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 2013
MCESG adds unit, doubles in number
of Marine embassy security guards
By Sgt. Rebekka S. Heite | Marine Corps Base Quantico | June 26, 2013
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.
Marine Corps Embassy Security Group has received authorization to add 1,000
Marine embassy security guards, to a force that is already approximately 1,200
strong, over the next three years through the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013.
With the additional 1,000 Marines also comes an additional 35 locations the
Marines could serve at while on Marine Security Guard duty and the responsibility
to stand up a more then 120-man Marine Security Augmentation Unit, which will
be stationed at Quantico, said Frank Baker, executive director of MCESG.
To train the additional Marines, MCESG currently plans on increasing class sizes,
though it is currently working with Manpower and Reserve Affairs to develop the
exact plan, said Baker. Currently, MCESG hosts five courses per year with more than
200 Marines in each class.
In addition to those five courses, which are 6-7 weeks long depending on whether
the student is a watch stander or detachment commander, MCESG will start
offering a three week course for members of the new unit, MSAU. The detachment
commanders arrive one week earlier than the watch standers to get additional
administrative training they will need as a detachment commander, said Frank.
MSAU will be comprised of nine platoons, each ready at a moments notice to
augment the security forces at any given U.S. embassy around the world, he added.
The first commanding officer of MSAU is scheduled to be Maj. David Emell, who
will arrive on Quantico in July for additional training. The first three squads of the
unit will also arrive in July for training.
To be part of MSAU, the Marines must have served at a minimum of one embassy
for a year and must complete the three week training, Baker said.
Currently, the plan is to have the new unit up and running by the end of the year,
with the second group of three platoons attending training in September and the last
group attending training in December.
“We’re looking forward to having the asset and being able to augment embassies
ahead of time,” said Col. Robinson, MCESG commanding officer. “The big lesson
learned (from Benghazi) is to get people there ahead of time.”
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Chairman’s Corner
Introducing New Board of
Directors Member and
Secretary, Pete M. Gonzales, Jr.
This is my first opportunity to address our membership and
I would like to say I am honored to have been elected by the
MEGA Board of Directors to Chair the Marine Embassy
Guard Association for the next year. I am delighted that Tim
Wood and Terry Adams will continue their service as Board
Directors and welcome Jim Harkins who has begun his board
service as Director. This year’s election also maintained Kevin
Hermening, as MEGA Treasurer. And as a result of Chuck
Kranz resigning as Secretary, I was happy to appoint Pete
Gonzales to complete Chuck’s 2013-14 term.
Mr. Gonzales began his auditing
career with the Defense Contract
Audit Agency (DCAA) in Houston,
Texas. He subsequently held
positions of increasing responsibility
in both Regional and Headquarters
offices. He served as a supervisory
auditor in the Austin Branch Field
Office in Austin, Texas, and later
served as a supervisory auditor in one
of the agency’s Criminal Investigative Divisions. He served
as Financial Liaison Advisor before leaving the DCAA to
join the US Postal Service-Office of Inspector General. Mr.
Gonzales served from 2005 to 2007 as the Audit Manager
in the Boston Field Office of the USPS-OIG where he was
responsible for the total financial audit program in the North
Eastern geographic area. Subsequently, he held the position
of City Auditor for the City of San Antonio, Texas, where
he was responsible for directing all internal audit functions
for the City of San Antonio. Later, he held the position of
Director of Internal Audits and Investigations for a private
firm, and subsequently provided audit oversight for the
FDIC-Office of Inspector General. He is currently employed
in the Corporate Regulatory Compliance Division of
Northrop Grumman Corporation.
As I begin my tenure, I must thank our past Chairman,
Stewart (Stu) Grant for his two years of excellent leadership,
guidance, and mentoring. In order to maintain continuity,
I asked Stu to serve as Vice-Chairman during my term.
Thanks also to Gene Frantz, Jr. for his many years of service
as a Board of Director. Gene has agreed to continue as our
liaison with MCESG.
