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
Spring 2014
New Posts for
Marine Security Guards
A Look at US State Department Posts and Missions that
Now Have a Marine Security Guard Detachment
By Fred Lash, Public Information Specialist, Public Affairs
As Assistant Secretary Gregory Starr noted during his remarks at a recent reception
honoring graduates of a Quantico-based Marine Security Guard Commander
Course, “The role that Marine Security Guards (MSGs) perform in ensuring a stable
future is crucial. They are a key part of every embassy and consulate security team,
working with regional security officers (RSO), security engineering officers, and
other security staff members to keep our posts secure and enable our diplomats to do
their important work.”
In his testimony before Congress in April 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry
indicated that, “The U.S. Department of State is working with the Marine Corps to
increase the capabilities and capacities of our Marine Security Guard detachments.”
Since August 2013, posts that have added MSG detachments include: Ho Chi
Minh City (Vietnam); Shenyang (China); Casablanca (Morocco); Freetown (Sierra
Leone); Juba (South Sudan); Johannesburg
(South Africa); Libreville (Gabon); and
Podgorica (Montenegro). Additionally, the
Pentagon (Department of Defense) will provide
for the creation of more than a dozen MSG
detachments over the next fiscal year, as the
Marine Corps expands its embassy security
mission. In addition to resourcing the new
embassy security detachments, the FY15 budget
also would provide for the sustainment of
existing MSGs as the Marines complete a total
expansion to 35 new detachments.
Podgorica, Montenegro – December 23,
2013. MSGs with Ambassador Brown in
The Embassy Podgorica’s (Montenegro) blog
attendance at the activation ceremony.
Post retired its flag and raised a new
entry mentioning the arrival of its MSG
one in honor of this momentous occaDetachment is characteristic of the feelings of
sion. (U.S. Department of State photo)
most embassy staff at the other seven posts.
“Embassy Podgorica welcomes its first Marine Security Guard detachment that
took up its duties on December 23, 2013.” The blog then included one Marine’s
perspective of being in Montenegro and life in Podgorica. A few months before that,
on the morning of August 5, Ambassador Michael Owen at the U.S. Embassy in
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Chairman’s Corner
services to our members. Imagine if each member recruited
one new member this year? We could easily have 1,000
members by the next reunion! Toward that goal I’d like to
establish a recruiting incentive program.
Dear MEGA Members,
I want to take a moment to
introduce myself as your new
Chairman. As many of you know
I previously served on MEGA
Board of Directors and also as
Chairman. I look forward to my
duties and hope I can meet your
expectations.
I strongly feel MEGA is on the cusp of great things and
marketing may be MEGA’s biggest challenge. MSG duty
has been noted as being the best kept secret in the Marine
Corps. Well, it seems MEGA has followed suit. There are
literally tens of thousands former MSGs in the 40-70 age
range living across the United States who have no idea we
exist! How do we reach them? A lot of ideas have been
suggested, but what will give us the biggest bang for our
buck? For example, there are numerous avenues we can take
to garner corporate sponsorships. Corporate sponsorships
could infuse our association with the funds necessary to
reach potential members and provide discounts on goods
and services. One of my goals this year will be to establish a
marketing committee. If you have experience in marketing
or advertising, or if you have thoughts on membership
incentives and can advise on an appropriate course of action
please email any BOD or me directly.
I want to thank our departing
Board Members Pete Gonzalez, Mike Laumann, and Ray
Kunkle. They selflessly served the association honorably and
with distinction. Next time you see them, please let them
know how much their service was appreciated.
Our current board includes Lance Parcell and Virgil Johnson,
who served previously, and Shelton Mackey, Jeff Covert and
Vincent Downes. On behalf of our BOD welcome, we look
forward toward working with you.
Finally, take time to visit our webpage making sure your
contact information is up-to-date. This helps us keep up with
your current address, phone, and email listing.
For those of you who attended the San Diego reunion it was
a resounding success. Thank you Reunion Chairman Kevin
Hermening and Ray Casey of Military Reunion Planners.
