Sentinel - Spring 2008 - The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation

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Annual Awards
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Phase II
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Dedication
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Semper Fidelis Memorial Park
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New Chapel Plans
The fight continues!
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M a r i n e C o r p s H e r i ta g e F o u n d at i o n
Statement of Mission, Vision and Goals
Established in 1979 as the Marine Corps Historical Foundation, the Marine
Corps Heritage Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the
preservation and promotion of Marine Corps history and traditions. It directly supports
the historical programs of the Marine Corps in ways that might not otherwise be available
through appropriated funds. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors comprised
of former Marines.
In 1999, the Foundation’s mission was expanded to include the planning and development
of the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Heritage Center. The
National Museum will forever document and depict the story of American history as seen
through the eyes of Marines.
The directors and staff of the Foundation have implemented the following mission,
vision and goals for the continual development of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and
completion of the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation shall fulfill its purpose through aggressive
fundraising beyond our affinity audience (the family of Marines and those with a special
connection to the Marine Corps), reaching out to government, philanthropists, educational
foundations and others in order to preserve and propagate the history, traditions and culture
of the Marine Corps and to educate all Americans in its virtues.
The Foundation’s vision for the future includes the following:
“Making Marines” Gallery
below Leatherneck Gallery
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Planning, funding and completing the Marine Corps Heritage Center;
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Creating and nurturing an endowment fund that promotes continuing
education focused on the culture, history and values of the Marine Corps; and
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Promoting the Marine Corps’ long-term historical research and educational
activities through financial and intellectual pre-eminence among all military
oriented foundations and associations.
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s goals include:
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Raise $85 million to complete the development and construction of the Marine
Corps Heritage Center to include the National Museum of the Marine Corps
and Semper Fidelis Memorial Park; and
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Increase the endowment that supports all of the Foundation’s programs
through systematic annual augmentation with emphasis on seeking
educational grants.
Photos: (+ cover) eric long photography
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Chairman’s Notes
Gen James L. Jones, usmc (ret)
Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
I am pleased to join the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
as it continues its efforts to preserve the history and legacy of the United
States Marine Corps. There is no greater tribute to the service
and sacrifice of millions of Marines throughout the life of this nation
than the solemn commitment to record and remember their
contributions for posterity.
Since its founding in 1979, the Foundation has helped chronicle the
contributions of the Marine Corps through programs of research and
scholarship. In the 1990s, a major new effort began to create a world-class National Museum
of the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Heritage Center. These new facilities would ensure
that the contributions of the Corps would be properly recorded and presented to the
American people for all time.
The magnificent new National Museum fully embodies the respect for history that is
inculcated into every new Marine. This is an essential component of our culture. Thanks to
the National Museum and the Foundation’s legacy programs, “those who have gone before”
will now be properly remembered and honored in perpetuity.
As the Foundation embarks on a new phase of growth to ensure the completion of
the National Museum and Heritage Center, I am deeply honored to be entrusted with its
leadership. I thank our tens of thousands of supporters for their loyal support to date and
look forward to working with the entire family of Marines as we seek to complete the next
stage of this important mission. Semper Fidelis.
MCHF Statement of Vision
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Chairman’s Notes
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President’s Notes
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Chief Operating Officer’s Notes
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Phase II Launched
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Chapel to be Added
to Heritage Center
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2006-2007 Foundation
Awardees Named
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Commemorative Brick
Program Continues
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Puller Historical Marker Sponsored 9
Grants, Fellowships,
and Interns Supported
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State of Marine Corps
History, Updated
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Year One, and Counting,
at the National Museum
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Taps
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List of Contributors
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Officers, Directors and Staff of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
Board of Directors
chairman of the board
Gen James L. Jones, USMC (Ret)
vice chairman
Mr. David R. Parker
directors
Mr. Leslie M. Baker, Jr.
MajGen Charles F. Bolden, Jr., usmc (ret)
Col Reed T. Bolick, usmc (ret)
Gen Walter E. Boomer, usmc (ret)
Mr. Robert A. Buerlein
Mr. Harry L. Crisp III, Treasurer
Ms. Maria Elena Perez Crowley
Mr. Thomas Eiff
Mr. Cecil Forster
Maj Calvin C. Frantz, usmc (ret)
Col Fred Haden, USMC (Ret), Counsel
Col G.F. Robert Hanke, usmcr (ret)
Dr. E. Bruce Heilman, Secretary
LtCol Clyde Johnston, usmc (ret)
Gen James Jones, usmc (ret)
Mr. Thomas Kane
Mr. Peter E. Kump
Mr. William Leighty
Mr. Edmund A. Matricardi, Jr.
Mr. David R. Parker
Col John Ripley, usmc (ret)
Mr. Stanley Sklar
SgtMaj Halsey W. Smith, Jr., usmcr (ret),
Recording Secretary
Mr. Robert B. Starke, Jr.
LtGen P.K. Van Riper, usmc (ret)
Gen Anthony C. Zinni, usmc (ret)
ex officio directors
BGen Thomas Draude, usmc (ret)
MajGen Les Palm, usmc (ret)
MajGen Donald R. Gardner, usmc (ret)
foundation staff
LtGen Ron Christmas, usmc (ret),
President and Chief Executive Officer
BGen Gerald L. McKay, usmc (ret),
Chief Operating Officer
Mrs. Susan L. Hodges, Vice President
for Administration and Finance
Col Raymond A. Hord, usmc (ret),
Vice President for Development
Ms. Jennifer M. Vanderveld,
Vice President for Marketing
Col Richard D. Camp, Jr., usmc (ret),
Vice President for Museum Operations
information systems manager
Mr. Jason Gardy
accountant
Mrs. Holly Devendorf
docent and visitor services manager
Mr. Patrick J. Mooney
corporate and foundation
program manager
Mrs. Sabrina Thomas
museum special events manager
Ms. Rebecca Young
administrative staff
Ms. Charlotte Burrell
Ms. Pamela Dodson
Mrs. April Gonzales
Mrs. Sabrina Linnehan
Mrs. Patricia Reedy
national museum retail staff
Mrs. Donna Boots
Mr. Brian Briones
Mr. David Dillie
Ms. Susan Griswold
Ms. Sara Hogan
Mr. Robert Holman
Mrs. Mary Beth King
LtCol Giehl King, usmc (ret)
Ms. Silbana Munoz
Mr. Andy Pineau, Retail Director
Mr. Carl Smith
Ms. Hope Trader
sentinel editor
Mr. Charles R. Smith
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President’s Notes
LtGen Ron Christmas, usmc (ret)
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his edition of Sentinel affords
me the opportunity to outline
key organizational objectives and
accomplishments for the Marine
Corps Heritage Foundation.
Foremost among our highlights,
calendar year 2007 saw the
National Museum of the Marine
Corps and Marine Corps Heritage
Center come into full operation.
In its initial year of
operation, the National
Museum attracted some
600,000 visitors. Since
opening, 800,000 have
experienced the history
of our great nation as
seen through the eyes of
Marines. Seeing the National Museum full
of enthusiastic visitors, Marines and nonMarines alike, served as a daily reminder of
the great groundswell of support that made
possible the construction of this magnificent
national treasure. Our thanks go to you,
and to all our supporters, for the sustained
support that made this vision become
a reality.
With the National Museum operational,
the Foundation spent much of the last year
in transition and growth. Looking ahead,
the Foundation has three core aims: first,
to complete the National Museum and
Heritage Center against its master plan
by moving forward with a new capital
development program; second, to provide
continuous operational support for the
many new programs and visitor outreach
activities that originate from the National
Museum; and third, to continue to increase
our support of the Marine Corps’ historical
programs through expanded fellowships,
grants, and internships.
With regard to future development,
we launched a second-phase capital
construction drive as of 1 January 2008
with the overarching goal of completing the
National Museum and Heritage Center. Key
development objectives include: the build
out of the National Museum structure so
that all planned facilities and attractions
are completed and installed; the expansion
of the National Museum exhibitry so that
the full chronology of Marine Corps service
to this nation is authoritatively recorded,
from 1775 to the present; the completion of
Semper Fidelis Memorial Park as a place of
remembrance and reflection for the family
of Marines; and the creation of endowment
funds to ensure that the complex is forever
sustained as a world-class monument to
Marine service and sacrifice and that the
programs to support the preservation of the
Corps’ history and legacy are funded
in perpetuity.
We are also supporting a new Teacher
-in-Residence Program to include a mobile
classroom at the National Museum that
will ensure that educational outreach and
other visitor programming activities are
delivered at the highest quality level. The
Foundation provides support by seeking
private foundation funding and other
related assistance as these new programs are
conceptualized and implemented.
These objectives will require some $85
million in new private funding and that
is our working goal for the second-phase
campaign. New project components will
be brought online as funds are raised and
construction is completed. I am pleased to
report that once again, the Marine Corps
family is responding generously to our call.
We have already begun receiving significant
new leadership gift commitments to help
underwrite this next set of needs. New
campaign literature has been developed
in support of these goals and numerous
sponsorship and naming opportunities
remain available. I encourage you to contact
the Foundation office if you are considering
a new gift and wish to receive our new
literature.
I have noted above that 2007 was a
transitional year. Much of the transition
work related to strengthening of the core
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I am pleased to report
that, once again, the
Marine Corps family is
responding generously to
our call. We have already
begun receiving significant
new leadership gift
commitments to
help underwrite this next
set of needs.
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operations and staff resources of the
Foundation and to new planning related
to our next major growth stage. Within
this realignment, my work as Foundation
president evolved from that of a part-time
volunteer to a full-time staff member at the
request of our Board of Directors. We have
added additional staff resources throughout
the organization to bolster our operational
capabilities and moved to new office space
to accommodate our growth. Finally, our
reporting, accountability and general
business management practices have evolved
as the Foundation and its operations have
grown in complexity and sophistication.
We remain in the attack! Our goals
are ambitious but attainable because of
your enthusiasm, loyalty and continued
support. Thanks to each one of you for your
generosity and encouragement.
Semper Fidelis!
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C h i e f O p e r at i n g Offi c e r ’ s N o t e s
BGen Gerald L. McKay, usmc (ret)
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Photo: John Harrington Photography
ven as major construction activities related to
the initial phase of the National Museum of
the Marine Corps were completed, numerous other
projects and planning activities continue as we seek to
enhance the complex and improve its functioning as
a major visitor attraction. As stated in the President’s
Notes, we are now embarking on a major second
phase of development. Here are details on recent planning activities
and developments:
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Planning for all remaining portions of the National Museum of the Marine
Corps has concluded and construction drawings have been received. New
spaces, when constructed will include exhibit spaces, classrooms, a combat art
gallery, coffee shop, and a large-screen theater. n
We recently received a major leadership gift for construction of Semper Fidelis
Memorial Chapel, a key feature of Semper Fidelis Memorial Park. Development
of the chapel is made possible through the generosity of Timothy and Sandy
Day and the Day Foundation. The Days have been longtime supporters of
the project and Mr. Day has served for several years as a member of the
Foundation’s Founders’ Group. Planning has begun and construction
of the chapel is anticipated from fall 2008 through spring of 2009.
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In Semper Fidelis Memorial Park, a second phase of trails, including a new
overlook, has been completed and is now open to the public. Selection of
a firm to design the remaining trails in the Park is underway. Installation of
additional trail segments will allow for the installation of greater numbers
of Commemorative Bricks by which individuals may be honored. More than
10,000 bricks are already installed within the current Park trail system. An
additional 2,000 bricks have been reserved and remain to be installed as new
trail segments are built. A number of memorial benches and organizational
monuments also will be installed in the next phase of Park development.
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A new children’s playground has been completed and is ready for use.
The playground was made possible through a generous donation from
Tom and Karen Frana. Mr. Frana is a longtime member of the Founders’ Group.
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Construction has begun on an initial portion of Heritage Center Parkway
and the Chapel parking lot. These elements are scheduled for completion
in June 2008.
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The Marine Corps Heritage Center site sits astride a portion of the historic
Kings Highway, the route that George Washington and his troops traversed
en route to the pivotal Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Elements of the Highway on
the Heritage Center property have been restored. In cooperation with Prince
William County, historical markers and signage also are in place.
These initiatives will ensure that the National Museum and Heritage Center remain
attractive to visitors and that our vision of creating a truly world-class museum will be
fulfilled. We invite you to visit your museum, or to return for a second visit if you have
previously visited. We believe you will be pleased!
Visitors to Semper Fidelis Memorial Park stop
to remember fellow Marines
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Phase II Launched
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n 1 January 2008, the Foundation formally launched the second
phase of development to complete the National Museum of
the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Heritage Center. Continuation of
the development process reflects the strong belief among the family
of Marines that the fundamental project vision to comprehensively
depict this nation’s history as seen through the eyes of Marines must
be turned into reality quickly.
“It is my hope that we will ensure that this
showcase of Marine history, heritage and
sacrifice takes its place as the purest tribute
to the legacy of our Corps,” noted the
Commandant, General James T. Conway.
The key objectives of the second phase
are: completion of the National Museum
structure and exhibits; construction of
Semper Fidelis Memorial Park; the creation
of educational outreach programs to
augment the National Museum exhibitry;
and the development of endowment funds to
sustain the National Museum in perpetuity.
New Exhibits. In addition to the three
major era galleries already installed (World
War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam
War) four new era galleries will be added
in the upcoming phase: From the Halls of
Montezuma, 1775-1865; First to Fight,
1866-1914; Every Marine a Rifleman,
1915-1918; and The Marines Have Landed,
1919-1940. These galleries will offer
comprehensive, visitor-friendly, historical
treatment of Marine Corps participation in
these eras.