There were several changes in Committee Chairs. Paul
Robinson replaces Joe Mitchell, Ship Store; Scott Smith
replaces Ed Vasgerdsian, Strategic Planning and Stewart
Grant replaces Kevin Carleo, as Historical Chair. I look
forward to working with these and other committed and
honorable persons. We have a lot of talented people and my
promise is to represent MEGA to the best of my ability.
My vision for the year is to see MEGA as the premier service
organization that all former and current Marine Security
Guards will want to join. Our membership continues to
slowly grow, but we lose more members than we gain. A
reasonable thing for all is to reach out to those that we served
with and invite them to join MEGA.
Mr. Gonzales served in the United States Marine Corps from
1965-1970. His unit earned a Presidential Unit Citation
in 1967 for service in Viet Nam, and he served as a U.S.
Marine Security Guard at the American Embassy in Paris,
France during the Viet Nam Peace Talks 1968-1970. During
his tenure in Paris, he was promoted to SSGT by General
Vernon Walters. He recently was appointed the Secretary for
the Marine Embassy Guard Association (MEGA) for 2013.
As Secretary, he plans to ensure the viability and goals of the
MEGA are strengthened. Moreover, he intends to increase
sponsorships via assisting his peers in contacting major firms.
In addition, to the camaraderie among the MEGA members,
he appreciates the group commitment to fund scholarships.
When his fellow Marines (Bill Allen & Ralph Caton)
jokingly ask his wife, Janet, “why don’t you let Pete retire”,
she answered, “he’s too old to retire”. Figure that one out.
Our 15th reunion in Nashville, TN was a great success
according to a recent polling of association members. Our
keynote speaker was Major Marlene Hunt USMC (Ret.).
Part of her address was sharing her experiences as a Woman
Marine serving as a watch stander in Antananarivo MG
1989-91 and Moscow RU 1991-93. My personal thanks to
Major Hunt.
Our “After-Action-Reports” will provide the Board with
information, on how to best prepare for a memorable 2014
reunion in San Diego.
Semper Fidelis,
Pete is a recreational athlete who enjoys working out,
saltwater fishing and basketball. He and his wife also enjoy
ballroom dancing, traveling, and spending time with family.
Ray Kunkle, Chairman
Kabul AF 1961-62
Ankara TR 1962-63
Abidjan CI 1963-64
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Election Results
Dues Reminder
The results of our 2013 election were announced at the
Nashville Reunion. Ballots were tabulated from those
members present at the General Membership meeting and
those mailed in prior to the deadline date. Membership voted
in three members for a three-year Board of Director term of
office and Treasurer.
The 2014 MEGA Annual Membership Fee Is Due By
December 31, 2013*
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
James K. Harkins, Jr., Tim Wood, Terry Adams were
elected to the Board of Directors and Kevin Hermening was
reelected as Treasurer.
The four elected officers assumed their positions as Directors
and Treasurer for a three-year term on the MEGA Board
as of the meeting of the “New Board” on Saturday, April
13th. The seated Board of Directors elected Ray Kunkle as
Chairman of the Board of Directors for a one-year term and
Stewart Grant as Vice-Chairman for a one-year term.
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.
Please consider contacting the Election Chairman and
placing your name in for future elections.
Ray Kunkle, Chairman/Elections Committee
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.
Thank You
Thanks to all who participated in our QuestionPro Survey of
our 2013 Nashville MEGA Reunion. Overall, the answers
revealed the reunion was a success with rankings of satisfied to
very satisfied as a common theme. Input from our members
is key toward improving MEGA’s yearly social event. If you’d
like to submit a question regarding our next reunion please
do so. Hazzah to All!
New MEGA Members
Larry Price, Regular Member, New Delhi IN 69-71
It Happens Every Spring
June 21st marked the 4th annual get together of Ohio MEGA members. Once again MEGA members Jim Childers,
Greg Hill, Stan Pederson, Mike Schuette, Bill Stanson, Bill Waller, plus family members, met at Progressive Field, home
of the Cleveland Indians. All enjoyed an evening of tall tales from embassy days, supplemented with food and beverages
served in the comfortable Club Lounge prior to the game.
The view from our seats couldn’t have been better and everyone was
pleased when the Indians took the Twins, 5 to 1. Capping off the
mini-reunion of the Ohio group was an awesome firework display set
to the scores from Disney movies. Afterwards, a few of the members
trotted over to Horseshoe Casino to try out their luck.
We plan to continue this annual event and hopefully more of the
Ohio MEGA members will be able to join us next year. Semper Fi!
Karen Stanson, A/Member
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Malden, MA – A Bit of American History
MEGA LM Kevin Jarvis, Director of Veteran’s Services, Malden, MA
Yaounde CM 1976 -78, Panama City PA 1978 -79
Abidjan CI 1977, Sao Paulo BR 1978
The city of Malden, Massachusetts lost 18 men during the Vietnam War. Eleven of them are buried in our cemetery. They are
a cross section of Americans and range in age from 18 year old John Meuse USMC, who was not out of high school one year
when he was killed, to 45 year old Raymond Gignac MSGT USA, a veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam who after three wars
succumbed to heart failure while serving in Vietnam. For their heroic actions in service to our country, Meuse was awarded the
Navy Cross and Gignac was the recipient of both the Silver Star and Bronze Star Medals.
Like the rest of America, Memorial Day is very important to this community. Malden decorated 10,000 veterans’ graves in our 4
cemeteries in preparation for our Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony tomorrow. As you know, it is humbling to walk through
the cemeteries and see the inscriptions of men and women who gave their all serving their country during wartime. I have read
inscriptions about KIA in Civil War, Spanish American War, WWI in places like Belleau Wood, WWII in every battle that we
fought, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf and the recent Iraq and Afghan wars. We even have sets of brothers buried together who
died at opposite sides of the earth in WWII and Korea. One of our graves has two brothers who were killed 5 days apart on
November 12 and 17, 1944, one in Metz, France and the other in Cebu, Philippines.
100 Malden students helped me decorate nearly 5,000 graves in Holy Cross cemetery. It is just one of our 5 cemeteries.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention we have a Flag Day ceremony in a Bell Rock Park on June 14th. This park contains memorials to
our 40 revolutionary war, 836 civil war and 8,300 WWII veterans. The WWII Memorial was dedicated in June 2010 and is state
of the art with 16 dark bronze panels with the names of all our Malden men and women who served in uniform from 19411945 shining forever in bright gold lettering.
Editors Note: Malden, MA is like a lot of other American cities with a proud history. The city was settled by Puritans in 1640. At the
time of the American Revolution, Malden had a population of about 1,000 and its citizens were involved early in resisting Britain:
they boycotted the consumption of tea in 1770 to protest the Revenue Act of 1766, and it was also the first town to petition the colonial
government to withdraw from the British Empire. Today Malden has a population of almost 60,000. Thanks for sharing this Kevin.
“The Moving Wall” is the half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country for
almost thirty years. Oh, did I mention the great character actor Walter Brennan was from Malden?
Kevin Jarvis, Mike Ciuburri (MSGT Gignac’s grandson), Brian Crowe, Mayor Gary Christenson
and Chief Kevin Molis – June 9, 2013
Veterans’ Services Director, Kevin Jarvis, explains the meaning of
The Moving Wall to a younger generation Malden, MA – June 9, 2013
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Embassy Phnom
Penh Remembers
Fallen Marine
Once the unit is stood up, it will be sent out, one platoon
at a time, to embassies where the ambassador has indications
that there is an increased threat level, Frank explained. The
unit will be able to augment a Marine detachment already
in place or an embassy without a detachment that feels
threatened, he added.
June 2013 Edition STATE MAGAZINE
(U. S. Department of State)
Submitted by: LM Mary Tracy
Rabat MA 1961- 63, Frankfurt, DE 1974 -75,
Luxembourg, LU 1975 -76
Quito, EC 1984 – 86, Prague, CZ 1987
There are four tangible requirements a Marine must meet
prior to serving on MSG duty, said Robinson. They must
be able to be given top secret clearance; they must be single
if sergeant or below or have no more than four dependants
if a staff non-commissioned officer; they must be financially
stable; and they must have at least 36 months left on their
contract, he said.
In September 1971 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, U.S.