During the course of the reunion the Board received many
suggestions regarding future reunions. One was a 5-year plan
for future reunions thereby helping everyone to plan ahead.
The suggestion has another benefit, which is to negotiate
better hotel costs to include accommodations, facilities, and
incentives. Below you will find a projected schedule:
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2015
Warwick/Providence, RI
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2016
San Antonio, TX
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2017
San Francisco, CA
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2018
Valley Forge/Philadelphia, PA
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2019
Las Vegas, NV
Semper Fidelis,
Tim Wood, Chairman
tjwood@embassymarine.org.
In Memoriam:
FOREST J. HUNT
Charter Life Member
Nanking CN 49, Cairo EG 55-56, Beirut LB 56-57
WILLIAM L. POTTS
Regular Member
Belgrade CS 64-65, London GB 65-67
Another idea put forth was MEGA special excursions during
2016 & 2018. These trips will not replace our reunions
but add a new dimension for a get-together. Look for more
details in the months to come.
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2016
London, England
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2018
Paris, France
DANIEL J. SMYCZYNSKI
Charter Member
Saigon VN 69-70, San Jose CR 70-72
I want to urge everyone to help make MEGA continue to
grow. It is only through your help that we as an association
can mature and develop. Growth allows us to provide better
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Remembering
William “Bill” Potts
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Freetown, Sierra Leone, officially activated the MSG program
at the embassy. Embassy Freetown was the very first of the
selected missions to stand up an MSG detachment, and it did
so in seven months. Activation normally takes two to three
years.
By now most of the
MEGA membership
have learned of the
passing of our longtime
member Bill Potts who
resided in the UK on
the outskirts of London.
What you may not
know is that as a result
of the strong partnership
between MEGA and
April 2nd GySgt Ellis and Cpl. Farrell
the MCESG (“Group”) visit with Bill. Photo submitted by
arrangements were made Meredith Potts
for a visit from the London MSG Detachment Commander
during Bill’s final weeks at his home. Supported by a series of
additional exchanges and updates from MEGA to the Region
5 CO and London’s Detachment Commander a visit was
scheduled with Bill and his wife, Pat Potts.
Commandant of the
Marine Corps General
James Amos recently
described another
move by the Marine
Corps that is related
to the security of our
posts and missions
throughout the world.
Shenyang, China – MSGs took control of
Post 1 on December 30, 2013. (U.S. Marine
In an interview for
Corps photo)
Leatherneck magazine,
he noted that the Corps has “[…] taken a slice of the 1,000
MSG increase authorized by the President and Congress, and
formed the Marine Security Augmentation Unit (MSAU).
Along with MSG expertise, we also train them up with FAST
(Fleet Antiterrorism Support Team) skills. We house, train,
and watch over them (at Marine Corps Base, Quantico). If an
ambassador is concerned about something, we’ll fly 15 to 100
Marines in to augment the security.” Since last August, MSAU
has conducted several operational deployments and, in March
2014, deployed to Kyiv, Ukraine, to augment and support the
MSG there.
On April 2nd London Detachment Commander GySgt Dean
Ellis and Cpl. Brian Farrell from the MSG Detachment arrived
at Bill’s home presenting Bill with a MSG London Challenge
coin. Both Marines again made the trip from London to attend
Bill’s wake.
Written by Major Fred C. Lash, USMC, Retired, public affairs
officer, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State,
and member of the Beirut Veterans of America (BVA)….(1983)
Letters To the Editor:
hearing aids for so long I forgot what some sounds were.
And my speech had started to deteriorate. I’m so glad to
have them.
I get a lot of questions about my hearing aids. Mostly from
wives, so I thought I would write something on it.
