MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION
Since 1913... Tradition and Service™
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO
Dear MCA Member,
It has been a dynamic and event filled summer and your Marine Corps Association
is working hard to achieve an equally exciting and action packed Fall
on behalf of our members.
I am very pleased to report that the 5th annual Defense Forum Washington
(DFW), which MCA co-hosted with the United States Naval Institute on
5 September, was a great success. Over 450 attendees gathered to participate
in revealing and hard-hitting panel discussions and individual presentations
on the subject of “Implications of the Long War on Naval Expeditionary
Capabilities and Forces.” On behalf of MCA, I offer my special
thanks to Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Edmund
P. Giambastiani, USN and Tom Ricks, Pulitzer Prize winning author of
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, for providing
thought-provoking addresses. Many thanks also to all of the discussion
panel members for their frank participation.
The DFW has proven to be a crucial forum for exploring current issues
affecting naval and expeditionary forces and MCA looks forward to continued
annual promotion of this event. In that light, I also want to extend
a very special thanks to our DFW program sponsors without whose support
we could not have made such an important event happen. I encourage MCA
members to visit our web site to read on site reviews of some of the
session high points. Click on www.mca-marines.org and
then click on the DFW links.
As an additional focal point for September, MCA will host the annual
Ground Awards Dinner on 21 September in Arlington. An integral part of
the MCA awards program, the Ground Awards Dinner honors the Marine of
the Year from each of our Divisions. On behalf of the Marine Corps Association,
I offer congratulations and thanks for their service to the winners of
this year’s awards. They are:
1st Marine Division Sgt Brian G. Bowman
2nd Marine Division Sgt Aaron C.Torian
3rd Marine Division Cpl Charles R. Stiles
4th Marine Division Cpl Ryan W. Matjeka
The Dinner also serves as the opportunity to present the
prestigious Leftwich Trophy, which recognizes the active-duty USMC captain
serving
with a company
or battery, who most clearly demonstrates the ideals of courage, resourcefulness,
perseverance and concern for the well-being of our Corps and its enlisted Marines.
On a sad note, this year’s presentation, to Captain John W. Maloney, who
died in combat action while serving his country in Iraq, will be the first Leftwich
trophy awarded posthumously. Our condolences and appreciation for Captain Maloney’s
service and sacrifice goes out to his widow and family.
MCA continues to modernize, improve and streamline our operations to provide
higher quality and more accessible service to our members. Our modernization
efforts, spanning magazine publishing, appearance and navigability of our web
site, provision of member benefits and services and improved retail systems all
focus on benefiting you, our members. I encourage you to watch for changes as
they unfold over the next several months. I am excited and think you will be
too.
Semper Fidelis,
Les Palm
Major General, USMC (Ret)
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Leatherneck continues to tell the Marine Corps story, yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Leatherneck Magazine continues to utilize today’s newest technology to more effectively reach our audience through print and online media. The latest installment of Leatherneck podcasting in September, features contributing editor retired LtCol Arthur P. Brill’s revealing outcall interview with the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Michael W. Hagee. This, and other interesting podcasts are available 24/7 on Leathernecks’s Podcast page. We encourage you to visit our Podcast page at www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/Podcast.htm today!
Continuing to move forward with structural changes to produce a more
readable and useful magazine, the staff of Gazette is moving towards
a more MAGTF centric thrust in content selection as a means of achieving
broader appeal throughout the Marine Corps. Moving away from single
overarching themes that tend to focus primarily on one community
or issue, adoption of a MAGTF emphasis as the central theme in future
editions, aims to deal with professional issues across the spectrum
of MAGTF communities.
The October Gazette features two articles in particular, that readers
will not want to miss. An article on countering improvised explosive
devices (IED’s) examines the most psychologically effective threat
and actual casualty producer our forces currently face in Iraq. Another
article critically examines the subject of recruit training and suggests
updating our traditional approach on the drill field in many novel ways.
Both will spark considerable professional interest and debate.
The staffs of both the Marine Corps Gazette, and Leatherneck cordially
invite readers in the northern Virginia area to visit the Modern Day
Marine Exposition in September. Gazette and Leatherneck staff will greet
visitors during the expo at the MCA booth during the expo. Come down
and see us!!! See below for more information on the Expo.