Supporting exhibits in planning include
the following: the contributions and
sacrifices of the Navy-Marine Corps team
of the late 20th and early 21st centuries;
significant post-Vietnam events, including:
Beirut (1982-84); Grenada (1983); Panama
(1989); Desert Shield/Desert Storm (early
1990s); Operation Enduring Freedom
(Afghanistan); Operation Iraqi Freedom;
and responses to environmental and political
crises around the globe.
When complete, the National Museum
exhibitry will offer a complete chronological
treatment of Marine participation in
America’s history. The exhibit complement
will be rounded out with the following: a
“changing gallery” to showcase special topics,
traveling exhibits and temporary exhibitions
from the museum’s collections; an art gallery
Phase II – Completing the Circle of Honor
“suite,” to include exhibition, studio and
storage space; classrooms; a performance
space; artifact display-storage; supporting
offices and workrooms; and a large-screen
theater.
Educational Programs. Beyond its
exhibits, the National Museum is creating
curriculum enhancement activities to reach
a wider audience of young people. The
focus of these programs is Marine Corps
history and the American experience, as
documented in the National Museum. The
programming is designed to support area
teachers and to enhance the educational
experience of participating students and
will be available both on-site at the museum
and in the schools. The first of a series
of educational programming modules
already is under development. Eventually,
the education program will reach youth
nationwide.
Private sector support is sought to
underwrite these and related needs that,
once fulfilled, will ensure the creation of the
finest military history museum in the world. H
Photo: Interface Multimedia
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Chapel to be Added
to Heritage Center
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meat-processing companies in the United
States with distribution in all 50 states. He
served in the Marine Corps from 1959 to
1962, attaining the rank of captain before
entering the business world. Mr. Day credits
his transformation from youth to manhood
to the Marine Corps: “The experience had
a profound influence on my core values,
personal traits, and character—and that
influence still guides my actions to this day.”
“I have always been very proud of my
service as a Marine,” he added, “and fully
recognize the positive impact it had on my
life. So Sandy and I are pleased and honored
to now be able to assist the Marine Corps
Heritage Foundation fulfill its mission of
preserving and propagating the history,
traditions, and culture of the Marine Corps.”
With the addition of the chapel, Semper
Fidelis Memorial Park continues to expand.
Overlooking the National Museum of the
Marine Corps, the park is situated on 10
acres of high ground and plays an important
part in the museum visitor’s experience. It
has been described as the emotional heart
and soul of the entire complex. As the Phase
II expansion continues, the park will grow
to include a water feature commemorating
the Corps’ nautical tradition as well as
an additional network of trails that will
extend throughout the wooded grounds.
Unit monuments, erected to honor various
Marine Corps organizations and those who
served in them, have and will be aesthetically
placed along handicap compliant trails
already lined with several thousand
commemorative bricks engraved with the
names of those who are being honored by
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oundation President Lieutenant General Ron Christmas
announced that the Marine Corps Heritage Center will soon be
expanded to include a new chapel, located adjacent to the National
Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. Made possible
by a generous contribution from Arizona Marine Captain and
businessman Timothy T. Day and his wife Sandy, the chapel will
become the focal point of Semper Fidelis Memorial Park, a place of
remembrance and reflection dedicated to the service of all Marines.
Photo: Fentress Architects
The gift was made through the Timothy
T. Day Foundation, Inc., in Phoenix,
Arizona, on Friday, 18 January 2008. As
a key developmental goal for the Phase II
expansion of the Marine Corps Heritage
Center, the nondenominational chapel will
be a quiet and contemplative space where
worshipers can remember the sacrifices
and honor those who have served the
Nation. Designed by Denver-based Fentress
Architects, architects of the National
Museum, the structure’s architecture will
evoke memories of the improvised field
chapels familiar to all combat Marines.
Groundbreaking for the chapel will occur
during 2008.
“The generous gift provided by Mr. Day
will create a meaningful and moving place
at the Marine Corps Heritage Center for
Marines and their families for generations to
come,” said Lieutenant General Christmas.
“We are grateful for this contribution.”
Mr. Day is the founder, chairman and
CEO of Bar-S Foods, one of the leading
Architectural Renderings of Semper Fidelis
Memorial Chapel
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2006-2007 Foundation
Awardees Named
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eld on 27 April 2007, at the Sheraton Premier Hotel at Tysons
Corner, Virginia, the Foundation’s Annual Awards Banquet
acknowledged the exemplary work of many individuals.
The General Wallace M. Greene, Jr., Award
for best Marine Corps-related non-fiction
book was given to The Ghosts of Iwo Jima
by Major Robert S. Burrell (Texas A&M
University Press, 2006). Major Burrell’s
work joins the 2006 recipient of the Greene
Award, One Bullet Away: The Making of
a Marine Officer by Nathaniel C. Fick
(Houghton Mifflin, 2005).
The Colonel Robert Debs Heinl, Jr.,
Award for best Marine Corps-related article
was presented to Commander Henry J.
Hendrix II for his article “T-R’s Plan to
Invade Colombia,” Naval History (December
2006). There were two honorable mentions:
“Unraveling the Mysteries of the First Flag
Raising,” by Dustin Spence in Leatherneck
(October 2006); and Colonel Richard D.
Camp, Jr.’s “And the Band Played On: The
Marine Detachment, USS Arizona,” also in
Leatherneck (December 2006). The 2006
Heinl Award was given to Leo J. Daugherty
III, for “Bluejackets and Bolsheviks: The
U.S. Navy’s Landings at Murmansk, April
1918-December 1919,” published in the
March 2005 issue of the Journal of Slavic
Military Studies.
The Colonel Julia E. Hamblet Award is
named for the longest serving Director
of Women Marines and is given to the
individual or team that has done the most
to further the recognition of the history of
women who have earned the title Marines.
Instituted in 2006, the first award recipient
was Brigadier General Margaret A. Brewer;
the 2007 award was given to Colonel Eleanor
Wilson for her effort to collect more than
100 Women Marine interviews.
The General Roy Stanley Geiger Award
for best Marine Corps aviation article was
awarded Dr. Fred Allison for his article
“Marine Air Support” in the November 2006
issue of the Marine Corps Gazette. The 2006
Fisher III for his article “Combat Center,
Community, Celebrate 54 Years, 29 Palms,”
published in the 18 August 2006 issue
of the Observation Post. The 2006 Daly
Award recipient was Corporal Paul W.
Leicht for “Miramar Veteran of HMM-463
Remembers Bitter End in Vietnam,” in the
April 2005 issue of the Flight Jacket.
The Major Norman Hatch Award for best
Marine Corps-related motion picture or
video was not presented in 2007. The 2006
award recipients were Staff Sergeants Travis
Gregg and Karen Summers for “Playing
America’s Music,” a video about the
Marine Band.
2006 Award Recipients
award went to the officers of Marine Tactical
Electronic Warfare Squadrons 1 and 3 for
“Air-Ground Integration and Electronic
Fires,” published in the May 2005 issue to the
Gazette.
The Sergeant Major Dan Daly Award for
best article about Marine Corps history from
a post or station periodical by an enlisted
writer was given to Sergeant Robert L.
The Colonel John H. Magruder III Award
for excellence in depicting Marine Corps
history in exhibits or displays in a museum or
similar setting was given to Sergeant Major
Ihor Swanyk for collecting rare Marine
Corps artifacts and memorabilia now on
display at the Swanyk’s Scarlet and Gold
Traditions in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
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Memorial Bricks lining pathways in
Semper Fidelis Memorial Park
Commemorative Brick Program Continues
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Photo: MCHF Staff
he commemoration program
through which Marines, their families
and friends may recognize themselves
or others by sponsoring engraved bricks
has become an important feature of the
Marine Corps Heritage Center.
Many visitors to the National Museum
are also taking time to visit Semper Fidelis
Memorial Park, within which the bricks are
located. The bricks are placed as borders to
the extensive system of walkways leading
from the National Museum and through
Semper Fidelis Memorial Park. To date,
some 12,522 bricks have been sponsored.
Additional walkways are currently under
design. This expansion will allow for
placement of additional bricks.
The program was designed to give
the Marine Corps community a means
of memorializing comrades in arms,
themselves or family members. It was
created in response to strong feedback
from supporters suggesting the need for a
large-scale, affordable method for long-term
recognition and commemoration of Marine
veterans. According to Foundation President
Lieutenant General Ron Christmas:
“Semper Fidelis Memorial Park is properly
described as the emotional soul of this
complex. We have long held it important
that the Marine Corps community should
have an accessible means for honoring the
service of any Marine. We believe this brick
program fulfills that charge.”
Details on program participation are
regularly mailed to Foundation members
and other project supporters. Interested
parties are invited to have engraved
on a brick their names or the name of
another person they wish to honor and
commemorate. The cost of an engraved brick
is $300. Each brick allows for three lines of
engraving, with each line having up to 20
characters. Full guidelines for creating the
message to be engraved are included in the
mail package. To order a brick please log
onto www.marineheritage.org. Brochures
describing the program are also available at
the National Museum information desk and
museum store. H
Puller Historical Marker Sponsored
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Photo: LCpl E. Gallegos, MCB Quantico CIVIC
ieutenant General Lewis Burwell
“Chesty” Puller, the only Marine
to receive five Navy Crosses, was
honored with the dedication of a
Virginia Historical Highway Marker
commemorating his birthplace and
childhood home in West Point, Virginia,
on 15 November 2007.
Co-sponsored by the Marine Corps
Heritage Foundation, the marker was
dedicated at West Point High School.
Among the 100 attendees were the school’s
senior class, members of the Marine Corps
League, the Town Council, and King
William County officials. West Point
Mayor the Honorable James Hudson III,
and Virginia 98th District Representative,
the Honorable Harvey Morgan, made
comments along with Foundation President,
Lieutenant General Ron Christmas, who
told the gathering: “The Marine Corps
Heritage Foundation was honored to help
sponsor this fitting tribute to General
Puller’s childhood hometown.” The
ceremony included a presentation of
colors by the Marine Corps and musical
accompaniment by the Quantico Marine
Corps Band.
The effort to install the historical marker
began a year ago when Marine wife Jessica
Drake contacted the Virginia Department
of Historic Resources and the Marine
Corps Heritage Foundation after driving
through West Point and discovering the
city had no marker honoring Puller. The
most decorated Marine in history served in
the Corps for 35 years. He fought in some
of the most difficult battles of World War
II and the Korean War, including Peleliu
and the Chosin Reservoir. He retired from
the Marine Corps in 1955 and died in
1971 at the age of 73 in Saluda, Virginia.
The installed marker can be seen at the
intersection of Route 30 and U.S. 33 in
West Point. H
Marine Corps League attendees with General
Puller Historical Marker
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Grants, Fellowships,
and Interns Supported
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ight research grants were awarded this past year. The first, for
$3,620, went to Connie Brownson, a former Marine staff sergeant
and doctoral candidate in sociology at the University of Texas, for
assistance with her study to produce a “truly holistic and historical
view” of the lives of women in the Marine Corps. The results of her
work, “Lady Leathernecks: The Enigma of Females in the United States
Marine Corps,” is currently under review by Texas A&M University
Press. The second grant, for $2,500, was given to Paul W. Creager,
a language arts instructor in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Fulbright
Scholar. Mr. Creager will produce a documentary on the history and
recovery of sacred temple bells removed from Okinawan temples
during World War II.
The third grant, of $1,500, went to George
Washington University lecturer and retired
Marine Colonel, George R. Hofmann, Jr.,
for a study of the operational deployment of
Marine Air Base Squadron 16 to northeast
Thailand in 1961 in support of Air America
crews flying missions in support of Royal
Laotian government forces. Marine Second
Lieutenant Douglas J. Abdiel, a Masters’
thesis student in international relations
at the Australian National University,
Canberra, was awarded a grant of $2,500
for his study, “Solomon Islands, East Timor
and Bougainville: The Next Iteration of
Counterinsurgency for the Marine Corps.”
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Raymond A.
Stewart, president of the Marine Corps
Vietnam Tankers Historical Foundation,
was given a $3,000 grant to produce
written summaries of Vietnam tanker
oral history interviews. Former Marine
Sergeant and Master’s candidate at Hawaii
Pacific University Frank Ventimiglia,
Jr., was awarded a $1,500 grant to study
mechanized amphibious assault operations
as a revolution in military affairs.
The final two research grants, for
$3,000 each, were given to Dylan A. Cyr
and Marine Major Aaron B. O’Connell. A
doctoral student in history at the University
of Western Ontario, in London, Canada,
Dylan Cyr is working on a study of how
environmental conditions influenced
individual Marines and operational and
tactical support of the 1st Marine Division
during the Pacific campaigns of World
War II. Also a doctoral student, Major
O’Connell is completing his dissertation
at Yale University on how Armed Services
presented themselves to the public during
World War II and in the politically ordered
reorganizations that followed the war.
Heather P. Marshall was awarded the
General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. Memorial
Dissertation Fellowship for 2007 in the
amount of $10,000 for a study of the
development of the Marine Corps identity/
culture during the late 19th and early 20th
centuries, a critical period because of the
shifting missions of the Corps and because
of the Corps’ self-conscious effort in the late
19th century to define itself in contrast to
both the Army and the Navy. Ms. Marshall
is a doctoral student in history at Duke
University in Durham, North Carolina.
The Foundation again this past year
supplied both the Marine Corps History
Division and the National Museum of the
Marine Corps with funds to support their
intern programs. That support totaled more
than $69,000. The intent of the programs
is to offer promising and talented college
students a chance to participate on a
professional level in historical and museum
activities, gaining meaningful experience
and earning college credit if available, in
fields in which they might choose to seek
employment after school.
The History Division’s Reference Branch
was able to make significant progress in a
number of areas due in large measure to the
assistance of the four interns who worked
closely with the branch’s historians. The
most significant achievement was the review,
selection, preparation, and digitization of
many hundreds of historical documents and
photographs from the branch’s working files
and their subsequent uploading into the new
division SharePoint database. This major
effort resulted in many thousands of pages
of valuable historical documents, articles,
speeches, reports and images being scanned,
preserved, and made available throughout
the Marine Corps.
