Newsletter
Official Publication of the Marine Embassy Guard Association
Mission of the
Marine Embassy
Guard Association
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To inspire love of Corps and
Country
To encourage Marines to
aspire to a career in the Marine
Security Guard program
To render aid to Marines and
others when in need
To promote camaraderie and
esprit de corps
To provide a forum in which to
assemble for social interaction
To serve as a catalyst for
communications on matters of
mutual interest
To revere the memory of our
departed shipmates
To assist in preserving the
historical records of Marine
Security Guards and their
achievements
To perform any other lawful
purpose or purposes
Summer/Fall 2014
Marine Embassy Guard
Association
2015 Reunion Information
Providence/Warwick, RI ~
June 3-7, 2015
PROVIDENCE, RI - Providence
has been named “The Country’s Best
Small City” by Architectural Digest
in the magazine’s June 2014 issue.
Providence is hailed for its “amazing
architecture, great food, wall-to-wall
culture – Rhode Island’s capital has it Providence, Rhode Island
in spades.”
“We are honored to once again be nationally recognized for Providence’s great
quality of life,” said Mayor Angel Taveras. “Providence offers so many great reasons
to live, work, study and vacation here.”
According to Architectural Digest, Providence is a city with “rich architectural
interest, top-notch restaurants, charming waterfront parks and a creative community
whose influence extends far beyond the region. Today the metropolis, its downtown
revitalized, is a destination well worth exploring in depth.”
The feature takes readers through a tour of Providence’s cultural and culinary
highlights - including the RISD Museum, Brown University’s John Hay Library, the
Arcade, the Providence Athenaeum, the Dean Hotel and restaurants such as Birch,
Al Forno and North.
It concludes: “Such institutions, modest though they may be, are the perfect
embodiment of the city itself: small, yes, but also special.”
Hotel Information
We are holding group space from
Wednesday, June 3 untilSunday, June
7, 2015. Hotel reservations cannot be
made at this time through the group;
more information will be sent out
after Labor Day. We will be staying
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Providence
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Chairman’s Corner
Letters To the Editor:
Greetings, from the High Plains of Texas, this
communication is with sad heart but Marine pride for having
met “THE COLONEL”. Both of my sons were pretty fair
ball players growing up and I was thru memorabilia from the
double 00 years and came upon this MEGA auction item.
Deear MEGA Members, Well I
hope everyone had an enjoyable
summer? The kids/grandkids
are back in school, Hoorah! Fall
officially starts in a few weeks, but
you wouldn’t be able to tell that
down here in sunny Florida. It’s
still 98 degrees and humid. Soon
our attention will turn toward the
holidays and all that it brings.
I remember your auctioneering
sales pitch in San Diego went
something like, “the Colonel
told me this is the last baseball
he will ever sign?” No, this
baseball will not return to
auction. It has become part
of our family heritage even
though my eldest son Westin is
a Red Sox fan leaning toward
St. Louis. He has a high school
buddy named Tyler Lions who pitches some for St. Louis.
Our 2015 reunion will be in Providence, RI in early June and
as soon as the details are finalized the crucial information
will be sent out to all members. And that brings to mind:
Please take a moment to visit our webpage making sure your
contact information is up-to-date. In our last newsletter I
urged you, our members, to come up with ways to grow
our organization. Several ideas have been put forth and I
encourage everyone to keep brainstorming and send me
you ideas. Without active participation in the growth of
our association we will become stagnant. Based upon the
members’ input as well as discussions with my fellow board
members, I am looking for a member who has a background
in marketing/advertising committee and would volunteer
to chair a committee under the same name. The goal of
this committee is to maximize the exposure of MEGA
through traditional and non-traditional means, including the
Internet. Any member interested in helping should contact
me directly at the email address below.
Semper Fi, Cpl. Ernie Tucker, MEGA Life Member 398
Editor’s Response: Ernie let me first response by way of telling
those that don’t know who the Colonel was. Jerry Coleman was
a Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman for the New
York Yankees and manager of the San Diego Padres, rookie
of the year in 1949, All-Star in 1950 and later that year
named the World Series most valuable player. Yankees teams on
which he was a player appeared in six World Series during his
career, winning four times. Coleman served as a Marine Corps
combat pilot in both WWII and Korea. He later became a
broadcaster for the San Diego Padres. The Colonel passed away
Jan 5, 2014. Second, I’d like to give a shout out to your bright,
knowledgeable, and insightful son, Westin, “Go Red Sox!