~ Steve Woodhouse (Lagos, NG 65-66,
Nairobi KE 66-68)
I wear hearing aids and I have always had trouble hearing
my kids when they were talking to me, or their Mother. I
just thought they talked low on purpose. Now that I wear
hearing aids I find out that they were talking normally and
got tired of repeating themselves and would avoid talking to me. After people repeat something for the third or
fourth time they stop talking to you. Do yourself a favor
and go see your VA clinic and see if you can get a set of
hearing aids and, no, I do not work for a hearing aid company. I do however enjoy the sounds of life and people. I
started wearing hearing aids in 1986. The only problem
was hearing some sounds that I couldn’t identify. Eula
would have to tell me what some sounds were. I needed
Just returned from the MEGA annual reunion in San
Diego and had a great time. Our guest speaker was Lt. Col
T.J. Beikirch who is the XO for MCESG. Also with him
was his better half Lt. Col Pamela Beikirch who is engaged
in a project to archive MSG historical events for MCESG
and the Department of State. For those out there that have
not attended a MEGA reunion, you should really think
about it in the future.. Next year will be in Providence, RI.
~ Joe Mitchell (Ankara TR 62-65)
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On Being Found and Introduced
to Our First MEGA Reunion
By Bobby Johnson
MSG Moscow1966-67, Paris 1967-68, Brussels 1968
About 5:00 pm on a Wednesday afternoon the phone at my
home in western Colorado rang. The caller asked if I was
Robert Johnson and if Moscow, USSR meant anything to me?
“Who is this?” I asked.
“Jim Greenwood,” he replied. Jim and I served together as
MSGs at the U.S. Embassy, Moscow in the mid 60’s. I was
astonished to hear from Jim after so many years. Oddly
enough, Jim was helping another Moscow Marine, Jon
Gleason, who was also looking for me.
Jon and I graduated from the same MSG class, shared postings
at Paris as well as Moscow and had become close friends. I
last saw Jon in the early 70’s when he stopped by our home in
Denver on his way to live in Alaska. We drifted out of touch
both of us being occupied with the business of establishing
families and a life.
Jim and I spent about an hour on the phone catching up
on each other’s lives, reminiscing about some of the more
memorable events of our time in Moscow. I found myself
amazed at the speed at which the doors of my memory
abruptly opened as we discussed the people, places and times
we shared. I tend not to spend a lot of time living in the past
and I hadn’t thought of that period of my life in years, yet
there I was absolutely thrilled as I reminisced about one of the
best times of my life.
I joined MEGA and despite some reluctance, I reasoned seeing
Jon and Jim and others with whom I served would it a worthy
effort. All of this occurred just days prior to the deadline for
registering for this year’s reunion, but with the help of a couple
of association officers, I completed the process in time.
Jim described MEGA and the San Diego reunion being held
at the end of March. I must also confess, I am not much of
a joiner and I gave him the old Groucho Marx line about not
wanting to join any group whose standards are so low they
would accept the likes of me. Amused, he said his intent was
not to sell me on joining he’d leave that to Jon Gleason.
My wife, Linda was fascinated by all of this because she knew
the MSG program. We met while I was attending MSG school
in D.C. and Linda was working for the FBI. We got engaged
before I was posted to Moscow. After Moscow, I worked in
Paris until Le Grand Charles kicked NATO out of France.
After France to Brussels where I was able to find her a job, and
apartment for us to live in. She was thrilled at the prospect
going to the reunion and meeting some of the same people we
had met many years ago.
My call to Jon did indeed knock his socks off. “Do you know
how long I’ve been looking for your sorry ass? Do you know
I’ve even spent money trying to locate you? Have you got any
idea of how many ‘Robert Johnson’s’ there are in this country?”
As he settled down to his more usual level of mania, we caught
up recollected and laugh a lot, much as Jim [Greenwood] and
I had done earlier in the evening. I reiterated my aversion to
a being among a bunch of guys whose best life experience
happened forty or fifty years ago. He was quick to correct me
of this misapprehension, “…not like that at all, you’re not
going to believe what these guys have achieved since their time
as Marines on the program.”