Another major effort involved the
interns locating and copying more than
1,200 World War II casualty reports to
assist the Superintendent of the Manila
American Cemetery in the Philippines in
obtaining needed information on Marines
missing in action who are memorialized
at the cemetery. A third major effort was
continuing the organizing and refilling of
the Branch’s historic photographic files.
summer 2008
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The daughter and wife of Marines, Heather
P. Marshall is the Foundation’s 2007 General
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Memorial Dissertation
Fellowship recipient. A doctoral student at Duke
University, her long-term goal is to explain the
development of Marine Corps culture.
pamphlets that were used by museum
educators during the summer and fall visitor
programs, including materials on the cast
figures, the historical timeline, and famous
Marines.
Five interns worked on very specific
tasks for curators, while two others assisted
restoration specialists. An intern worked
with the uniforms and heraldry curators,
producing an extremely useful inventory and
finding aid for the military medals collection.
Another’s research will assist the curatorial
team with exhibition vignettes planned
for future galleries, while a third intern
assisted the armament curators by cleaning
a number of historical weapons, ensuring
their long-term preservation. Two other
interns provided valuable assistance to the
art curators, assisting with the preparation
of inventories and relocating works into new
storage cabinets.
The Restoration Division utilized the
talents of two interns who assisted staff
members with the preservation of the wood
and fabric Curtiss pusher aircraft. They
also completed research using primary and
secondary sources and participated “hands
on” as valued members of the restoration
team. In addition, they assisted with the
reorganization of the division’s technical
library. H
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Many hundreds of valuable historic images
were reviewed, sorted, and integrated into
the larger collection of thousands of Marine
Corps photos held by the branch.
In the division’s Histories Branch two
interns performed valuable research tasks for
the various Gulf War projects. They were
especially useful for important but tedious
tasks of compiling command chronology
working files and organizing the Gulf War
oral history collection. In addition, they
provided a second and third perspective on
the evidence, decreasing the likelihood that
an important document or interview will be
lost or forgotten in the large quantity
of paperwork produced by the modern
Marine Corps.
themselves. In all, the interns added 30
The efforts of the Oral History Branch’s
interviews to the collection.
13 interns went toward collections
Working in four different departments, a
management or work involved in processing, dozen interns contributed to the programs
protecting and cataloging the large number
of the National Museum during its first
of interviews (more than 5,000) that have
operational year while advancing their
been collected of Marines involved in Global own professional development. The Office
War on Terrorism (GWOT) operations.
of the Director utilized two interns to
These interns undertook a number of
conduct a series of visitor surveys during
significant tasks. They transferred the
the summer and fall. Using museum
GWOT collection from the Marine Corps
evaluation guidelines, they developed a quick
University’s Visual Information Repository
exit survey designed to give the museum
to the branch; they inventoried it, arranging
a look at who our first year visitors were.
the compact disks
The National Museum
in boxes, creating
staff uses the data as
standardized summaries
they plan their public
The intent of the
and master disks, and
programs and marketing
programs is to offer
loading the pertinent
for 2008-2009. The
information into a
promising and talented interns also designed
database. Through their
and executed a visitor
college students
efforts this valuable
observer program,
a chance to participate
collection of historical
collecting data
information is much
surreptitiously on guest
on a professional level
better inventoried,
activities in World
in historical and
described and accessible.
War II, revealing how
museum activities
Another significant
long visitors watched
aspect of intern
videos, how much they
involvement in the
read, and where they
management of the collection were efforts
looked. In addition, they worked with the
to digitize transcriptions of interviews done
American Association for State and Local
with prominent Marines (career interviews), History (AASLH) on the adaptation of a
making them more accessible to researchers
formal program evaluation tool, which was
and historians.
administered during the late summer and
Although most of the intern activities
early fall months. In April 2008, AASLH
went towards collection management, they
will share the results that will give the
were also involved in a gamut of other
staff substantive information on visitor
significant activities in support of the oral
satisfaction and benchmark the museum
history program. This included researching
with other history museums.
for and participating in interviews, and
Three interns prepared visitor materials
more significantly, by conducting interviews
for the education team. They drafted
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Soaring Tribute to Marine
Corps Legacy Dedicated
10 November 2006, more than 10,000 Marines and their families participated in
the dedication of the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Heritage Center.
above
Jim Lehrer addressing all Marines
More than 10,000 Marines, family members
and supporters attended dedication
left
above
Marine Corps Leadership with President Bush
right National Museum at Dusk
summer 2008
President George W. Bush
addresses the gathering
left
below
Navajo Code Talkers with a Young Marine
above Semper Fidelis Memorial
Park Dedication
Toktong Pass near the
Chosin Reservoir Gallery
above
right
The National Museum’s
Leatherneck Gallery
Photos:
aerial images, dedication ceremony: john harrington photography
leatherneck and chosin Reservoir gallerys: eric long photography
museum exterior at dusk: Bob lautman photography
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State of Marine Corps History,
Updated
by Dr. Charles P. Neimeyer
d i r e c to r o f ma r i n e c o r p s h i s to ry
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Commemorative Naming Program and
researches history to ensure that Marine
Corps buildings, facilities, and streets are
named for deserving Marines. In sum, the
branch’s robust historical working files
provide an excellent and readily available
trove of information on Marine Corps
historically related subjects. During 2007,
the reference branch fielded more than
7,000 inquiries on Marine Corps history.
The Oral History Branch conducts oral
interviews with a wide variety of current
and former Marines in support of research
Korean War, Vietnam, and even Marines
and the history writing effort of the division
assigned to the “Frigate Navy” of the 19th
as a whole. The branch takes a directed
century. The branch recently published a
collection approach in that it focuses its
number of outstanding monographs and
effort and resources on the collection
official histories to include a comprehensive
of information from past and present
volume of Korean War commemoratives.
Commandants of the Marine Corps, senior
The Historical Reference Branch
Marine officers, prominent Marine combat
maintains topical working files that cover
veterans, and general veteran accounts of
five primary areas of interest to Marine
past wars and service in
Corps history: specific
that order of priority.
history subjects;
During the course of the The branch also gathers
biographical files on
prominent Marines; unit
year, the division has also career interviews on
Marines who
files; and geographic
substantially improved its those
shaped the setting of
area files where Marines
website that is available policy, doctrine, or had
have operated in the
past. Through these
for outsider researcher use a decided effect on the
Corps as an
files, the branch can
at www.history.usmc.mil Marine
institution. During
readily track and answer
2007, Oral History
historical inquiries from
conducted hundreds of interviews ranging
a wide customer base that ranges from
from the present Commandant of the
the office of the Commandant, members
of Congress, flag officers, and the general
Marine Corps, General James T. Conway,
public. The branch is also tasked with
to World War II veterans now in their final
researching and producing Unit Lineage
years.
and Honors certificates for more than 432
The Field History Branch is a unique
individual Marine commands. The program
entity within the History Division and
also keeps a running record of all reported
manned entirely by Reserve component
Marine exercises and campaigns. The
branch is responsible for the Marine Corps’
ince September 2005, the Marine Corps History Program has
significantly changed. Formerly, the historical archives, artifacts,
museum operations, historical reference, field history, and writing
were a single entity that reported directly to Headquarters Marine
Corps. However, the creation of the new National Museum of the
Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia, provided a unique opportunity
for the Marine Corps to consolidate its historical program under the
direct aegis of the President, Marine Corps University, and during the
summer of 2005 this was accomplished.
The mission of the new History Division
is to write, document, and track the history
of the Marine Corps across the entire
spectrum of its organizational existence.
And in the past year, the division has greatly
increased its history production schedule.
Division historians are charged with the
documentary collection, writing, publication,
and distribution of documents and accounts
of permanent value to the history of the
Corps. As such the division is now divided
into four individual and distinct supporting
branches: Histories, Reference, Oral History,
and Field History. These four branches are
mutually underpinned by an editing and
design section that maintains an expertise in
preparing documents for official publication.
The Histories Branch preserves and
presents Marine Corps history through
a variety of written products including
definitive histories, monographs, articles, and
conference presentations. Present research
includes production of monographs and
occasional papers on the Marine Corps and
the Global War on Terror, a comprehensive
history of Marines in Operations Desert
Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi
Freedom I and II, Operation Enduring
Freedom (Afghanistan), and traditional
official histories of the Marines in the
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Year One and Counting,
by Lin Ezell
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Photo: eric long photography
uring its first year, the National Museum of the Marine Corps
(NMMC) welcomed nearly 600,000 visitors. Exit surveys taken
during the late summer, conducted by college interns, told us that
most of our visitors came from the Mid-Atlantic region, but North
Carolina, Florida, and California were also well represented. The visitor
mix during the survey period was 68 percent military or former military
and 32 percent with no military affiliation. (Less than 40 percent of the
military visitors were Marines.) Of the adult visitors, 42 percent were
from 40 to 60 years old, and 36 percent were over 60. Men composed
60 percent of the visitors; women 40 percent.
Most visitors came in groups: 56 percent
in small groups of two to four; 38 percent
in groups of five or more. Average stay was
about 2.5 hours. More substantive visitor
satisfaction results will be provided through
a survey taken during the late summer
and early fall of 2007 using an instrument
tailored for the museum by the American
Association for State and Local History,
with detailed results due in April 2008.
Behind the Scenes. The museum’s 36 staff
members turned much of their attention
to improving collections accountability
and stewardship during the year. Curators
drafted a collections rationale—a plan that
will guide their collecting activities over the
next decade. In 2007, NMMC accessioned
741 artifacts and works of art representing
105 separate donation transactions.
Artifacts included: a collection of
uniforms, medals, and personal items of
Commandant Louis H. Wilson; a collection
of pencil drawings of life in a World War
II prisoner of war camp by Joseph Astarita;
a Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; a
collection of World War II corpsman
uniforms and personal material of ChPM
Robert Lacy Jackson; the flight suit, helmet,
and 9mm pistol worn by pilot Capt Jessica
Moore in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
a bronze sculpture titled The Skipper by
Marine combat artist CWO2 Michael Fay.
A total of 28 objects were de-accessioned by
the museum.
With the assistance of the collections
management team, curators inventoried
more than 7,000 artifacts located in Building
2014 at Marine Corps Base Quantico as part
of an ongoing inventory and reconciliation
effort. One of the museum’s college interns
completed an extremely detailed and useful
inventory and finding aid for the museum’s
medal collection. With the popularity of the
museum came many requests for assistance
from the public and colleagues. Requests for
information about the collections averaged
six per week. The public offered donations at
the rate of three per week.
Working at Quantico, the restoration
team completed the treatment of the Curtiss
Pusher A-2 aircraft, which will be installed
in one of the new galleries in 2010. The staff
restored the Billinghurst Requa Volley gun
and initiated work on the King Armored
Car, a Liberty V-12 engine, and a Hotchkiss
Revolving 37mm gun, all of which are
scheduled to be completed in 2008.
At the request of Headquarters Marine
Corps, the exhibits team designed a new
exhibit program for the Pentagon’s Corridor
7, which will open in 2008. Portraits and
biographies of Commandants, past and
present, will run along one side of the
corridor, with large photo murals depicting
the history of the Corps running along the
other. At the end of the hallway, cast figures
of a Continental Marine and a modern
day Marine stand watch. The design of the
corridor brings with it many of the design
elements that have passed muster at the
National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Combat Art. Sgt Kristopher Battles
deployed with Marine Medium Tiltroter
Squadron 263 to Iraq. He accompanied the
MV-22 Osprey squadron as it deployed,
staying approximately one month. This
was the first combat deployment for the
tiltroter transport aircraft. Sgt Battles is
now producing exceptional work in the
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Taps Since the last issue of Sentinel was published, the Foundation
has been notified of the passing of the following members. The Foundation
staff extends its condolences to their family and friends.