Have you read the latest online articles from Leatherneck and Marine Corps Gazette? Click on your magazine choice to read them now.
On
17 August 2006, Heaquarters Marine Corps, Installations and Logistics
and the Marine Corps Association co-hosted the 2nd Annual Ground Logistics
Awards dinner to honor the top officer, enlisted and supporting civilian
logisticians of the year as well as the top Marine Corps logistics unit
of the year. Guest speaker, Lt Gen James F. Amos spoke to a near capacity
crowd which included the current Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps,
General Magnus, and the next Commandant (Designate) General Conway.
For a detailed recap of the event, including awardee biographies, General
Amos's remarks on the importance of logistics and pictures of the event
please visit the Professional Development section of the MCA web site located
at: www.mca-marines.org/profdev/logisticsawards_dinner.htm
Once again, many thanks to our Ground Logistics Awards Dinner Sponsors:
29 August was a memorable day at Camp Lejeune as over 220 retired and
active duty Marines, Sailors, spouses and local businessmen met for an
afternoon of
camaraderie and professional military education at the Retiree Luncheon there.
Following a delightful lunch, elegantly described by a well-satisfied attendee
as “Great chow”, the meal culminated with a rousing and motivational
presentation by former Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Alfred Gray, USMC
(Ret). True to form and as EVERY Marine who ever met General Al Gray would expect,
the audience was energized and highly motivated following his candid and insightful
remarks. The MCA would like to thank General Gray for his presentation and would
also like to thank sponsors, Bank of America, DHS Systems and Jones-Onslow Electric,
for supporting this event. Mission accomplished and a good time had by all.
General Gray with MCA staff members Jodi Champion and Becca Phillips at Retiree
Luncheon.
Thanks to our sponsors
VITAL
SIGNS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
5 October 2006 from 1100-1300 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington
Mark your calendars and call now to set up your reservation. Bring some
comrades with you.
Featured speaker for the luncheon is General James L. Jones USMC, former
Commandant of the Marine Corps and now serving as U.S. European Command/Supreme
Allied Commander, Europe.
Open to all retired officers and enlisted Marines, the Retiree Luncheons
are fraternal gatherings supporting those who desire to keep abreast of
current Marine Corps status and provide a means to maintain close relations
with the Corps and it’s leaders. This luncheon should be particularly
memorable as General Jones is a very dynamic speaker and a leader who has
served and is serving in top and crucial positions during a highly pivotal
time frame. You don’t want to miss his candid remarks.
Visit our web site at www.mca-marines.org/profdev/retiree_luncheon_dc.htm for
additional details and to make your reservations.
What is a Marine Corps Association about if not about carrying on and supporting our Marine Corps heritage and rich sense of tradition. That being said, MCA is also about new ideas and refreshing change. In that light, and as has been mentioned before in MCA Today, we are in the process of developing a new MCA logo and associated tag lines as part of a dynamic re-branding effort aimed at igniting the imagination of our members and prospective members. Our goal is to appeal more broadly to our potential membership pool and to achieve instantaneous name recognition in a compelling way that use of our current logo does not. Our current logo, a slightly modified Marine Corps seal, tends to confuse viewers into thinking of us as an official branch of the Marine Corps rather than a private organization in support of the Corps. There are key advantages to MCA, and to our members, to change this perception and the revision effort allows us to strive to be more vivid, and thus, more instantly recognizable in the public eye. Through focus groups, we have developed a range of logo options and supporting tag lines that we think achieves the goal and does so without losing sight of who we are and where we came from. These options are in review and have been sent, in the form of surveys to a wide range of members and non-members for candid reactions. So, where are we in this process? MCA expects to present a new and improved face to our members and to the world on November 1. Not an easy process and one fraught with no small degree of angst, it is none the less crucial. We ask for our members to maintain an open mind and, we ask for your support.
Supporting our re-branding effort outlined above, MCA is also totally revamping the look and functionality of our web site. Web site designers and a content writer are currently working closely with MCA staff to re-engineer the web site for a refreshing new look, easier site navigation and more clarity in the treatment of sections dealing with providing information and instructions.
In particular, MCA would like to draw our member’s attention to two new or greatly improved features:
NEW ONLINE STORE. Starting Monday, 1 November our current on-line shopping option, accessible on the MCA web site, will get a face-lift as we transition to an entirely new retail management system. The new retail management system as well as the final “look” for the new “On Line Store is projected to be entirely in place on 1 November. In addition to a fresher appearance, the On Line Store will be easier to navigate, more responsive, work more rapidly and will allow for item and product category searches that are easier to use. Looks great, works faster, easier to use-SERVES YOU BETTER-That is our goal! Check it out: www.mca-marines.org
CAREER CENTER. MCA is pleased to announce an entirely new web site feature that will prove a great benefit to Marines seeking jobs following retirement or release from active duty. Also set to debut on 1 November 2006, the Career Center will allow MCA members seeking jobs to post their resumes for employers to review. The site will also display employment positions available from prominent companies. MCA is excited about the new Career Center and expects the idea to really take off. Exclusivity is key here as this will be a MEMBERS ONLY section of the web site so that members will have a “leg up” on available jobs. AND, many of the employer/advertisers will post positions specifically because they seek Marines to fill them. MCA is offering sizable discounts for advertisements from member/advertisers and they will have ready and continuous access to the member/job seeker resume bank.
Our goal is to activate the new web site, graced with our re-branded logo and supported by a new retail system on 1 November. We are making substantial progress and eagerly anticipate achieving this goal on time. Access will be through the same web site address with which you are currently familiar: www.mca-marines.org. Check it out.
Be on the lookout...MCA's new Holiday 2006 Gifts and Books Catalog has
been published and is about to hit the street. Including a whomping seabag
full of entirely new items, this catalog fills your one stop, holiday
shopping needs for all the Marines on your
list. Members and those on our catalog list should receive the Holiday
Catalog by 20 September and if you don't get it by 1 October, we
would be thrilled
to have you call and fire us up. Call 1-888 237 7683!!!!
Tempus is fugiting!!!!! With a little over 2 months until the Marine Corps Birthday, it is high time to remind our members yet again of important services offered in support of the birthday ball. Don’t get caught short and at the last minute. Start your planning NOW!
Contact us for your birthday ball supplies and don’t forget that MCA offers high quality medal mounting services. MCA does tend to get overrun every year with last minute medal mounting and ball supply requests that get harder to fullfil, as the 10th of November gets imminent. Shake out the mothballs, dust off the uniforms, check for fit and get yourself ready now so you can coast later.
As a special reminder about birthday ball supplies, note that the current Marine Corps Association Bookstore Catalog contains a really handy birthday ball supplies ordering form.
Please call our Customer Service Department for a catalog at (888) BE-PROUD (888-237 7683).
Special Thanks to Bank of Hawaii and the Marine Corps Federal Credit Union.
MCA extends a very special thank you to Bank of Hawaii and MCFU for their ongoing sponsorship efforts at USO’s and military air terminals in Hawaii and North Carolina. Both companies sponsored the placement of MCA published magazines in these strategic locations, allowing transient Marines free access to both the Leatherneck and Marine Corps Gazette while traveling to and from operational theaters worldwide. An effort which has proved popular and of benefit to traveling Marines, MCA has been very pleased to receive a number of glowing testimonials from Marines in transit expressing enthusiasm and thanks for the access.
12-14 September at Quantico, Virginia
The Modern Day Marine Expo is a key event occurring annually in September. Co-sponsored by the Marine Corps and the Marine Corps League, the Expo is unique in that it is the only exposition of its type, which exclusively showcases the Marine Corps and exclusively targets the Marine Corps market. Featuring currently used and developmental equipment, systems, services and technology, the Expo is a great opportunity to see how and with what the Corps operates. For the first time ever, the Expo will be conducted in a central location at the Quantico Marine Base. This year the event will grace the parade field in front of Lejeune Hall, main side. It should be pointed out that this is just across the street from the clubs at Quantico making lunch time foraging easy!!
If you are within 200 miles of Quantico, you will not want to miss this event. See what is happening and run into old friends.
