9/19/2010 @ 1300 ; Department Meeting; Worcester Detachment; for address use the locator below
4/15/11-4/17/11; Quad State Convention. Portsmith, NH Click for more information Click for hotel information
August 2011;88th National Marine Corps League Convention, Boise, Idaho. Click for more information
Dear Sirs,
I am in receipt of a letter from the POW-MIA awareness committee, who have asked that the Marine Corps League participate in a ceremony on September 17th at noon at Boston City Hall Plaza. All branches of the military will participate as well as public safety groups, public officials, etc.
The committee has asked that we provide a color guard for this occasion. I am asking for your support for this observance if your schedule permits.
The contact person is Maureen A. Dunn, wife of Commander Joseph P, Dunn, MIA, China. The mailing address for the group is 210 Grove St., Randolph, Ma. 02368, and the phone number for further info is 781-961-2110.
Please let me know if any of you can attend, and if we can provide a color guard.
Thanks, Semper Fi,
Paul Porter
Commandant, Dept. of Mass. MCL
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National Commandant Vic Votagio
Marines, this year at the National Convention, our very own Richard Gore was elected as the National Judge Advocate. Congrats Richard! We know you will do your best. There were also a ton of the by-laws changes. A major change is the Notice of Death forms: Administrative Procedure, Chapter Seven, Section 720 (a) (3)-Death of a member of the Marine Corps League was changed to read: Utilize the "Notice of Death" form. This form will be in four parts: Detach and retain the bottom copy. Forward the balance to the Department Chaplain. The Department Chaplain will retain the bottom copy and foward the the balance to National Headquarters "ATTN: membership". National Headquarters will forward a copy to the National Chaplain. Another change was use of white gloves. The by-law now reads "Members who are participating in Memorial Services and who are in MCL uniform may wear "White Gloves" of the same type as is worn by the Uniformed Services. Wearing of White Gloves will be a the discretion of the Senior Officer in charge of the service". Another change talkes about the white DUTY belt which is not talking about the belt that you wear for your dress blues. This is the big duty belt that you wore while on duty. "A. Whit duty belt may be worn by a member while performing the duty as Sgt at Arms or as a member of a Ceremonial Unit or Color Guard, and only with the Undress Uniform Short Sleeve White, or Long Sleeve White Shirt. B. The Duty Belt should be the standard White Cotton Belt 1 3/4 with Brass Marine Corps waist plate w/EGA, either highly shinned brass or Hamilton gold plated anodized brass with the EGA. Associate members will wear the plain buckle. Another By-law change discused the Khaki Shirts. THe Khaki Shirts are not authorized. They are not a uniform of the Marine Corps League. Also, the 2012 convention will be in Alabama. The 2011 convention will be Boise, ID. The new National Officers are Commandant: Vic Votagio Sr Vice: Jim Tuohy Jr Vice: John Kovalcik. Judge Advocate: Richard Gore. Congrats to them and the Department wishes them luck in their office. More information to come from the National Convention 2010
The New England Division is proud to congrats our new New England Division Vice Commandant: Robert De Long. Bob has had a great career in the Marine Corps League including being the Commandant of the Department of Massachusetts, Adjutant/Paymaster of the Department of Massachusetts, Assistant New England Division Vice Commandant, and other offices. He has chosen Department of CT member Richard A. Harrington, Sr as is Asst. Congrats Gentleman
Military Appreciation Day is September 11th against Kent St. Tickets for everyone affiliated with the military including family and friends of those in the military, and veterans, will be able to buy their tickets for the Kent St. game at $10 per ticket. Therefore they can disregard the pricing and group number requirements for Kent St. that are on the flyer. Also on the flyer are several other games that would be great to catch if they can, but the pricing and group number requirements for those games will remain as listed on the flyer. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you or anyone else have any questions or concerns. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Trevor Vincent Ticket Sales Account Representative Boston College Athletics vincentl@bc.edu (617) 552-1741
Click here for more information on Group RatesMarines, Please ensure that all information for the Adjutant/Paymaster is sent to the new Adjutant/Paymaster Michael Burke. His address can be found on the Department Roster
11/6/2010- 1700-2300; Westover Marine Corps Site Support Service Element Birthday Ball, 1277 Main Street, Springfield, MA. POC 413-557-3743 x1141
