General Al Gray, Jr. in Colonel Willis’ office at MTU WTBn Quantico
RSVP NLT 26 April 2024
Our 04 May MCDSA Reunion/Cookout is fast approaching!
Please look at your calendars and make plans to join the ranks of those who have already provided an RSVP for our upcoming REUNION IN UNIONVILLE, VA.
TICKET PRICE INCLUDES ADMISSION, FOOD AND ALL REFRESHMENTS
Our chow will be catered by Mission BBQ so that all members have the freedom to kick back and enjoy the camaraderie and the vittles. There will be a Silent Auction and 50/50, as well as an MCDSA Reunion photo, and the opportunity to purchase miniature Distinguished Pins and our recently-minted MCDSA coffee cups and mugs.
Donations for the Silent Auction will be gratefully accepted!
In-advance ticket purchase for those with a current Membership and their guests:
$30/per person
Make your advance payment by sending it to:
MCDSA
PO Box 134
Quantico, VA 22134
Day-of-Event ticket purchase for those with a current Membership and their guests:
$35/per person
Note: Whether you pay for your tickets in advance, or you buy your tickets on the 4th of May (i.e. Day-of-Event ticket purchase),
PLEASE RSVP NLT 26 April 2024
Those in arrears on their membership dues can bring their membership current, purchase tickets and attend with their guests. Please contact Danny Burke (MCDSA President) to get that done.
Here is a breakdown of the day’s schedule:
1000 – Dedicated Volunteers Set Up
1200 – Arrival of Guests/Cocktails/Social Gathering/Bids on Silent Auction/50-50 raffle ticket purchase/purchase of MCDSA mugs, cups, and miniature Distinguished Badges
1400 – Shared Blessing/Chow served
1500 – Introductions
1600 – MCDSA Photo
1630 – Silent Auction Winners Announced
1700 – 50/50 and Special Raffle Winners Announced
1730 – Cleanup/Breakdown of Tables, Chairs/Tents
1800 – Secure
(Note: If you plan on bringing an RV or Camper, please coordinate with Leslie Cook.)
BOG Meeting 23 March 2024
BOG Meeting 23 March 2024 at WTBn Quantico
If any MCDSA members have questions or concerns that they want the Board of Governors to address, please correspond with a member of the Board of Governors (whose names and email addresses are listed on this website under the “Board of Governors” link which is found under the “About us” tab).
Thank you!
2024 MCDSA REUNION IN MAY
04 May 2024 from 1200 to 1800
Unionville, VA 22567
If possible please RSVP by 26 April 2024, sending your payment to:
MCDSA PO Box 134 Quantico, Virginia 22134
TICKET PRICE INCLUDES ADMISSION, FOOD AND DRINKS (WITH FOOD BEING CATERED BY MISSION BBQ)
$30 – Advance ticket for Life Members and Annual Members in good standing
$35 – Day-of-Event ticket for Life Members and Annual Members in good standing
$45 – Advance ticket for Members in arrears (brings membership up to date and buys the ticket)
$50 – Day-of-Event ticket for Members in arrears (brings membership up to date and buys a ticket the day of our reunion)
-If any questions, please contact Danny Burke
-If bringing an RV or Camper, please coordinate with Leslie Cook.
-There will be an MCDSA group photo.
Note: Donations of items for our Silent Auction are gratefully appreciated
May you have a Blessed New Year!!
2024
MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND!!!
ATTEND THE 2024 MCDSA REUNION/COOKOUT IN MAY
WHO: US! (…and our Guests)
WHAT: 2024 MCDSA Reunion/Cookout/Silent Auction/Raffle
WHEN: 04 May 2024 (1000 to 1800)
WHERE: Randy Allen’s Farm (Unionville, Virginia 22567)
WHY: To enjoy a gathering which furthers camaraderie (and also provides “good eats”)
HOW: However you can get there!
…more to follow, however, if you have any immediate questions please contact Danny Burke (President MCDSA)…
MSgt. Randall V. BIMROSE, USMC Ret.
MSgt. “Randy” Bimrose (USMC Retired) passed peacefully on 20 November 2023. A Vietnam Veteran, he was assigned in 1979 as Chief Armorer of the Marine Corps Pistol Team — and the Pistol Team went on to win the National Trophy Team Pistol Match (the Gold Cup Trophy) at Camp Perry in 1980, 1982, and 1984. Retiring from the Corps in 1986, Randy went on to work at Beeman Precision Airguns as Chief Gunsmith in Santa Rosa, CA. A member of the Marine Corps Distinguished Shooters Association, Randy was also a Life Member of the NRA, and a member of the VFW and the American Legion.
Graveside Services will be held 2:15pm to 2:45pm on Tuesday, 19 December 2023 at Riverside National Cemetery located at 22495 Van Buren Blvd. in Riverside, CA 92518.
Semper Fi!
Veterans Day – 11 November 2023
“The first celebration using the term Veterans Day occurred in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1947. Raymond Weeks, a World War II veteran, organized “National Veterans Day,” which included a parade and other festivities, to honor all veterans. The event was held on November 11, then designated Armistice Day.”
(Quoted from “The Origins of Veterans Day” located at https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/vetday.pdf – a PDF promulgated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.)
248th Birthday – USMC
Happy Birthday, Marines!
Note: The above recording of the Marines’ Hymn is one performed by a Marine Brass Ensemble (of the United States Marine Band) on Feb. 23, 2020 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.