General Holcomb Detachment

It has been a relatively quiet winter for our Detachment. We presented an Eagle Scout award, moved back into the Reserve Center but not yet with our own room, and continued VAVS lunches at the VA Hospital with the VA paying for the food. Toys for Tots has come and gone again and we continue to take in new members. Thankfully, some are younger; they must be our future.

Now Spring is here and along with it comes our main fund raiser for the entire year, Blue Rocks baseball and our concession. It appears now that we will get 7% which is an improvement and certainly better than 5% which in turn is better than zero. We need to consider how best to spend some of what will not be going to the VA lunches. Perhaps a small scholarship, whatever we do requires details and ideas?

At April’s membership meeting we will hold Detachment elections, the slate for which has been sent out previously. The opening for Junior Vice has received an inquiry and an offer. To have the office filled by someone with out of town travel limitations and limited availability seems not to be much of a problem (to me). You all have the final vote. With email and cell phones, contact is just a button push away.

The incoming slate of officers will need everyone’s support in order to keep the Detachment functioning. Please support each of them as we move forward.

- Thank you to the outgoing officers for all they have done, most of them over the past three year period.

- Thank you to all the members who have contributed their time, money, work, gifts and whatever they were able to give. Each of us can add something, no matter how small, and the sum of those contributions is what makes for a successfully functioning organization.

- Thank you to all members for the support you have given to me and the outgoing slate over the last three years. No one individual can run all facets of any organization. It must absolutely be a team effort.

Best not to start with individual’s names lest, I forget someone. The members know who does the work and those that do it know who they are. Thank you so much for your time. And thank you to all the wives who allow us to do what we do.

Adapt, improvise and overcome.

Semper Fi, Ray Snyder Commandant

Calendar of Events

18 May 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Friday 1905-John Miller-Ray Snyder-John Ricevuto

19 May 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-Neil Greenstein-Bob Paulett

20 May 2012-1245-77th Memorial Day Parade - Newark 

20 May 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Sunday 1335-Dick Miller

21 May 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Monday 1835-Mike Rush

22 May 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Tuesday 1835-Neil Greenstein-Dick Miller

23 May 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Wednesday 1105-School Day off

25 May 2012-1200-VAVS Luncheon-scheduling some A.I. DuPont H.S. band members

28 May 2012-Memorial Day

1 June 2012-1130-Detachment Get-together Luncheon, Hunter’s Den Restaurant

1 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Friday 1905-John Murphy-Bob Gleber-Ray Snyder

2 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-Bob Gleber-Neil Greenstein-Dick Miller

3 June 2012 -  AT THE FLAG POLE ON HOLCOMB POINT IN BATTERY PARK, CITY OF NEW CASTLE,THE DETACHMENT WILL HOLD IT’S ANNUAL HOLCOMB REMEMBERANCE CEREMONY. WIFES AND FRIENDS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND; WILL LAST ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES. A SHORT READING, A WREATH LAYING AND TAPS.
 

3 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Sunday 1335-Bob Gleber

4 June 2012-1900-Detachment Officers meeting

4 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Monday 1905-Bob Gleber-Neil Greenstein

5 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Tuesday 1905-Bob Gleber-Lee Taylor

6 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Wednesday 1905-Bob Gleber

7 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Thursday 1905-Bob Gleber-Dick Miller

9 June 2012 -  NEW CASTLE CITY AT 10 AM FOR FOR A PARADE AT 10 AM AT 4TH AND CHESTNUT STS. THIS IS THE ANNUAL SEPARATION DAY PARADE. WE ARE REGISTERED TO MARCH. LET’S SHOW UP.
 

11 June 2012-1900-Detachment monthly meeting

11 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Monday 1905-Bob Gleber

12 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Tuesday 1905-Bob Gleber-Lee Taylor

13 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Wednesday 1905-Bob Gleber

14 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Thursday 1905-Bob Gleber-Bob Paulett

15 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Friday 1905-Bob Gleber-Dick Miller

16 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-Bob Gleber-Bob Paulett

17 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Sunday 1335-Bob Gleber-Ray Snyder

22 June 2012-1200-VAVS Luncheon - nautical theme

28 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Thursday 1905-Dick Miller-Bob Paulett

29 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Friday 1905-John Murphy-Mike Rush

30 June 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-Bob Paulett-Norman Miller

2 July 2012-1900-Detachment Officers meeting

4 July 2012- Independence Day

6 July 2012-1130-Detachment Get-together Luncheon, Hunter’s Den Restuarant

7 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-John Murphy-Bob Gleber

8 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Sunday 1335-Bob Gleber-Ray Snyder

9 July 2012-1900-Detachment Monthly meeting

9 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Monday 1905-Bob Gleber

11 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Wednesday 1905-Bob Gleber

12 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Thursday 1905-Bob Gleber-Bob Paulett

13 July 2012 - Blue rocks Game Friday 1905-Bob Gleber-John Ricevuto-Bob Paulett

14 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-Bob Gleber-John Ricevuto

23 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Monday 1905-Dick Miller-Lee Taylor

24 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Tuesday 1905

25 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Wednesday 1205-Camp Day off

26 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Thursday 1905-Dick Miller-Bob Paulett

27 July 2012-1200-VAVS Luncheon - Bar-B-Q cookout 

27 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Friday 1905-John Murphy-Ray Snyder-John Ricevuto

28 Jule 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-Norman Miller

29 July 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Sunday 1335

7 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Tuesday 1905-Bob Gleber

8 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Wednesday 1905-Bob Gleber    

9 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Thursday 1905-Bob Gleber-Bob Paulett

10 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Friday 1905-John Murphy-Bob Gleber-Ray Snyder

11 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-Bob Gleber-John Ricevuto-Bob Paulett

12-18 August 2012 - MCL National Convention Mobile, Al

12 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Sunday 1335-Bob Gleber-John Ricevuto

16 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Thursday 1905-Bob Gleber-Bob Paulett

17 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Friday 1905-Bob Gleber-John Ricevuto-Bob Paulett

18 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805-Norman Miller

19 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Sunday 1335-Bob Gleber-Ray Snyder

27 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Monday 1835-Norman Miller

28 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Tuesday 1835

29 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Wednesday 1835

30 August 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Thursday 1835-Bob Paulett

1 September 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Saturday 1805

2 September 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Sunday 1335

3 September 2012 - Blue Rocks Game Monday 1305

5 October 2012-Stand Down event in Dover