Newsletter
Official Publication of the Marine Embassy Guard Association
Mission of the
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To inspire love of Corps and
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To encourage Marines to
aspire to a career in the Marine
Security Guard program
Spring 2015
Clyde Beal: Assignment in
Cuba Brought Huntington Man
Face-to-Face with Castro
Seventy-four year-old Larry Morris remembers the neighborhood Park Theater in
Huntington’s East End. He recalls the large water slide at Dreamland Pool and riding
the real steam train at Camden Park. He also remembers the turbulent times he spent
in Cuba while wearing the uniform of the United States Marines.
To render aid to Marines and
others when in need
“I enlisted in the Marine Corps after completing high school in 1958,” Morris said.
“After my enlistment physical at the Ventura Hotel in Ashland, I left for boot camp at
Parris Island, South Carolina.”
To promote camaraderie and
esprit de corps
Following graduation from boot camp, Morris was among three planeloads of Marine
recruits flying to Camp Pendleton, California.
To provide a forum in which to
assemble for social interaction
“During one of my first early morning roll calls at Camp Pendleton, the sergeant in
charge wanted to know if there was a typist in the formation,” Morris said. “I raised
my hand and was taken to a nearby office where I was administered a typing test. I
immediately became an office clerk at Transportation Company.”
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
Morris remained a typist for four weeks until he was assigned as the personal driver for
a Sergeant Major who was due to retire in a month.
After his retirement, Morris began driving his replacement, First Sergeant King. This
lasted for another two months until Morris was selected to become the personal driver
of Marine Colonel States R. Jones.
“Col. Jones was one very nice individual,” Morris said. “I was his driver for nearly a
year. One day he asked me how I liked my job, and I told him that I didn’t. He said
that many would give their right arm for such a position. I assured him that there
was no problem working for him, but I wanted a chance to become part of the State
Department at Marine Corps Headquarters.”
The following Monday morning, Morris discovered that his records were being
screened for State Department duty at Marine Corps headquarters in Washington. The
assignment is considered one of the most prestigious positions in the Marine Corps.
After overcoming a few obstacles, Morris was assigned as requested with the following
proviso: If he didn’t pass the rigorous testing requirements, he would return to his
driving duties with Col. Jones.
“I entered State Department duty training at Marine Corps headquarters in
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Chairman’s Corner
MEGA Officer and Board of Director
Elections
Dear MEGA Members,
The 2015 MEGA election for Officers and Board of Directors
members will take place during our annual reunion. With the
exception of our Legal Counsel, who is appointed, members
serving in positions of MEGA leadership are normally elected
to three-year terms. The following positions are open:
Our annual reunion is only a few
weeks away. Time is running
out to reserve your hotel room at
the discounted rate. I encourage
everyone to make their reservation
ASAP. If the hotel doesn’t receive
enough room nights MEGA may
incur significant costs. When you
do make your reservations please
make sure you are using our discount code as explained in
the reunion brochure. If you use a different discount code
then MEGA will not be credited for your room nights. The
number of room nights determines how much we pay for
the hospitality room, banquet hall, etc. If you have not
done so already, please send in your reunion reservation
form to Military Reunion Planners as soon as possible. This
determines how many buses they need for the various side
trips.
2015-2018
Three Board Members – each for a three year term
An ideal board is comprised of members who possess
computer communication skills, and have some knowledge
of our historical culture about what has taken place in the
past. New members seeking to serve are encouraged to bring
innovative, fresh ideas and suggestions to the board. Have
a wiliness to focus on managing the organization effectively
and efficiently.
It is suggested that those interested in running for any
position should read the Election Process Rules. Of
particular interest will be Section IV, Eligibility of Candidate
and Voters, Section V, declaration of Candidacy, and Section
VI, Campaign Literature. The rules can be found on the
website under the “Member Area” link, found on the menu
on the left hand column of the MEGA home page (www.
embassymarine.org).
This reunion looks to be a fun and interesting time for
everyone. There are a variety of things to do in the area.
