PATROL REPORT

NEWSLETTER

The Memory Remains, Not All Wounds Are Visible

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2004 Volume Eleven - Issue One

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Association Officers

PRESIDENT
Charles Kershaw 

VICE PRESIDENT
Patrick Grady 

SECRETARY/TREASURER
Jim Fossos 

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Lennie Miller 

HISTORIAN
Kent Dickson 

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
Bob Morris

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Jim Richards 

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Bob Buehl 

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Joe Wheeler 

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Jim Wilker 

CHAPLAIN
Ray Tibbets 

BN. UNIT DIRECTOR
Rodney Polston

Message from the President


Less than a year after their return form Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 1st Marine Division is again engaged in combat operations in Iraq. 1st Reconnaissance Battalion deployed to Iraq in late February and engaged the enemy in Fallujah as part of Regimental Combat Team 1. Company B was the first element of the battalion engaged by insurgents; Captain Brent Morel was killed in the engagement and three marines were wounded and medevaced to CONUS. Another recon marine was medevaced as a result of wounds received in a subsequent engagement. Our condolences and sympathy are extended Captain Morel’s wife and parents; in addition, our thoughts and prayers for a full recovery go out to the wounded marines.
The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association Reunion 2004, August 12-15, at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. promises to be memorable. We will host a luncheon on August 13th at the Washington Navy Yard; Lieutenant General Garry Parks, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, an Association member, will be our Guest of Honor. Join us! Come to Washington, DC, join your recon teammates and renew the bonds of friendship, commitment, and selfless service with comrades in arms and Association members. The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association Officers, Directors and I look forward to seeing you at Reunion 2004.
God bless America! God bless the United States Marine Corps!

Semper Fideles,
Charlie Kershaw

WELCOME ABOARD!
The Association is pleased and privileged to welcome the following new members.

NAME UNIT DATE

Phillip Bailey B CO 1969-70
Terry Barkovich B CO 1977-80
Ron Colombani B CO 1966-67
Joseph Cropper DivRcnCo 1955-56
Bill Davidson C CO 1969-70
Sam DiNardi B CO 1983-86
Everett Keifer BCO, 1stLAR 1991-93
Nathaniel Fick B CO 2002-03
Charles Graves C CO 2000-04
James Geftken H&S CO 1967-68
Raymond L Hall 1967-69
Raymond M Hall E CO 1968-69
Bill Hatten C CO 1980-82
Ray Hildreth C CO 1966-67
Charles Howdyshell H&S CO 1967
Ronald Huffman D CO 1969-70
Ron Hughes A CO 1961-64
Glen Humbert B CO 1960-61
Herman Jones B CO 1968-69
Michael Kuzenski 1990-93
Nick Morin H&S CO 2002-04
Daryl Myers D CO 1968-69
John Peeples D CO 1966-67
Dennis Prinos D CO/H&SCO 1969
Stephan Reep C CO 1966-67
John Rizzo D CO 1967-68
David Robin E CO 1969-70
Kent Rupert 1967-71
Mahindra Seobarra 1991
Douglas Soeder E CO 1969
Robert Stockham H&S CO 1968
Alan Taylor A CO 1990-92
Joshua Taylor C CO 1998-02
Alexander Todd C CO 1975-77
Ernie Wallace B CO 1968-69

1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association Memorial FundThe foresight and leadership of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is making the dream of a National Museum of the Marine Corps a reality. Construction began last year at Quantico Virginia. The National Museum of the Marine Corps is a unique opportunity “ to honor those Marines who preceded us…to confirm our heritage…to share with our nation, and with each other, the riches of our experiences…and to leave a lasting and glorious legacy for the future.” At Reunion 2002 in New York City, our Association established a Memorial Fund in honor of the 240 Marines and Corpsmen who gave their lives in service to their country as members of 1st Recon Bn in Vietnam. Our goal is to donate to the National Museum of the Marine Corps $100.00 in memory of each of our fallen comrades. The gift will be commemorated by a plaque placed in the memorial park adjoining the National Museum. Contributions to the Memorial Fund should be check or money order payable to:

1st RECON BN ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL FUND

Contributions may be mailed to:
Secrectary/Treasurer Jim Fossos
20750 7th Ave. South
Des Moines, WA 98198
or
President Charlie Kershaw
2527 Unicornio Street
Carlsbad, CA 9200

2004 REUNION HIGHLIGHTS

Registration: 1stMARDIV Association, 11-14 August, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

Lodging: The Wardman Park Hotel is the official 1st Mar Div Assn/1st Recon Bn Assn reunion site. Hotel accommodations for Association members are $149.00 per night; reservations may be made by calling 1-800-228-9290 or 202-328-2900 (direct). A Wardman Park reservation form is included in the Patrol Report. To ensure accommodations at the Wardman Park, reservations are requested no later than 11 June 2004.
Alternate accommodations at $79.00 per night, and $19.00 for parking, are available at the Holiday Inn Washington Central, 1501 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005. Reservations may be made by calling: 800 248-0016 or 202 483-2000; FAX: 202 797-1078; or email: www.inn-dc.com.

1st Recon Bn Harborsite: Check in and visit with recon team mates at the Park Tower Hospitality Suite, Room 8209, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 12-14 August.

1stRecon Bn Association Luncheon: The Washington Navy Yard, 12:30-1530, 13 August, ($25.00 per person; RSVP with reservations/checks to Charlie Kershaw, 2527 Unicornio Steet, Carlsbad, CA 92009.

Sunset Parade: Marine Barracks, 8th & I Street,
13 August (100 seats are reserved for our
Association; confirm your attendance with Charlie Kershaw).
DO NOT SIGN UP OR PAY THROUGH THE 1ST MARDIV

Transportation: Bus transportation to/from the luncheon and parade will be available for members.

1st Recon Bn Association Annual Membership Meeting/Election of Officers: Hospitality Suite, Room 8209, Wardman Park Hotel, 14 August 1330.

Banquet and Grand Ball: Marriott Wardman Park,
Ballrooms 1-3, 1820-2400. 1st Marine Division Association- Reservations $55.00 per person.

FUTURE REUNIONS
2005
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
KANSAS CITY MARRIOTT, DOWNTOWN
AUGUST 11-152006
DENVER, COLORADO
AUGUST 3-7

2007
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
AUGUST 27-28

2008
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
GAYLORD OPRYLAND HOTEL
AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 2

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REUNION 2004 RAFFLEProceeds from the annual Recon Bn Assn Reunion Raffle are donated to the
1st MarDiv Scholarship Fund. Raffle items are solicited. Contact Jim Fossos if you are able to donate a item for the raffle.

Win Free Lodging at the 2004 Recon Reunion

Winners of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association Reunion Raffle will have their Wardman Park or Holiday Inn lodging bill paid. The first winner will have three days lodging and the second place winner will have two days lodging paid by the Association. Raffle tickets, found in the Patrol Report, are $10.00 each or three for $25.00; completed raffle tickets and your check or money order, made out to the 1st Recon Bn Association, should be sent to Secretary Treasurer Jim Fossos, 20730 7th Ave. South Des Moines, WA 98198.

SITREP
“WARRIORS…A class of men set apart from the general mass of the community, trained to particular uses, formed to peculiar notions, governed by peculiar laws, marked by peculiar distinctions.”
William Windham, 1750-1810 

 

Henceforth, it shall be the policy of the “Editorial Board” of this newsletter to solicit “war stories” from the membership and to publish one of the “best”, from then and now, in this column. If you have a great story, historical, inspirational, humorous, heroic, send it to us for consideration.

IN MEMORIAMBRENT MOREL
Captain USMC
26 July 1976-7 April 2004

A Warrior of the “New Breed”, killed in action while leading his Recon Marines against hostile forces in Iraq.

WILLIAM C. DRUMRIGHT
Colonel USMC (Retired)
December 25, 1928-December 4, 2003

A Warrior of the”Old Breed”, he will be missed by friend and foe alike.

This SITREP is extracted from recent 1st Recon Battalion Command Chronologies from Iraq.