Mission members had gathered to play softball when without
warning Khmer Rouge fighters climbed the perimeter wall
and attacked with grenades, wounding three Marine Security
Guards (MSG) and a Navy Seabee, and killing Marine Sgt.
Charles Wayne Turberville, 21.
Some intangible requirements they will need to pass the
training include: maturity, judgement and the ability to work
well in a small group, he added.
MCESG is scheduled to have a change of command
ceremony on July 12, 2013.
This March, the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh dedicated
a plaque in Turberville’s honor. American and local staff
gathered at the chancery as Assistant MSG Detachment
Commander Sgt. Danny Gonzalez read the citation.
Ambassador William E. Todd and Detachment Commander
Gunnery Sgt. James Back unveiled the plaque, located next to
the main entrance of the chancery and seen daily by Marines
inside Post One.
MEGA 2012 Scholarship
Award Recipient
MEGA Member Larry
Morris’ grandson, Ryan
Morris, received MEGA’s first
scholarship award. Here is
a brief report on the Ryan’s
achievements during his
freshmen year at Marshall
University:
The memorial resulted from two years of effort by Marine
Corps Embassy Security Group Region 3 and the Marine
Embassy Guard Association. The Association presented an
identical plaque to St. Turberville’s sister in 2012. A letter
accompanying the presentation said, “The sacrifices made
by him and his fellow Marine Security Guards form the
solid foundation that has guided the Marine Security Guard
Program into the 21st century and though one of the most
turbulent times in our recent history.”
Ryan received a Academic Citation from The Department of
The Army, for being the outstanding cadet in his academic
class. “This is the first military citation awarded to Cadet
Morris. Cadet Morris continues his success each semester of
college. In the fall semester he showed his commitment in the
classroom by earning a spot on the dean’s list with a 3.0 grade
point average. To this day he still puts his heart and soul in
his work as he works toward achieving a degree in Criminal
Justice and Military Science.”
In Memoriam:
Editor’s Note: As many of you know Mary Tracy is a former
State Department employee. Thank you Jim and Mary for
sharing this with our readers
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Harry G. Lock
Life Member
Kabul AF 51-53 & Phnom
Penh KH 71-73
James D. Panknin Sr.
Regular Member,
Tunis TN 58-60
The first Marine Corps Birthday
celebrated by Denmark, Copenhagen Embassy Marine Detachment
By Bernard Lee USMC: 46-68 MSG Grad: 08/51
Copenhagen DK 51 -53
A few years ago during a game of golf, a former Marine
showed me an article from Leatherneck Magazine that
featured an article on the Embassy Guard in Copenhagen,
Denmark. The story was that the Marine Corps ball was the
highlight of the social season for the embassy.
I had the privilege of hosting the event at my apartment for
a couple of reasons. Sgt. Don Orr and I sublet an apartment
from a Danish Countess which was large enough to accommodate a lot of people. So, I was playing host and in charge
of the menu.
The first Marine Corps Birthday celebrated by Denmark Embassy Marine Detachment Front Row from Left: Sgt Bob Nussbaumer, Sgt. Gerald Erck, (unidentified),
Sgt. Bernard Lee, Sgt Leon Bracy. Back Row from left: Sgt. Sam Hare,
S/Sgt Bob Leach, Sgt. Donald Orr and S/Sgt Nick De Bliss.
The apartment was on the 4th but I lived on the 3rd floor
with only a small elevator to connect the two. Furniture,
heavy loads of anything had to be carried upstairs. During
my two years, I lived in 9 different locations.
Embassy duty in Copenhagen was a civilian post. The embassy rented office space for their business and for the consulate.
Denmark didn’t have supermarkets. We had individual
green grocers, meat markets, bakery shops and the like. And
everyone shopped a day at a time.
You can imagine the stir I caused when I tried to order
20 kilos (almost 45 pounds) of potatoes. The owner was
convinced I only wanted 2 kilos since the Danish word for
20 and for 2 sound similar. She was convinced that I was
wrong. I finally got someone form the embassy to translate to
let them know I wasn’t crazy and needed 20 kilos of potatoes.
My experience taught me there were three prices for the same
purchase: One for the Danes, one for foreigners trying to
speak Danish, and one for all others.
Bernie cutting cake - Leon Bracy (back to camera) - Don Orr (in doorway at the back) to
Bernie’s left is Gerald Erck.
Our eight-man detachment decided each Marine could
have 4 invitations and voted individually on each American
employee. Since we were averaging one security violation a
day, we weren’t too popular with the lower ranking Foreign
Service employees. Our celebration coincided on the same
evening the embassy was having a costume party and many
of those same people showed up at our house in costume.
Letter to the Editor
Susie and I thank you for bestowing upon us the Founders
Award. It is an honor to be placed in the same group as
Jim and Mary Tracy, and Chuck Norris.
Semper Fi,
Joe and Susie Mitchel
This was the first time I made my “World Famous Potato
Salad.” The Ambassador’s wife, Mrs. Andersen was impressed
and asked for the recipe. I told her I made it by taste and
could only give her the basic ingredients.
Editor’s Note: Great story Bernie. The Marine Ball is still the
highlight of any embassy social event.
The Founders Award is designed to Honor the selfless service
provided to MEGA by Robert L. (Big Bob) Kienietz, in founding
the Marine Embassy Guard Association. It was awarded during
the Nashville Mega Reunion.
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MEGA Marine House
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.
in a combat environment you wouldn’t understand what the
mindset was of those Marines involved. In a sense they imply
that although the act may have been tactless and distasteful,
none of the Marines should be held for a court martial
offense. People do stupid things under stress. I guess these
guys thought no one would ever see the photo? It’s a mess.
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The New York Post was reprimanded for apparent inaccuracies
in its reporting on the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
Its rival tabloid, the Daily News, also faced criticism over an
apparent photo touch-up. The cover wrap of the News ran a
photo taken by John Tlumacki of The Boston Globe showing
an injured woman lying in a photoshopped pool of blood
while being tended to by a civilian. If a picture is worth a
thousand words, shouldn’t the picture portray the truth?
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Hey remember your Zippo Lighter? Of course you do; a
great lighter in design and dependability. Well, the Zippo
folks have come up with something new. Yep, that same
Zippo Lighter company that defied wind, cold, storm,
and the like since 1932 has come up with the Zippo
Weatherproof Stove. Stainless Steel chimney, independent
leveling legs, rubber feet and a 270 square-inch cooking
surface, making it a guarantee to appear in some kind of
controversial photo to be taken somewhere in the world
where Marines have been deployed. The Marines will be
depicted enjoying a couple of beers while hamburgers cook
peaceably over the Zippo stove. Surely, someone won’t like it.
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Humbug on all who disgrace the uniform such as General
David Petraeus who now gets to mentor ROTC students at
USC and City University of NY and shame on those that
hire him as their mouth piece. Oh, how I wish I could hear
what Petraeus has to say about moral character! He gets a
full military pension and will be paid handsomely for his
gibberish. And that’s not all, this poor excuse for a four
star general has been hired by Wall Street to be chairman
of K.K.R. Global Institute. According to one news source,
Petraeus will “help the firm understand the investment
implications of public policy, macroeconomic, regulatory
and technical trends globally.” There was no mention of the
general keeping his pants zipped. What I find so offensive is
the disparity of the incident with the general and the poor
guy who goes to jail because he grows marijuana. Yes, the
military takes care of it’s own!
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Up until now, news of Benghazi…no I won’t go there, too
political. Anyway what the hell ever happened to Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST)? This is a kick ass outfit that
was tasked to do what the Marine Corps says they’re training
others to do: secure embassy perimeters. Google these guys
and see for yourself. I did a story on them for Leatherneck
a few years ago and was surprised not to hear about them
during Benghazi…sorry I wasn’t suppose to talk about that.
Benghazi…damn it I said it again. Shame on Me!
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Bravo, for those who pursue justice for the victims of military
sexual misconduct. Be they enlisted or officers the guilty
should be dishonorably discharged and hung out to dry.
Protected by the brass? I hope not! There’s no need to overhaul
the UCMJ. Military Justice is not civilian justice and congress
should clean its own house before attacking the military. No
one wants to see commanding officers downplaying sexual
assaults, or any criminal acts committed by service members.