George A. Abbott, Clayton, CA
Mr. Allan G. Adams, Lakeland, FL
Mr. Loyd Adams, Fairbanks, AK
Mr. J. Dan Allen, Louisville, KY
LtCol Robert V. Allen, Sun City West, AZ
1stLt Robert L. Alvarez Sr. USMC (Ret), St Petersburg, FL
Mr. Alvin R. Anderson, North Kansas City, MO
Mr. Charles Ashton, Elmer, NJ
MGySgt Charles E. Atkinson, De Leon Spgs, FL
Mr. Weldon Avery, San Antonio, TX
Mr. Rodrey C. Bachman, Catawissa, PA
Mr. Theodore L. Baker, Jerome, ID
Mr. Fanning L. Baldwin, Homosassa, FL
Frank K. Ball USMC, Pittsboro, NC
Mr. Henry L. Balters, Lincoln, NE
Edson J. Barnes, Nicholson, PA
Mrs. Patty Barrow, Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Robert Bartholow, Avon Park, FL
Mr. Henry R. Basford, Paonia, CO
MSgt Arthur L. Bauer USMC (Ret), Anaheim, CA
MSgt Harry Beaudoin Jr. USMC (Ret), Williamsburg, VA
LtGen Herbert L. Beckington USMC (Ret), Alexandria, VA
Mr. Dale R. Bednarz, Canton, OH
Mrs. Margaret Mary Bemiss, Burbank, IL
David L. Benedict USMC, Nashville, IL
BGen Spencer S. Berger USMC (Ret), Auburn, NY
Mr. Thomas R. Berton, Youngstown, OH
Mr. Dean Biagi, Elk Grove, CA
Capt Gene Bigger Jr. USN, Freeland, WA
Mr. Merritt Binns, Fannettsburg, PA
Mr. C. M. Bishop, Portland, OR
Mr. Richard A. Bishop, Alexandria, VA
Mr. Leif R. Bjurback, Bartlett, IL
Sgt Forrest W. Bland, Rogers, AR
Sgt W. Bordeau USMCR, Dearborn, MI
Mr. Charles Bott, Stockton, CA
E. A. Bottorff, Okeechobee, FL
Ms. Lois M. Bower, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sgt Alexander Boyd, Ruston, LA
Mr. Homer S. Bramble, San Antonio, TX
Capt Joseph C. Brinkley USMC (Ret), Jacksonville, FL
Col Robert W. Bross USMC (Ret), Atlantic Beach, FL
Mr. Lloyd G. Broussard, Loreauville, LA
Mr. F. R. Brown, Terrytown, LA
Maj John E. Brown USMC (Ret), Irvine, CA
MSgt Ralph W. Brown Jr. USMC (Ret), Silver Creek, NY
Mr. Steven W. Brown, Piedmont, SC
Mr. Richard W. Brubaker, W. Hampton Beach, NY
Capt Alfred D. Bruce Jr., Media, PA
Mr. Art Buchwald, Washington, DC
Mr. Phillip Joe Buck, Cherokee, OK
Mr. John Burns, Brentwood, NY
Sgt Terry L. Bush USMCR, Boise, ID
Mr. Edward F. Canavero Sr., El Dorado Hills, CA
Maj Vincent M. Cantella USMC (Ret), Boston, MA
Mr. Jack Carl, Highland Park, IL
F. S. Carlberg, Dyer, IN
Mr. George W. Carr Jr., Morehead City, NC
Mr. William L. Carr Jr., Bozman, MD
Mr. Bob Carroll, Cochran, GA
Mr. Patrick F. Caruso, Verona, NJ
SgtMaj Elbert L. Cassell USMC (Ret), Manassas, VA
Mr. Lawrence L. Chellar, Homewood, IL
Col Steve J. Cibik USMC (Ret), Virginia Beach, VA
Mrs. Kathleen E. Cichocki, Erie, PA
Mr. Philip N. Cirimotich, Galesburg, AZ
Mr. Eugene A. Ciucci, Mechanvicsville, VA
William R. Cleveland, Manassas, VA
Mr. Robert E. Colclasure, Merrill, WI
Mr. Carlton Coleman, Stamps, AR
Ms. Edith M. Collins
Mr. Thomas J. Collins, Abilene, TX
“Sgt Gabriel “Gabe Conde, Saint Louis, MO
Mr. Hollis Conklin, Lancaster, MA
Colonel Jeff Cooper USMC (Ret), Paulden, AZ
LCpl Ed Corker, Woodhaven, NY
LtCol George F. Coughlin USMCR, Grosse Pointe, MI
Cpl Lewis R. Cravener, Apollo, PA
Mr. Neil J. Cronin, Paradise, CA
Mr. James M. Cross, Cinnaminson, NJ
Cpl David L. Crowder, Griffin, GA
Mr. Joseph F. Cummings Jr., Downey, CA
Mr. George S. Cummins, Blackstone, VA
Mr. Eugene L. Czarnecki, Irvine, CA
Mr. Richard Danielson, Phoenix, AZ
Linn G. Danks, Huntington Beach, CA
Mr. Quentin R. Davis, Memphis, TN
Mr. H. M. Dawley, Virginia Beach, VA
Capt Francis R. De Leo, Rockville, MD
Mr. John A. Deahl, Charleston, WV
Capt James A. DeGanahl USN (Ret), Lake Mary, FL
Mr. Lawrence Denmark, Cary, NC
Mr. Quanate O. Denton, Whittier, CA
Mr. William J. Devlin, Waltham, MA
Mr. Ernest Doleys, Evanston, IL
Candeloro C. Donato, Punta Gorda, FL
Mr. Paul B. Dongweck, Export, PA
Capt Jim Donnelly, Metairie, LA
Mr. Robert J. Downes, Barrington, IL
Mr. Frank B. Durnett, Okeechobee, FL
Mr. Francis Matthew Durning, Gladstone, OR
Mrs. Ethel Dyer, Woodbridge, VA
Mr. Martin V. Eagle, Panhandle, TX
Mr. R. E. Eastep, Morehead City, NC
LtCol Harry W. Edwards USMC (Ret), Fairfax, VA
Mr. Robert J. Ellerson, Jersey City, NJ
Mr. James E. Ellis, Martins Ferry, OH
Mr. Jim Embree, Rncho Murieta, CA
Mr. Francis Englert, Somers, NY
Col Harold W. Evans Jr. USMC (Ret), Warrenton, VA
Mr. John R. Everson, Zephyrhills, FL
John R. Everson, Ocala, FL
LtCol J. I. Farrell USMCR, Dunnellon, FL
Mr. David K. Fauser USMC, Hockessin, DE
Cpl Jefferson B. Feiler, Hastings, MI
Ms. Harry T. Fisher, Newport News, VA
Mr. Tom Fitzgerald, Kirkwood, MO
BGen Carl J. Fleps USMC (Ret), Washington, DC
Mr. N. M. Fletcher, Fort Myers, FL
Pfc Edward J. Foley, Boynton Beach, FL
J. C. Fowlkes, Bluffton, SC
Col Robert A. Foyle USMC (Ret), Reston, VA
Benis M. Frank, Bowie, MD
Mr. James W. Freeman, Irvington, VA
Mr. A. Kenneth Fry, Winfield, IL
Mr. Ed Gadberry, Midlothian, VA
Mr. John M. Gallagher, Ashburn, VA
Mr. William H. Gammon, Clearwater, FL
Mr. Eugenia H. Garcia, Stone Mtn, GA
Mr. Kenneth Gardner, Saint Louis, MO
Mr. Roger G. Gardner, Ocean Shore, WA
BGen Frank E. Garretson USMC (Ret), San Diego, CA
Mr. Donald Gilds, Easton, PA
Sgt Curtis E. Gilmore, Johnstown, PA
Mr. William D. Glasgow, Middletown, CT
SSgt George K. Glass USMC, Canal Fulion, OH
GySgt Carl J. Glenn USMC (Ret), Seneca, SC
Mr. Walter Glenn, Mineola, NY
James M. Gough
Mr. Henry Graja, Lawrenceville, NJ
Col Jerre Gratz, Florence, AZ
LtCol Bruce R. Greisen USMC (Ret), Dumfries, VA
Mr. Berry L. Griffin, Augusta, GA
David Roland Griffiths USMC, Des Moines, IA
Mr. Joseph A. Gundy, Littleton, CO
Mr. Aubrey D. Gunther, Camp Point, IL
Mrs. Robert J. Haehl, El Cajon, CA
Mr. Henry R. Hakala, Hancock, MI
Mr. Paul N. Hansen, Eau Claire, WI
Mr. Charles R. Harpole, Oneonta, PA
Mr. Jack Hartel, Imlay City, MI
Col Roger K. Harter USMC (Ret), Birmingham, MI
LtGen Harold A. Hatch USMC (Ret), Atlantic Beach, FL
Mr. Robert E. Hawkins, Richmond, VA
Mr. Henry E. Haworth, Anderson, IN
Mr. George E. Hazen, Fircrest, WA
Sgt Kenneth L. Heaton, Ocala, FL
Mr. John Hedrick, Kansas City, MO
Cpl Leon A. Heim, Rochester, NY
Cpl D. P. Henley USMC, Summerville, GA
Col Frank M. Hepler USMC (Ret), Springfield, VA
Sgt Joseph L Higgins, Rosemont, PA
William R. Hilburn, Yucca Valley, CA
Col Jon C. Hill USMC (Ret), McCall, ID
Col Gary W. Hintz USMC (Ret), Tustin, CA
LtCol Thomas A. Hodges USMC (Ret), Charleston, SC
James W. Hofstead, Nashville, TN
Mr. Harry W. Hogan, Haines City, FL
LtCol William L. Hollis USMCR (Ret), Columbia, SC
Lt James Holmes (Ret.), Granite Falls, WA
Mr. John A. Holmes, Binghamton, NY
Mr. Elmer F. Homann, Broomfield, CO
Thomas D. Honeycutt MD, Little Rock, AR
BGen Joseph E. Hopkins USMC (Ret), Coal Center, PA
LtCol Carl C. Hossli USMC (Ret), Thousand Oaks, CA
Mr. John Houghton, Mount Pleasant, MI
MajGen Kenneth J. Houghton USMC (Ret), La Jolla, CA
Cpl J. E. Hovorka, Canton, MI
Mr. Dale E. Howe, Perry, OH
Mr. Harry J. Hubert, Gill, MA
Mr. Charles R. Huff, Torrance, CA
Mr. Everett W. Huff, Arlington Hts, IL
Mr. Henry D. Hukill, Elizabethtown, PA
Pfc Roy Hull USMC, King, WI
Cpl H. Fred Hultgren, Pt Charlotte, FL
Capt William A. Humes, Des Moines, WA
Sgt Daniel Hyatt, Wilkinson, IN
Mr. Charles F. Ilg, Camarillo, CA
Col John E. Jackson Jr., Kenner, LA
Pfc Terrell D. James USMCR, Langlois, OR
Mr. Louie C. Jenkins, Winston Salem, NC
Maj John B. Jeter, Lexington, KY
Mr. Raymond E. Johnson, Dixon, IL
Mr. Carl Jondro, Monroe, MI
summer 2008
MajGen James R. Jones USMC (Ret), San Antonio, TX
Mrs. Mallory C. Jones, Macon, GA
Col Thomas S. Jones USMC, Rancho Palos Vrd, CA
Mr. Thomas S. Jones, New Port Richey, FL
Ms. Martha A. Jordon, Plymouth, NC
Mr. John D. Kane, Pittsburgh, PA
Sgt Serge C. Kauffmann, Gainesville, FL
Mr. Andy S. Kedler, Trotwood, OH
Mr. Chris Kelleher, Cuba, MO
Mr. Jeff Kinlin, Needham, MA
BGen John F. Kinney USMC (Ret), Cupertino, CA
Mr. Frederick Klinger, Middlesex, NJ
Robert F. Klotzsche USMC, Silver Springs, FL
TSgt Everett G. Knapp, Media, PA
CWO5 Bruce W. Knippel USMC (Ret), Stafford, VA
BGen Joseph B. Knotts USMC (Ret), Adams, OR
Mr. John M. Koch, Calumet City, IL
Mr. John A. Krill, Lake Oswego, OR
Mr. Stanley J. Kurczewski Jr., Awant, OK
Capt Abram G. Kurtz USNR (Ret), Newville, PA
Mr. Edward L. Lammerding, Rancho Cordova, CA
Mr. Kenneth T. Lamp, Schenectady, NY
Mr. Emil Langner, Brooklyn, MD
MSgt Gordon J. LaPree USMC (Ret), Canton, NY
Mr. Alton G. Larouette, Jacksonville, NC
Mr. Albert Eugene Laumer, Yerington, NV
Mr. George M. Lawrence, Milton, FL
BGen James Fugate Lawrence USMC (Ret),
Ft Belvoir, VA
Mr. David A. Lent, Yarmouth Port, MA
Mr. Daniel Leone, East Windsor, CT
Mr. Keith E. Lester, Forsyth, IL
Mr. James C. Lewis, Longville, MN
Mr. Douglas D. Lightheart, Lynden, WA
MSgt Richard Morgan Lister Sr. USMC (Ret), Clarkesville, MD
MajGen Edmund P. Looney Jr. USMC (Ret), Trinity, FL
Pvt Lawrence J. Luongo, Voorhees, NJ
Mr. John J. Lyons, Fort Myers, FL
Mr. Samuel S. Maggio, Oglesby, IL
Mr. Dennis J. Marceaux, Scappoose, OR
Edward James Markey, Scotch Plains, NJ
Mrs. Rita Matarese, Peens Park, PA
Mr. Alfred A. Maturo, Middletown, CT
Mr. Thomas Maynes, Phoenix, AZ
Mr. Preston H. Mays, Jacksonville, FL
Mr. John R. McCall, Richlands, VA
Mr. Mildred L. McCarter, Lexington, KY
Mr. William J. McDowell, Oakdale, CT
Mrs. Leona McKeever, Sun City, AZ
Mr. Roger A. McKenzie, Sheridan, WY
Mr. Donald E. McCauley, Palm Coast, FL
Cpl Donald McCurdy USMC, Franklin, MA
Mr. Richard E. Messersmith, Virginia Bch, VA
“SgtMaj Mason “Chris Metzger USMC (Ret), Asheville, NC