Arriving at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego,
we checked in and started meeting some of the guys I had
been posted with together with their wives. Of my own duty
stations, Moscow and Paris were represented, but there was no
one from Brussels. Nonetheless, all whom we met, whether
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MEGA Ladies Breakfast
Report
from posts where I had served or other embassies around the
world were open, welcoming and gracious. Meeting Jon and
his lady, Ceil was of course the highlight and we would spend
much of the reunion in their company.
A/Member Zelda Rocha
It was readily apparent that this was not MEGA’s first rodeo
as the planning and execution of every facet of the reunion
was handled flawlessly. There was sufficient variety of tours
and activities to hold the interest of everyone and provide an
ever-changing mix of attendees to meet and get to know. In
fact, some of the best conversations we had were during these
activities or at the Marine House’s open bar at the end of each
day. Nobody seems to have remained a stranger for long. It
was not surprising that the Paris detachment, the largest in
the world when I was in the program, represented the greatest
number of attendees from a single post, so much so that they
staked out a table in the Marine House and provided a home
base from which Linda and I ventured to meet and talk with
others.
For several years it has become a tradition for the ladies
to gather for this special event, which coincides with the
Saturday General Membership Meeting. San Diego was no
different. Its the perfect place for a Beach Party even if its
without water and sand. The food, friendship and laughter
make up for the water and sand.
Once again Zelda Rocha was the Party Planner. By 6:00am
she and others gathered to decorate, set up gift bags for all
attendees and was the NCOIC in charge of the hotel staff.
She has a way of getting her way with what she wants when it
comes to a fun time for the ladies.
Beach attire was recommended and as the partygoers arrived
they were given an envelope and told not to open it. “Sit
where you like, take all the decorations home after the party
for your grand kids, kids and of course self,” she said. There
was a wonderful breakfast with lots of friendly chitchat,
nothing like spending special time with friends you only see
once a year. After breakfast we gathered in a huge circle for
a fun “Left Right” game with many of ladies taking home
a special gift. We surely laughed enough with each other to
last until 2015.
All too soon, the last day arrived with its Members Meeting
and farewell banquet, the details of which are reported
elsewhere. Suffice it to say that we found the banquet’s
festivities inspiring, timely, memorable and singularly
supportive of the values to which we held during our time,
forty-seven years ago. It made a living example of the power
of the Marines’ motto, Semper Fidelis.
So what’s the party theme for 2015? Its everybody’s guess.
The next morning we said some last good-byes and departed
with a warm sense of belonging we had not anticipated,
so much so that I am now left to question my adherence
to Groucho’s philosophy about joining things. If anyone
reading this has yet to join the association or attend a
reunion, I suggest they give it a bit more thought.
Auction Items
Thanks to the generosity of these donors and other
contributions, the auction help raise over $5,000 for our
Scholarship Fund:
Rocky Sickmann and Anheuser Bush, Inc.
Gary Allen
Denny Krause
Tom Butler
Charlie Barrett
Steve Woodhouse
Paul Robinson
Doc Doolittle
Gray Turnberry
Grant Patton
Bob Perna
Bill Hart
WWE
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2014 Election Results
Membership Report
At the recent reunion in San Diego, CA the membership
voted in three members from four candidates, to serve three
years term as Directors.
Stewart Grant
I am pleased to announce as of June 01, 2014, there are 592
active members in our association. Looking at it in another
way we have 592 recruiters who can help us get to our goal of
1,000+ members within the next couple of years.
