• E/2/5, Nov. 7-10, San Antonio. Contact Ochal Caudill, 2466 Limestone Ct.,
Chino Hills, CA 91709, (714) 349-0660,
Ochal1@verizon.net.
Eagle, Globe and Anchor
Marine Bulldog
• H/3/5 (Korea), May 21-26, 2009,
Washington, D.C., metro area. Includes
trip to National Museum of the Marine
Corps. Contact Roger Barnard, 10183 Red
Spruce Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032, (703) 978-
4467, rbarnard@cox.net.
Ratchet
Belt ™
“The Fit That Clicks”
Unique-style leather-look belt with NEW Circle Designs available in Raised Gold or Silver Design
finely designed buckles. with Silver buckle-BEAUTIFUL!
Perfectfit
everytime!
• A/1/7 (Korea), Oct. 26-29, Galveston,
Texas. Contact Guy Taylor, 501 21st St.,
Galveston, TX 77440-2017, (409) 770-
9882, taylor_nomads@hotmail.com.
• Marine Barracks Quonset Point,
R.I. (1956-57), is planning a reunion.
Contact Tom Martini, 9960 U.S. Hwy. 98,
Dade City, FL 33525, (352) 518-0016,
purpledaisy0713@wmconnect.com.
Fits all in-between sizes.
www.Gold or Silver-plated Brass-Antique
ratchetbelt.com
or toll-free
1-888-732-3690
• TBS 4-67, Sept. 16-20, 2009, San
Diego. Contact Ed Smith or Mike West,
webmaster@usmc-thebasicschool-
april1967.com, or the Holiday Inn Bay-side, (619) 224-3621.
Size 41 (black or brown belt) $29.95
Size 48 (black or brown belt) $30.95
plus $5.95 S&H
Ratchet Belt Ent. • P.O. Box 39362, Tacoma, WA 98439
• Plt 293, Parris Island, 1954, is planning a reunion. Contact Bill Kramer, 202
S. Mill St., Loganton, PA 17747, (570)
725-2746, musicmm@tds.net.
• Plt 1034, San Diego, 1968, Nov. 8-
10, Tempe, Ariz. Contact Oscar F. Bor-boa, (602) 809-0623, oscarbaz@cox.net.
• Plt 2030, Parris Island, 1959, is
planning a 50th reunion in 2009. Contact
Dave Shatzer, (419) 884-0159, dshatzer
@ neo.rr.com.
• MSG Bonn, Germany, is planning a
reunion. Contact Capt Lloyd L. Loy,
USMC (Ret), 5281 Navaho Dr., Alexandria, VA 22312-2034, (703) 354-8456,
ul.loy@verizon.net.
• MGCIS-1 (1948-54), Nov. 19-22,
San Diego. Contact Floyd “Bud” Boline,
1431 Orkla Dr., Minneapolis, MN 55427,
(763) 544-9428, bbboline@aol.com.
Awarded Marine Corps Food & Hospitality Excellence Award
• HMM-162 (Beirut, 1983), VIRTU-REAL reunion, Oct. 22-23, Jacksonville,
N.C. Contact Jack Cress, (861) 663-3928,
ace162beirut83@razzolink.com.
• HMR/HMRL/HMM-261, Spring
2009, Nashville, Tenn. Contact Dick
Murphy, 4063 N. Sunnyside Ave., Fresno,
CA 93727, (559) 291-4505, echomike14
@ yahoo.com.
Ships and Others
• USS Francis Marion (APA/LPA-
249), Oct. 12-16, Savannah, Ga. Contact
Bob Martin, 16 Staples St., Melrose, MA
02176, (781) 665-9222, bob@ussfrancis
marion.com.
• USS Iwo Jima Class Assn.: USS Iwo
Jima (LPH-2/LHD-7), USS Okinawa
(LPH-3), USS Tripoli (LPH-10/CVE-64)
and USS New Orleans (LPH-11), Oct.
15-19, Chesapeake, Va. Contact Robert
G. McAnally, 152 Frissell St., Hampton,
www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck
