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1 Vol. LXiV Vol. LXiV wwNo. 4No. 4 October - November - December 2015 October - November - December 2015 OGuadalcanal ONew Britain OPeleliu OOkinawa ONorth China OOKorea OVietnam OKuwait OSomalia OAfghanistan OIraqOThe Official Publication of the 1st Marine Division Association, IncorporatedChristmas is just another day for Marines2 October - November - December 2015 October - November - December 2015 The Old Breed NewsEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEAll Elected Officers Are Members Of Executive Committee PresidentVincent Rios2024 Greenway Crossing, Haslet, TX 76052 Home (817) 847-9937 Cell (817-304-3596 Email PresidentJerry Johs4057 W. Hwy 21, Paige, TX 78659-4221 Cell (503) 784-7697 Email Vice President, East Elmer HawkinsDeputy Vice President, Central Daniel T.)

2 FlavinDeputy Vice President, WestGeorge A. Sager1025 Lupine , CA 95448-3436Ph: Home (707) 433-2044, Cell (707) 696-0504 Email Pierre A. Sims841 W Birchtree LaneClaymont, DE 19703-1604Ph: (302) 792-1497; OfficerJames T. Allison475 N. Highland St. Apt. 7 BMemphis, TN 38122-4530Ph: (901) 324-2231; Email (Denny) Weisgerber195 Casper , CA 95035-4842 Home (408) 262-1776 Cell (408) 221-6607 Email At ArmsLee Rux15111 Sun SpurSan Antonio, TX 78232-4624 Home (210) 499-0707 Cell (210) 213-3453 Email Staff June Cormier- Executive Assistant Heidi Lamb- Administrative Assistant1902 Wright Place Ste. 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008(760) 918-5801 FAX: (760) 918-5803 Email w wEditor, The Old Breed NewsArthur G. Sharp2473 New Haven CircleSun City Center, FL 33573-7141(860) 202-3088 Email: Publishing Incorporated3 Black Skimmer Ct.

3 , Beaufort, SC 29907(843) 521-1896 Email: 1st MarineDivision AssociationDepartmentsPresident s Diamond Team/Southern Cross to the Editor ..14 Quests & Queries ..17 Chapter to the First Marine Division Association ..22 Book & Notes1/5 hones advance searching capabilities ..6 Save the Date to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the 1st Marine Coin Available ..8 Update on the 2016 Reunion in Houston, Texas, August 1-8, 2016 ..8 Visit Oceanside ..875th Anniversary Commemoration 1911 A1 Pistol To Be Raffled ..11 Sgt. John McLaughlin Returned: Korean War MIA Recently Identified ..11 Recon falls into action: Marines execute parachute ops ..12 FMDA Scholarship Donations At I Almost Got Dumped Into A Ravine ..15 Letters From Journal Of Item Company: 3rd Bat., 1st Reg., 1st Marine Division ..18 The Disappearance of Blackman and Heyne.

4 195 Things You (Probably) Didn t Know About The Medal Of Honor ..231st Annual Blue Diamond Sporting Clays Championship Hits The Tanks joins Royal Marines in live-fire exercise ..26 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 2016 DAL-EastRobin L. Montgomery12 Yankee Drive Brookfield Ct. 06804 Cell (460-4817) Office (203) 740-4110 Email DrollingerDAL-WestBud Eckert3884 Oakes Dr. Hayward, CA 94542-1742 Cell (510) 538-2382; Email Breed NewsThe Old Breed News (USPS 599-860) ISSN: 0745-287X is published four times a year during the monthsof March, June, September, and December by the 1st Marine Division Association, Inc., 1902 WrightPlace, Suite 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008; Phone: 760-918-5801; FAX: 760-918-5803. Web Site: : Send address changes to The Old Breed News, 1902 Wright Place, Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA92008. Periodical postage paid at Carlsbad, California and at additional mailing Publication may be quoted without permission if the 1st Marine Division Association is credited.

5 TheAssociation requests a copy of any such at Large 2016 Cover:Gen. John R. Allen, International Security Assistance Force commander,speaks with troops gathered at Combat Outpost Jannat in southern Afghanistan onChristmas Day in Old Breed NewsThe Old Breed News October - November - December 2015 October - November - December 20153 This is my first President s Message sinceI was elected in August of this year inSan Diego. I am proud to say that the FirstMarine Division Association is doing excep-tionally well, in large part due to thetremendous help I have received fromthose who came rushing with aid when Ineeded it most. Heavy hitters, among oth-ers, who have emerged swinging, include:nJim Zalpis, who has allayed ourfears of not finding someone competentenough to handle our accounting respon-sibilities honestly and who has demon-strated the best interest for Warr & John Stevens, whotogether have given me the comfort ofknowing that the Association will not foldfor lack of revenue sources as long asthey are Cormier and Heidi Lamb, bothof whom have discovered talents theydidn t know they had and developed newones to supplement their skills for run-ning the Association Headquarters on thefast Montgomery and JimAllison who, with others of the best,brightest and fairest minds theAssociation can muster, have launched afearless frontal assault on updating theAssociation Vasquez.

