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Marine Corps League News - Boston Area

News and Events from the Pvt. Shutt Detachment Membership in Watertown, MA

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• Gates, Mullen: Leakers are endangering troops The Defense Department’s top civilian and military officials blasted the leak and subsequent publication of 91,000 pages of classified documents this week relating to the war in Afghanistan.


• Jill Biden in ‘Army Wives’ episode WASHINGTON — It isn’t much of a stretch for Jill Biden when she takes an acting turn in an episode of Lifetime network’s “Army Wives.”


• Family sues over fatal 2008 Hornet crash SAN DIEGO — The family of four people killed in the crash of a Marine Corps jet in a San Diego County neighborhood two years ago sued the federal government and Boeing on Wednesday.


• Intelligence nominee clears first Senate hurdle WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee.


• Mystery deepens over why sailors left base KABUL, Afghanistan — The discovery of the body of a second sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban.


• Definition of piracy at center of Va. hearing NORFOLK, Va. — A judge sharply questioned the government Thursday about whether an alleged attack by six Somali nationals on a U.S. Navy ship was an act of piracy.


• SOUTHCOM shifts focus as drug trade evolves This year, U.S. Southern Command has seized 100 metric tons of cocaine, a large figure, but only half of what was captured last year, according to Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, who oversees SOUTHCOM.


• Reserve lance cpl. dies in Helmand province A reserve Marine died Tuesday in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the Defense Department has announced.


• Therapy helps wounded emerge from comas TAMPA, Fla. — Army Ranger Cory Remsburg was thrown like a rag doll into an Afghanistan canal Oct. 1 by the blast from a 500-pound roadside bomb, the right side of his head caved in by shrapnel.


• Marine charged with tossing kitten against wall SAN DIEGO — Authorities say a Marine is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after they say he threw a kitten into a wall at a friend’s house last year.


• 7/29/2010 Detachment Staff Meeting - Commandant Morrell calls a detachment staff meeting, main topic will be on the National. Meeting is to start at 18:30 (6:30 pm) on Thursday.


• Thursdays are now smoke free at the Shutt Detachment - as a result from an all hands meeting / hearing called by Commandant Morrell, members, both Marines and Associates, present at this open forum voted on the initiation to make Thursdays smoke free for members who like to visit the Detachment but for various reasons do not attend because of smoking....more at the topic link


• 7/22/2010 All Hands meeting - smoking hearing - Commandant Rick Morrell calls a special meeting for all members, both Marines and Associates, to brainstorm the current issue of the smoking and the best ways to move forward on this topic. Also the status of the facilities and items all members need to have an input on before a final decision is rendered.....more at the topic link


• Return to the Proven, Land Navigation Skills - Beginning Oct. 1, 2010 both Schools of Infantry will now redouble efforts to ensure Marines maintain those skills. The change affects new East Coast and West Coast Marines in all military occupational specialties. This is a result of a recent study showing that recent graduates of OCS and Bootcamp were forgetting this crucial skill when hitting the field....see the topic link for more.


• Reminder - 7/1/2010 - Monthly Meeting - Thursday @ 19:00 The Pvt Charles J Shutt Detachment will be having their monthly meeting for July 2010. All members are invited to attend to hear the results of the well received 2010 Golf Tournament and upcoming events.


• 2010 Shutt Golf Tournament Pictures - The 1st set of pictures from the fantastic day of golf at the Pvt Charles J Shutt Annual Golf Tournament are available online for viewing for those who participated or are curious to how the day went...see the topic link to see the pictures


• Spring - MAIL CALL - Newsletter online - now that the issue has been mailed to most of the members and associates first the Spring issue of the Pvt Charles J Shutt Detachment's Newsletter has been placed online for future viewing...see the topic link for viewing info


• LAST CALL: 2010 Shutt Annual Golf Tournament - only a few days off (June 25th) and there's excitement in the air as players, sponsors and volunteers ready themselves for the biggest golf tournament in recent memory for the Marines, Associates and Supporters of the Pvt Charles J Shutt Detachment...directions, notes and info at the topic link


• 6/22 Rescheduled Golf Committee Meeting - Golf Committee meeting that was postponed will be held Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 18:30. This will be the final meeting before the 2010 Pvt Shutt Detachment Annual Golf Tournament being held June 25, 2010 ... see the topic link for additional information


• History: Taps and how it came to be - I too have felt the chills while listening to 'Taps' but I have never seen all the words to the song until now. I didn't even know there was more than one verse . I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn't know if you had either so I thought I'd pass it along...see the topic link to find out more

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Marine Corps History and Trivia

Forgotten knowledge about the USMC

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