E L I F I D T Y H R O N O L O A R V WORLD WAR II • KOREA • VIETNAM • PEACETIME • SOUTHWEST ASIA COLD WAR • WAR ON TERRORISM • AFGHANISTAN • IRAQ VOL. 66, NO. 1 APRIL - JULY 2019 The Third Marine Division Association Needs You! WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO JOIN OUR AMAZ- ING TEAM We work as a team, you will not be alone. ([email protected]) Judge Advocate, must be a licensed attorney. Please contact me if you are interested in joining our team as the Judge Advocate. Must be an Association member. Reunion Journal, editor/treasurer. The Reunion Journal is a very important part of our Reunions. You will manage advertising, welcome letters, and other articles. Also manage the Dedicated Members. You will get excellent guidance from the retiring editor. May be either a man or a woman. Caltrap, editor. You will gather newsworthy articles, advertising, and communicate with membership and others offering them opportunities to report Association and Chapter activities. There are 4 publications per year. We have an amazing printer/mailer who is wonderful to work with. May be either a man or woman. ASSOCIATION MEETINGS NOTICE LAST CALL! Time is now. If you have not signed up for the In accordance with Article 3.5 of the Bylaws of the Third Marine Di- Branson Reunion, look for the vision Association, Inc., notice is given that the Annual Meeting of the sign-up sheet in this Caltrap. Members will be held at 0900 on Saturday, 21 September, 2019, at the After August 15, the tours may Radisson Hotel Branson, 120 South Wildwood Dr., Branson, MO 65616. have space available or not. If In accordance with Article 4 of the Association Bylaws, notice is given you sign up for tours, you will that the Association Board of Directors will meet at 1400 on Friday, 20 find out in Branson if you got September, 2019, at the Radisson Hotel Branson, 120 South Wildwood in on the tours. If not, you will Dr., Branson, MO 65616. be reimbursed. There is still The Organizational meeting of the Association Board of Directors will time for the events with food be held 1230, or immediately following the Annual Meeting of Members (Welcome meet and greet, and on Saturday, 21 September, 2019 at the Radisson Hotel Branson, 120 South the banquet). Wildwood Dr., Branson, MO 65616. NEW ASSOCIATION CONTACT INFORMATION P.O. Box 466 * Lisbon, Ohio 44432-0466 215-822-9094 * [email protected] — 65th Annual Family Reunion, 17-22 September 2019, Branson, MO — Treasurer, has also stepped in to help in the transition. Again, we all have President’s a great affinity for working together. We can work hard, be honest with Message one another, and reach conclusions that work. Hello Third Marine Division who have paid dues or caltrap fees, It is with great sadness that I re- Family, etc. Even some of our members live port that the Second Marine Division It’s almost time for our 65th at more than one address and when Association closed their office on Annual Family Reunion in Bran- mail is delivered to the address that’s June 30. In a letter to members dat- son. The Reunion Committee has vacant, well, that can be a problem. ed March 26, 2019, from President worked hard to make this a fun and Please let Roger know whenever David O. Earley and Executive Di- meaningful Reunion. There are many you have a change of address, or if a rector Ron Himsworth, “the National other people who have worked hard, family member passes away. Office will close down on June 30th”. perhaps none harder than Annette The Management is going to pres- The letter said that the Association’s Loper. It is very sad news that this ent to the Board and Membership in “operating funds have for years will be her last Reunion Journal. Branson a much improved financial been insufficient to meet operating She is retiring after 19 years of being picture. There is still more work to be expenses”. The Executive director the editor and treasurer. She leaves done, but this has been a very import- told me in an email that “no one was behind very large shoes to fill. ant time in the life of this amazing willing to step up and volunteer to We will honor our WWII attend- 3rd Marine Division Association. take over the national staff and no ees at the banquet. We have turned the corner and our one was willing to do the work”. Manager Roger Bacon and his future is much brighter. Thank you That just makes our decision last Aide-de-camp, Ellie, have worked to all who have helped directly or year to change our business model very hard on the membership roster. indirectly. I really appreciate all of even more relevant. We changed When we took over the management you who have contributed financial- just in time. We are so fortunate to of the Association, the membership ly. My grandest thanks goes to Roger have great people who have stepped roster was in a state of disarray. Bacon and Pat Conway, CPA. The forward. We are very blessed! They are working very hard to verify three of us really enjoy working to- Our Association is looking for a members. They are dealing with poor gether and seeing the great progress. few good people. We are an Asso- records, poor