Mr. Paul E. Miller, Elm Springs, AR
Mr. Robert H. Miller, West Jordan, UT
LtGen Thomas H. Miller USMC (Ret), Arlington, VA
Mr. Traver W. Miller, Harbor Spgs, MI
Col William R. Miller, Austell, GA
Mr. Harold Millis, Lynn Haven, FL
MSgt Robert Mills Jr. USMC (Ret), Seaville, NJ
Mr. William A. Moody, Battle Creek, MI
Major Harlan S. Moore, Long Beach, CA
Col Harrison W. Moore USAR (Ret), Charlotte, NC
Mr. Harry W. Moore, Guttenberg, NJ
Mr. Jack H. Moore, Concord, CA
Col Arthur M. Moran USMC (Ret), Montclair, CA
LtCol Robert B. Morton USMC (Ret), Wichita, KS
Mr. Stephen F. Mumford, Farmington, CT
Mr. Ralph A. Musbach, Fulton, MO
Capt John R. Musser Jr. USNR (Ret), San Diego, CA
Mr. Marvin E. Myer Jr., Dauphin Island, AL
Mr. Andrew C. Nalevanko, Trafford, PA
Mr. Richard B. Naujoks, Seven Hills, OH
Col Robert M. Neiman USMCR (Ret),
Indian Wells, CA
Mr. Fred A. Nelson, Brookfield, CT
Sgt Gilbert G. Nelson USMC (Ret), Starke, FL
MajGen Noah C. New USMC (Ret), Arlington, VA
Mr. C. J. Nicholson, Shreveport, LA
Col Franklin Brooke Nihart USMC (Ret), Springfield, VA
Mr. Robert T. Nischwitz, Kirkwood, MO
Capt John P. Novak USMC (Ret), Okatie, SC
Mr. James A. O’Connell, Virginia Beach, VA
Capt John P. O’Connor (Ret.), Staten Island, NY
Mr. John L. O’Neill Jr., St Paul, MN
Capt Daniel H. Oblinger, Homosassa Springs, FL
Mr. Tom Odonnall, Camerillo, CA
Mr. Walter H. Oelke, Leola, PA
Mr. Harry R. Ogg, Tamms, IL
Mr. Richard A. Oppenheimer, Rockville Centre, NY
Cpl Ervin T. Osbourn, Portland, OR
Mr. Edward R. Oshman, Mission, KS
Sgt Roy Owens, Osceola, WI
Ms. Lucile M. Payne, Lawrenceville, GA
Mr. Antonio Paz, Hialeah, FL
MSgt Anne M. Peregrim USMC (Ret), Olyphant, PA
Mr. Lewis W. Peters, Miami, FL
Mr. Edward J. Pflieger Sr., Penns Grove, NJ
Ms. Dolores B. Pinwar, Brooklyn, NY
MSgt Donald E. Pluim, Roy, UT
Mr. James A. Plumstead Jr., Hilton Head, SC
MajGen Herman Poggemeyer USMC (Ret),
Jacksonville, NC
Col Daniel C. Pollock USMC (Ret), McLean, VA
Mr. Sam M. Powell Jr., Kingsport, TN
Mrs. Annette Price, Arlington, TX
Mr. Leo J. Puccinelli, Elko, NV
Mr. Michael F. Reagan, Las Cruces, NM
Pfc James Ronald Redmond USMC, La Quinta, CA
Charles Frederick Rednor, Deerfield Beach, FL
BGen Louie C. Reinberg USMC (Ret), Zachary, LA
Mr. Charles A. Ringler, Kilgore, TX
Mr. James J. Rink, Occidental, CA
Mr. Verdy E. Roberts, Cayce, SC
Mr. Alvin R. Rosado, College Point, NY
GySgt John W. Rowe USMC, New Bern, NC
Mrs. Vivian M. Roxburgh, Camden Wyo, DE
SSgt Ernest G. Runyon, Somerset, WI
Maj J. T. Rutherford USMC (Ret), Arlington, VA
Mr. Walter Sabo, Blackwood, NJ
Mrs. Georgia Salter, Sunnyvale, TX
Mr. Glen Sanders, Lewisville, TX
Mr. Albert J. Sands, Norfolk, VA
Mrs. Stacy Scales, Martinsville, VA
Mr. Donald C. Schmitt, Waterford, PA
TSgt Joseph P. Schoen USMC, Clinton Township, MI
Mr. Elmer A. Scholer, Albuquerque, NM
The Rev. Charles F. Schreiner, Ph.D., USMC, Port Orchard, WA
Mr. Eugene N. Schulp, Scranton, PA
Mr. George J. Schutz, Springfield, MO
Mr. Alfred Sciadini, Santee, SC
Mr. Roger P. Scovill, Monona, WI
Mr. Orin Secoy, Athens, OH
Mr. Edgar James Seil, Walnut Creek, CA
Mr. David B. Shanley, Coronado, CA
Mr. Onvar Sheehan, Brewton, AL
Mr. Gerald R. Sheetz, Mount Joy, PA
Mr. Keating V. Shelley Sr., Knoxville, TN
Mr. Murry M. Shipman, Douglasville, GA
Mr. William Shunkwiler, Warren, OH
Capt Earl J. Silliman Jr. USAFR (Inactive), Birmingham, AL
BGen Edwin H. Simmons USMC (Ret),
Alexandria, VA
Mr. James L. Simmons, West Islip, NY
Mr. Steve T. Sisk, Lone Wolf, OK
Raymond Everett Slater Jr., Midlothian, VA
Mr. Arthur C. Smith, Allen Park, MI
Col Michael J. Smith, Mansfield, OH
Maj Raymond M. Smith USMC (Ret), Bacliff, TX
Mr. Samuel L. South, Sergeantsville, NJ
Mr. Loren W. Spease, Brooking, SD
BGen Harvey E. Spielman USMC (Ret), Mechanicsville, VA
Maj Harold E. Stanard USMC, Sebring, FL
Mr. Russell Stansfield, Golden Valley, MN
Mr. Arthur J. Stanton, Gaithersburg, MD
Mr. James Stenzel, Milwaukee, WI
Henry Paul Stetina, Kensington, MD
CWO2 Chester C. Stewart USMC (Ret), Beaufort, SC
MGySgt Clarence B. Stodghill USMC (Ret), Vista, CA
Mr. James H. Stone, New Orleans, LA
LtCol Parker H. Stortz USMC (Ret), Palm Desert, CA
Mr. Edward H. Sturgis, Springfield, IL
Sgt Edward M. Sturtz USMC, Kettering, OH
Mr. John Sullivan, Bronx, NY
Arthur E. Surtees, La Crescenta, CA
Mr. Bernard D. Sweeley, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
CWO2 Ralph H. Thiemt USMC (Ret), Pt Charlotte, FL
The Honorable Craig Thomas, Washington, DC
Mr. George A. Thompson, Missoula, MT
Maj H. W. Thompson Jr., Wheaton, IL
Mr. G. Thomas Tibbs, Ashland, VA
Maj O. J. Toland USMC (Ret), Charleston, SC
Mr. Charles M. Tomaino, San Jose, CA
Cpl James Trent, Carrollton, TX
Mr. Alexander B. Trowbridge, Washington, DC
Mr. Fred Vanaria, Chicago, IL
Dr. Leonard Vanderveld Jr., Bowling Green, VA
Mr. George L. Wagoner, Vancouver, WA
Maj Guy Washburn USMC (Ret), Laguna Niguel, CA
Mr. William H. Weber, Greenwich, CT
Mr. Michael F. Weigel, Vacaville, CA
L. R. Weitzel, Whiting, NJ
Mr. Leonard L. Werner, Cadillac, MI
Mrs. Helen Arseniu White, Reedsville, PA
Mr. Wendell L. White, Park River, ND
Mr. Dewitt Gifford Wilcox, Durham, NH
Mr. Joseph J. Wilcsek, Salena Beach, CA
Mr. James L. Willhite, Orange, CA
GySgt Arthur Williams USMC (Ret), Round Rock, TX
Mr. Bleecker R. Williams, Madison, CT
Mr. Arthur K. Williamson, Mound City, KS
Cpl D. J. Wills USMC, Northfield, OH
LtCol George L. Winneberger Jr. USMC (Ret), Williamsburg, VA
Col John R. Wismer USMCR (Ret), Trappe, MD
1st Sgt Curtis Witt USMC (Ret), New Bern, NC
Mr. Calvin Wright, Marietta, GA
LtCol Richard B. Wyatt, Snellville, GA
Mr. Halley Young, La Crosse, WI
Mr. Robert L. Young, Bethesda, MD
Mrs. Edith M. Zawasky, Rockville, MD
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Mr. John H. Adams
LtCol George B. Alden USAF (Ret)
Mr. D. Culnen
Col and Mrs. Robert J. Drummond USMC
Col Skinny Herrington USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Phelps Sr.
Mr. John D. Richardson
Mr. Kenneth P. Richter
Mr. Donald W. Spiro
Capt and Mrs. Sidney L. Spurgeon USMC (Ret)
Mr. Garry O. Whipkey
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Mr. L. F. Bantle
Cpl Lawrence Bassin USMC (Ret)
Mr. Dallas O. Berry
Cpl Wayne W. Bicknell USMC
Col Richard E. Brandes
Mr. Britt Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry P. Brown
Ms. Lisa A. M. Brown
Mr. Thomas Brown
Mr. Michael J. Cancelliere
Mr. Samuel M. Cassidy
Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Casteel
LtCol Charles T. Chapman USMC (Ret)
Mr. Robert J. Cherry Sr.
Mr. Gilbert Chester
Mrs. Rose Cipriano
Col Edward J. Clarkson USMC (Ret)
Mr. Thomas R. Clevenger
Capt and Mrs. William R. Coleman
Mr. John J. Cooney
LtCol Norris G. Cotton USMC (Ret)
A. Scott Crawford
Sgt Frank X. Decolator USMC
Mr. Robert Deverell
Mr. John C. Di Maio
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Dickey Jr.
Mr. Joe Driscoll
Mr. Don Drunsic
Mr. Donn Eddy
Mr. David L. Ellis
Mr. Paul G. Ellis
Mr. Frank Ewasyshyn
LtCol David W. Fox USMCR (Ret)
SgtMaj Herbert G. Fulenwider
USMC (Ret)
MSgt and Mrs. Thomas A. Gafford USMC (Ret)
TSgt Leo G. Graham
Mr. Patrick W. Greenlee
S. T. Hall
Ms. Regina E. Harbison
Mrs. Tsunako Harris
Mr. Kenneth A. Hartmann
Mr. Richard Hartnack
Mr. and Mrs. M. Allen Hatfield
Col Donald H. Hering
Mr. Michael E. Hopkins
Maj Frank B. Hower USMC (Ret)
Capt Arthur J. Jackson USA (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jacoby
Mr. Michael P. Johnson
Mr. William Johnson
1stLt Richard G. Jones USMCR
Maj John R. Kazalunas USMC (Ret)
CWO4 Mark M. Kenney USMC (Ret)
Mr. John A. Kiggen II
Col Ted Kolankiewicz
Donna Lee
LCpl Paul W. Lockman USMC (Ret)
Mr. Jim Lystlund
Cpl Kenneth C. Martin
Mr. Robert N. Massaro
Ms. Mary Matthews
Mr. Kerry McCan
1stLt Terry P. McNulty USMC (Ret)
Mr. John P. McDaniel
Mr. Peter H. McMillan
Mr. William J. Meehan
Mr. Gilbert F. Melious
Mr. Charles R. Midkiff
Mr. Karl F. Miller
Ms. Ruby Montgomery
Mr. Tom Moxley
Maj Kurt E. Muller USMCR (Ret)
Capt John P. Murphy
LtCol Dillard O. Myers USMC (Ret)
Mr. John F. Neighoff Sr.
Mr. Richard A. Newell
Mr. Ralph L. Pangonis
Maj R. I. Parker USMC
Col and Mrs. Michael L. Patrow
USMC (Ret)
LtCol Everett Paup USMCR
Mr. Robert L. Raab
Col Richard C. Raines
Mr. and Mrs. W. Eric Rathgeber
Capt Robert Riecks USMC
Mr. William C. Rogers
Mr. Russell W. Rosenwirth
Mr. Michael J. Ross
Mr. Jens P. Rummler
Ms. Joann C. Scanlon
Col Edwin S. Schick Jr. USMC (Ret)
Dr. Herbert Schimmel
Mr. Roger F. Scott Jr.
Mr. William W. Shirley
CWO4 Warren A. Singer USMC (Ret)
Mr. Alan B. Smith
Cpl Mark A. Smith
Col Ray G. Snyder USMC (Ret)
Mr. Philip L. Sonner Sr.
Richard and Rose Ann Splitter
Mr. David L. Stulb
Sgt Gary L. Sullivan USMC
Mr. Dennis D. Swanson
Mr. James D. Swinson Sr.
Col William F. Todd USMCR
Mr. Michael W. Toner
Mr. Michael Uhrich
Col Foster G. Ulrich Jr.
Mr. John W. Vagnetti
Mr. F. W. Waigand Jr.
LtCol Robert J. Walker
Col Dwight D. Weber USMC (Ret)
Mr. Henry K. Willard II
MSgt Martin E. Wojcik (Ret.)
1st Sgt Robert A. Yarumian
USMC (Ret)
Capt and Mrs. C. William Zadel
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Mr. Jimmy Abney
Dr. Robert E. Ackerman
Cpl Franklin R. Adams
MSgt Richard M. Agler
Cpl David B. Akers
Dr. Eric Ako DVM
Col Anthony C. Akstin USMC (Ret)
Col Ray A. Alberigi
Mr. and Mrs. Troy E. Alexander
Mr. Kenneth R. Allbaugh
Mr. Arthur N. Allen
Mr. Edmund L. Allen
Sgt and Mrs. Michael G. Allen Sr.