The event runs from 10:00 AM-3:30 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday and from 10:00-3:00 on Thursday. There is ample parking around the parade field and ADMISSION IS FREE with no need to register in advance. Those in civilian clothes will need to register on site to gain a name-tag allowing admission to the exhibits. For more information visit the expo link at www.marinemilitaryexpos.com/marinecorps/modern_day/index.jsp
The Marine Corps Association will staff an exhibitor table at Expo to recruit new members. Come out and see us!!! We look forward to seeing you there.
The MCA Bookstore in Quantico does a great job serving our members and
visitors in the northern Virginia area. With a truly comprehensive span
of books devoted to military history, the operational art and related
topics of interest to the thinking military professional, the bookstore
is particularly
supportive of the needs of all the schools and students at Quantico and
in the surrounding area. As a further means of supporting our members
and clients, the bookstore is expanding their hours to increase access
to busy
students and weekend visitors.
Starting 10 September 2006 the MCA Bookstore-Quantico will be open
on Sundays.
Revised Store Hours (Effective 10 September):
M-F 0800-1800
Saturday 1000-1700
Sunday 1100-1500
MCA takes great pride in our supporting programs for Marines. One of these programs is not nearly as well known, as it should be. The Marine Corps University Foundation (MCUF), in partnership with MCA, manages the Marine Corps Professional Reading Program. The program encourages and provides resources to units in our operating forces to establish or add to unit professional libraries. This allows deployed Marines the opportunity to read current professional military literature on subjects dealing with operational issues facing them while serving in forward operating areas. During 2005, the joint partnership provided professional military education books to 145 different units. When MCUF expends program funding for the year, MCA directly supports the program from association funds. This year, MCA’s direct support provided needed PME materials to the following Marine units:
CLR-15, 1st Maint. Co, Unit 42285
HQCO 1st MLG Unit 42175
B Co. ATBN 2nd Mar Div, Unit 20165
CLR-15, Supply Company, Unit 42160
Iraq
Iraq
Camp Lejeune
Iraq
For more information about the program and to learn how you can help, visit the MCUF web site at: www.mcuf.org
Wake Island (7-13 December 2006)
This 65th anniversary tour to Wake Island might possibly be the very last as the base, controlled by the USAF has been declared “excess” and scheduled to close next year. This year’s tour will be led by General Carl Mundy, USMC (Ret), 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps and a serious historian of the battle.
For more information about this historic commemoration tour visit Military Historical Tours web site at: www.miltours.com
Fall Recon to Vietnam (23-26 October 2006)
This “recon” will cover most of the important battlefields and cities in Vietnam and includes an optional post tour to Dien Bien Phu. This tour is conceived as a training session oriented towards those desiring to become battlefield tour guides. For more information about this historic commemoration tour visit Military Historical Tours web site at: www.miltours.com
Recently, MCA has received warning letters from several members about a possible money making scam involving use of the MCA Membership Directory. The scam involves a phone call to a member with a Membership Directory profile from someone claiming to have items of historical or sentimental interest. The caller, relying on profile information attempts to gain the confidence of the member by talking about allegedly shared Marine Corps experience and then attempts to offer the items of interest either for sale or for free if the member will send shipping costs. Our members are advised to be wary of calls of this nature from people they do not know.
Do
you have what is needed to help fight the battle against cancer?
We care for our members, and we don’t want to see your nest egg wiped out
in just a few months. Don’t be misled into thinking you have enough insurance
to cover the medical cost of treating cancer. Most insurance companies don’t
cover all the costs to treat cancer. The statistics of being diagnosed with cancer
in the U.S for a male are 1 out of 2, and for women they are 1 out of 3. Don’t
be caught off guard. *
The MCA Cancer Care Plan was developed to help MCA members. We would like to
send you cash benefits if you are ever caught in a battle against cancer.
- These benefits, up to a lifetime amount of $300,000.00**, would help with many aspects of your treatment including: hospitals, operations, doctors, medications, and more.
- In this plan we’ll pay you $30.00 for each insured member of your family so they may receive an outpatient diagnostic test for cancer this year, and each year afterward while you’re in the plan.
You are guaranteed acceptance
into this plan if you’re an MCA member (or
the spouse of a member), you’re under 80 years of age (under 65 in CA),
and you have not been medically treated for or advised of cancer (with the
exception of skin cancer) for the last 5 years.
CLICK HERE to request more information about the MCA Cancer Care Plan, and
find out why it makes sense for today’s military family.