So, go after those individuals that chose to flaunt their
responsibilities regarding the protection of offenders.
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We all know, or have read, historical accounts of the Pacific
Campaigns of WWII where Americans battered gold teeth
out from the cadavers of dead Japanese soldiers. During
that same period in Europe there were civilians raped,
murdered, and homes plundered. There were prosecutions
of GI’s but only those that were not only egregious but
also witnessed. None of these acts were photographed. And
that, in my estimation, is the difference between the muchpublicized event of the Scout Snipers urinating on corpses in
Afghanistan. There are those who suggest if you haven’t been
By Ed Vasgerdsian, Newsletter Editor
See you at the Marine House. edV
Caption the photo
A) Combat Training Seminar
B) Military cutbacks necessitate new uniform regs.
C) Coffee with the boys
D) Sleeves up or not, they don’t belong in the
living room, dear.
E) ABC’s newest morning talk show,
“The View: Chatting with the Generals”
Marine Gens. John
Kelly, James Mattis,
Joseph Dunford,
James Amos,
John Allen and
John Paxton gather
at the Home of the
Commandants in
Washington on
April 19. (Photo
by Sgt. Mallory S.
VanderSchans)
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MEGA Board of Directors 2013
Raymond L. Kunkle, Chairman, Director
Term: 2011-2014
Kabul AF 1961-1962
Ankara TR 1962-1963
Abidjan CI 1963-1964
rlkunkle1@cox.net
Stewart M. Grant, Vice Chairman, Director
Term: 2012-2015
Ankara TR 1961-1962
Abidjan CI 1962-1963
sgrant@embassymarine.org
Ed Vasgerdsian, Director &
Newsletter Editor
Term: 2012-2015
Cairo EG 1956-1959
evgrunt@aol.com
Michael J. Laumann, Director
Term: 2011-2014
Beirut LB 1970-1973
Addis Ababa ET 1971-1971
mlaumann@charter.net
Kevin Hermening, Treasurer
Term: 2013-2016
Tehran IR POW 1979-1981
kevinh@hermeningfinancialgroup.com
Pete M. Gonzales, Secretary, Director
Term: 2013-2014
Paris, FR. 1968-1970
Pmgir50@gmail.com
Committee Chairs:
Paul Robinson, Director
Term: 2012-2015
Kabul AF 1960 -1961
Ankara TR 1961-1963
probinson6@stny.rr.com
Scott Smith, Director
Term: 2012-2014
Kingston JM 1968-1970
La Paz BO 1969 -1970
ahelpfulpeer@gmail.com
Timothy J. Wood, Director
Term: 2013-16
New Delhi, IN 1984-1985
Santiago, CL 1985-1986
jarhead5811@comcast.net
James K. Harkins Jr., Director
Term: 2013-2016
Algiers DZ 1965-1965
Monrovia NR 1966-66
Calcutta IN 1974-1975
Luxembourg LU 1976
guzziteam@earthlink.net
Terry Adams, Director
Term: 2013-2016
Bamako, ML 1980-1981
Hamburg, DE 1981-1984
Sofia, BG 1984-1985
iadams14@yahoo.com
Legal Advisor: Thomas A. Butler, Esq.
Cairo, EG 1954-1956
(845) 677-0508
Gene Frantz, MCESG Liaison
ewfrantz@verizon.net,
Stewart Grant, Historical Archives Chairman,
Membership Chairman, Webmaster
stewartgrant@prodigy.net
Ray Kunkle, Elections Chairman
rlkunkle1@cox.net
Paul Robinson Ship’s Store Chairman
probinson6@stny.rr.com
Kevin Hermening, 2014 Reunion Chairman
kevinh@hermeningfinancialgroup.com
Terry Adams, Scholarship Committee
Chairman
iadams14@yahoo.com
Charles (Chuck) Moseman, Newsletter Printer
chuck@burlingamepress.com
Juan Rocha, Group Chaplain
Juanricha3@aol.com
Fred Samarelli, Technology Administrator
fred@tcbinc.com
Scott Smith, Strategic Planning
ahelpfulpeer@gmail.com
Ed Vasgerdsian, Newsletter Editor
evgrunt@aol.com