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 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! 

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

2024

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. “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!

“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.)

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.

The DSA Governing Board is slated to meet next week on 26 August 2023.  The focus of the meeting will be to review proposed changes to the Constitution and By-laws which have thus far been submitted by our membership, one of which is amending Article III of the Constitution so as to pointedly acknowledge and include those support personnel who are currently eligible to join the DSA.  The proposed changes would read as follows:

– a) (Amend to read) “Provide a means to further the camaraderie established among Marines who have distinguished themselves in the Marine Corps Competition-in-Arms program, as well as those Marines who have indefatigably supported the United States Marine Corps Shooting Team as Armorers and Ammunition Technicians.”

– c) (Amend to read) “Act as a vehicle by which Distinguished Marine Shooters and those dedicated Marines who supported the USMC Shooting Team as Armorers and Ammo Technicians can maintain continued contact with one another.”

The Board will also address the future requisite changes to our Membership Application so as to reflect Article III new wording if the above amendments are ultimately passed by the Distinguished Shooters Association Membership.

It takes 2/3 of the membership respondents to make changes to the Constitution.

The window of opportunity for submitting any additional suggestions to our Association President, Danny Burke, is fast closing. …The meeting of the Board of Governors is now only one week away!