Another area that I’m seeking member involvement is our
scholarship auction. I have handled the silent auction for
the past few years and Ed has been our go-to-guy for the live
auction since…well none of us can remember how far back?
It’s time for us to pass the torch and get some new blood
involved. Again if anyone is interested in stepping up to the
plate and taking the auction to the next level please drop
me a note. In those famous words: “That’s all folks.” Semper
Fidelis, Tim Wood, Chairman tjwood@embassymarine.org
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at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – Providence/Warwick located at
801 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI 02886. The hotel room
rate is $115.00 plus 13%tax per night, based on single or
double occupancy. A full hot breakfast is included each
morning during the reunion for guests staying in the hotel
only (served in the hospitality room). For those who choose
to arrive early or stay late, the same room rate is available 3
days prior to and 3 days after the official reunion dates, based
on availability. Complimentary high-speed internet service is
included in the room rate. The hotel has a strict no-smoking
policy throughout the building. There is no cost for parking;
the hotel has a free shuttle from the airport, which is located
2.3 miles from the hotel.
Semper Fidelis,
Tim Wood, Chairman
tjwood@embassymarine.org.
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A Time for Reflection
and I were invited to attend. Wow! As it turns out there has
been a detachment in Hanoi for nearly 20 years and from
what I was able to find from Facebook, it’s not a bad place
to serve on MSG Duty. A Marine Corps Ball in Hanoi! For
most Vietnam veterans, the very idea of Marines serving in
Hanoi, much less a Marine Corps Ball being held in Hanoi
is not easily comprehended. However, with nearly 40 years of
water under the bridge including the Fall of Saigon, and our
P.O.W.’s return home, things have indeed changed.
By Ken Crouse
(Saigon RVN ’75, Asmara ET ’75, Brussels BE 1975-77)
I served on Embassy Duty between January of 1975 and
June of 1977. My first post was the American Embassy in
Saigon and I was one of the last MSGs to serve there. The
events of Operation Frequent Wind are well chronicled so
I won’t delve into them. I first returned
to Vietnam in 2004 and, quite honestly,
We re-arranged our schedule to arrive
it wasn’t a real positive experience due
in Hanoi on evening of the 7th with
primarily to the stress of my Vietnam
accommodations at the Melia Hotel
experience 30 years earlier. However,
where the ball was to be held. To my
I vowed to return and have had the
disbelief I was to be the oldest Marine
privilege of doing so several times. Over
in attendance, which was quite strange
the years I’ve been fortunate enough to
because I was one of the younger MSGs
re-walk the former embassy grounds
in Saigon during my period of service.
where I once stood posts, toured the
Heck, as it turns out I was even older
current consulate, visited with members
than the Guest of Honor, BGen Richard
of the State Department staff and the
Simcock, Deputy Commanding General,
With
Staff
Sergeant
Douglas
J.
Hardee,
Detachment
former Marine House (now the Saigon
and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific.
Commander, MSG Detachment, Hanoi
Star Hotel). I have also met some
We had an incredibly
wonderful hosts in the
enjoyable time and our
community, people who
hosts in Hanoi could not
were genuinely friendly
have been more gracious.
towards me during each of
Following the cake cutting
my visits and eager to share
ceremony we had a number
with me their Saigon of the
of people come by our table
21st century. Yet (like many
to say hello and I will always
Vietnam veterans) I still
treasure the time I spent with
think of Vietnam in terms of
SSgt Hardee and the Marines
North and South, a DMZ
of the Hanoi detachment.
area in northern I Corps, and
combat bases well known to
Following our time in Hanoi,
Marines who served in the
we traveled to Saigon where
With
Marines
in
attendance
at
the
238th
celebration
of
the
birthday
of
the
United
Republic of Vietnam between
a new MSG detachment
States Marine Corps. Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
1965 – 75.