Take the time to search the Internet for activities that interest
you and your family so you can make the most of your time
in Providence. History buffs should find a great deal of
interesting locations and sightseeing adventures.
All interested members in good standing must submit a
biographical sketch of 125 words or less along with an
indication of which position you are seeking. Although a
photo is not required, it is recommended.
Please don’t forget the annual scholarship auction. We are
looking for items that we can use in our silent auction.
It you have an especially valuable item we will consider
auctioning it at the banquet. Items can be given to me at
the reunion. If you are not going to attend the reunion and
want to donate please email me at tjwood@embassymarine.
org so we can figure out the best way to get the item(s) to the
reunion.
Please send to: Ray Kunkle, Chairperson, Election
Committee, at 510 Via Florida, San Clemente, CA 92672 or
rlkunkle1@cox.net by March 1, 2015.
If you have any additional questions concerning the election
process, please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail;
rlkunkle1@cox.net, or telephone; (949) 492-0105.
Ray Kunkle
Election Committee Chairman
rlkunkle1@cox.net
And as always please take a moment to visit our webpage to
make sure your contact information is up-to-date.
P.S. Please contact me if you are willing to serve on the
Election Committee.
See you in Providence.
Semper Fidelis,
Tim Wood, Chairman
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to the American Embassy at 8:00.”
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Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia,” Morris said. “It was
a school with more dropouts than any school in the Marine
Corps. My parents, along with my aunt and uncle, attended my
graduation.”
Morris immediately notified the American ambassador and
received instructions to increase security and restrict entry only
to embassy personnel. The incident raised tension to another
level between U.S. and the local government. The embassy
security posture increased as the anti-American demonstrations
began to occur more often.
Celebration was short-lived for Morris; the very next day he
was scheduled to leave for Mexico City.
On past occasions, Morris would visit the University of Havana
just to listen to Fidel Castro deliver his lengthy speeches. The
dictator was always accompanied with armed security guards.
Morris mentioned another occasion at a hotel and casino in
Havana where he walked right past Castro.
“I left for Mexico City in an Air Force jet from Andrews Air
Force Base with seven other Marines,” Morris said. Our job
was to provide security for those traveling with us. They were
President Eisenhower’s brother, Milton, Sen. Dodd from
Massachusettes Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Clara Booth Luis, and Postmaster General Somerfield. There
were also a few other dignitaries. We were part of Mexico’s
celebration of 150 years of free government.”
“I was walking into the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, when out the
front door came a dozen or so armed bodyguards surrounding
Castro,” Morris said. “The man slowed down a bit and began
looking me over while his motorcade of grey 1960 Oldsmobile
sedans pulled up. When they drove off, I began breathing a
little easier. I just didn’t know what to expect and was quite
relieved when they left.”
After Mexico, Morris was assigned to the American Embassy in
Cuba. Duties were pretty much routine until October of 1960.
“That was the month I was invited to a Halloween party at a
large apartment complex in the Havana suburbs,” Morris said.
“There was quite a large crowd of embassy officials there when I
arrived after getting off work at 11 p.m.”
In January 1961, the American government severed relations
with Cuba. All embassy documents that couldn’t be burned in
the incinerator were taken to America.
When the elevator door opened up on the third floor
Halloween party, Morris came face-to-face with several
plainclothes militants holding machine guns. They told
everyone they intended to overthrow the local government. The
group was held hostage for nearly four hours until the militants
suddenly got on the elevator and left.
All remaining personnel boarded a special bus and headed
to the dock to board a ferry to America. Just to make sure
everyone left, the Cuban government sent a large contingent of
armed female militia who lined the walkway from the embassy
to the buses.
“That incident was an eye-opener for us all,” Morris said. “It
raised an awareness of the increased tension between U.S. and
Cuba. We were even beginning to be followed to and from our
duty assignments. It was just no longer business as usual.”
