USCG (Ret.) 24 Meet Your Board Members Mr. Bradford Davis, Navy Veteran · Mr. Travis Dredd, Marine Veteran Mr. Rick Hartnack, Marine Veteran · Mr. Christopher Homewood, Marine Veteran 27 Meet the Staff Mrs. Maureen Logan, Patriot Supporter · Mr. Peter Paffrath, Marine Veteran Mr. Ian Thomson, Marine Veteran · Mr. Joe Vollono, Navy Veteran 30 Worldwide Reciprocal Clubs PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant General Jan Huly, USMC (Ret.) OF INTEREST STAFF General Manager & Chief Operating Officer 11 A Member’s Journey to Normandy Michael Allen [email protected] 15 Book Review Chief Financial Officer Ruby Wu [email protected] Director of Membership Mackenzie Jakoubek [email protected] 33 2019 San Francisco Fleet Week Director of Living Memorial Col Brendan Kearney, USMC (Ret.) [email protected] Schedule Director of Sales Milen Orendain [email protected] Exec. Assistant to the President & CEO Carol Taylor [email protected] Director of Information Technology Anne Walker [email protected] Director of Development Chelsea Leonard [email protected] Director of Human Resources Celeste Repsher [email protected] Event photos: Jan Lundberg Photography FOLLOW THE MARINES’ MEMORIAL DONATE AT ASSOCIATION ON DONATE:MARINESMEMORIAL.ORG MARINESMEMORIAL.ORG/WAYS-TO-GIVE \ Marines’ Memorial Association 3 CORRESPONDENCE \ YOUR VIEWS Scholarship Awardees Share ogy with a concentration in Criminol- Their Gratitude ogy. I will also be a cadet in the Army ROTC program, where I will prepare to Dear MMA Scholarship Supporters, commission as a Second Lieutenant in Thank you so much for the support the United States Army. My goal is to and opportunity you have given me commission as a Military Police Officer through this scholarship. It is an Would you like to share a and then promote to a Civil Affairs Of- honor to be recognized by such a response to what you read here? ficer. I will also be a part of the Manda- distinguished organization. With your A suggestion or opinion about rin Language Program at the Univer- help I will be able to finish my degree your Club experience? Please sity of Portland, which is a language in International Studies in Arabic and address correspondence to currently in demand in the Army. go on to study translation and inter- [email protected]. Sincerely, pretation. I hope in the future that I Natalie Ruben am able to support students just as MMA Scholarship Program Supporters: you have supported me. Dear MMA Scholarship Supporters, Appreciatively, Going to college as a 28-year-old Thank you for the Marines’ Memorial Emily Krupka Marine veteran was no easy task. It is Family Scholarship. As a member of people such as yourself that make my a military family, I have experienced academic journey a little more stress- MMA Scholarship Program Supporters: many changes through frequent free. Upon graduation, I will pursue a I wish that I could shake each of your relocations, new schools, and new Master’s in Special Education. I hope hands and tell you how much this communities. It means so much to to teach elementary school, as I feel means to me. me to know that the Marines’ Memo- that males are underrepresented in Eight years ago, you could not have rial is looking out for me and other both special education and primary convinced me that the Marine Corps military families like my own. I cannot education. Whether in combat, gar- would have such a profound influence express enough my gratitude for your rison, or the classroom, helping those on who I am as a person. You could contribution to my goals to become a in need has always been of the highest have asked me the significance of an computer science IT professional and importance, and education is how I Ivy League university and I would to eventually help solve some of our feel I can continue my calling in life. have shrugged. For every doubt, there nation’s technological challenges. Your donations do not just affect were people like you who believed that Shannon Campbell the recipient of the MMA scholarship, I could achieve the unimaginable. but the lives that s/he will change, and As a veteran, people often assume for that, I say Thank You. To the donors of the Dr. Nancy M. that my tuition is entirely covered Schonher scholarship, All the best, Semper Fi! by the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill and Yellow Jorge G. Gonzalez Jr I am so honored to have been awarded Ribbon Program, but that is not the your scholarship. You have opened the case. Columbia University is not only doors wide! In the fall, I plan use the among the most expensive universi- Dear MMA Scholarship Supporters, money for two professional endeavors ties, but it also happens to be located I am honored to be selected as a re- that I otherwise cannot afford. With in one of the most expensive cities. I cipient of the Wesley Hammon Leach your financial assistance, I am confi- can assure you that your financial con- Scholarship. My grandparents have dent that both my future mentees and tributions are a valuable investment been members of the Marines’ Memo- my patients will improve their health in my education and that every penny rial for 37 years and I am thankful to and well-being. will be spent responsibly. honor them through this scholarship. Warm Regards, I will be a freshman this fall at the Jacob D. Babcock Adrienne Law, DO Sergeant, US Marine Corps University of Portland studying Sociol- 4 CROSSROADS of the Corps \ Fall 2019 \ JOIN: MARINESMEMORIAL.ORG BITS & PIECES \ CLUB NEWS AND INITIATIVES “The person who says it cannot be "You don't lead by hitting people done should not interrupt the person over the head — that's assault, not who is doing it.” » Chinese Proverb leadership." » Dwight D. Eisenhower Members get more in the Top MMA Membership Recruiter Leatherneck Restaurant Congratulations to LT Woodrow Rob- ert Park, USN (Ret.) of Pittsburgh, PA! Though Bob himself just joined this Are you a member aged 75+? past spring, he has already referred five people for membership. Turn to We have introduced a new member- page 8 for help in spreading the word. ship category to show support for our loyal members who may be on a fixed “I am not afraid of an army of lions income. If you are 75 years of age or led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army older, and have been an active Veteran of sheep led by a lion.” member for 20 consecutive years or » Alexander the Great 25 non-consecutive years, you are eli- Is Marines’ Memorial in your will? Did you know that, as a member, you gible to “lock in” the price of member- are entitled to a 10% discount in the ship that is current on your 75th birth- Leatherneck Restaurant? Benfactor day. Semper Fidelis members retain all members save 15%! If you haven't en- standard member benefits, and your joyed a meal here lately, you'll find the contribution remains tax deductible. food — and the view — as delightful.

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