Mr. Albert Allister
Sgt Lewis J. Allsop
Mr. and Mrs. Duane R. Amann
Capt John J. Anaya USMC (Ret)
Mrs. Mary Ann Anderson
SSgt Warren L. Andrews
Mr. Fred E. Angle
MGySgt Robert W. Appleton Jr. USMC
LtCol Jack O. Arford USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Argo
Col and Mrs. Alfredo J. Arguedas USMC
Mr. Dwight I. Arnesen
Mr. Richard Arnold
MGySgt Larry Asby
Mr. James Askman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Atha
Col John Bond Atkinson USMCR (Ret)
Mr. Kenneth A. Auburn
Col Nicholas E. Augustine USMCR
Mr. Jerome W. Auman
Mr. Charles F. Austin
MSgt Ralph J. Austin
Col Issac Joseph Ayala USA (Ret)
Maj and Mrs. Walter Baginsky
USMCR (Ret)
CWO4 Oliver W. Bailey Jr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. Andrew Bain
Maj Dale L. Baird USMC (Ret)
Mr. Peter Balas
MSgt Lauren P. Bands Sr. USMC (Ret)
Col M. Evelyn Bane USMC (Ret)
Mr. Robert S. Baranoski
Mr. Russell Barber
Col Robert J. Barbour USMC (Ret)
Mr. Edwin L. Barlow
Major Robert P. Barnett USMC (Ret)
Mr. John Barrasso
Mr. Michael Barrett
Cpl Charles Thomas Barry USMC
Col Richard S. Barry
Mr. Philip F. Bartus
Mr. Earl P. Basher
Mr. Gil L. Bauer
Col William D. Bauer USMC (Ret)
Mr. William D Bayless
Mr. R. W. Becker
Philip L. Beckerich III USMCR (Ret)
CSM Andrejs Bedelis USA (Ret)
Mr. Donald S. Beilman
Mr. Ben E. Bellefeuille
MGySgt Eugene J. Benson USMC (Ret)
Mr. Robert A. Benz
Capt Michael V. Bergamini
Cpl and Mrs. Kevon P. Berger
Sgt Bill Bernstrom USMC (Ret)
Mr. David Berry
Sgt O. J. Betz III USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Bittinger
Mr. Crawford A. Black
Mr. William K. Blanchet
Mr. William Blank
Mr. D. M. Blatchford
Mr. Timothy E. Blinn
Mr. Nathan Bloch
Mr. and Mrs. Everett L. Bobbitt
Mr. Dom J. Boccanfuso
Mr. Anthony A. Boeckmann
Mr. Jeffery O. Boggs
Mr. Sam S. Borozan
Capt Frank L. Boushee USN (Ret)
Sgt Norman Boutry USMC
Col John H. Bowers USMC (Ret)
LtCol Marion B. Bowers USMC (Ret)
CWO3 Bobby M. Bowman
USMCR (Ret)
Mr. William Bowman
Col C. W. Boyd Jr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. Laurence R. Braasch
Mr. Chris J. Brande
Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Brandes
Mr. Shannon Lee Bray
LtCol Warren H. Brazas USMC (Ret)
Mr. George Brenchley
Mr. George D. Brennan
Mr. Parham Bridges Jr.
Mr. William M. Bristol III
Col Kevin P. Brooks USMCR (Ret)
SSgt Oliver N. Brooks USMC
Maj Charles E. Brown USMCR
SgtMaj and Mrs. James R. Bryant
Mr. David R. Buchanan
Mr. Leo Buckert
Capt Verle E. Burch USMC (Ret)
Mr. Mark W. Burns
Maj and Mrs. Bradley S. Burt
Col Barett R. Byrd USMC
Col George E. Cadman III
USMCR (Ret)
LtCol John J. Cahill USMC (Ret)
GySgt Lucian J. Caldara
Mr. John J. Cale
Mr. David J. Callard
Maj Paul L. Campbell USMC (Ret)
Mr. Robert F. Campbell
Mr. Don C. Cannon
GySgt and Mrs. James J. Cannon
The Honorable Francis J. Cantrel
Mr. Steven C. Cardona
Ms. Carolyn Hutchings Carino
Mr. Keith A. Carlen
Ms. Irene T. Carlin
Mr. James L. Carr Jr.
Mr. Ralph Carruthers
Mr. Mark Carson
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Dr. James F. Carter
Mr. Terry L. Carter
Capt Joseph V. Casale
Col and Mrs. Conwill R. Casey
USMC (Ret)
Mr. Thurman Cash Jr.
Mr. Henry L. Casper Jr.
SgtMaj Elbert L. Cassell USMC (Ret)
Mr. Paul R. Catalogne
Ms. Pamela Catlin
Mr. Kenneth W. Cavanaugh
Mrs. Sally Cavanaugh
Mr. Cecil L. Caviezel
Capt Claude P. Caviness USNR (Ret)
Mr. Alexander J. Cekala Jr.
Mr. Michael W. Chadwick
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Chai-Chang
Mr. George E. Challies
LtCol and Mrs. Paige L. Chandler
Mr. Edward A. Chapple
Mr. David E. Childress
Capt Howard G. Chilton USAF (Ret)
Col Steve J. Cibik USMC (Ret)
Mr. Michael Cimino
Mr. Francis D. Cirelli
Sgt James J. Clancy USMC
Mr. Robert Lee Clark
Col Robert M. Clark USMCR (Ret)
Col John W. Clayborne USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. James X. Clemens
Mr. and Mrs. Court K. Cleveland Jr.
Mr. John R. Clifton USMCR
Mr. William C. Close
Mr. and Mrs. Mace T. Coleman
Mr. Dennis J. Colgan
Mr. L. W. Collier Jr.
Mr. Daniel L. Collins
Ms. Mary Collins
Dr. Paul F. Condon M.D.
Maj Leslie Conkin
Mr. Scott V. Conklin
Mr. Thomas G. Connor Jr.
Mr. Dennis J. Conroy
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Constantine
Mr. Michael M. Conway
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Coolbaugh
Dr. Richard T. Cooper USMC
BGen Russell E. Corey
Cpl Joseph R. Correa
Mr. John B. Corso
Mr. and Mrs. James Cotsana Jr.
Mr. Michiel D. Couch
Capt Richard Coulon
Senator John E. Courson
Mr. Richard G. Coutant
Dr. C. W. Cowles
Ms. Diane Craddock
Mr. James R. Craig
SgtMaj Robert R. Crammer
USMC (Ret)
LtCol J. O. Cranford USMC (Ret)
Mr. Thomas N. Crellin
Mr. Thomas S. Cretella
Mr. Dennis M. Crowley Jr.
Rayner E. Crutchfield
Mr. Jeffrey D. Cruthirds
Mr. Daniel J. Culnen
Mr. James B. Cummins
Mr. William R. Cushing
Mr. and Mrs. J. Glenn Custar
Capt Richard J. D’Ambrosio
USMC (Ret)
Mr. Steven A. D’Antonio
1stLt Daniel C. Dagit
LtCol John J. David USMC
Mr. Mike Davids
Capt George W. Davidson III USMCR
LtCol D. L. Davis Jr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. George I. Davis Jr.
MajGen Jack A. Davis USMCR (Ret)
Mr. Joseph B. Davis Jr. USMC
Mr. Wallace M. Davis Jr.
Capt Robert J. Day Jr. USMC
Mr. Anthony De Vita
Mr. Delbert N. De Young
Mr. James A. Dearie Jr.
Mr. Lawrence J. DeGeorge
MSgt Joseph Dehart Jr.
Mr. Armand Dellovade
Mr. Jay Denson
Col Chester P. Dereng USMC (Ret)
Mr. Phillip W. Deuser
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Deverick
Mr. William L. Dhaemers
Ms. Jeanne DiCarlo
Mr. Paul Diment
Mr. and Mrs. A. King Dixon II
Mr. John B. Doherty
GySgt Roy Doherty (Ret.)
Mr. and Mrs. David Dooling
Mr. Ronald C. Doran
Mr. Jeffrey T. Dorn
Mrs. Leslie Smith Dorsey
Mr. Robert F. Dorsey
Mr. David S. Doty
Mr. George H. Douse
Ms. Mary D. Downey
Mr. Bernard A. Doyle
Mr. Joseph A. Doyle
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Doyle
Mr. Richard L. Drescher Sr.
LtCol B. W. Driscoll USMC (Ret)
Mr. Daniel Driscoll
Mr. Dick Dunnivan
Sgt Robin A. Durni USMC
Mr. Richard B. Dusterberg
Mr. Anthony P. Dutka
Mr. Victor J. Dutka
Mr. Ted Dutton
LtCol and Mrs. Joseph J. Dzielski (Ret.)
Mr. Ralph R. Easley
Col Steven G. Easterday USMCR
GySgt and Mrs. Gene R. Eaton
USMC (Ret)
Col Joseph D. Eddlemon USMCR (Ret)
Jim and Mary Eddy
Robert H. Edwards Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Eifler
Mr. Larry Eisenzimmer
Mrs. Anne B. Eldridge
Col and Mrs. Dick Elsworth
USMC (Ret)
Mr. Keith A. Ely
Mr. Todd Emerine
Mr. Luther Engler
Mr. Robert Entenmann
Mr. Eugene W. Erickson
Capt George W. Evans Jr.
CHC, USN (Ret)
Mrs. Oscar S. Fargie
Mr. Floyd R. Farleigh
Col Joseph M. Favor USMC (Ret)
Capt Thomas L. Fehrle USN (Ret)
LtCol and Mrs. William J. Feind
Mr. Robert E. Fendley
Maj Douglas H. Fenske
Maj Roger Fetterly USMC (Ret)
Mr. Gordon E. Fine
LtCol Patrick J. Finneran Jr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Fisher
Maj David Bruce Fite
Maj Norman P. Fitzgerald Jr.
Mr. Philip E. Fitzgerald
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Fleear Jr.
Mr. Brian F. Foley
Mr. Patrick J. Foley
Mr. Charles R. Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey C. Fore Jr.
Mr. Cliifford Forlines
Mr. Joseph Formola
Mr. Richard H. Forrester
Mr. Douglas Fosbury
Lt John T. Fox
CWO4 George R. Francis Jr.
USMC (Ret)
MGySgt Joseph G. Frandsen
USMC (Ret)
Mr. William Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Franks
Mr. Joseph S. Franzia USMC
Mr. Richard E. Frazier
Mr. Fred Frederick
Mr. James R. Freels Jr.
Capt John K. French
LtCol Hubert I. Frey USMC (Ret)
General Carlton W. Fulford Jr.
USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Harry John Gaffney
Mr. David Ganz
Mr. Michael R. Gardner
LtCol and Mrs. Kenneth E. Gaskill Jr. USMC (Ret)
MSgt Wayne M. Gatewood Jr.
USMC (Ret)
Sgt Rocco J. Gatta
Mr. Glenn E. Gearhard
BGen T. T. Gentry USMC (Ret)
Mr. Michael L. George
Mr. Greg Gerard
Mr. Terry Gerba
Mr. Gerald R. Gereau
LtCol Jerry R. German USMC (Ret)
Mr. John J. Gibson
Mr. Donald C. Gifford
Mr. John M. Gilchrist
Mr. Robert Gilligan
Mr. Eugene Gilsleider
MSgt Richmond C. Gipple
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Givvin
Mr. Arthur J. Glatfelter
Mr. Cameron D. Glidewell
SSgt and Mrs. John Glynn
MGySgt Mark J. Godfrey USMC
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Goodyear
Mr. and Mrs. Frank I. Goral
Lt Carl A. Gotts USMC
Mr. Grant L. Graeber
SgtMaj Arthur R. Graham USMC (Ret)
Ms. Susan H. Graham
Mr. Joseph Grassadonio
MGySgt Charles F. Graustein
USMC (Ret)
Dean W. Graves
Mr. Jan David Graves
Mr. Monroe Meade Gregory Jr.
SSgt Kevin G. Grewe USMC
Mr. Robert A. Guerin Jr.
Mrs. Frances M. Guilbert
Mr. William E. Haase
Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Haberman
Mr. Richard A. Hadler
Mr. Frank E. Hadley
Col Roger C. Hagerty USMC (Ret)
Col Robert G. Haggard USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Hahn
Cpl Richard Hahn
LtCol Hal L. Haley USMC (Ret)
Mr. Arthur M. Hall
RADM and Mrs. Donald P. Hall
USN (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene N. Halladay
Mr. William D. Hamill
Pvt Gary R. Hamilton
Mr. Paul J. Hamm
LtCol Michael G. Hancewicz
Mr. Roger Hanson
Mr. Harry R. Hardgrove
LtCol Bud Hardy USMCR (Ret)
Mr. James T. Harkins
Mr. Glenn Harper
MGySgt David Harrah
Mr. Dennis Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris
Mr. Ray T. Harrison
Mr. Frank W. Harvey
Mr. Warren R. Hass
Mr. John G. Hastings
Capt Donald Hauler USN (Ret)
Mr. Dudley Hawkins
Mr. Fred Hayes
BGen J. M. Hayes USMC (Ret)
Ms. Joanne S. Hayes
Mr. Alfred O. Hayward Jr.
Mr. Larry D. Hazelbaker
Mr. Quill O. Healey
Mr. Robert M. Healy
Mr. Patrick J. Hebert
Mrs. Edith S. Heckman
Mrs. Lucille Heinrich
Ms. Dona M. Heishman
MajGen Dennis J. Hejlik USMC
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Helmuth
Mr. Herold F. Hencken Jr.
Capt Byron S. Henderson
Col Jerry G. Henderson USMC (Ret)
Mr. Robert J. Henning
Mr. Patrick Henry
Sgt Oral M. Herrod
LtCol David A. Higley USMC
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hilbert
Mr. Ernest T. Hinshaw
Mr. C. W. Hintz
LCdr Charles B. Hintz USNR
Mr. Roland R. Hitchens
MSgt Clyde F. Hix USMCR
Mr. Steve Hodges
Ms. Kathleen Hodnett
Mr. Richard S. Hogue Sr.
Mr. Jay Hommer USMC
Capt John K. Hood USMC
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Mr. Donald F. Hook Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Hoover
Mr. Douglass C. Horstman
Mr. Robert House
Mr. Harry C. Howard
SSgt Charles E. Howdyshell Jr.
Mr. Harold E. Howell
Dr. Bernard Hoyt
Mr. William Humphrey
Mr. Floyd W. Hunter III
Capt Richard Hunter Jr.
Mr. Paul M. Hupf USMC
Mr. John Hydek
Mr. Walter F. Hyer Jr.
Dr. Leon Hyman M.D.