“We arrived at West Palm Beach on the morning of 7 January,
1961,” Morris said. “Seven days later, we escorted all of the
documents back to D.C. We left that place so quick, I left
behind my 1952 Chevrolet and 1949 Desoto.”
One month later in November, one of the local Cuban
newspapers had the following headlines: “All American citizens
interested in overthrowing the Cuban government should come
Morris was later assigned to the embassy in Calcutta, India,
where he finished out his military career.
Saigon MSG revisit in time for Birthday Ball
Fun time, first MC ball in Saigon in 40-years! It took place in the Grand Ballroom at the Sheraton. Randy Smith attended
with me - he was the last Marine to stand Post One on 29 April 1975 and folded the flag for the final time as the evacuation
was taking place. The present MSG detachment and the consul general
arranged for us to participate in a flag lower / raising ceremony and then
presented Randy with the lowered flag. Very cool... Randy was also the
youngest Marine at the ball in 1974 so he got to hand off that position to one
of the Sergeants now in Saigon.
Semper Fi,
Ken Crouse Secretary
Fall of Saigon Marines Association
Marine Embassy Guard Association Member
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Post 1 Forever
ing on its best days as the reputation of the Iraqi Police was
marked by corruption and laziness, and given the chance
would sell their own mother down the river.
Ron King
I retired from the Marine Corps in December 2010 and have
since been slowly but steadily working on a long term project
organizing, cataloging, and digitalizing my “storied” military
career of photos. During one such time I came across the attached photos, which I will address. During my four tours to
Iraq from 2003-08 as a Military Police
platoon sergeant I had the opportunity
to run the gambit of operations that fell
directly under normal military police
duties as well as those that didn’t. You
name it we did it, anything to get us
outside the wire. Any operation was
better than sitting around becoming a
FOBBIT (non-combatants in war area)
certainly when the grunts were getting
all the good work. This included convoy
security, POW/Enemy Prisoner of War,
handling, route security and recon,
PSD(?) details, border security, and
mounted combat patrols. As field MPs,
not to be confused with garrison MPs
(FOBBITS), we had a saying that due
to our high intellect and GT score (at
least higher than what you needed to be
a grunt) we considered ourselves grunts
with badges. Why walk when you can
ride! In the case of this story and the deployment with 3/7 (of Chosin Reservoir
fame), our platoon was nearly as heavily
gunned with crew served systems of as
the battalion’s entire organic weapons
company.
On several occasions it was a strange coincidence that within
minutes of leaving a station after a surprise visit our patrol
would be hit with an IED. Luckily for them our platoon suffered no KIAs during these chance encounters though about
1/4 of the platoon earned their Purple Hearts. I’ve often
thought of my Drill Instructor’s courage
to undertake the challenge of making
me into what I ultimately became. But
as they say, Rome wasn’t built in a day.
I used my experience as a former MSG
watch stander and took on the role of
working in the field and establishing
operational tempo at local sub-stations.
This included creating a “Post 1” inside
the stations, which were to serve the local authorities as well as the U.S. Forces.
Similar to MSG duty at consulates and
embassies around the world I wanted
to project an image. of the phrase
“MSG program was the top 10% of
the Marine Corps.” I wanted our police
sub-stations, which I saw as embassies
and consulates to represent an image of
professionalism. More importantly the
MSG model also served as the first line
of defense against any insider or direct
attack directed at my Marines during
joint patrols.
The attached photos are from one of
our live in times at the Karabilah PD
manned by my Marines. Though none
in the photos are former MSGs they followed my intent to run our unit according to what I learned
as Marine Security Guard. This included an internal roving
sentry (on right) communicating with other posts, the COG
(center) using deadly force discharging his weapon in the
performance of his duties, and my butter bar LT (on left) acting in the capacity of a SOG and following his weapons safety
rules and keeping his finger straight and off the trigger.