would be standing post for
the first time in December of 2013. We also had the pleasure
I planned out a ten-day excursion with a friend whose
of meeting the new Saigon detachment commander, Staff
father flew combat tours out of Chu Lai, Anh Ke and Tuy
Sergeant David J. Childers. I’m looking forward to returning
Hoa.The general idea was to go to Saigon spend a couple
to Saigon again in November of 2014 to attend the first ball
of days with some local friends and then hit the places
held in Saigon in 40 years! This will be a special trip as the
where my friend’s father served. However, we all know how
Marines now standing post in Saigon are our detachment’s
the best-laid plans can change. During the prior months
replacements, albeit with forty years in between. It will be a
through a fortuitous set of circumstances, I had occasion to
special evening I’m sure. exchange some notes with SSgt Douglas Hardee, the current
detachment commander in Hanoi. As it turned out, their
ball was to be held on November 9th and my travel partner
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USA Wounded Warrior Sled
MCESG News
and Standup Ice Hockey Team Friday April
Honored by Miss Massachusetts 25, 2014 was
the all day
and Malden Veterans Of
National Marine
Corps Council
Irish Ancestry
(NMMC)
spring meeting
at the Pentagon.
Afterward we
were taken to
Need caption
8th & I for the
evening parade. Just prior the CMC held a private reception
and we were invited. It was a great opportunity to talk about
MEGA.
The City of Malden, MA
welcomed the Wounded
Warriors Sled and Stand Up
Hockey Teams last April. Most
of the men and women of the
Wounded Warriors are still
on active duty and receive
therapy at Walter Reed Hospital
in Washington, D.C. The
Master of Ceremonies Butch Russell,
Warriors use ice hockey as a
Malden Mayor Gary Christenson Miss
means for the physical and
Massachusetts Renata De Carvalho,
mental rehabilitation of combat- Kevin Jarvis
wounded and service-disabled military members and veterans.
~Gene Frantz
MEGA/MCESG Liaison
Editor’s Note: Thank you, Gene. I’d like to encourage MEGA
members to seek out your local Marine Corps Council. Meetings
are monthly and you will meet representatives from other Marine
Corps associations. Many of those who attend know nothing
about MSG duty let alone MEGA.
The Malden Veterans of Irish Ancestry hosted a luncheon event
for the Wounded Warriors at the Irish American Club. We
raised over $4,000.00 in donations. I have never been more
proud to be a member of the Irish American Association and
Malden Veterans of Irish Ancestry who consistently raise funds
and awareness to help veterans and others less fortunate.
The Marine Corps Council is a non-political association of
organizations formed for the purpose of exchanging information
of common interest to its members and to serve as a forum for the
Commandant of the Marine Corps to disseminate Marine Corps
information to the membership of the affiliated organizations
and associations to further Marine Corps objectives.
Miss Massachusetts, Renata De Carvalho, who is also from
Malden help me out at a few recent veterans events. Renata
was born on Veterans Day and is an RN at Mass General
Hospital. The Wounded Warrior event was her very first
appearance as Miss Massachusetts. We had a great time!
The primary purpose of the Council is to assist in the preservation
of a strong Marine Corps and support of the aims of the
Commandant of the Marine Corps in satisfying this objective.
http://www.marinecorpscouncil.com
~ Kevin Jarvis
Yaoundé CM ’76-78, Panama City PA 78-79, Abidjan CI ‘77,
Sao Pablo BR ‘78
Editors Note: For more information on the USA Wariors Hockey
Team go to- http://www usawarriorshockey.org
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Ohio MEGA Members
paid advertisement
announcing the release of
Summer fun and
baseball season
brought eight
Ohio MEGA
members together
for their fifth
annual gathering at
Progressive Field in
Cleveland. A night Front: Bill Waller, Ken Hughes, Mike Schuette; Back:
Greg Hill, Mark Griggs, Bill Stanson, Pete Foradori,
game in the Club
Jim Childers Photo courtesy of Lindsay Hill
Lounge section
included dining, drinks, and a lot of socializing.
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by jim hawn
Gunnery Sergeant Bob Turner
accompanied by his wife and
two children are posted to the
Republic of Congo, a country
undergoing a political change,
and the American embassy is
caught in the crossfire. Turner
has to balance an angry wife
with carrying out his duties
as Detachment Commander. He frequently has to put
others’ safety before any personal troubles he has.
Despite our cheers the Tribe fell victim to Detroit in the
10th inning, but our mood was still enthusiastic. The evening
ended with fireworks set to the music of Led Zeppelin.
As we were leaving a suggestion was made to continue this
yearly event at Progressive Field. Will do! Hopefully with a
different score?