Underwritten by: Monumental
Life Insurance Company, Baltimore, MD
*The American Cancer Society, Facts & Figures, 2005.
**Plan pays up to $300,000.00 lifetime maximum subject to specific plan benefit
schedules and individual benefit maximums.
Some exclusions and limitations may apply.
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Visit one of our four locations:
QUANTICO, VA - 715 Broadway Street - and mail
order - 703-640-0136
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - Building 84, Hadnot Point Exchange
Annex - 910-451-7500
CAMP PENDLETON, CA - Vandegrift Avenue, Building T-1100
Main Exchange Complex - 760-385-0383
PARRIS ISLAND, SC - Bldg 283, Boulevard De France
- 843-522-9440
Marines are truly blessed! Our small size and rich legacy of
service and tradition has always attracted the boldest and the
best. We have
always been blessed with an abundance of heroes. Here, four of
our very boldest and very best - truly legendary Marines, inspire
you
in a commemorative print you will want to have in prominent over-watch
position on a favored bulkhead. Reproduced from the popular Distinguished
Marines stamp series, this print is a generous 15” X 12” size
that provides rich detail and comes in two versions, either of
which you will want to frame. The print features two legendary
officers
who helped shape our Corps and two legendary enlisted Marines,
all, remarkable
for their sense of example and fighting courage. Included are;
General John A. Lejeune, noted for instilling an enduring legacy
of leadership;
General Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller, winner of 5 Navy Crosses for
relentless courage in action; Gunnery Sergeant Dan Daly, two time
winner of
the Congressional Medal of Honor for exceptional courage; and Gunnery
Sergeant
(Manila) John Basilone, winner of the Medal of Honor at Guadalcanal
and a posthumous Navy Cross at Iwo Jima.
The print captures the confidence and determination that distinguished
these Giants of the Corps.
A great inspirational memento for yourself, this high quality print,
in either version, makes a great presentation gift for someone you
want to inspire or who has inspired you!
Digital Photographic Print
Item #: PRINTDISTMARINE
Regular $9.99
Member $8.99
Museum Quality fine art print
Item #: 893488000910
Regular $79.99
Member $71.99
The
MCA World Points Platinum Plus MasterCard is available to MCA Members.
Click here for more information and to apply.
MBNA’s recent merger with Bank of America means additional member
benefits to you. Greater financial options for your consideration will
be forthcoming. We will soon be offering American Express cards to our
members. Look for more information in upcoming issues.
Airlines
are battling on prices now. With early fall vacation opportunities
or planning future holiday travel, look to Semper Fi Travel for your
travel needs.
Apple iPod Drawings
ENTER
NOW! End of Summer Members' Apple iPod Video (30GB) drawing! A lucky
MCA member entrant will be randomly selected for this great prize on
September 15th. Register
to win online! (no purchase necessary for MCA members)
Apple
Member Purchase Program
Marine Corps Association members and their families can now take advantage
of the Apple Member Purchase Program (MPP).
With
the Apple Member Purchase Program (MPP), you can purchase Apple products
at a substantial savings for your own personal use. This includes items
like the popular iPod music player and our award-winning PowerBook, iMac,
iBook, screamingly fast Power Mac G5 and MacBook Pro. Members will also
enjoy savings on Apple software and other third-party products, including
a multitude of speakers, cases and other accessories made for your iPod.
MCA Members receive:
• Special MCA Member discounts on Apple products, including iPods
• Free standard shipping on all orders over $50
• Free laser engraving on all iPods
• Quarterly promotions
• Online custom product configuration
Members click here to log-in to visit the MCA/Apple Government MPP online
store and receive your discount.
Or call 1-800-MY-APPLE (and mention that you’re an MCA Member).
Dell also gives quality discounts to MCA Members. With school starting soon,
these offers might be hard to pass up.
Click
here for Dell's promotion.
Visit dell.com/ghc/flyer or
call 1-866-257-4711. Member ID: DS62593492
Gold: 
Silver: 
Bronze: 
Mark you calendars for the annual MCA Ground Awards Dinner on 21
September 2006, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott.
The guest speaker will be Gen Michael Hagee, Commandant of the
Marine Corps. The Division
Marine of the Year Awards and the Leftwich Trophy will be presented
during this event.
