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From the Helm Gary Nasby- Commandant Hiram I. Bearss Det. #089

AWARDS Nominations The only reward we get as MCL members, besides the feeling of doing good for someone and leaving the world a better place than when we entered it, is to be given an award by our peers. Our annual awards banquet is coming up in a few months and now is the time to start thinking about who we feel deserves to be recognized for their efforts in the De-tachment. The procedure to do this can be found here: http://indymarines.org/docs/Detachment%20awards%20GUIDELINES.pdf These forms when completed are to be returned to the Awards Chair– Oran Lakin. The Awards commit-tee consisting of Jr. Vice Dave Hansell, Bud Al-bright, Melissa Jacobs, and Charles Haislip will de-cide the awards based on your write up and the cri-terion met by the nominated person. Following this procedure facilitates good record keeping, so please follow it. If you can’t download a form, please con-tact me. The Awards manual is also kept in the De-tachment office. You can also nominate an out-standing Marine for Marine of the year using the form found here: http://indymarines.org/docs/Detachment%20awards%20GUIDELINES.pdf

Member Survey Only 45 of the 217 addressed and stamped Survey postcards sent out to the members have been re-turned (18.5%). The drawing for the K-Bar will be held at the membership meeting on August 11th, so you still have time to get yours back to us.

Work Parties Work parties are a necessity of us occupying our new (next page)

SCUTTLEBUTTSCUTTLEBUTTSCUTTLEBUTT MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE HIRAM I.

BEARSS MARINE CORPS LEAGUE –DET #089

Indianapolis, Indiana EDITOR: GARY D. NASBY

Volume 37 - Issue 8 August 2011 www.IndyMarines.org

building to keep it in shape and growing, We will soon be starting an addition for storage off the back of the building, led by our resident contractor and member, Andy Campos. Help will be need at various times, and it would be great to see some new faces there. If you have some free time, please answer my calls for help.

First Annual Mayor Veterans Appreciation Day

The Mayors Veterans Awareness day is this Saturday August 6th, (see page 2). The Detachment will be cooking hotdogs and Hamburgs for the event, and manning a booth to make the Veterans aware of the League and possibly recruit some new members. If you have some free time please plan on attending and helping out. Help is also be requested to help setup for the event on Friday the 5th, at 1500.

2011 Indianapolis Marine Corps Ball The 2011 Indianapolis Marine Corps Ball will be held on November 12th at the downtown Marriott. Go to:

http://marinecorpsballindy.org For Hotel Information and to register to attend the Ball. Keep our troops in harms way in your prayers, and Good Night Chesty wherever you are!

As always I am available at for your comments and discussion: Semper Fidelis Gary D. Nasby Phone- (317) 855-8798 E-Mail– hibcommandant@indymarines.org

_________________________________ Of Interest to Indiana Veterans:

For information about VA programs and services for wom-en Veterans, please visit: www.va.gov/womenvet and www.publichealth.va.gov/womenshealth.

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SHOW DATES AUGUST 26th-28th

OCTOBER 21st-23rd

Send money and completed tickets to– “Commandant-Marine Corps League, 550 S Audubon Road, Indianapolis, IN 46219”

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August 1-6… National Convention, Boise , Idaho 6 (Sat) Mayors Veterans Appreciation Day 11 (Thur) 1900-Membership Meeting @ Marine Barracks Indy– PITCH-IN DINNER HOUR 1800 20 (Sat) 1st Marine Div. Meeting @ Marine Barracks Indy 1300-1400 16 (TUES) 1530 MACV Meeting 25 (Thur) 1800– HIB Staff Meeting @ Marine Barracks Indy September 8 (Thur) 1900-Membership Meeting @ Marine Barracks Indy– PITCH-IN DINNER HOUR 1800 17 (Sat) Pork BBQ– @ Marine Barracks Indy 1100-1500 20 (TUES) 1530 MACV Meeting 22 (Thur) 1800– HIB Staff Meeting @ Marine Barracks Indy 28 (WED) 1730- MCCC MEETING @ HESLAR ARMORY

Mark Your Calendar!