The elected Board of Directors were:
Lance Parcell, Jeff Covert, Shelton S. Mackey III
The membership voted in one member candidate
to serve two years term as a Director:
Virgil M. Johnson
The MEGA Board of Directors welcomes the following new
members who have joined since the last newsletter:
The membership voted in one member candidate
to serve three years term as Secretary:
Vincent Downes
Marshall R. Adame, Regular Member, Santiago CL 84-86,
Monrovia LR 86-86
Jesse D. Burkleo, Regular Member, Havana CU 10-11,
Zagreb HR 11-12, Niamey NE 12-13
Michael H. Cooper, Regular Member, Beijing CN 84-85,
San Salvador SV 85-86
Hansel R. Duran, Regular Member, Bangkok TH 05-06,
Cairo EG 06-07, Ashgabat TM 07-08
Donald D. Erwin, Life Member, Reykjavik IS 54-56,
Budapest HU 56-57
Robert J. Johnson, Regular Member, Moscow RU 66-67,
Paris FR 67-68, Brussels BE 68-68
Charles S. Marmolejo, Life Member, Rio de Janeiro BR
69-71, Mexico City MX 71-72
Suzanne Vasgerdsian, Associate Member
The five elected candidates assumed their seats as Directors
and Secretary on the MEGA Board at the meeting of the
“new board” on Saturday, March 29, 2014 immediately
following the General Session meeting. At that meeting,
Tim Wood was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors,
while Stewart Grant was appointed Vice-Chairman for the
2014-2015.
Assuming there are no resignations from the Board of
Directors, there will be three positions open on the Board of
Director next year. It’s not too early to consider placing your
name in contention for one of these positions. Please contact
the Election Chairman.
As a reminder for those of you who have Internet access:
The membership roster is updated bimonthly and can be
viewed or downloaded to your computer.
Ray Kunkle, Elections Committee Chairman
(949) 492-0105
rlkunkle1@cox.net
Members can change their own demographic information
or they can email the changes to me and I will update the
information.
If you have any membership questions, please send me an
email at sgrant@embassymarine.org.
Dues Reminder
The Board has established a payment plan, whereby
members may become a Life Member by making a series
of payments to cover the total coast. The first payment
would be $50.00 less the dues paid for the year the
payments start. Then payments of $50.00 per quarter
would be due until the amount of the Life Membership is
fulfilled. Quarterly payments would be due on the last day
of the following months—March, June, September, and
December.
The 2014 MEGA Annual Membership Fee Is Due By
December 31, 2014*
ANNUAL FEE:
Dues Renewal: 1 yr. $30.00 / 3 yr. $75.00
New Members: 1 yr. 40.00 / 3 yr. $85.00
Life Membership (less annual dues paid)
45 years old or younger: $375.00
46–55 Years: $325.00
56–65 Years: $275.00
66–75 Years: $225.00
76 years and older: $150.00
Contact Treasurer Kevin Hermening at:
MEGA P.O. Box 6226 Wausau, WI 54402-6226
for further details. You now can renew your current
membership or lapsed membership via PayPal.
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MEGA Marine House
fill out the requests for Embassy Duty. By the time I went to
Embassy Duty they lowered the standards to one generation
and voila I got in! That’s right—a decision was reached to
include Marines who were first generation Americans.
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.
By the way, many of the initial civilian guards were former
American servicemen who had chosen to stay overseas.
Unfortunately some couldn’t find their way out of a saloon
and others married women with security issues. I did not
say they were spies, but they were suspect. The other military
services branches didn’t want the job and the Marine Corps
was fighting for its survival. This was around the same time
Harry Truman and the U.S. Army were trying to get rid of
us. Truman said were nothing more than the police force for
the Navy. Well, a bunch of hard-ass Marine generals made
him eat humble pie
Let Me Start With ‘Thank You’…
I’m not one to use this column as a place for perky
expressions of gratitude unless it’s deserved. And so, I wish
to acknowledge our SD Reunion guest speaker, Lt. Colonel
Thomas Beikirch, Marine Corps Embassy security Group
Executive Officer and his wife Lt. Colonel Pamela Beikirch
MSG/State Department Archivist. Simply said, they were
a class act. I won’t go into the Colonel’s speech because
that was a standout on its own. After dinner it was back to
the spacious Marine House where both our guests made
themselves accessible for small talk, points of view and a few
laughs. Heck, I hope they had a good time? We certainly
enjoyed their company.
In the beginning an Marine Embassy Detachment was only
activated at the request of the Ambassador in-residence.
Many ambassadors did not want a military presence despite
the civilian clothing.