Click
here to register.
Many thanks to our sponsors:
- sponsored
by
- sponsored
by 
- sponsored
by 
- sponsored
by 
Gold 
Silver 
Bronze
Alion Science & Technology; BAE Systems;
Boeing; Booz Allen Hamilton; CACI; DHS Systems; Eagan, McAllister Associates,
Inc.; EDO Professional Services, Inc.; Exeter Government Services; General
Dynamics - ATP; General Dynamics Corporation; Honeywell; IBM; Keane Federal
Systems; L-3 Communications Titan Group; Lincoln Group; Lockheed Martin
Corporation;
MIL Corporation; Northrop Grumman Corp.; Oshkosh Truck; Peduzzi & Associates;
Professional Solutions; Raytheon; Rolls Royce; SRA International;
SYColeman; Talley Defense Systems; Wachenhut Services, Inc.
Supporting
Sponsors
Navy Federal Credit Union and Sprint
For sponsorship information, contact Lisa C. Williams, Director of Professional Development, at 800-336-0291 X 360 or l.williams@mca-marines.org
Book Signing
14 September 2006
1100 - 1230
MCA Bookstore, Parris Island, SC
Gene Alvarez author of Parris Island and Just the
Facts
Ma'am
*Books will be available for purchase at the MCA Bookstore
Book Signing
15 September 2006
1100 - 1230
MCA Bookstore, Camp Lejeune, NC
Rhonda Winfield author of When Johnny Doesn't Come Marching
Home, A Mother's Story of the Price for Freedom
PME & Book Signing
11 October 2006
Panel Discussion, followed by Q&A
1600 - 1730
Ellis Hall, Quantico, VA
Gary W. Toyn author of The Quiet One: The Untold
Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen and the Battle for Iwo Jima
Forword by Senator Bob Dole, Introduction by Senator Orin Hatch.
Book Signing
16 October 2006
Time TBD
MCA Bookstore, Quantico, VA
Frank A. Schaeffer author of Baby Jack and AWOL:
The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes From Military Service -- and
How It Hurts Our Country
Book Signing
18 October 2006
Time TBD
MCA Bookstore, Camp Lejeune, NC
Frank A. Schaeffer author of Baby Jack and AWOL:
The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes From Military Service -- and
How It Hurts Our Country
Book Signing
19 October 2006
Time TBD
MCA Bookstore, Parris Island, SC
Frank A. Schaeffer author of Baby Jack and AWOL:
The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes From Military Service -- and
How It Hurts Our Country
West
Coast Retiree Luncheon
31 October 2006
1100 - 1300
San Luis Rey Officers' Club
Camp Pendleton, CA
Speaker: LtGen James Mattis, Commanding General, I
Marine Expeditionary Force and Commander, USMC Forces Central Command
Book Signing
17 November 2006
1430 - 1600
MCA Bookstore, Quantico, VA
Patrick O'Donnell author of We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder
with the Marines who took Fallujah
4th
Annual
15 May 2007
1800 - 2200
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, VA
Speaker: TBD
3rd
Annual
23 August 2007
1800 - 2200
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, VA
Speaker: TBD
For MCA Corporate Sponsor information, contact Lisa C. Williams, Director of Professional Development, at 800-336-0291 X360 or l.williams@mca-marines.org.
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The first person to e-mail the correct answer to comments@mca-marines.org will
receive an exclusive Mission: Essential coin. Please include your
name
and address in your e-mail. Good luck!
Tangibly protected America in Cold War with Marine Corps service
as a reservist - moved on to intangibly protect the Big Apple twice,
in thespian service with nom de guerre of Winstone Zeddemore (who
you gonna call?). What is his real name and in what two big hit classics
did he help save NYNY from dreaded ectoplasmic weapons of mass destruction?
The Answer to last month’s trivia question, “The Marine
Corps currently has over 50 battle streamers decorating the Marine
Corps colors with more pending. Which streamer denotes our earliest
service?” is the Revolutionary War Streamer from 1775.
Congratulations to Dr. Erik V. Myhrberg for being the first to answer
correctly.
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Semper Fidelis!
Bill Hughes
Director of Marketing & Communications
MCA Today Editor
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