One of the more interesting assignments
that created high levels of stress and hair loss, was “reinventing
the wheel” of the local Iraqi Police: Nation Building 101 at
its finest (or worse depending upon your view). In 2004 my
MP platoon was attached to 3/7 in the western Iraqi area of
Al Qaim/Husaybah (On the Syrian border). Besides providing
security for supply convoys and mounted combat patrols we
remodeled the local Iraqi Police force. Under this plan there
was a live-in police academy including a curriculum. Supervising, reorganizing and relocating new police sub stations,
and living with Iraqi police officers to ensure accountability
was also part of the plan. Our job was to create a “modern day
police force”.
I also had the distinct honor to once again serve as our
platoons “Bar NCO. However in this case our Marine Bar
was dry except for warm bottles of water, hot orange Fanta,
and the local chai. The sign above the COG is blown up in
the other photo. Needless to say we didn’t raise much money
for a ball that deployment from the proceeds or lack thereof.
And there was no ladies night for this group. I married off the
Besides obvious language and education barriers that nearly
doomed the operation from the start, this was mind numb4
program in 1990 to a foreign national, an event that did not
occur on this rotation to any of my Marines.
In 1994 Ron earned an undergraduate degree from Univ. of
Cincinnati. He reenlisted as a USMCR, spent 7 years going
back and forth to Iraq and was medically retired in December
2010. Since graduating from Wright State Univ. with an MA
he has employed in the Federal Government. “Been married to Amy, the same beautiful lady for 19 years. My son is
a Petty Officer 3rd class aboard the USS George H.W. Bush
and my 2 girls are juniors in college.”
Now compare this to the 3rd photo I attached. This is the
real life of what MSGs were accustomed to: Dress blues,
pomp and circumstances at the Ambassador’s Residence, and
jet setting with the rich and famous. I am pictured center
behind actress and film Producer Penny Marshal who came to
Moscow in 1988. On the left is the equally famous MGySgt
Carlisle, greatest Det. Commander the program has ever
known. On a more interesting note, pictured on the far right
is Demone “Dirt” Phelps. We went to the same high school,
he a senior and I, a freshman. We were even in, dare I say, the
Marching Band. Moscow was my first post and he had just
come from Paris. Years later, we met at a classified country brief
at the State Department. We walked into the room together
and wow! The Corps is truly a small place! SEMPER FI.
Ron King
Moscow RU 88-88 Libreville GA 88 -90
N’Djamena TD 90 -90
Marine Security Guards
Reconnect at Sea
All Marines had a great time telling of stories of their postings
with the state department and all agreed they would pick up
again where they left off on the 2015 cruise already scheduled
for November 2015 to celebrate the 240th Marine Corps
Birthday.
By Jeff Covert
Jeddah SA 1985 - 1986
Port-au-Prince HT 1986 -87
MSGBn Co. G, Abidjan CI 2000 - 2002
Photos by MSgt’s Rollie Van Cleave and Jeff Covert aboard
the Ruby Princess, 2014 Marines and friends
Marines and ship staff officers
at Cake Cutting Ceremony, The
Uniformed SNCO’s are MSG’s
First Sergeant Randy Roffers and
MSgt Jeff Covert
In the summer of 1987, Gunnery Sergeant Rollie Van Cleave,
a former watch stander, was serving as the Detachment Commander at the American Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I
was completing a watch stander tour and engaged to marry
Ginny Pilcher, a subject of the United Kingdom. I met
Ginny when I was in Jeddah, KSA.
GySgt Van Cleave was genuinely concerned about one of his
Marines making a major life event, and regulations required a
marriage package for any Marine Security Guards wanting to
marry non U.S. citizens. After all the formalities, and proper
documentation, Ginny and I were married on 27 September
1987 with all available Marines in Uniform. GySgt Van
Cleave regrets to this day that he directed that no Marines
would swipe the new bride on the backend with their sword.