A Leaner Meaner Fighting Machine …
Scuttlebutt…
Prior to the Gulf War fewer Americans were volunteering for
military service. I mean why would someone want to join
the service and have to miss out eating at Taco Bell, or KFC?
The Pentagon’s answer (scuttlebutt) was in order to attract
new recruits the Pentagon came up with the idea of using
the fast food industry as an incentive. That’s right, put a few
Mickey D, Burger King, Carl’s Jr. in Camp Pendleton or
Camp LeJeuene and include a few pizza joints, scatter them
on overseas posts and by gosh they’ll be long lines of mother
loving God fearing Americans eager to join up…and they did.
Sometime during the reunion perhaps over free beer (thanks
to Rocky Sickmann and the Budweiser folks) someone said
officers were precluded from joining MEGA. My response
was guised in colorful expletives and invectives! I hope the
poor guy got my drift?
Many former Marine officers have been and continue to
be part of MEGA’s membership. Incidentally, MEGA has
had two former MCESG Company Commanders: Colonel
Boyette Hasty USMC (1960-09) and Colonel Forest J.
Hunt. Colonel Hasty served as Watchstander in Saigon,
RVN 72-73, Bangkok TH 3-74, CanTho RVN and Colonel
Forest J. Hunt USMC (1947- 76) Commanding Officer
Officer Region #4 1956) and MCESG HQ Quantico VA
1965 finally as CO MCESG HQ Quantico VA 2001-02.
As noted Colonel “Joe” Hunt passed away on March 3,
2014. It should also be noted that Colonel Hunt served as
one of MEGA’s first board members and played a significant
role in formulating our 2nd MEGA reunion in Las Vegas..
But things are changing. Yes-siree bob, or is that boob?
Pentagon says we need to cut back. We got too many people
lined up for those belly-filling, nutritious, delicious, justlike Mom makes triple stacked bacon meat patty burgers,
lip smacking shakes and deep fried taters. Word has come
down that some fast food outlets are closing. No, its not over
wages, as some would suggest, or because lease agreements
have expired. It’s because someone in the Pentagon finally
made a right decision. I have spoken!
Isn’t That Interesting…?
Flash…
Seems the Pentagon has come to realize there may be a large
pool of foreign-born U.S. residents eligible for military
service. Kinda reminds me of the requirements deemed
necessary to be an Embassy Marine (MSG) during the very
earlier years of our history. Back in ’49 and ’50 you had to
be a second generation American to apply. That’s right, a
second generation American. Well they couldn’t find enough
Marines who qualified as second generation Americans to
Based upon one’s religious beliefs and under new Pentagon
rules, military personnel who wear beards, pagan jewelry,
amulets to ward off evil spirits, astrological signs printed on
their B.V.D,’s, or turbans will find a more relaxed grooming
policy. However, according to unofficial sources a Marine
who is a Sikh might be allowed to wear a turban at Camp
Lejuene, but not while serving as an embassy security guard.
Oh, yeah! Wait and see!
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Marine Embassy Guard Association
P.O. Box 6226
Wausau, WI 54402
We’re on the web!
www.embassymarine.org
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
jarhead5811@comcast.net
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
Budapest, HU 81-82; Tokyo JP 82-83;
Moscow RU 85-87
Term of Office: 2014-2017
embmarine@gmail.com
Lance M. Parcell, Director
Thomas A. Butler, Legal Advisor
Kabul, AF 60-61; Ankara, TR 61-63
Term of Office 2012-2015
probinson6@stny.rr.com
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
Paris, FR 92-93; Prague, CZ 93-94
Term of Office: 2014-2017
Paul R. Robinson, Director
Ed Vasgerdsian, Director
Cairo, EG 56-59
Term of Office: 2012-2015
evgrunt@aol.com
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
Charles (Chuck) Moseman, Newsletter Printer
Singapore, SN 58-60
Juan Rocha, MEGA Chaplain
Kabul 64-65, Leopoldville 65-66
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