Bill Feeney Memorial Service

24 August 2013 Dammeron Valley, Utah

Bill Feeney Memorial Service

A memorial service for Utah Dixie Detachment #1270 member Bill Feeney will be held as follows:

When:        Saturday, 24 August 2013, at 4:00 PM.

Location:    Main Station, Dammeron Valley Fire Department.

Directions:   

1. Starting point is intersection of Red Hills Parkway & Bluff St. (Rte 18).

2. Proceed on Rte 18 for 23.0 miles. Right turn (note Red Dog Cafe on right).

3. Proceed .2 miles(2/10ths mile); Main building is on the left.

Uniform:  Marine Corps League Members who have dress blues, they should be worn.  Other members, black trousers, red polo shirt, black shoes, MCL cover.

2013 Steve Lewis Funeral Detail

Here's your funeral detail for the Steve Lewis graveside service.  Vietnam Vets also provided honors for this service.  Steve's son is Bryce Lewis, a 2007 Devil Pup, and Marine wounded in Afghanistan.

2013 Devil Pups

At the August MCL Detachment breakfast meeting, five of eight Devil Pup graduates from the summer camp program at Camp Pendleton turned out to thank the Detachment for its support of their camp experience this year.  Here are these fine kids - a bright future is ahead of them!

 Daniel, McKenzie, Andrew, Justin and Ty

August 10 - Monthly Meeting

Mark your calendars for this month's Detachment meeting.  8:30 Abbey Inn Annex, 1129 S. Bluff Street in St. George.  Breakfast at 8:30; meeting starts at 9:00.  Learn about Fire Teams and maybe a special surprise!

Funeral Detail 27 Jul 2013

Attention Utah Dixie MCL Members:  Funeral Detail

Saturday 27 Jul 2013 at Washington City Cemetery

Services for Corpsman Harris.

We need to be at the cemetery at 2:30 P.M. to practice and get ready for graveside services at the cemetery approximately 3:15 P.M.

We will need 12 people if we can so we can cover the rifles, flag folding, bugle and reading at the service. Need about 4 more bodies.

Stephen Handy, Chaplain

2013 July Commandant's Corner

As your newly elected Commandant I extend to all my sincere

appreciation for your confidence and trust in sustaining me in this position of responsibility.  The newly elected officers that you have assigned me to administer the Detachment are all individually highly qualified for their positions.  As Leaders, we are concerned about the morale and good will of the Detachment.  We acknowledge something needs to be instilled that will help in building the Morale and esprit de Corps within our ranks.

We are proposing a modified version of the THE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR THE MCL. In recognition that the Fire Team is the oldest formal organization in the Marine Corps and was taught to all of us in boot camp, we are proposing that the Detachment be divided into individual Fire Teams for the purpose of coordinating calls for funeral, parades and other functions.  The Fire Team provides a coordinator representing a small group of members consisting of “Old Salts” and “New Arrivals.” (location can/should be a consideration when forming individual Teams.)  It should be pointed out that, although a Member may be assigned to a Fire Team, he/she does not lose their individuality when attending Detachment meetings and exercising their right to vote for or against a person or program.

It is planned to present this New Proposal to the Membership at the Saturday, 11 July Meeting. (Proxy votes will be considered if received by 1 August 2013).  If approved by the membership we expect full implementation of the proposed Program by the end of October 2013.

D’Arcy Grisier, Commandant