Cake Cutting Ceremony, Cpl Tony
Tijerina and MSgt Jeff Covert
We’ve kept in touch with Gunny Van Cleave, and served
together at MSG HQ in Quantico in overlapping tours. He
agreed to join us on the 2014 Marine Corps themed cruise
celebrating the Marine Corps’ 239th Birthday. As we were
reminiscing about Embassy Duty (a combined nine duty
assignments between the two of us) and catching up on the
last three decades, other Marines in the group aboard the ship
heard the conversations and began telling of their tours with
the best kept secret in the Marine Corps.
Aboard the Ruby Princess with the
2014 Marines and Friends Cruise
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Membership Report
Stewart Grant Chairman
There are currently 585 MEGA Members on our rolls. The MEGA Board of Directors welcomes the following new members
who have joined since the last newsletter:
In Memoriam:
Thomas P. Blaich, Regular Member, Tokyo JP 68-70
Mark A. Freese, Regular Member, Bangui CF 89-90, Warsaw
PL 90-91,Kingston JM 91-91, Guatemala City GT 91-92
Raul Garcia, Jr., Regular Member, Madras IN 68-69, Ankara
TR 69-70
Frederick A. Hess, Life Member, Vienna AT 77-79
Luis R. Lavarreda, Life Member, Guatemala City GT 81-82,
Paris FR 82-84, Damascus SY 87-88
Charles D. Moore, Regular Member, Nairobi KE 70-71,
Kampala UG 71-72
Calvin G. Schmaltz, Life Member, Santo Domingo DO 70-72
Theodore C. Sprinkle, Regular Member, Athens GR 60-63
Wesley P. Toronto, Life Member, Bangkok 68-70, Vientiane
LA 69-70
George F. Capes
Regular Member, Asuncion PY 61-63
Lloyd O. Henderson
Charter Life Member, Seoul KR 49-51
Leonard C. Junkins
Life Member, Munich DE 64-66
Charles M. Umnuss
Life Member, Madrid ES 53-55
James H. Ward
Charter Life Member, Rangoon BU 59-62, MSGBn 68-70
Marine Embassy Guard Association 2015
Reunion Information
June 3 – 7, 2015, Providence/
Warwick, RI
Dear MEGA Members,
Our annual reunion is only a few weeks away. Time is
running out to reserve your hotel room at the discounted rate.
I encourage everyone to make their reservation ASAP. If the
hotel doesn’t receive enough room nights MEGA may incur
significant costs. When you do make your reservations please Providence, Rhode Island
make sure you are using our discount code as explained in the reunion brochure. If you use a different discount code then
MEGA will not be credited for your room nights. The number of room nights determines how much we pay for the hospitality
room, banquet hall, etc. If you have not done so already, please send in your reunion reservation form to Military Reunion
Planners as soon as possible. This determines how many buses they need for the various side trips.
This reunion looks to be a fun and interesting time for everyone. There are a variety of things to do in the area. Take the time
to search the Internet for activities that interest you and your family so you can make the most of your time in Providence.
History buffs should find a great deal of interesting locations and sightseeing adventures.
Please don’t forget the annual scholarship auction. We are looking for items that we can use in our silent auction. It you have
an especially valuable item we will consider auctioning it at the banquet. Items can be given to me at the reunion. If you are
not going to attend the reunion and want to donate please email me at tjwood@embassymarine.org so we can figure out the
best way to get the item(s) to the reunion.
And as always please take a moment to visit our webpage to make sure your contact information is up-to-date.
See you in Providence.
Semper Fidelis,
Tim Wood, Chairman
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MEGA Marine House
What is now written of this man is a far cry from what we
knew of him twenty years ago. A movie couldn’t do his story
justice. A film documentary narrated by some actor with a
deep bass voice has some possibility. To do justice to Wild
Bill is to read about him. Jeez, I know I sound like a teacher
but its true Wild Bill’s life story reads a little different today.
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.
***
Wow! Chuck Hagel wasn’t around too long. And Petraeus
lied to the FBI about his affair with a writer and gave this
woman classified material. Petraeus now works for New York
private equity firm KKR & Co. What comes to mind is the
treatment the four Marines who peed on the bodies of dead
insurgents received from the moralists in charge of heaven
and hell.
