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Thank you for joining us for this issue of Marine Parents News. If this is your first time receiving the newsletter, welcome aboard, we're excited for you to be here!
Gold Star Family Day is September 27, 2015.
Please pledge your support of this special day and encourage your community to light luminaries, honoring members of all branches of the service, including those who have lost the fight after struggling to reintegrate into civilian life. Our goal is to have as many communities as possible in each state support the families of our fallen heroes. There is power in numbers and together we can show Gold Star families that we are a grateful nation. Learn more in our first article.
To see what else is new with the organization or to learn more about the Marine Corps, check out the rest of our articles. We hope you enjoy!
Thank you for joining us and especially for your continued support of our brave men and women in uniform.
Semper Fi Marine Families!
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Gold Star Family Day is September 27, 2015
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."
--John 15:13 (NIV)
It could be argued that an even greater love does exist; that of a parent for their child. Tragically, in the last decade, almost 7,000 families have been forced to deal with the utterly devastating heartbreak that accompanies that love as their children laid down their lives for their country.
Most of us have not experienced this tragedy. Most of us never will. We can't relate personally or begin to imagine what that must be like. What we can do, however, is honor and recognize these families. We can thank them for the sacrifices they and their children have made on our behalf. We can let them know that, no matter what, we support and stand behind them as a country and that, if even just for a day, their burden is our burden too.
We ask that you light a luminary on Gold Star Family Day. Please pledge your support of this special day and encourage your community to light luminaries, honoring members of all branches of the service, including those who have lost the fight after struggling to reintegrate into civilian life. Our goal is to have as many communities as possible in each state support the families of our fallen heroes. There is power in numbers and together we can show Gold Star families that we are a grateful nation.
Click here to learn how you can show your support today!
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This Week in Marine Corps History: Battle of Bladensburg
Two hundred and one years ago this week, on August 24, 1814, Captain Samuel Miller led a detachment from Marine Barracks, Washington, in the Battle of Bladensburg in defense of the nation's capital.
After fighting back three British charges, Captain Miller was wounded as British forces began to flank the Marines, forcing the Marines to retire to avoid capture. Eight Marines were killed and 14 were wounded.
Click here to read more...
*Image info: “The Final Stand at Bladensburg,” by Col Charles Waterhouse, USMCR (Ret), depicts Marines, as part of Commodore Joshua Barney’s naval battalion, manning 12-pound guns at the Battle of Bladensburg, Md., 24 Aug. 1814.
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This Week in Marine Corps History: Marines Return Home from Lebanon
Thirty-one years ago this week, the last Marines to serve on peace-keeping duty in Lebanon arrived back in Ameria.
The 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) arrived off the coast of Lebanon on 9 April to relieve Marines of the 22nd MAU, who were guarding the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The 24th MAU left Beirut on 31 July, marking the last presence of U.S. combat troops in Beirut since Marines entered almost two years earlier.
*Image info: The Marine barracks building in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo Courtesy of II MEF)
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Marine Corps News: Dunford Seeks Senior Enlisted Adviser
Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, who will take over as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff next month, is currently seeking a new senior enlisted adviser.
The current senior enlisted adviser,
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, plans to retire in December.
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he senior enlisted adviser to the chairman, or SEAC, is a relatively new position that was created a decade ago to work alongside the military's top officer. Dunford's selection will be only the third person in history to hold the title, and this decision may help institutionalize a position that doesn't have a long tradition.
*Image info: The Marine barracks building in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo Courtesy of II MEF)
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Marine Corps News: Intel Marine Degree Programs
Enlisted Marines in almost 20 different intelligence specialties now have the option to
complete an undergraduate or graduate degree at the National Intelligence University in Washington, D.C., one of several incentives offered to help raise interest in the chronically undermanned field.
Those interested must apply no later than Dec. 1. Marines selected for the program will attend school during the 2016-2017 academic year.
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Marines with 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, put together a Joint Mobile Intelligence Communication System. Intel Marines in nearly 20 jobs are eligible for degree completion programs at the National Intelligence University.
(Photo: Cpl. Justin Updegraff/Marine Corps)
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Marine Corps News:
Marine Corps Combat Development Command Change of Command
Last Thursday, August 20,
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford oversaw the change of command of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) Thursday, from Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck to Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh.
Glueck, who took command of MCCDC in August of 2013, will retire from the Marine Corps next month after more than 40 years of service.
Walsh, who was promoted to lieutenant general in a private ceremony before the change in command, served as deputy commanding general of MCCDC from June 2012 to July 2013.
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Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., left, Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, Jr., center, and Lt. Gen. Robert S. Walsh, listen to the invocation during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Aug. 20, 2015. Glueck relinquished Marine Corps Combat Development Command as the deputy commandant, Combat Development and Integration, and commanding general, to Walsh. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)
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So far, we've sent approximately 98,200. We have less than two months to reach our goal, so we need your help!
These cards and letters may not seem like much to those of us on the outside looking in, but the recovering warriors who receive them, as well as those who are involved in their respective recovery processes, such as family members, volunteers, and medical professionals, will attest to the impact these cards and letters can have.
"Thank you for all the support and letters. Whenever I started to have a bad day I would open up a few I hadn't read yet. I am able to walk short distances without a cane, my endurance and balance are the problems now... but things continue to improve at a very fast rate. Thank you to anyone who helped with this, it has brought my spirits up and continues to help me heal."
-- A Marine in 2007
"I want to thank you all for the cards, letters and prayers. They made a difference in my recovery time. They helped me to work twice as hard. I am walking with a prosthetic leg and doing great...Please let everyone know how grateful I am. Everyone has lifted my spirits up so high. Thank you."
-- A Marine in 2011
"It is with all the support of the Operation PAL™ contributors that Dylan has done so well and we are forever grateful. God Bless you all. You'll never know just how significantly you all have impacted our lives. We can never adequately thank you all."
-- A proud Marine Mother
Click here to learn more!
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Are You From Connecticut?
For more than 12 years we've been supporting poolee, recruit, and Marine parents and family members. Now we've added Official MarineParents.com Groups on Facebook for parents and family members of Marines, recruits, and poolees. We invite you to come on in and join us in a Place to Connect and Share with other Marine Parents and family members.
Join this Official MarineParents.com Facebook group to connect with other Marine Families in Connecticut by
clicking here...
To see a full list of our Facebook state groups, please
click here..
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Meet the Team: Team Run DJD
Team Marine Parents™ (TMP) is a group of individuals, generally parents, family, and friends of Marines, who participate in athletic events nationwide to support our troops. The mission is to raise funds and awareness of the organization's outreach programs. Currently, there are over 50 members of Team Marine Parents™ around the country.
This week's TMP featured partic
ipants are two women from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey who are running as Team Run DJD -- Rose Lane and Christine Nelson.
Rose is a proud Marine mom whose son went to MCRD Parris Island this summer and Christine's father is a Marine Corps veteran.
This will be Rose's third time running the Marine Corps Marathon and Christine's second. So far, Team Run DJD has raised $600 of their $1,000 goal and with your generous help, they can reach their goal in no time!
Thanks for being a part of the team ladies, and good luck in October!
To learn more about Team Run DJD, please click here...
*Image info: Rose's Marine son.
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100% of the proceeds benefit Marines and their family members through the outreach programs of MarineParents.com, Inc.
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