As tension escalates, both personally and professionally,
Bob must keep his wits with him as his family’s safety
is threatened and as his Marines safeguard American
lives and protect their embassy from being seized. Will
they survive the assault? Will help arrive in time?
~ Karen Stanson A/M
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As of September 05, 2014, there are 597 active MEGA
members. Our goal is to reach 1,000+ members within
the next two years. Everyone who reads this newsletter is a
potential MEGA recruiter.
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90-90
In Memoriam:
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Charter Life Member
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David J. Kreiser, Moscow RU 77-78, London UK 78-79
Juan F. Salmon, Associate Member
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Changing World Order:
More MSGs, New Rules of
Engagementss
Moreover, consider the Chinese
Boxer Rebellion in 1900. The Boxers besieged the Legation Quarter
of Peking (Beijing), a delegation
of U.S. and seven other nations.
Capt. John (Handsome Jack)
Myers, USMC, formed a “Legation Guard” unit. The Marines,
supported by British and Russian
troops, repelled a Boxer attack on
the legation. Of this battle, thirtyfour Marines won the Medal of
Honor, and later, three officers
became Commandants: William
P. Biddle, Wendell C. Neville, and
Ben H. Fuller.
By Lou Gallo (London GB 1959-61)
In May of last year, retired U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker
said, “I think people come before paper. I just don’t think it
makes sense any longer that the primary duty [for MSGs] is
to protect classified documents. It’s to protect lives.” Crocker
continued, “I really do think it’s time that the Marine Corps
and the State Department relook at the memorandum of
agreement and rules of engagement because that was written
effectively in the pre-terror days.”
Indeed, much of the world is in turmoil and protecting U.S.
diplomatic posts is increasingly dangerous. Raiding embassies and taking hostages seems to be in vogue and it is time to
adapt; but this is nothing new or difficult for Marines.
A more contemporary point of
view is the Fall of Saigon in 1975.
MSGs protected the embassy
and helped evacuate over 7,200
people during “Operation Frequent
Wind”. Besides enemy troops,
the MSGs dealt with throngs of
refugees clamoring to escape. Two
MSGs lost their lives, but the
MSGs persevered and were the last
American military to leave—just
hours before the enemy seized the
Presidential Palace.
Combat readiness is an integral part of the incredible legend
of Marine Security Guards.
Prompted by mounting threats, Congress approved the 2013
National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes an
additional 1,000 MSGs to reinforce embassy security and staff
35 new posts. Furthermore, a specially trained and equipped
“Marine Security Augmentation Unit”, a crisis-response group
of some 120 MSGs is ready to support units in the field when
called upon.
In August 2013, Colonel Frank E. Wendling, Commanding
Officer, MCESG published a letter in which he stated, “In
this ‘post-Benghazi’ era, there is an even greater emphasis on
our ability to be more alert, more ready, and more pro-active
when it comes to the security of our diplomatic missions,
than ever in our history.”
Another example of that period is the Iran hostage of 1979. It
continues to remain a haunting memory for Americans, and
a very traumatic episode for those directly involved. Radical
Iranian students occupied the U.S. embassy and held fifty-two
Americans hostage for 444 days. This is another case where
certain rules of engagement would have made a difference.
One of the MSG captives said during a recent interview,
The State Department establishes rules of engagement for each
post, and adapting to new rules has never been an issue for
MSGs. Going back to pre-terror days, beyond the founding of
Embassy Marines in 1948 and soon after its inception in 1775,
Marines have provided security for the State Department.
“I hate to say it, but I regret to this day not ever pulling a
trigger on Nov. 4, 1979. We need to start showing our enemy
that we mean business.”
An extreme example is the security breach in Benghazi, Syria,
in 2012. Radical Islamists brutally murdered four Americans,
including Ambassador Christopher Stevens—the first U.S
Ambassador killed while on duty since 1979. No Marine
Guards were there; otherwise, the outcome would likely have
been different.
Marines have a proud and colorful history of protecting
American interests abroad.
After the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), USMC
First Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon bolstered a detachment of
Marines with 500 Greek and Arab mercenaries, and fought
the “Battle of Derne” in Tripoli, Syria. The first recorded U.S.
land battle on foreign soil, the mission was to: reinstate the
U.S. backed heir to the throne of Tripoli who was in exile.