Remember the infamous slap heard round the world? In
1943 General George Patton slapped a shell-shocked soldier
who he believed was a coward. The incident was incorporated
into the 1970 Twentieth Century production, Patton, with
former Marine George C. Scott (USMC 1945-49) playing
the leading role.
***
BTW Screen credits are an actor’s public resume. Tim
Considine’s screen credit was listed as: Soldier Who Gets
Slapped.
So why would film maker Michael Moore refer to Chris Kyle
as a coward? Unless the statements attributed to him were
taken out of context, Moore believes in being relevant and
important. He trusts in those who agree with his distorted
interpretation that someone will lend him enough money to
make another film…I guess. After all, this clown hasn’t done
much of anything to get in the news and he demands to be
heard…hateful as his thoughts are. If you follow his reasoning,
American Revolutionary soldiers who hid behind trees and
picked off the Brits were also cowards. Yes, in his eyes so are
fighter pilots, naval gunners and anyone who fires a round of
ammo toward the enemy from an undisclosed area. Yes, Mr.
Moore you are still relevant to those who don’t believe the
world is round. BTW Mr. Moore, what about Drones?
While the real incident played out heavily among military
leaders and President Franklin, there wasn’t the same degree
of care by most Americans. The motion picture revived
the incident and became the talk about town, around the
water cooler, and over twenty-five cent cups of coffee. It is
unimaginable to think what happened in that field hospital
in 1943 could ever happen today. With all the reports
coming out on the VA, a slap across the face is about the
same as not providing the medical service today’s men and
women deserve.
***
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I’m not sure how many of you saw The Imitation Game, the
movie story of Alan Turing and Germany’s Enigma encoded
cipher machine. There is too much fiction in this version;
nevertheless I enjoyed what I saw. The truth of who and what
Turing was can be best read in “Alan Turing: Pioneer of the
Information Age” by B. Jack Copeland. I don’t want to give
anything away here, but if you enjoy reading history and
wish to see what film makers do with history, read the book.
***
Like The Imitation Game, I’ve talked of how history is often
challenged by the declassification and availability of new
information. Take for example “Wild Bill” Donovan
(1883-1959). No need to remind you of his OSS exploits
but among his personal decorations is the Medal of Honor.
After the war he and FBI Director Hoover got into a pissing
match as to who would be America’s intelligence director.
He lost when Truman got rid of the OSS and replaced it with
the CIA.
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I’m going to end this, so bear with me. I had the opportunity
to do a Leatherneck Magazine (2009) story on the MSG
Detachment in Havana, Cuba. It was a great visit and one
that I put on the top of my list of favorites. MSGs were
in uniform then and remain so. I’ve given thought to this
because Castro (Raul) and the U.S. seem to be opening
things up. Great news for cigar smokers and rum drinkers.
When first established in 1948, Havana’s Embassy Duty
Marines wore civilian clothing at all times. Most other
detachments serving during 1948-49 were required to wear
civilian clothing on and off duty.
Others required uniforms on duty only, and still others
required uniforms at all times. The presence of a Marine
detachment was the choice of the Ambassador.
***
I leave you with following: “The wastebasket is a writer’s best
friend.”
edV
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
MEGA Committees/Key Contacts
Timothy J. Wood, Chairman, Director
Shelton Mackey III, MCESG Liaison
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
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
Kabul, AF 84-85; Rio de Janeiro, BR 85-86
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
Juan Rocha, MEGA Chaplain
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
Singapore, SN 58-60
Kabul 64-65, Leopoldville 65-66
Fred Samarelli, Technology Administrator
Karachi, PK 77-78, Manila, PI 78-79
Cairo, EG 56-59
Term of Office: 2012-2015
evgrunt@aol.com
Ed Vasgerdsian, Newsletter Editor
New Delhi, IN 84-85, Santiago, CL 85-86
Cairo, EG 56-59
Tim Wood, Scholarship Selection