Capt Richard L. Hyre USMCR
CWO5 F. Ike Inacker USMC (Ret)
Mr. Joseph R. Inganamort
Major W. D. Isenhour
Mr. Walter Jablonka
Mr. Walter L. Jabs
Mr. Bobby F. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Jackson
Col Doug Jackson
Mr. Jeff R. Jackson
CWO2 Bert A. Jakobson USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Jaquay
Mr. Frederick P. Johannsen
Mr. David G. Johnson
Mr. Jack H. Johnson
Mr. Leland C. Johnson
Cpl Andrew C. Jones USMC (Ret)
Cpl Barry E. Jones USMC
MSgt Eugene C. Jones USMC (Ret)
SSgt Jerry G. Jones USMC (Ret)
Mr. Stanley Jones
Mr. David Jordan
Col C. A. Jorgenson USMC (Ret)
Mrs. Susan G. Joyce
LtCol and Mrs. William W. Kaenzig Sr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. Stuart Kahan
Col J. E. Kaish USMCR (Ret) and Capt Olga M. Kaish USMCR
Mr. Evan L. Kalik
Dr. Alfred Kaspaul
Mr. Roman C. Kasprovich
Mr. Raymond J. Kayal Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kealy
Mr. James R. Kearns
Mrs. Harriet Keene
LtCol Thomas A. Keene USMC (Ret)
Ms. Marilyn A. Kelgard
Mr. Chip Kelley
Mr. Wallace A. Kelley
Maj Thomas E. J. Kelly USMC (Ret)
Mr. Ralph Kemp
BGen Hugh T. Kerr USMC (Ret)
Capt Mark H. Kerschensteiner
Mr. Anthony S. Kertulis
Mr. Craig A. Keyes
Mr. Thomas C. Kilgore
Mr. Harold B. King
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kinnally
Sgt Ralph E. Kinnane Jr.
Mr. Gary Kolbenstetter
Mr. Daniel P. Kollay
Mr. Willard C. Korn
Capt and Mrs. Rudolph Kosits
USMC (Ret)
Mr. John J. Kowatch
Mr. Frank W. Kozel
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Krebs Ph.D.
Mrs. Irene O. Kreer
SSgt John H. Krisko, III
The Honorable James E. Kulp
Mr. Vincent P. Kunk
Mrs. Marlena M. Kutschera
LtCol Leo Thomas La Prade USA (Ret)
CWO4 Michael A. Ladd USMC (Ret)
Mr. Darrell LaMontagne
Cpl Jack B. Lamphere
Mr. Carlton E. Land
Mr. Barney L. Lane
VADM John B Laplante
SgtMaj Robert E. Laramie
Mr. Larry Larson
Mr. Don Latham
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. LaVigne
Mr. John Leeman
Mr. Phillip K. Leeseberg
Mr. Bruce Charles Leininger
Mr. J. Stanley Lenox III
Mrs. Lillian M. Lepore
Mr. Ron R. Lethin
Mr. Dick Leuthold
Mr. Vern Levengood
Mrs. Betty J. Lewis
Mr. Raymond Li
Mr. David C. Lidderdale
Col Chester Liddle USMC (Ret)
1stLt and Mrs. Eugene E. Likens
USMC (Ret)
Lucky Lippa USMC
Mr. Henry Livingston
Mr. Charles F. Lloyd
Cpl Dustin W. Lockhart
Pfc Junior C. Logan
Mr. Don J. Long
Mr. Nelson C. Longnecker
Col John Reily Love USMC
1stLt Jack Lucus USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Anthony Luebbers
Mr. Ralph M. Lund
Col Joseph H. Luten Sr. USMCR (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Lytle
Capt Malcolm Mac Gruer
LtGen Ann L. Mackinnon
Mr. Hugh R. Macklin
Capt and Mrs. Craig A. Madsen USMCR
Mr. Michael Maehl
SgtMaj Michael D. Magee USMC (Ret)
Dr. William S. Magill
Mr. Paul F. Maloy
Mr. Gregory M. Manning
Mr. Thomas S. Marchiel
SSgt Ronald F. Marmon USMC
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Martin
Ms. Susan C. Martinko-Rosen
Mr. Frank J. Martorana
Mr. Paul H. Marx
Ms. Wilda G. Massey
Mr. and Mrs. Dante J. Massi Sr.
Mr. Robert J. Massimin
Sgt Alfred W. Mattern USMC
Mr. Dennis Maxam
Mr. Donald W. Maxwell
Mr. Lawrence A. Mazerac Jr.
Mr. Ralph E. McClellan
Mr. George L. McConnell
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. McCurdy
Mr. Scott L. McElmurry
Col Robert L. McElroy USMC (Ret)
Mr. E. Thomas McFarlan
Mr. Hugh G. McGovern
Mr. Charles M. McMahan
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. McVane
Mr. J. C. McCamic
Mr. Kerry McCan
Mr. Patrick McCarthy
Col Alexander McClinchie USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. McCoy
Capt Tom McCreless USMC
Col William McDonald USAF (Ret)
Capt Andrew B. McFarlane USMC (Ret)
Mr. Thomas J. McHugh
Capt James P. McInerney
Col R. Bancroft McKittrick USMC (Ret)
SSgt John P. McLafferty USMC (Ret)
1stLt Terry P. McNulty
Ann McWhorter
Michael L. R. Meade
Mr. Donald E. Meads
Col Grey Medinger
Mr. Harry J. Medley
Mr. Gary Melius
Mr. John Menegolla Jr.
Capt Soterios J. Menzelos
Mr. Miguel A. Merced
Mr. Patrick M. Metzger
Ms. M. Virginia Metzler
Mr. Lawrence A. Meyer
Mr. Wayne L. Meyer
Mr. David R. Middaugh
Mr. Jack B. Middleton
Mr. Richard Mihacsi
Maj Frank E. Mikolajczak USMC (Ret)
Mr. Charles Burkhart Miller
Sgt Howard Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Milzcik
Mr. E. L. Minges
Mr. John F. Mitchell
Mr. Richard A. Mittan
Mr. Alan J. Moffatt
Mr. Jonathan Allen Moore
Mr. Clive A. Morey
Mr. George Morgan
Capt and Mrs. Leroy W. Morgan
USN (Ret)
Mr. Russell S. Morley
Mr. Francis Mormile
Mr. Thomas K. Morris
Mr. Howard C. Morrison
Mr. Vincent B. Morrison
Mr. William D. Morrison Sr.
1stLt and Mrs. Paul R. Morse
Capt Robert M. Morse USMC
Mr. Bruce L. Morton
Mr. J. Frank Morton
Mr. Richard Moxley
Mr. Paul H. Mueller
Mr. James F. Mulderig
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Murphy
Mr. Richard A. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Musoff
Mr. Keith N. Myers
Cpl Clarence F. Nahm Jr. USMC
Col and Mrs. Nicholas Nanna USMC
Mr. David L. Nelson
Cpl Ronald Nelson USMC
Mr. Francis E. Neuland
Mrs. Frances Newell
Mr. Robert T. Newkirchen
Mr. Thomas E. Newman
Mr. David E. Newton
GySgt William Nilsen USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Norwood
Mr. Jon N. Nylander
LtCol John A. O’Brien USMC (Ret)
Mr. Art O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. O’Leary
Mr. Edward M. O’Shaughnessy Jr.
LtCol Patrick E. O’Toole
MSgt Kenneth R. Oberlin USMC (Ret)
LtCol Nelson M. Olf USMC
Mr. Craig Oliver
Mr. Roger E. Olson
Louis Oneal Esq.
Mr. Frank M. Onstott
Dr. Steven L. Oreck
LtCol Arnold J. Orr USMC (Ret)
SgtMaj Dean A. Osborne
Mr. John Oughton III
Mr. Erwin E. Owen
Mrs. Thomas Oyler
Sgt William H. Page
Mr. Mickey A. Paige
Mr. James H. Painter
Col B. J. Palmer
Mr. Kenneth P. Pangburn
Mr. Daniel V. Panker
Col Preston S. Parish (Ret.)
LtCol William D. Parker USMC (Ret)
Mr. Nathan Parks
Mr. Harry I. Parsell
Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Parsons
Mr. Randy C. Patterson
Mr. Robert W. Pearson MMCS-RET
Mr. Mark A. Peifer
Sgt Donald L. Penfold
Mr. Lee D. Pennington
Mr. Wade H. Penny Jr.
Capt and Mrs. Louis N. Pernokas
USNR (Ret)
Maj and Mrs. Herbert H. Persky Jr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. P. A. Pervi
Mr. Ronald Peters
Mr. Eric Peterson
Mr. John J. Petito CPA
Mr. J. W. Petty
Mr. Frank Phelan
Mr. Walter Phillips
Mr. Louis I. Piatetsky
Mr. Karl Ernest Pierson
Col and Mrs. Eric N. Piper
Col John Pipta USMC (Ret)
Mr. Robert J. Plaster
Mr. Paul M. Pohl
Mr. Hans D. Pomeroy
Mr. and Mrs. David Porcher
Capt Ken W. Porter
Warren A. Potter
LtCol John Powers USMC (Ret)
Sgt Rodney L. Prater USMC (Ret)
Cpl Ken Prehodka
Mr. Robert Prince
Photo: Ben Christy
summer 2008
Mr. Daniel E. Proctor
Mr. John D. Pryor
Maj Joseph C. Purcilly Jr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. H. P. Purdon
Mr. James M. Quinlan
Capt Charles B. Quinn (Ret.)
Mrs. Carol Quinn-Lassell
Mr. Homer D. Ralph USMC (Ret)
Kathleen M. Ramsey
Mr. Richard J. Rapaport
Mr. Alfred C. Rapin
Mr. Jack Ratelle
Capt Robert Reagan USMCR (Ret)
Mr. Stephen D. Reed
LtCol Stephen K. Reese USMCR
Mr. John Reitz
Mrs. Jeanne Rennell
Mr. James M. Revie
Mr. Basil L. Riccomini
Cpl Mark A. Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Tom V. Richardson
LtCol Steven E. Richmond
USMCR (Ret)
Mr. John P. Ricketts
LtCol Walt Riddick USMC (Ret)
Col Jon K. Rider USMC (Ret)
Mr. Wade Ridley
Mr. Clay V. Ring
MGySgt Paul F. Ritter
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Roberts
Mrs. Eleanor L. Roberts
Cpl and Mrs. Nathan J. Robfogel USMCR
Ms. Kamila J. Robillard
Mr. Matthew Rocca
Mr. Arthur L. Roesch
HM3 James L. Rogers
Mr. L. Dale Rogers
MMCM (SW) Christopher Romei USN (RET)
Col Paul F. Roques Jr. USMC
Rear Admiral Robert A. Rosen
NYNM (Ret)
Mr. Peter Rosi
Mr. Harley E. Ross
Dr. T. Peter Ruane Ph.D.
Mr. Robert Kenmore Rushin
Mr. Bruce E. Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Russell
Ms. Alma J. Ryan
Mr. Thaddeus Ryan
Mr. William F. Ryan
Mr. Andrew Sadanowicz
Mr. Robert O. Safford
Mr. G. West Saltonstall
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Sandford
Mr. Allen R. Sandico
Cpl Michael L. Saner
Mrs. Evelyn Santana
Maj Carleton Saunders
Capt Charles W. Savage USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Schaeffer
Dr. Kurt P. Schellhas
Mr. Don Schiemann
Mr. Gary Schleuger
Mr. Wynn J. Schubach
Mr. Charles K Schwartz
Mr. Michael D. Scott
Mr. Edward S. Scovel Jr.
Mrs. Mary T. Scully
Mr. Jonathan J. Seagle
LCdr Reginald Sealey USCG (Ret)
Dr. Philip L. Secrist
Mr. Laurence C. Seifert
William I. Seltzer USMC
Mr. Ramsey R. Sessions
Maj and Mrs. Scott Seybold USMC
John A. Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Sheldon
Mr. James L. Shelton
Ms. Mary M. Sherron
Mr. Robet W. Shockey
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Shockley
Maj J. M. Shoemaker
Ms. Martha R. Short
LtCol Con D. Silard Jr. USMC (Ret)
LCpl Charles E. Simmons USMC
Col Philip Y. Simpson USAF (Ret)
Maj Thomas D. Sizemore (Ret.)
Mr. Joseph Skopick
Mr. David Slater
Dr. Erwin Small
Mr. Frederick G. Smith
Mr. Norman E. Smith
1st Sgt Richard D. Smith USMC (Ret)
Capt Richard L. Smith USMCR
Mr. Vard V. Smith USN (Ret) EOCS
Mr. Wendell P. Smith Jr.
Mr. C. Stewart Snoddy
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Solomon Jr.
Col and Mrs. Harry L. Solter
USMC (Ret)
Mr. Lieber N. Spampinato
LtCol John F. Spangler
Mr. Scott M. Spangler
LtCol and Mrs. Donald R. Sparks USMC (Ret)
Devon Spears
Col H. C. Spies USMC
Capt Bernard M. Spooner
Col Wayne Stacey
Mr. Gary A. Standifer
Mr. Russell Stansfield
Mr. Robert B. Starke Jr.
Col and Mrs. David R. Stefansson USMC (Ret)
Mr. Martin A. Stein
Michael F. Stewart MD
GySgt Charles B. Strause (Ret.)
Dr. and Mrs. L. W. Stringer M.D.
Mr. James M. Stumpf
Mr. M. R. Sudzina
Mr. Daniel Sussen
MSgt Alvin E. Sutton Jr.
Col and Mrs. Richard A. Swedberg
Capt Joseph E. Sweeney USNR
Cpl Lewis W. Swinson
Cpl Robert D. Symonds USMCR
1st Sgt Paul E. Tallman USMC (Ret)
Mr. Charles Zack Taylor
Mr. Dick Taylor
Sgt Frank C. Tepper Jr.
Capt Jesse H. Terpstra Jr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Thackara
Mr. Joseph G. Thomas
Maj and Mrs. Waldron E. Thomas USMC (Ret)
Mr. Willard Y. Thomas
Mrs. Betty W. Thompson
Col Dennis C. Thompson USMC
Mr. Don L. Thompson
Mr. Edmund B. Thornton
BGen and Mrs. Francis W. Tief
USMC (Ret)
Mr. Spencer W. Tien
Mr. John M. Tivnan
Mr. Michael P. Togneri
Mr. John B. Tonkin
Mr. Juan R. Torres
W. Lee Towns
Mr. Ronald L. Townzen
Capt Dennis E. Trach USMC (Ret)
LtGen Bernard E. Trainor USMC (Ret)
LtCol and Mrs. Andrew F. Traynor USMCR (Ret) Jr.
