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DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE VETERANS AFFAIRS

VOLUNTARY SERVICE

 

What is the Veterans Affairs Volunteer Service (VAVS)? It is best answered that it is a program administrated by the VA in which individuals, organizations such as Marine Corps League, Veteran Foreign Wars, American Legion etc and corporations are encouraged to participate. The Marine Corps League's program is to be a participant in the VA program under their management, procedures and guidelines.

 

The program, reduced to its lowest denominator, is simply Veterans and Friends of Veterans helping Veterans. Volunteers are needed at the VA Hospitals and Clinics throughout the state. A wide variety of volunteers is required. A few, but not all-inclusive by any means are escorts, information, drivers, administrative, history, recreation, receptionist, telephone operator, and dementia unit.

 

Volunteers are categorized into three basic groups. They are Regular Service, Occasional and Youth. The Regular Service group is by far the largest and receives training, screening and indoctrination. It sounds complicated. It isn't. It only takes about 2 hours. Occasional volunteers are those volunteers who are not regular service but volunteer occasionally for special events such as bingo, Christmas, Veterans Day, special events, etc. Youth volunteers are ages from 13 to 19 and receive the same training as Regular Service. Youth volunteers are eligible for the James H. Parke Memorial Youth Scholarship, which goes up to $10,000. It is emphasized that Marine Corps League volunteers do not have to be members of the Marine Corps League, Marines or family members. They only have to be recruited by the Marine Corps League or request that their hours be credited to the Marine Corps League.

 

Naturally, a large National volunteer program requires organization and procedures. Here is how it works in the Marine Corps League. Each VA Hospital is authorized one VAVS Representative and three Deputy VAVS Representatives. Currently each VA Hospital in Arizona has one VAVS Representative. We have Deputy VAVS Representative vacancies at all hospitals ie. 1 at Prescott, 1 at Phoenix and 3 at Tucson. All VAVS and Deputy VAVS Representatives are appointed by the National VAVS Representative.

 

Detachment Commandants submit certification/recertification Request for MCL Members form to the National Marine Corps League VAVS Representative requesting that a person be appointed to a vacancy or to replace a current representative. The National MCL Representative makes the appointment and notifies the individual appointed and the respective VA Hospital. The VAVS and Deputy VAVS Representatives attend 4 meetings a year at their respective VA Hospitals and keep their Detachment Commandants informed about VA Hospital activities and volunteer procedures. Like everything else, it starts at the Detachment level. Once started, like all other programs it must be maintained, supported and promoted. The key to success is always Detachment participation.

 

Veterans made America Free. Veterans have kept America Free. Some of them need your help now and some of them will in the future. As we should be, we are all concerned about wounded Veterans from our current war. Let's not forget the Veterans from previous wars. All Veterans are equal!

 

For additional information, please contact one of the following VAVS Representatives.

 

Dan Silvera Department of Arizona MCL 928-778-6569

chaplaindan906@gmail.com

 

DAN SILVERIA - VAMC Prescott 928-778-6569

ChaplainDan906@gmail.com

 

EDDIE MACINTYRE - VAMC Phoenix 602 -992 -5382

edmpncml@cox.net

 

ROBERT SHIRLEY–VAMC Tucson 520-743-2475

rmshirleyss@hotmail.com

 

 

   

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Clyde "Ross" Morgan, a marine and member of Sedona Detachment 1237 has donated a Mouquette to the Detachment to sell and donate proceeds to the Marines Helping Marines fund. Ross is an internationally renowned sculptor. He has done things like the Dale Earnhardt memorial in Kannapolis NC. State of Utah Vietnam memorial, Gandy dancer for Flagstaff, Henry Wickenburg statue in Wickenburg, Joe Beeler statue for Sedona and on and on.The enduring freedom memorial will be dedicated at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza in Phoenix on November 15, 2008. Enduring Freedom is the Iraq-Afghanistan Memorial for the State of Arizona.

 

The artist has placed 3 mouquette's at $20,000. He said this one should sell for at least $6,000.  Anyone making a $6,000 donation to Sedona Marine Charities, ear marked for Marines Helping Marines will be given the mouquette.

 

Sedona Detachment will donate 25% of sale price to any Detachment that sells it, with the proviso that funds are donated to the Marines Helping Marines fund. The artist said all funds collected should go to Marines Helping Marines.

 

You can view his many works of art at www.clyderossmorgan.com or Google clyderossmorgan for many pages of information on him.

 

For all information, contact Lloyd Dellacort, Senior Vice Commandant, Sedona Detachment at Lloyd@esedona.net

 

MARINE CORPS HISTORY

 

This is "Old Corps"USMC Badges of Rank

(non commissioned) 1929/1937

 

 

1. Musician Marine Band

16. Platoon Sergeant

2. Trumpeter  

17. Staff Sergeant (Mess)

3. Drummer

18. Staff Sergeant

4. Assistant Cook

19. Technical Sergeant (Mess)

5. Trumpeter First Class

20. Technical Sergeant

6. Drummer First Class

21. Drum Major

7. Private First Class

22. Supply Sergeant

8. Mess Corporal or Field Cook

23. Gunnery Sergeant **

9. Trumpet Corporal

24. First Sergeant

10. Drum Corporal

25. Master Gunnery Sergeant

 11. Corporal

26. Paymaster Sergeant

12. Mess Sergeant or Chief Cook

27. Master Technical Sergeant (Mess)

13. Trumpet Sergeant

28. Master Technical Sergeant

14. Drum Sergeant

29. Quartermaster Sergeant

15. Sergeant

30. Sergeant Major

 

 

MILITARY ORDER OF DEVIL DOG

THUMB BUTTE POUND 310

DAS HUND NEWSLETTER   NO. 19

 

On Saturday the 15th of March 2008 at PDD Stewart and Naoma Fraiser’s home in Prescott, a Growl of the Pound 310 MODD was held.

 

The Growl was opened in ritual form at 1400 by Pound Keeper PDD Tali Volbergs.

 

All Pound Officers were present and the Dog Robber PDD Jim Tyler read the scratchings from the Growl on 12/22/07.

 

The Pack Growl will be on Friday the 4th. Of April in Mesa and hosted by the Saguaro Detachment. All “Dogs” of the Thumb Butte Pound are encouraged to attend.

 

Having no Old Business and no further New Business the Pound Keeper closed the growl with the traditional barking of the Marines Hymn.

 

Once again all “Dogs” of the Pound thank PDD Stew and Naoma Fraiser for opening their home to us and putting on a great feed bag!

 

The next Growl will be held in Cornville at PUP Charlie and Debbie Crick’s.  The date has been set for Saturday the 5th of July, and the time at 1600, how to find the location in Cornville will be published at a later time.

 

WOOF WOOF

Marine  PDD Don Dalton

Dog Trainer/Barking Dog/ Newsletter Editor

 

Devil Dogs - During World War I the Marines fought the Germans at Belleau Wood. The Germans thought that their position could not be taken. However, they had not planed on the fierce fighting ability of the Marines. The persistent attacks, delivered with unbelievable courage soon had the Germans calling the Marines "Teufelhunden" (Devil Dogs).

 

 

THE BOOK NOOK

The Book Nook in no way endorses sales of any book review shown here, or is it the intent to promote sales of any book. This is an information ONLY item. The intent of the Web/Sgt. is to bring to the attention of the members of The Department of Arizona Marine Corps League books that are available about the Marine Corps and a review of said books.

 

 

 MILITARY HISTORY'S MOST WANTED

Improbable victories, unlikely heroes,

and other Military Oddities

 

In 1944 U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Leslie J. McNair was accidentally killed by USAAF bombers that dropped their bombs short of the target, thus becoming the highest-ranking American casualty of World War II. Union Gen. Daniel Sickels was the first person to be successfully acquitted of murder by pleading temporary insanity after he shot and killed the son of Star-Spangled Banner composer Francis Scott Key in cold blood.

Ten years before Custer's infamous last stand, U.S. cavalry Capt. William J. Fetterman disobeyed orders and led his eighty-man detachment in pursuit of a band of Sioux Indians. Neither he nor his men returned. In the United States, Benedict Arnold's name is synonymous with treason, but in Russia Andrei Vlasov holds that dubious distinction. After being captured by the Germans during World War II, he led an army of former Soviet POWs against the Red Army. Famous men of the arts and letters, such as Maurice Chevalier and Jean-Paul Sartre openly collaborated with the Axis during World War II yet managed to escape punishment after the war. Entertainer Martha Raye was so beloved by the troops that she earned an honorary commission as Colonel Maggie and was allowed to be buried in Fort Bragg's military cemetery. James Bond creator Ian Fleming graduated from Sandhurst and was a naval intelligence officer in World War II. During the Thirty Years War, Count Tilly lost control of his troops after capturing Magdeburg. After three days of looting, they had killed 25,000 of the city's 30,000 inhabitants."Military History's Most Wanted" chronicles 700 of the most outlandish commanders, battles, and accomplishments in military history. Its seventy lists include warfare's top ten winners, losers, traitors, entertainers, war novels, and movies. Military historians, buffs, and enthusiasts will enjoy this often irreverent and controversial look at the profession of arms.

 

OTHER SUGGESTED READING

 

The Military Advantage: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Military and Veterans Benefits

Author: Christopher P. Michel

Overview

A comprehensive guide to your Military and Veterans benefits: GI Bill, Tuition Assistance, Scholarships, Military Discounts, TRICARE and VA healthcare, Military Pay, VA Home Loans, Insurance Coverage, Disability Benefits, Veteran Employment, Retiree Benefits, Veterans Pensions, Legal Protections and Services.

Ambush Alley: 

The Most Extraordinary Battle of The Iraq War
Author:  Tim Pritchard

 

Blow by blow description of one of the major battles of the Iraq war.  Takes you right into the heat of the battle.

 

 

 

 

Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills

The Explosive True Story of a Vietnam Hero

 

He's silent, invisible. He lies in one position for days, barely twitching a muscle, able to control his heartbeat and breathing. His record has never been matched: 93 confirmed kills. This is the story of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, Marine sniper, legend of military lore.

 

 

 

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
USMC Reading List

 

In The Wall Street Journal, Victor Davisson named With the Old Breed one of the top five books on epic twentieth-century battles. Studs Terkel interviewed the author for his definitive oral history, The Good War. Now E. B. Sledge’s acclaimed first-person account of fighting at Peleliu and Okinawa returns to thrill, edify, and inspire a new generation.

An Alabama boy steeped in American history and enamored of such heroes as George Washington and Daniel Boone, Eugene B. Sledge became part of the war’s famous 1st Marine Division–3d Battalion, 5th Marines. Even after intense training, he was shocked to be thrown into the battle of Peleliu, where “the world was a nightmare of flashes, explosions, and snapping bullets.” By the time Sledge hit the hell of Okinawa, he was a combat vet, still filled with fear but no longer with panic.


Based on notes Sledge secretly kept in a copy of the New Testament, With the Old Breed captures with utter simplicity and searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the fierce Pacific Theater. Here is what saved, threatened, and changed his life. Here, too, is the story of how he learned to hate and kill–and came to love–his fellow man.

 

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