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Marine Corps League News - Boston Area

News and Events from the Pvt. Shutt Detachment Membership in Watertown, MA

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• Soldier, Marine families call for justice LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families of soldiers and Marines convicted of crimes during battle hope the nation doesn’t forget their sons.


• Pakistan relief ops could last for months Marine operations in Pakistan were slated to last just one to two months, but Marines could now stay there for up to four, a top officer overseeing Marine deployments said.


• DoD announces Corps general moves Maj. Gen. Richard Tryon has been nominated for a third star and assigned to serve as deputy commandant for plans, policies and operations, the Defense Department announced Friday in a news release.


• Gunner takes bullet to helmet in rescue FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Spc. Patricia Fowler says the Taliban got a lucky shot off, but she was glad to take the bullet.


• Lockheed, DoD talks on next JSF batch near end The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin should wrap up negotiations for the upcoming batch of 32 early production F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in weeks, Air Force Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz told Military Times on Sept. 2.


• No Tillman movie at Army, Air Force theaters Theaters on Army and Air Force installations will not show “The Tillman Story,” according to Chris Ward, spokesman for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which operates the theaters.


• Lance corporal killed in Helmand province A North Carolina-based Marine was killed Thursday in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Friday.


• Tell us: Marines who break the rules The Marine Corps has no shortage of regulations designed to maintain order and safety on-base, but not all Marines comply. Whether it’s drinking underage, dressing like a slob or texting behind the wheel, some always find a way to challenge authority. Marine Corps Times wants to hear your stories. What’s the worst thing you’ve observed and what did you do about it? If you’ve ever had to correct anyone’s behavior, how did they respond? Have you ever been called out?


• VA releases new GI Bill rates Post-9/11 GI Bill tuition and fee caps for the 2010-2011 have been released by the Veterans Affairs Department, providing key numbers that will allow the processing of payments to colleges and universities for students enrolled in the fall term.


• DoD seeks uniform bug protections When training in the field, are bugs swarming your cammies?


• fund raiser for Operation American Soldier Sept. 3, 2010. - We will have games and music with Ron Hurley. Bring some can food to help the cause...more at the topic link


• Wake for Robert F. Malcolm Sr, Korean War Marine Veteran - The wake will be at Brown and Hickey Funeral Home, 36 Trapelo Rd, on 8/18/10 Wednesday night, from 4pm to 8PM. He was a Life-member of the Marine Corps League, and Oakley Country Club and generous contributor to our detachment - The Shutt Detachment Ceremony will be held at 6:00 pm, participants can meet at the Pvt Shutt Detachment at 5:00 pm or at the funeral home in the area of 5:30 pm to 5:45 pm to be early.


• Marines' Hymn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - The Hymn of the Marine Corps as documented at Wikipedia, its history and lore .. see the topic for more


• The Rocca's of Operation American Soldier recent request: - As many who are associated with the Pvt Shutt Detachment knows the cooperation of OAS and the detachment. During the last monthly meeting it was discovered that through all they do for our servicemen and woman overseas and the donations that pour in -- they've come up short on ....... read the rest at the topic


• Reminder: Thursday 8/5/2010 Monthly Meeting Monthly meeting for the membership for the Pvt Charles J Shutt Detachment. Plans continue for events planned for the balance of the year and into 2011. This is a great time to visit the Shutt Detachment as a guest and find out how the detachment participates in the veteran and local communities.


• 7/29/2010 Detachment Staff Meeting - Commandant Morrell calls a detachment staff meeting, main topic will be on the National. Meeting is to start at 18:30 (6:30 pm) on Thursday.


• Thursdays are now smoke free at the Shutt Detachment - as a result from an all hands meeting / hearing called by Commandant Morrell, members, both Marines and Associates, present at this open forum voted on the initiation to make Thursdays smoke free for members who like to visit the Detachment but for various reasons do not attend because of smoking....more at the topic link


• 7/22/2010 All Hands meeting - smoking hearing - Commandant Rick Morrell calls a special meeting for all members, both Marines and Associates, to brainstorm the current issue of the smoking and the best ways to move forward on this topic. Also the status of the facilities and items all members need to have an input on before a final decision is rendered.....more at the topic link


• Return to the Proven, Land Navigation Skills - Beginning Oct. 1, 2010 both Schools of Infantry will now redouble efforts to ensure Marines maintain those skills. The change affects new East Coast and West Coast Marines in all military occupational specialties. This is a result of a recent study showing that recent graduates of OCS and Bootcamp were forgetting this crucial skill when hitting the field....see the topic link for more.


• Reminder - 7/1/2010 - Monthly Meeting - Thursday @ 19:00 The Pvt Charles J Shutt Detachment will be having their monthly meeting for July 2010. All members are invited to attend to hear the results of the well received 2010 Golf Tournament and upcoming events.

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Marine Corps History and Trivia

Forgotten knowledge about the USMC

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