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

On Tuesday May 10, 2011 our old home “Marine Barracks Indy” on English Avenue was sold, and is ru-mored to soon become a Mexican restaurant. We moved from the Veterans Center in Fort Harrison in 2008, to here to complete a long awaited dream to have a home of our own. This building required a lot of sweat equity and money to make it our home and something we could be proud of. Many Marines & Associates spent count-less hours working side by side with their brother & sis-ter Marines and Associates forming a bond of brother-hood within this detachment that you should all be proud of. Our plans for the future for the detachment soon outgrew the building and an opportunity to ac-quire the building we now occupy arose and we moved forward as a detachment, under the leadership of the Marine Foundation of Indiana to purchase it. After al-most a year of renovations and work we are now settled in and after again much time and effort from the Ma-rines and Associates of this detachment, we now have a Barracks to really be proud of. You the Marines, Asso-ciates of this detachment , and let’s not forget our family members and friends who supported us, have a home to meet in friendship and camaraderie with other Marines, to maintain the bond of brotherhood you held in the Corps. But this is just the beginning of a great future for this detachment, and it will take your commitment to help maintain and grow your home and Detachment. Become an active member. Hold your functions and meetings here. Come to meetings, meet old friends, come early to the pitch-in dinners held before member-ship meetings.

SCUTTLEBUTTSCUTTLEBUTTSCUTTLEBUTT MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE

HIRAM I. BEARSS MARINE CORPS LEAGUE –DET #089

EDITOR: GARY D. NASBY

Volume 37 - Issue 6 June 2011 www.IndyMarines.org

You say “What can I do with my limited spare time to help my Detachment?” Then you must ask yourself why you joined. If you haven’t yet, become a Plank Owner (page 5). Use your companies matching gift pro-gram if you have one. Attend our functions, gun show, BBQ’s, breakfasts, parades, Leatherneck Open. If you are a business owner, become a sponsor in the Scuttle-butt Newsletter ($100/year). Volunteer to be a squad leader in our member calling tree (call Jr. Vice-Dave Hansell (317) 503-3398 for info). Donate a vehicle (page 6). Join our newly formed Color Guard –open to Regular & Associate members (Call Sgt. Of the Guard-Jesus Quintana -(317) 445-9509 for info). Volunteer to occasionally “babysit” the Barracks when it is rented out for a function. This is a most important function, to protect our interests, while we bring in revenue from the rental of the hall. If you are willing to do this please call or contact me to get on this list, that I can call for these functions. Help is always needed and appreciated at our many functions, and work details, so if you can give any time, respond to the calls for help that are sent out. Every month, or function I meet a member that I did not know and it is a pleasure to see some of the out of touch members coming back into the fold. We have also been honored to bring new members into the De-tachment on a regular basis at each membership meet-ing. We are evolving, growing and becoming one of the premier detachments within the Department of Indiana, and the National MCL. Every Marine & Associate on the roster has something they can contribute to this detachment, be it time, money or involvement, but each of you needs to step up and be-come an active member for this detachment to continue growing and evolving. I am available at for your comments and discussion: Phone- (317) 855-8798 E-Mail– hibcommandant@indymarines.org Semper Fidelis Gary D. Nasby

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June 3-5 (Fri-Sun) Indy 1500 Gun Show @State Fair Grounds 3-5 (Fri-Sun) Dept of Indiana 2011 Convention– Richmond, IN 4 (Sat) 0900-1300 CIYM Rifle Shoot @ Marine Barracks INDY 9 (Thur) 1900-Membership Meeting @ Marine Barracks Indy– PITCH-IN DINNER HOUR 1800 11 (Sat) Leatherneck Open– Brickyard Crossing 18 (Sat) Brisket BBQ– @ Marine Barracks Indy 1100-1500 & Flea Market 21 (TUES) 1530 MACV Meeting 23 (Thur) 1800– HIB Staff Meeting @ Marine Barracks Indy— 1900-MODD Pound 111 GROWL 25 (Sat) Marine Barracks Indy—Grand Opening 29 (WED) 1730- MCCC MEETING @ HESLAR ARMORY July 9 (Sat) 0900-1300 CIYM Rifle Shoot @ Marine Barracks INDY 14 (Thurs) 1900 Membership meeting-pitchin dinner @1800 16 (Sat) Pork BBQ– @ Marine Barracks Indy 28 (Thur) 1800– HIB Staff Meeting @ Marine Barracks Indy 27 (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: LtCol Scott Willis Marine Inspector Instructor: Capt.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 downloaded from here… http://www.indymarines.org/pages/officialdocs.htm

http://www.ciym.net/

Central Indiana Young Marines 8050 Winterset Circle Indianapolis, IN 46214

At the VAVS awards Banquet 4/25/2011 the following HIB Members were recognized for their efforts: Diana Ward- 12500 hours Service Award Jesus Quintana– 6678 hours of service John Farrell– 100 hours of service BravoZulu to these Marines!

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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 credit 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: $

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

Of Interest to Indiana Veterans: House Bill 1109 was passed and is due to be signed by Governor Daniels on 5/11/11 with an effective date of 1 July 2011. This Indiana Code will allow the local BMV to put military information on the driver’s license if requested by the veteran on the application. The veteran will be required to show proof of service, DD Form 214 (or, I assume, its equivalent) at the time he/she submits the application. This will fulfill the wish of many veterans to be issued some proof of service which they can show to organizations which require such proof, without them having to carry their DD214 around. The fact that the driver’s license also contains a photo and an expiration date will make the driver’s license suffice for just about any requirement. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Veterans House Memorial Brick Project: http://www.indianapolis.va.gov/INDIANAPOLIS/features/Veterans_House_Brick_Memorial_Project.asp _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Legislation Aims to Improve Veterans' Employment : http://www.gibill.com/news/hiring-heroes-act-349.html ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Navy researcher links toxins in war-zone dust to ailments: http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-05-11-Iraq-Afghanistan-dust-soldiers-illnesses_n.htm ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Recent VA News Releases: To view and download VA news releases, please visit the following Internet address: http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel ______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Visit - http://www.indymarines.org/pages/officialdocs.htm for a donation form. Visit— http://www.indymarines.org/pages/cardonation.htm for more info17 (TUES) 1530 MACV Meeting

Have questions ? Call DonateaCar.com toll-free seven days a week at 1-800-237-5714. DonateaCar.com will make arrangements to conveniently and quickly pick-up your vehicle or boat donation at no cost to you. They handle the title transfer requirements and provide you with a tax deductible vehicle or vessel donation receipt at the time of pick-up! Making a car donation is quick and easy! Donate a car and you'll feel great about supporting Us, The Hiram I. Bearss , Marine Corps League—Detachment #089, and the worthwhile causes we support! To view what we support…….

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