Mr. Norman F. Trenary
Courtney L. Tucker Former
Captain, USMC
Mr. M. Vince Turner
Col Joseph E. Underwood
Mr. Richard E. Upshaw
Mr. John C. Usry
Mr. Richard J. Valencia
Mr. Ronald F. Valvassori Sr.
LtCol David Van Esselstyn USMC (Ret)
Mr. John Van Laer
Mr. Richard Van Luvender
LtCol John Van Nortwick USMC (Ret)
Mr. John M. Vaughn III
Mr. Armand Ventura
Mr. John O. Vernon
1st Sgt G. L. Vickery
Mr. Harold Dean Victory Jr.
William Viecelli
Mrs. Gayle T. Vigeant
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Luis Villalobos
Mr. Dennis W. Voge
Mr. James C. Volkert
Mr. John A. Vollmer
Sgt William T. Volz
Ms. Linda R. Vough
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Wade
Mr. Stan Walck Sr.
Mr. Charles Z. Walker Jr.
Mr. Jack W. Walker
Mr. James R. Wallace
Mr. Mahlon B. Wallace III
Capt Clifford Ward USMCR (Ret)
Mr. Hugh Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Warfield
Mr. Russell J. Waring
Dr. Richard B. Warner
Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Warren
Mrs. Dianne M. Warrick
WO-1 Jeffrey J. Wasel USMCR
Mr. Williard Washington
Mr. Donald E. Washkewicz
Mr. Warren T. Wasp Jr.
Mr. David S. Watkins
Mr. William P. Waymire
Mr. Donald J. Weber
LtCol Charles B. Webster USMC (Ret)
Mr. Matthew A. Weick
LtCol and Mrs. Philip S. Weigand USMC (Ret)
Mr. David J. Weiner
Mr. Paul Weitz
LtCol Robert E. Welch USMCR (Ret)
Mr. and Mrs. H. Allan Werst
Mr. Neil J. Werthmann
MajGen Randall L. West USMC (Ret)
Mr. Christopher A. Westall
Mr. Steve Wheeler
Mr. Arthur W. White
LtCol Jack White USMC (Ret)
Mr. William Collins White III
Col Robert Whitener
Mr. Edward H. Whitman
Mr. and Mrs. Homer W. Whitman Jr.
GySgt Jeffrey D. Wilfong
Mr. Darrell M. Wilkins
LtCol and Mrs. James B. Wilkinson USMC (Ret)
Mr. George H. Williams
1stLt James L. Williams
Mr. Jim Willingham
Cpl and Mrs. Jerry A. Willis
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wills
LtCol Hugh A. Wilson USMCR (Ret)
Mr. Neil Wilson
Mr. Patrick Hamilton Wilson
Col John T. Winkler USMC (Ret)
Mr. Charles M. Winnicki
Mr. Alfred K. W. Won
Mr. Mark Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Woodard
Mrs. Wavalene Woolever
Mr. William G. Wright
Col Jerry C. Wulf USMC (Ret)
Mr. Andy Yeo
Mr. Robert L. York
Capt Wallace E. York USMC (Ret)
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Mr. Hubert Yoshida
HMCS Allen M. Young
Mr. James P. Young III
Mr. Reynolds Young
SgtMaj Frank Zadell Jr. USMC (Ret)
Mr. Donald F. Zeller
Mr. Jack H. Zimmer
1775 Society
Ms. Virginia S. Allred
Col Hazel Elizabeth Benn USMC (Ret)
Mr. Robert Blum
MSgt John A. Brown
Mr. Paul H. Casebolt
LtGen and Mrs. Ron Christmas USMC
Mr. John Colas
Ms. Edith M. Collins
Mr. Philip Conroy
Ms. Dorothy Lane Cutts
Mr. Donald C. Dilley
Capt Stephen R. Dinnerstein
USMC (Ret)
Capt Percy S. Douglas USMCR
Mr. Earl F. Dunlap
GySgt Leonard J. Froncek USMC (Ret)
Mr. Marvin E. Gordon
Sgt Robert P. Gray
Ms. Lily H. Gridley
Mr. Thomas P. Grimm
Mr. Donald R. Hayes
Mr. Melvin Heckt
Dr. E. Bruce Heilman
Col Margaret M. Henderson
USMC (Ret)
Ms. Mary Teri Ivaniski
Richard C. Jones Jr.
Maj Robert R. Keadle USMCR
BGen John F. Kinney USMC (Ret)
Dr. Lee Albert Krimmer
General Charles C. Krulak USMC (Ret)
Mr. Thomas J. Lupo
Ms. Ruth H. Mayo
Ms. Agnes E. McCaskill
Ms. Margaret Moran
LtCol Ben Munn USMCR
Mrs. Brenda Necaise
Janice C. Parrott
Mr. Ronald Peters
Mr. Bob Portenier
Col Walter S. Pullar Jr. USMC
BGen Francis E. Quinlan USMCR
Mr. Charles A. Ringler
Mr. Paul A. Rivas
Mr. Everett A. Robinson III
Col Robert W. Rust USMCR (Ret)
Mrs. Scavett
Mr. George L. Scott
Ms. Mary Daggett Sheehan
Mr. Mel Snitz
Mr. Robert B. Starke Jr.
Mr. Lynn Terry
SgtMaj Sarah N. Thornton USMC (Ret)
SgtMaj Frank Turse USMC (Ret)
LtCol Edward H. Utley USMC (Ret)
Mr. Bennie Weldon
Mr. James E. White
Mr. W. J. Woodring
Mr. William G. Workman
Damiss Yancopoulos
from page 14
State of Marine Corps
History, Updated
Marines. These Marines become part of the
division’s Individual Mobilization Augmentee
component and deploy on an occasional basis
with Marine combat units operating abroad.
Their primary mission is to collect oral history
interviews from a wide variety of Marines at all
levels of command and authority from Marine
Expeditionary Force commanders to individual
Marines at the squad level. Equipped with digital
recorders, cameras, and laptops, the branch is
tasked with interviewing Marines recently engaged
with enemy combatants and capturing historically
important information while such data remains
relatively fresh in the minds of those engaged and
get this information to the rear as soon as possible
so that relevant information is available for use
as soon as possible. During 2007, a number of
field historians were deployed to Operation Iraqi
Freedom and returned with a treasure trove of
primary source material for future histories on the
operations of the Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In April 2007, the division, after a hiatus of
more than two years, resurrected its popular
quarterly, Fortitudine. Moreover, the new
Fortitudine is going to be more “history-centric.”
What this means is more vignettes and short
histories about the significant accomplishments
of Marines in both peacetime and war and less
information on the mundane details of division
from page 8
Awards
Two honorable mentions were awarded: The
Raider Exhibit at the Martial Arts Center of
Excellence Training Command, Quantico, Virginia
and, the Command Post Museum at Chattanooga,
Tennessee. The 2006 Magruder Award went to
G.G. Sweet Veterans Memorial Park in Pahrump,
Nevada.
The General O.P. Smith Award in recognition
of a special contribution to the preservation of
the heritage of the Marine Corps was presented
to the Marine Corps’ 31st Commandant, General
Charles C. Krulak, for his tireless effort in heading
the campaign to build the National Museum of the
Marine Corps and the Heritage Center. Recipients
of the 2006 O.P. Smith Award were Colonels H.
operations. Also during this timeframe, the
Histories Branch has embarked on an ambitious
project to chronicle the “One Hundred Years
of Marine Corps Aviation,” due out on the
anniversary in 2012. Other long-term projects
include writing the history of the Marine
Expeditionary Operations in Afghanistan and
Marine Counterinsurgency Operations in Al
Anbar Province, 2004-2008, being written by
renowned author and security expert Dr. Richard
Shultz of Tufts University.
During 2007, the division’s Reference Branch
embarked on an ambitious five-year plan to
digitize all its reference material and place such
documents on a shared drive with the intent to
make such material readily available to any and
all researchers. During the course of the year, the
division has also substantially improved its website
that is available for outsider researcher use at
www.history.usmc.mil.
In early 2008, as part of the Marine Corps
University strategic plan, the division was tasked
with the establishment of a Marine Corps
University Press. Since the division already had an
editing and design section for the production of
its historical publications, the creation of a Marine
Corps University Press to support the publication
of relevant academic material made eminent sense.
As such the division has recently hired a senior
editor and in addition to its regularly produced
history publications will now also publish
a strategic studies quarterly journal in 2009.
Thus we anticipate 2008 to be even busier than
this past year. H
Avery Chenoweth and F. Brooke Nihart for their
book Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History
of the U.S. Marines.
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes
contributions to Marine Corps history and to the
work of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.
The 2007 recipient was Gunnery Sergeant Tom
E. Williams, director of the USMC Historical
Company, which has brought Marine Corps
history to life with Marines doing precision
movements dressed in historical uniforms. The
2006 Award was given to Virginia Senator
John Warner for his unwavering support to the
preservation of the history and traditions of
the Marine Corps, most recently in his strong
advocacy for authorizing legislation for the
U.S. Mint to strike the Marine Corps’ 230th
Anniversary Silver Dollar. H
summer 2008
from page 15
Photo: eric long photography
Year One and Counting,
studio based on his observations. CWO2
Michael Fay exhibited a collection of his
works at the Michener Museum of Art,
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in the summer
2007. NMMC created a studio in Building
3034 at Quantico for the combat artists late
in 2007.
The NMMC hosted two traveling
exhibitions at the museum: an aerial
photography show from the University
of Colorado, Boulder, titled “Mindscapes:
The Aerial Photography of Adriel Heisey”;
and a prelude to a National Air and Space
Museum exhibition titled “In Plane View”,
featuring focused photography of aircraft
and spacecraft by Carolyn Russo.
Education. The museum’s education
team aggressively promoted relationships
with area schools and listened intently to
teachers and administrators to determine
how best the museum could enhance
existing programs with object-based
learning. Museum educators visited
elementary, middle, and high schools and
presented the prototyped World War
II “teaching trunk.” In its first year of
operation, the museum sponsored two
certified in-service days for area teachers.
One area high school’s foreign language
program initiated a program to provide
translations of the Museum Guide Book.
Approximately 10,000 students registered
in advance for visits to the museum; another
3,000 to 4,000 visited without prior
arrangements having been made.
Museum educators, often with the
assistance of volunteer docents and other
NMMC staff, hosted monthly Family Days
during the second weekend of each month.
Features included model making, knot-tying,
holiday crafts, and art activities. Story times
were also provided, often linked to a specific
theme. Working with the curators, the
educators provided regular “curatorial chats”
on a variety of topics, either in the classroom
or throughout the galleries. Another
important tool for the informal and the
formal education programs was “Discovery
Carts.” These carts were created in-house
and served as a platform from which lessons
could be taught, such as the principles of
fixed- and rotary-wing flight, Marine Corps
equipment of World War II, the Continental
Marines, the Vietnam War, and the Global
War on Terrorism. The National Capital
Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
created a National Museum of the Marine
Corps “council” badge.
Taking advantage of an unplanned
opportunity, the museum worked with
the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
to create a teacher-in-residence program,
which was fully funded through two grants
secured by the Foundation. In 2008, a Prince
William County teacher will be detailed
to the museum, assisting with the creation
of curriculum packages and delivering
programs to students in a mobile classroom.
Communicating. Under contract, Susan
Davis International provided support
with media relations and marketing to the
museum. Additionally, the team created
a strategic communications plan to guide
the museum through its first years. Paid
advertising was kept to a minimum in 2007,
as the staff analyzed the visitor numbers
and visit patterns. These data will be used to
guide the marketing program for year two
and beyond.
Over the course of the year, the
museum was the subject of thousands of
print and on-line articles and more than
200 television and radio placements. The
museum’s dedication achieved placements
in four of the five highest circulated
newspapers in the country, including
USA Today, The New York Times, the
Washington Post, and the Wall Street
Journal. The dedication was covered by all
the national television networks and was
broadcast live on C-SPAN and CNN
with reporting by Pentagon reporter
Barbara Starr. Additionally, major media
coverage was sustained throughout the
first year of operation through created
media opportunities. Placements included
the International Herald Tribune and The
New York Times in late summer 2007
as well as a piece on the Global War on
Terrorism exhibit on CNN. To date, the
media coverage generated by the museum
has reached an audience of more than 600
million. The museum held one post-opening
organized media event, highlighting the
importance of collecting Global War on
Terrorism related artifacts, which spawned
numerous articles and TV coverage.
Looking Ahead. In preparation for
opening three additional galleries in the
spring of 2010, staff identified, prepared,
measured, and photographed some 200
artifacts planned for these new exhibitions
and located approximately 500 images that
will help tell the story of the Marine Corps
from its beginnings in 1775 through World
War I. Applying lessons learned thus far, the
exhibits team led the effort to review and
revise the gallery drawings, using in-house
resources and talent. These galleries will be
built in 2008-2009, replacing the temporary
classroom, art gallery, and photo exhibit
depicting the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Under the leadership of the Deputy
Director, the staff reviewed architectural
drawings and specifications for Phase II of
the museum building. The second phase
will increase the size of the museum from
approximately 120,000 to 200,000 square
feet. The design, completed in early 2008,
includes gallery space in which to tell the
post-Vietnam War stories of the Marine
Corps, a big-screen theater, an art suite
with exhibition, storage, and studio spaces,
classrooms, and a performance space, among
other features.
The staff and volunteers of the National
Museum of the Marine Corps look forward
increasingly to becoming a part of the
regional community and reaching out
to new visitors and old friends during its
second year. H
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