The battle rooted the lyrics “to the shores of Tripoli” in the
Marine Corps Hymn.
A life member of MEGA,
Lou Gallio served as a MSG in
London, 59-61. He is also a
life member of the 1st Marine
Division Association (Dallas &
Houston) and was a Chapter
Rep for several years. Lou has
over 20 years experience in
the Information Technology
industry, now with a focus
on cyber security. He writes
in various genres, whether
technical, business, political or
fiction. He is an avid researcher,
analyst, novelist, aviator and
entrepreneur. He studied
at Southeastern University,
DRI International, (ISC)2 and
InfoSec Institute for Accounting,
Information Systems Security,
Business Continuity and Disaster
Planning. Lou is also the Houston
Homeland Security writer for
“Examiner.com”
In this new world order, we are adapting to new, formidable
security threats to our diplomatic missions. “Adapting” is the
operative word—adapting to changing conditions is one of
the strongest attributes of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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MEGA Marine House
Okay, I’ve Calmed Down
By Ed Vasgerdsian, Newsletter Editor
MEGA Marine House is dedicated to bringing you bits of
info about the past, present and future. After all, if there was
anything happening, it happened at the Marine House.
What the Hell is Going On?
On August 12, 2012 an MSG posted in Athens, Greece,
Sergeant Brian J. Laloup committed suicide after some
heavy drinking. This is an undisputed fact but the pain and
suffering of his parents continues. Adding to this tragedy, his
parents discovered “weeks after his funeral that his body had
been sent home without a heart — and that the Department
of Defense later gave them somebody else’s heart in its place.”
…”Government immunity prevents the family from filing a
wrongful-death lawsuit. Their lawsuit instead seeks damages
for emotional distress over the missing heart. But mostly, the
family wants answers.”
***
The only thing I wish in regard to the Bergdahl case is that
there is full disclosure. If this guy is guilty as accused I want
to know what evidence they had on him. I don’t want to
hear a lot of BS amounting to a cover up. If the guy didn’t do
anything to cause injury to his fellow troops, or disgrace to
the uniform I want to know that too. My fear is a cover-up as
was attempted in Ganjgal, a remote village near the Pakistan
border. According to Marine Medal of Honor recipient
Dakota Meyers in his book, “Into the Fire: A Firsthand
Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan
War,” during the battle in Ganjgal Army officers at nearby
Forward Operating Base refused to send artillery support
despite repeated pleas from those in the maelstrom. It took a
long time before the truth to come out because it was cover
your ass time. Public awareness caused the Army to act and
the two officers received letters of reprimand, which reminds
me of Mommy waving her finger and saying, “And don’t do
that again.”
***
On and on… and on and on it goes: The senseless case
against three Scout-Sniper Marines urinating on the corpse of
dead insurgents. It happened three years ago! Fingers are still
being pointed. What’s the sense and please don’t say, its about
leadership. The absurd pursuit is over for at least one of those
three Marines. Twenty-eight year old Cpl. Rob Richards
died and was buried. They say, he died of complications to
medication and I wonder, oh how I wonder how much of
it was caused by those who put this man through incredible
harassment. A pox on them all!
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With all that is being offered our “Vets” by way of jobs,
its no wonder we start thinking how it was for us past of
present, to find a job when we were discharged? We all have
our stories. So, think back a little, if you have access to
job announcements or opportunities share them. MEGA
Member Max Wix is an outstanding example of someone
doing just that: helping others. For inclusive information on
how to go about it please go to: www.marineea.org.
***
It’s hard to argue against the proposed pay cuts for MSGs and
D.I.s since a pay cut is far better than losing the manpower.
The 2nd Coming of (fill in the blank)?
Our U.S. Armed Forces collectively speaking are spiritually
tolerant and inclusive. Be ye Catholic, Protestant, Jew,
Muslim, Buddhist, and Sikh, and whatever else I may have
overlooked, we are free to practice our faith as we see fit…
there are exceptions like beheading animals and sacrificing
virgins. Soon military personnel will be able to follow a
new religion called “Humanists.” Administered by atheist
chaplains, there is no God, nor religious affiliation. The
Humanists are asking for some type of representation along
with other chaplains. Some guy is raising money for religious
freedom and meanwhile it has been reported that this Elmer
Gantryesque is making a tidying sum for himself.
