Entries for August 2008

2008 Toys for Tots Kickoff

Posted by WebSgt on Thursday, August 28, 2008 :: Last Updated: Sunday, December 28, 2008
573 Views :: Detachment News, Toys for Tots

We are asking for your participation in the 2008 " Toys for Tots" program of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and the Westchester County Detachment of the Marine Corps League. The program will run through December 19. If gifts come in after that date, they will be picked up at a convenient time since the support for the children’s institutions is year round. Drop points may be establish...

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Passing of Detachment Life Member MG Tom Cleland NYG (ret)

Posted by WebSgt on Friday, August 22, 2008 :: Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
776 Views :: Member News, Taps

It is with deep regrete that we announce the passing of Detachment Life Member MG Tom Cleland.. fredericks.com26 August 2008 Thomas Gilmour Cleland, 66, died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Spotsylvania County on Friday, Aug. 22. Mr. Cleland, the son of Thomas and Julia Cleland, was born in South Glens Falls, N.Y., in 1942. He worked for Steelcase Inc. for 23 years, retiring as a senior vi...

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VA Announces Online Claims Applications

Posted by WebSgt on Sunday, August 17, 2008 :: Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2008
390 Views :: News from the Web, Support Our Troops

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on July 16th, 2008 that online applications are now being accepted from veterans, survivors and other claimants filing initial applications for disability compensation, pension, education, and vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits without the additional requirement to submit a signed paper copy of the application. Effective imme...

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Somers High grad becomes Marine 2nd Lieutenant

Posted by WebSgt on Sunday, August 17, 2008 :: Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2008
554 Views :: Member News, Detachment News

Journal NewsAugust 7, 2008 Daniel Burns, a member of the class of 2004 at Somers High School, graduated from Siena College in May and was commissioned a second lieutenant in June in the United States Marine Corps. The commissioning took place at the Vietnam Memorial in Lasdon Park, where a benediction was given by the Rev. Steven Clark, a former Marine pilot, of St. Francis Assissi Church ...

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