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From the Helm…. A message from Commandant

Bud Albright- Hiram I. Bearss Det. #089 The detachment attended its first parade of the year in Noblesville On May 2nd at the VFW Loyalty Day Parade. We received a State trophy from the VFW for best Military Float. In attendance at the parade were Bud & Martha Albright, Tony Mongovan, Fred Axthelm and Gary Nasby and also our official (unofficial mascot) Sarge Sarge is Gary’s year old Bulldog On Saturday May 9th the Marine Founda-tion put on a motorcycle run which ended at the Marine Barracks. We fed about 40 riders there and a good time was had by all attending. Chris from the UAW won a drawing the league was having for a do-nated Marine Clock. Stanley Robinson with the Marine Riders won a dinnerware cook set. Trish Fowler wife of Gunny Fowler also won a dinnerware cook set. Becky Desantis won the foosball table the de-tachment was raffling off. Melissa Jacobs our paymaster ran the Mini Marathon carrying the Marine flag for the 3rd year in a row. We will be hosting the Marine for life group meeting at the barracks on the 21st of May. The detachment will be serving them a meal. We will be hosting our first yearly golf outing on the 13th of June check with one of your officers for details or contact Tony Mon-govan. We also will have our first chicken BBQ on the 20th of June. We will be doing something at the barracks the 3rd Saturday of each month. We have a lot of events scheduled this summer so pay atten-tion to the calendar http://www.indymarines.org/pages/calendar.html and the scuttlebutt. Greg Troxell our new Quartermaster will be plac-ing an order soon for items from the National Ships store for our own store. If there is anything you want or need let me or Greg know and we will get it in for you. Greg is working at stocking up our store but we cannot carry everything in stock so let us know if you want some-thing special. The Gun & Knife show will be coming up on May 29th, 30th and 31st. We will be raffling off a 12 guage Ruger shotgun at this show. I again want to remind you about the plank program. If you have any question about the program please get in touch with any of the officers or Don Myers or Col. Haislip. The detachment is going to host the State spring conference next spring. Pay attention to this as time goes by quickly. On the 5th, 6th and 7th of June the Farber detach-ment will be hosting the Marine Corps League State Convention at the Radison Hotel near the old airport entrance on High School Rd. Go here for more info http://www.marinesofindiana.com Book of the month is In Many a Strife author Allan R. Millett

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Volume 35 - Issue 5 MAY 2009 www.IndyMarines.org

PLANK PROGRAM By Don Myers

I’m running out of ideas on how to reach the member-ship to make them understand the absolute need our Ma-rine Corps League Detachment requires to keep us afloat

while at the same time to try and stash some dollars aside for November 2011 when we’ve got to cough up $35,000 or vacate the premises where we are now at.

My effort at both the “stick” and the “carrot” approach has evidently failed since a look at our goal graph printed in this newsletter shows less that 15% participation in the Plank Pro-gram or other donations this past six months of having departed Fort Harrison, a location where things just weren’t working out to our best interest. Perhaps if members would visit the building we’re in now they could see first hand what we are doing to put the Corps in a good light with our fellow Marines; something they’d be proud of. Most Saturdays (0900-1400) the building is always open as is the second and fourth Thursdays of every month (1630-2100). Or, call me or Bud Albright and we’ll open up the place for you personally. Marine Barracks Indianapolis does not have the usual trap-pings of what most veterans post seem to offer. We’re not a bunch of guys hunched over a bar or a group of beer swilling good old boys sitting around in a smoke filled back room carp-ing what’s wrong with the world. No, we’re more family ori-ented where woman and children with their Marines and friends are welcome to visit. Kids, as well as adults enjoy looking over our collection of historical Waterhouse prints that tells the Marine Corps story and viewing some memorabilia that we are beginning to acquire. Oh, there will be time when a group of Marines will sit around a table for a gabfest of sea stories, or share ideas on how to better serve the Young Marines and other worthy pro-jects we’re working on to better the Corps image in our com-munity. And yes, we do have a fridge with soft drinks and other beverages that are free (donations accepted.) If anyone has a better thought for fund raising or can offer an opinion about the Plank Program or what you don’t under-stand about it, please contact me at 786-4649. Semper Fi Don Myers

Inside This Edition

Straight PooP..………..….. 2 MCL Uniform Regs…….. 3 PLANK PROGRAM PLEDGE FORM…………. 6 Scuttlebutt Sponsors……………… 4 & 8 HIB Fundraisers…… 5 & 6

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May 14 (THURS) 1900– HIB Membership Meeting -@ MARINE BARRACKS INDY 21 (Thur) 1730 –MC Networking @ Marine Barracks Indy 27 (Wed) 1730—MCCC Meeting @ Heslar Armory 28 (Thurs) 1900- HIB-MCL STAFF Meeting -@ MARINE BARRACKS INDY 2000– Pound 111– MODD Growl 29-31 (Fri-Sun) 1500 Gun Show @ Fairgrounds June 5-7 (Fri-Sun) Dept. of Indiana State MCL Convention– Page 3 11 (THURS) 1900– HIB Membership Meeting -@ MARINE BARRACKS INDY 13 (Sat) - First Annual Leatherneck Open– Page 6 20 (Sat) - First Monthly HIB Chicken Bar-B-Que @Marine Barracks Indy– Page 7 24 (Wed) 1730—MCCC Meeting @ Heslar Armory 25 (Thurs) 1900- HIB-MCL STAFF Meeting -@ MARINE BARRACKS INDY

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HIB MCL OFFICER ROSTER Commandant Bud Albright Sr. Vice Commandant Tom Terpinas Jr. Vice Commandant Gary Nasby Adjutant/Paymaster Melissa Jacobs Judge Advocate Lloyd Louks Past Commandant Russ Eaglin

Chaplain Jesus Quintana, Jr Sergeant at Arms David Hansell Judge Advocate Lloyd Louks

HIB MCL COMMITTEE ROSTER VAVS Representative Jesus Quintana, Jr. VAVS Deputy Hazen Ward Raffles Tony Mungovan Stars and Stripes Jim Wade Scuttlebutt Editor Gary Nasby Awards Lloyd Louks Christmas Banquet Tony Mungovan Historian Fred Axthelm Boy Scout Eagle Awards Fred Axthelm Toys For Tots Bud Albright Parades Tony Mungovan MCL Svc. Officer Diane Ward Young Marines Liaison Jim Wade Young Marines Mac Magana Budget and Finance Melissa Jacobs Quartermaster Gregg Troxell

LET US KNOW WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND! LEAVE US A MESSAGE AT: 317-546-7228

Central Indiana Marine Points of Contact Marine Corps League H.I. Bearss Det: Office 317-546-7228; Commandant Bud Albright 317-535-7547; Chaplain Jesus Quintana 317-445-9509 National Marine Corps Museum, State of IN Liaison: Russ Eaglin 317-201-7066 1st Marine Division Association: Guy Miller 317-293-7594 3rd Marine Division Association: Russ Eaglin 317-201-7066 Montford Point Association: President Johnny Washington 317-549-2849 Woman Marine Association: Diana Ward 317-873-4113 Marine Corps Coordinating Council: Russ Eaglin 317-201-7066 Marine Inspector Instructor: Capt. Barnes & 1st Sgt Hess 317-923-1584 Marine Recruiting Service: Maj. Morrissey 317-698-5770 Marine For Life Program: Maj. Dennis 317-223-8899 Central Indiana Young Marines: SgtMaj. Magana 317-523-7130 Editor, Scuttlebutt & Marine eScuttlebutt: Gary Nasby 317-405-9595 Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation: Capt Larry Slaugh 317-471-9577

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