6 Who relentlesslypursued better First Marine DivisionAssociation Headquarters office spaceaboard the Camp Pendleton Marine Kershaw, whose effortssecured the 75th Anniversary of theKorean War Challenge Coins underwrit-ten by General J. Michael Myatt of theMarines Memorial Club in San Brannan, Tom McLeod, andSandy Melander, who are joining theirKSAs to work in tandem for immediatelynotifying (Gary) the membership of thepassing of our members and to record forposterity (Sandy and Tom) their Sharp, who continues the heavylifting that is the task of editing the OldBreed News, all forthe thousands whocompose our dedi-cated and demand-ing Wenhold, who carries the minedetector for us, putting his past experi-ence with the Armed Forces Reuniongroup to point out where the contract landmines Fairbairn, my de factochiefadviser.

7 When things go wrong, don t betoo quick to blame him; it s usuallybecause I didn t listen to him. He plays avery important, albeit behind the scenes, we haven t had anyone stepup to take the office of Treasurer yet, inspite of Jim Zalpis pledge to handle theaccounting task, hope springs eternal. For $35 give a 1-year gift mem-bershipOur Association s weakness is declin-ing membership. Christmas will soon behere. This year, give the gift of member-ship in the First Marine DivisionAssociation to that deserving someoneyou know. With membership comes thejoy of reading about our pals and whatthey are up to in the OBN and theConstant Contact President s complete and mail in the formon page s MessageVince RiosDeadlines OBN MaterialThe new quarterly Publication schedule dictates that we change deadline dates by whichwe must receive material.

8 Here is the schedules for the next issue:ISSUE PERIOD DEADLINE1st Quarter Jan/Feb/Mar 1 February2nd Quarter Apr/May/Jun 1 May3rd Quarter Jul/Aug/Sep 1 August4th Quarter Oct/Nov/Dec 1 November Please submit your material to OBN Editor, 2473 New Haven Circle, Sun City Center, FL33573-7141, (860) 202-3088, or email it to MEMBERSHIP REPORT 11-01-2015 Life Annual Assoc. Annual Friend Total7,180 1,169 85 9 8,443 Check your label**AUTO**5-DIGIT 12345I-3-5 WWII 0216 JOHN Q MARINE1234 MAIN STREETYOURTOWN US 12345-1111 DELIVERY POINT BARCODEYour Unit & Service EraMembership Dues Expiration Date:Month and Year (Life = 0000)Check your name andaddress ( ).

9 Notify theMembership Chairmanif you find an error. Ifyour zip code doesnot contain 9 digits(zip+4), your addressis not correct accordingto the USPS. Contactyour local Post Officefor proper s Change Of AddressThe editor will have a new mailingaddress as of 1 January 2016. It is:Arthur G. SharpOBN Editor2473 New Haven CircleSun City Center, FL 33573-7141 Material sent inadvertently to the oldaddress in Beaufort, SC will be for-warded to the Florida address for a fewmonths. My phone number, 860-202-3088, willremain the same until further - November - December 2015 October - November - December 2015 The Old Breed NewsThe Old Breed NewsThe Old Breed News October - November - December 2015 October - November - December 201556 October - November - December 2015 October - November - December 2015 The Old Breed NewsBy Cpl.

10 Demetrius Morgan, 1st MarineDivisionMARINE CORPS BASE CAMPPENDLETON, Calif. Marines andsailors with Headquarters and ServiceCompany 1st Battalion, 5th MarineRegiment, 1st Marine Division , tookpart in searchers and site exploitationtraining aboard Marine Corps BaseCamp Pendleton, California, Oct. 27-29, storied unit must be ready todeploy to any operating environment inthe world to support a multitude of mis-sions and operations. In order to be aready and capable fighting force, theseMarines must conduct a plethora of dif-ferent training evolutions in order to befully prepared for future and other infantry battalionsmust be able to operate abroad andeffectively search and assess variousenvironments for threats. Throughoutthis course, Marines learned the proce-dures to follow if a threat is assessing the threat, gatheringsupporting evidence and then avoidingor neutralizing it are just a few of themany steps involved.