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The Alleghany Leatherneck

The Walter Frank Osborne, Jr. Detachment 1298

Marine Corps League

PO Box 1298

Sparta, NC 28675

Newsletter

MGySgt John U. Irwin Jr., USMC (Ret) Editor

May 12, 2017

Commandant’s Corner:

Coming Events:

May

May 24th, dedication of new flag pole at the County Administration Building and issuing of veterans ID’s at the Register of Deeds Office.

May 27th, 1600 hours, Veterans Appreciation Ceremony Mt. Zion Church.

May 28th, 1045 hours, Veterans Appreciation Ceremony, Westside Church with MEAL!!!

May 29th. 1300 hours, VFW Memorial Day Ceremony Courthouse Lawn with parade to follow.

June 4th, 0930 hours, Veterans Appreciation Ceremony, Osborne Memorial Church.

Birthdays!!

May

David Vickerman 05/13/1948 Nicholas McKnight 05/19/1999 Joe Hornung 05/21/1943 Lois Overbay 05/26/?? S.L. Walden 05/26/1943 Dan Buckle Jr 05/30/1930

June

Joe Blum 06/01/1925 Betty Sebastian 06/16/?? Eddie Kluttz 06/20/1948

Brenda M. Irwin 06/24/??

Community Service

This Month in History: May

Selected May Dates of Marine Corps Historical Significance

2 May 1946: Marines from Treasure Island Marine Barracks, under the command of Warrant Officer Charles L. Buckner, aided in suppressing the three-day prison riot at Alcatraz Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay. WO Buckner, a veteran of the Bougainville and Guam campaigns, ably led his force of Marines without suffering a single casualty.

5 May 1983: In Beirut, Lebanon, a UH-1N helicopter carrying the commander of the American peace-keeping force, Colonel James Mead, was hit by machine gun fire. The six Marines aboard escaped injury. Colonel Mead and his crew had taken off in the helicopter to investigate artillery and rocket duels between rival Syrian-backed Druze Moslem militiamen and Christian Phalangists that endangered French members of the multinational force.

8 May 1995: In the wake of the most devastating storm to hit the New Orleans area in more than 200 years, a group of Marines and sailors from Marine Forces Reserve demonstrated the quick response synonymous with the Navy/Marine Corps team. Within 24 hours of being called, Marines assisted in the evacuation of 2,500 civilians, and Navy corpsmen treated scores of flood victims.

10 May 1945: The 22d Marines, 6th Marine Division, executed a pre-dawn attack south across the Asa River Estuary and seized a bridgehead from which to continue the attack toward Naha, the capital of Okinawa.

15 May 1862: Corporal John Mackie, the first Marine to earn the Medal of Honor, was commended for service in the USS Galena during action against Confederate shore batteries at Drewry's Bluff which blocked the James River approaches to Richmond.

16 May 1945: The 22d and 29th Marines continued the attack against Half Moon Hill, a day characterized by the 6th Marine Division as the "bitterest" of the Okinawa campaign. By the 18th, the famed "Shuri line" had been broached.

22 May 1912: First Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine officer to be assigned to "duty in connection with aviation" by Major General Commandant William P. Biddle, reported for aviation training at the Naval Aviation Camp at Annapolis, Maryland, and Marine aviation had its official beginning.

23 May 1988: The V-22 Osprey, the world's first production tilt-rotor aircraft, made its debut during rollout ceremonies at Bell Helicopter Textron's Arlington, Texas, facility. More than 1,000 representatives from the military, industry, and media, gathered to hear various speakers, including Gen Alfred Gray, Commandant of the Marine Corps, praise the versatile rotor craft designed to meet the needs of 21st Century battlefields.

26 May 1969: Operation Pipestone Canyon began when the 1st Battalion, 26th Marines and 3d Battalion, 5th Marines began sweeps in the Dodge City/Go Noi areas southwest of Da Nang. It terminated at the end of June with 610 enemy killed in action at a cost of 34 Marines killed.

29 May 1991: Elements of a joint task force that included the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade departed the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh after nearly two weeks of disaster relief operations following a devastating cyclone. The joint task force delivered tons of relief supplies using helicopters, C-130s, and landing craft in Operation Sea Angel.

Next Meeting will be June 8th!!!

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1 Memorial Day Parade Float 2016

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Officers:

Commandant: Present

David W. Brinegar

Senior Vice Commandant:

Present

Robert Overbay

336 372 4649

Junior Vice Commandant:

Present

Joe Hornung

336 657 8711

Judge Advocate:

Present

Wade “Bobby” Irwin

336 372 4401

Junior Past Commandant:

Present

Robert Overbay

336 372 4649

Senior Past Commandant:

Present

John U. Irwin Jr.

336 372 7009

Adjutant/Paymaster:

Present

John U. Irwin Jr.

336 372 7009

Chaplain: Present

Gary Edwards

336 372 4401

Sergeant at Arms: Present

John U. Irwin Jr.

336 372 7009

Minutes

With a quorum present (11) the Detachment 1298 monthly meeting was called to order on May 11th at 1830 hours. Present for the meeting were: , Bobby Irwin, Phyllis Brinegar, John Irwin, Robert & Lois Overbay, Mike Connelly, Dan Buckle Jr., Gary Edwards, Joe Hornung, S.L. Walden and Wes Brinegar.

Applications for Membership: None

Minutes of Previous Meeting: Approved unanimously

Correspondence: Alleghany Honor Guard request, Dept. of NC Convention Information.

Report of the Paymaster: John Irwin.

General Funds: See Attached Paymasters report

Report of Sick or Distressed: Bill Crosby, cancer, Madge Irwin broken shoulder, dislocated shoulder, continuing recover, Eddie Kluttz Spinal Care Center Richmond VA, Kimberly Kluttz surgery

Report of Officers: None

Report of Standing Committees:

Ball: Wes Brinegar Chairman, Kimberli Brinegar, LtGen & Mrs. Metz, Robert & Lois Overbay and Brenda Irwin. Raffle tickets being ordered, proceeding normally.

Float: Memorial Day parade will be after the courthouse lawn ceremony.

Scholarship: Scholarships presented May 12th. Charles E. Pugh Scholarship; Morgen M. Finney, Special Charles E. Pugh Scholarship, donated by Bryan Pugh; Alyssa Smith, MGen Thomas E. Benes and wife Betty Benes Scholarship, Morgan M. Finney, Dr. Hal Stuart Scholarship; Jasmine L. Kimber.

Report of Special Committees:

Election Committee: N/A

Unfinished Business: None

New business: Commandant Brinegar advised the meeting that the local Girl Scouts are expressing interest in participating in the retirement of colors ceremony and assisting in the collection of old flags.

Renewal Notices:

All annual memberships will come due August 1st, for 2018. You WILL NOT receive a notice from National!!!!

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