HIB MCL OFFICER ROSTER Commandant Gary Nasby Sr. Vice Commandant Jim Wade Jr. Vice Commandant Dave Hansell Adjutant Mike Wukitsch Paymaster Melissa Jacobs Judge Advocate Greg Troxell

Chaplain Jesus Quintana, Jr Sergeant at Arms Andy Campos Jr. Past Commandant Bud Albright

HIB MCL COMMITTEE ROSTER VAVS Representative Jesus Quintana, Jr. VAVS Deputy Diana Ward/John Farrell Raffles Tony Mungovan Stars and Stripes Jim Wade Scuttlebutt / WebSgt Gary Nasby Awards Oran Lakin Christmas Banquet Tony Mungovan Historian Fred Axthelm Boy Scout Eagle Awards Fred Axthelm Toys For Tots Bud Albright Parades/Gaming Tony Mungovan MCL Svc. Officer Diane Ward Young Marines Liaison Tony Mungovan Quartermaster Bud Albright Honor Guard Jesus Quintana Museum Director Doug Hardwick

Central Indiana Marine Points of Contact

Marine Corps League H.I. Bearss Det: Office 317-546-7228 Commandant Gary Nasby 317-855-8798 Chaplain Jesus Quintana 317-445-9509 Nat Mar Cor Museum, St IN Liaison: Russ Eaglin 317-201-7066 1st Marine Division Association: Guy Miller 317-293-7594 3rd Marine Division Association: Russ Eaglin 317-201-7066 Montford Point Association: Robert D. Smith 317-924-9790 Woman Marine Association: Connie Hamm 317-345-0070 Marine Corps Coordinating Council: Bud Albright 317-956-2991 Marine Inspector Instructor: 1st Sgt Hess 317-923-1584 Marine Recruiting Service: Maj. Langfeldt Marine For Life Program: Maj. Davis Christy 312 476-9616 Central Indiana Young Marines: Dave Heffner 317-341-3880 Editor, Scuttlebutt & HIB WebSgt: Gary Nasby 317 855-8798 MarCorScholarship Found: Capt Larry Slaugh 317-471-9577 PWC STAFF: GySgt Jacob Phillips 812-606-8783

Do you have news that you what to share? Contact the Editor:

Scuttlebutt@indymarines.org

HIB Meeting minutes, & Official documents from National MCL, MODD, & HIB can be down-loaded from here… http://www.indymarines.org/pages/officialdocs.htm

http://www.ciym.net/

Central Indiana Young Marines 8050 Winterset Circle Indianapolis, IN 46214

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Pledger’s Name: Rank/Grade: Company Name: Military Branch: Address: _________________________________________________________________ City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: Memorial Plank:

If your company has a matching gift program, please contact your HR Office for information.

Yes! I wish to support the Marine Corps League/Marine Foundation of Central Indiana “Plank Program”. I am enclosing my pledge/donation of:

Please cutout this form and send completed form with check payable to MCL/MFCI Plank Owner to: Marine Foundation of Central Indiana, P.O. Box 501615, Indianapolis, IN 46250-6615. If you wish to pay with a cred-it card via PayPal go to www.SemperFiIndy.org. For further information please call (317) 546-7228, or go to www.semperfiindy.com.

(1) Golden Teak ($5,000)

(2)Philippine Teak ($2,000)

(3)Indo-China Teak ($1,000)

(4)Burma-Teak ($500)

(5)Memorial Plank, Level:

Other Donations: $

Check Category

“PLANK OWNERS” Be Part of Making a Home for Marines and Family Members to Gather. Be Part of Preserving our Her-itage and Traditions. Having the title of “Plank Own-er” includes certain rights and privileges—including bragging rights of being part of the beginning of a new adven-ture for Marines in Indiana.

GOAL- $200,000

Job openings at HIB

1– Training Officer- This person would be responsible to give short lessons on uniform code, By-laws, officer responsibilities , teach the MCL Professional development program to members

2– Flea Market Chairperson- With the space that we have in our parking lot, we could host a great money making Flea Market, to coincide with our BBQ’s. One event would draw customers for the other. The first one we tried flopped, because I tried to do the advertising and promotion, and not being a Flea Market devotee I did a poor job. I know there are mem-bers out there who are Flea Market people. Who wants to step up and chair these events, and make money for the Detachment to support it’s causes?

3– Barracks Baby Sitters– we need people to stay at the barracks when events are sched-uled and the hall is rented out to protect the interest of the MCL and the Marine foundation during these functions. This would only be on an occasional basis, but people are need to re-live the few that are doing it now.

Contact me if you are interested in helping out the Detachment by doing any of these jobs…... hibcommandant@indymarines.org

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As a FREE service to our membership, since the “SCUTTLEBUTT” will be going totally electronic by years end, we will be publishing our members business cards in the electronic version of the “SCUTTLEBUTT”. Any member who has a business or service, please send me your business card, either by email or US Postal Service, and I will post it in all upcoming monthly Newsletters. As always. Feel free to make donations to the Detachment to help us carry out our mission in the support of Marines and their families, and other worthy causes we support.

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Next Gun Show…… August 26-28, 2011 @ Indiana State Fair Grounds–

June 5 Raffle Winner-Donald Vartanian

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