If you want to believe or not believe in God, Zeus, or
Sasquatch you don’t need a specific place to practice
religion or a person to lead you in prayer. As soon as as this
“Humanist” movement is formalized as it purports to do,
you formalize the receipt and payment of $$$$. Reminds of
a kid from Revere MA I met in Boot Camp. When the DI
called out for Catholic services he lined up. He also lined up
for Protestant and Jewish services. He quietly told me it was
the only time he could get away with smoking. When he
was called out by the DI and asked whether he was Catholic,
Protestant or Jew he said, “I don’t know sir, I haven’t made
up my mind.”
Under Non-Military
Ever wonder why the media pays the respect to those who
have been accused or convicted of the most heinous crimes
imaginable by referring to them as “Mr. or Mrs.? …killed his
wife and family, burned down the farm and ran off with the
Mayor’s daughter…left her two children alone in a cabin in
the dead of winter to attend a party, and so on. On the other
hand, reference is made to former presidents as “Truman”,
“Clinton”, “Bush”, and “Obama”.
edV
Marine Embassy Guard Association
P.O. Box 6226
Wausau, WI 54402
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MEGA Board of Directors 2014-15
Timothy J. Wood, Chairman, Director
New Delhi, IN 84-85, Santiago, CL 85-86
Term of Office: 2013-2016
twood01@gmail.com
Stewart M. Grant, Vice-Chairman, Director
Ankara, TR 61-62; Abidjan, CI 62-63
Term of Office: 2012-2015
stewartgrant@prodigy.net
Kevin J. Hermening, Treasurer, Director
Tehran, IR 79-81
Term of Office: 2013-2016
kevinh@hermeningfinancialgroup.com
Vincent O. Downes, Secretary
Committee Chairs:
Jim K. Harkins, Jr., Director
Algiers, DZ, 65-65; Monrovia, LR 66-66;
Calcutta, IN, 74-75, Luxembourg, LU, 76-76
Term of Office: 2013-2016
guzziteam@earthlink.net
Virgil M. Johnson, Director
Taipei, TW 57-59
Term of Office: 2014-2016
vjohnson316@hotmail.com
Shelton S. Mackey III, Director
Kabul, AF 84-85; Rio de Janeiro 85-86
Term of Office: 2014-2017
mackeyss@verizon.net
Eugene (Gene) Frantz, Jr., MCESG Liaison
Moscow, RU 76-77, Dublin, IE 77-79
Stewart Grant, Membership, Webmaster,
Historical Archives,
Ankara TR 61-62, Abidjan, CI 62-63
Raymond Kunkle, Elections
Kabul, AF 61-62; Ankara, TR 62-63;
Abidjan, CI 63-64
Michael J. Laumann, Strategic Planning
Chairman
Beirut, LB 70-73; Addis Ababa, ET 71-71
Paul Robinson, Ship’s Store
Kabul, AF 60-61; Ankara, TR 61-63
Budapest, HU 81-82; Tokyo JP 82-83;
Moscow RU 85-87
Term of Office: 2014-2017
embmarine@gmail.com
Lance M. Parcell, Director
Paris, FR 92-93; Prague, CZ 93-94
Term of Office: 2014-2017
usmc03@gmail.com
Charles (Chuck) Moseman, Newsletter Printer
Thomas A. Butler, Legal Advisor
Paul R. Robinson, Director
Kabul 64-65, Leopoldville 65-66
Cairo, EG 54-56
Serves at the pleasure of the MEGA Board of Directors
Butler_Dugan@msn.com
Jeff R. Covert, Director
Jeddah, SA 85-86; Port-au-Prince, HT 86-87; MSGBn
Co. G Abidjan, CI 2000-2002;
Term of Office: 2014-2017
jcovert@cruiseshipcenters.com
Kabul, AF 60-61; Ankara, TR 61-63
Term of Office 2012-2015
probinson6@stny.rr.com
Ed Vasgerdsian, Director
Cairo, EG 56-59
Term of Office: 2012-2015
evgrunt@aol.com
Singapore, SN 58-60
Juan Rocha, MEGA Chaplain
Fred Samarelli, Technology Administrator
Karachi, PK 77-78, Manila, PI 78-79
Ed Vasgerdsian, Newsletter Editor
Cairo, EG 56-59
Tim Wood, Scholarship Selection
New Delhi, IN 84-85, Santiago, CL 85-86