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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.
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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
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1.
Musician Marine Band |
16. Platoon Sergeant
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2.
Trumpeter |
17. Staff Sergeant (Mess)
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3.
Drummer |
18. Staff Sergeant
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4.
Assistant Cook |
19. Technical Sergeant (Mess)
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5.
Trumpeter First Class |
20. Technical Sergeant
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6.
Drummer First Class |
21. Drum Major
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7.
Private First Class |
22. Supply Sergeant
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8.
Mess Corporal or Field Cook |
23. Gunnery Sergeant **
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9.
Trumpet Corporal |
24. First
Sergeant |
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10. Drum Corporal
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25. Master
Gunnery Sergeant |
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11. Corporal
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26. Paymaster Sergeant
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12. Mess Sergeant or Chief Cook
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27. Master Technical Sergeant (Mess)
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13. Trumpet Sergeant
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28. Master Technical Sergeant
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14. Drum Sergeant
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29. Quartermaster Sergeant
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15. Sergeant
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30. Sergeant Major
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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).
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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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