addresses, including Denis Retoske, attorney, has been ciation of volunteers. Because of members not letting them know close at hand, advising us in our that, we have turned our financial when they move, discovering those new business model. Paul Peterson, well-being around to a positive trend. We need: 2018-2019 Association Officers • Judge Advocate President .....................................................................................................................Bob North • Reunion Journal Editor/Treasurer (469) 682-3272; E-mail: [email protected] • Caltrap Editor Vice President ..........................................................................................................Ray Furlong (845) 947-3246; E-mail: [email protected] Please let me know if you are Secretary ...................................................................................................................Jim Wenzel interested or have questions. You (210) 602-1218; E-mail: [email protected] may email me at rlnplano@hotmail. Treasurer .............................................................................................................. Paul Peterson (262) 782-5888; E-mail: [email protected] com or call me at 469-682-3272. Judge Advocate ................................................................................................................Vacant Please come forward and serve this wonderful Association. You will get Sergeant-at-Arms .....................................................................................................Joe Deloria plenty of help. (262) 544-9581; E-mail: [email protected] Looking forward to seeing you Chaplain ....................................................................................Richard Black, Capt. USN, ret. soon in Branson. (407) 678-4995; E-mail: [email protected] Medical Officer ....................................................................................................Robert Adams Semper Fidelis, (717) 945-9147; E-mail: [email protected] Chairman, Board of Directors ..............................................................................Peter A. Post (281) 726-2439; E-mail: [email protected] Association Manager ....................................................................................... G. Roger Bacon (215) 822-9094; E-mail: [email protected] Robert North 2 A MESSAGE FROM OUR TREASURER As the Association Treasurer it is Fund. On the expense side of our a pleasure for me to report to you budget, your Association President, CALTRAP members that in all the years that I along with Association Business DEADLINE have been your Treasurer this is the Manager and Financial Director have first year I can happily report that your done an outstanding job of reducing The deadline for Association is in fairly good financial our expenses. We still exceeded our submitting condition. We had a very good year on budgeted expenses by approximately material for the our income side, and we have had very $2,300, but this is a lot less than the SEPT. – OCT. 2019 good luck in controlling our expenses. $10,000 to $15,000 losses that we had issue of CALTRAP is: At the family reunion this September in years past. in Branson, MO I will be reporting In closing I would again like to OCT 20 that our actual income exceeded our thank all of you great Marines for budgeted amount by approximately your support and please keep up the $17,562. This is due in a great part by good work. We’re on Facebook! the generous support of you members. I would ask that you please continue Semper Fi Check out our Facebook Group Page. Go online to your contributions for this year, and Facebook, search Third Paul E. Peterson all the years coming, so that your Marine Division Association, Association can continue to grow. I Association Treasurer click on the Association’s would like to remind the life members Group Page. Ask to join and of their Publication Assessment, and continue the conversation. all of the members of the Fidelity A THOROUGH ‘AGENT ORANGE’ GUIDE If you are a Vietnam Veteran, read it and save it CALTRAP for future reference. CALTRAP (USPS 9710) https://vva.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/AgentOrangeGuide.pdf is published quarterly by the Third Marine Division Association, Inc., P.O. Box Vietnam War Resources 466, Lisbon, OH 44432-0466. Telephone: (215) 822-9094. Website: www.caltrap.com. Fellow Marines, Periodical postage paid I am passing this along because it is probably the best search list at Lansdale, PA, and ever compiled about the Vietnam War. additional mailing offices. This simply has to be shared with anyone who ever served in POSTMASTER: Send Vietnam or knew someone who served in Vietnam. address changes to Third It would take months to look at everything this site offers. Marine Division Association, Inc., P.O. Box 466, http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/Vietnam.html Lisbon, OH 44432-0466. from Ron Deverick 3 FROM THE ASSOCIATION MANAGER As I continue to wrap my arms remember our success depends on around this position, I’m both en- your participation.