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Minutes of the Joe Rosenthal-San Francisco Bay Area-Chapter, U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Assn., Meeting at the Oakland Yacht Club, Alameda, Ca. on 17 February 2010. Lunch 1130 to 1300. Chapter President Dale Cook called the meeting to order with 15 members and supporters present. He welcomed back to the chapter John M Brenneis of Berkeley, Ca. Brenneis was a Marine Corps photographer during WWII (1942-46) and at wars end served in Sasebo, Japan with our Treasurer, Earle Holt. Treasurer Earle Holt indicated the Chapter bank account was $1482.00 after Secretary Malecki handed over a $50 check from Patrick Brent of Honolulu who thru the efforts of Bob Stanley was recruited as a paid up Chapter member. Brent was a Marine Corporal field Marine. Brent is a freelance writer and is a life member of the USMCCCA National Organization. Holt also reported renewal of dues from James J Wilson and John Brenneis and another donation from Greg Farrell, a great chapter supporter. Tom Graves exhibit of photographs and interviews of WWII veteran Japanese-Americans who served with the Military Intelligence Service and the 100th and 442nd RCT closed at the end of January. A Japanese group is interested in publishing a book on the subject and has asked Tom to lead an effort in that direction. Graves was told that Lee Rubalcava, widow of Carlos and a generous chapter supporter, would like to attend our next meeting. Graves offered to provide transportation for Lee to next months meeting. Bob Stanley, Website Administrator, reported that the Chapter Website was experiencing continued troubles. He is attempting to work with Google to get it back in full operation as soon as possible. Stanley also noted that we were running short non hats and should think about ordering another gross. No decision made on reorder. Secretary Norb Malecki reported the $50.00 joining check from Patrick Brent in Hawaii. Norb said he had changed the Chapter Welcome Aboard letter to a pamphlet that contained the letter and other important information for a new supporter or member. The pamphlet was presented to our rejoiner John Brenneis. Malecki noted he mailed a similar one to LtCol. Humm with an invitation to join the Chapter (Feb. Chapter President read a letter of appreciation for Chapter support of Toys for Tots from the Commandant, Marine Corps League Delta Diablo Detachment 1155, Brentwood, Ca. who noted that more than 70,000 toys were collected last season. Cook noted that the National Conference USMCCCA will be at the Silver Legacy in Reno Aug. 2010 and urged attendance by all who could make it over the mountain to the conference. The subject of publicity for the Marine Day Picnic at the Yountville Vets Home in September was tabled for a later date since Cook did not have any new information about how broad the publicity coverage should be . At the January meeting Cook closed the meeting by presenting an item for members to ponder at a future meeting. He suggested the Chapter host an event that would bring in and tie us closer to local civilian media reporters, photographers and reps. Something that would be a service to them and a vehicle to tie the Chapter to our local media and provide a possible source of membership. He added to this goal or objective by questioning whether we could get Joe Rosenthal’s war picture collection from his daughter to reproduce as a permanent exhibit at the Marines Memorial Club. He said he would further explore the idea. |
with no reply yet. Malecki also noted that we , the Chapter, should appoint a Historian to outline a history of the group, its leaders and notables before all who hold the memories pass on. He suggested Bill Wassom start making notes on recollections of the early days of the chapter.Minutes of the Joe Rosenthal-San Francisco Bay Area- Chapter,U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Meeting at the Oakland Alameda Yacht Club, Alameda Ca. on 20, January 2010. Lunch 1130 to 1240.
Chapter President Dale Cook called the meeting to order with 10 members and supporters present. He applauded the nine other members who braved the stormy weather to attend the meeting today when many schools were closed due to electrical power outages, downed trees and flooded highways. “A little rain never kept Marines from their appointed place in war or peace time,” he smiled.
Cook noted that the Jingle Party Toys for Tots collection was a bonanza of toys thanks to those who attended and Bob Stanley’s individual effort setting up a toy collection barrel at his favorite neighborhood watering hole where customers quickly filled the barrel to its brim.
According to Cook, the 65th Anniversary of the Iwo Jima Battle will be commemorated on Iwo by a larger than usual contingent of Marines including Washington DC parade units. Locally the anniversary commemoration will be at the Marines Memorial Club on Tuesday 9 March. Speakers and Guests of Honor will be LtGen. Larry Snowden and John C. Shively, author of “The Last Lieutenant”, a stirring account about his uncle, Lt. Jim Craig and his 26-day blood and guts foxhole account of the battle for Iwo Jima.
Treasurer Earle Holt indicated the Chapter bank account was in the green moneywise but recently in the red as the credit union declared bankruptcy and was taken over by Safe American Credit Union. Holt gave a history of how the no charge account was set up many years ago. He said the new credit union needed proof that the chapter exists and presented a letter to support its existence for the Chapter Presidents signature. Cook immediately signed the letter after it was read.
Tom Graves’ exhibit of photographs and interviews of WWII veteran Japanese-Americans who served with the Military Intelligence Service and the 100 and 442nd RCT at the Presidio will be open until the end of January. Cook told attendees it was well worth the trip to San Francisco to view its content.
Bob Stanley, Website Administrator, reported that the Chapter Website had suddenly vanished in part. He will work with Google to get it back in operation as soon as possible and improve it at that point.
The subject of publicity for the Marine Day Picnic at the Yountville Vets Home in December was discussed. Norb Malecki asked Cook to determine how broad the Marine Corps Coordinating Council wanted to advertise the event. “If they are prepared to feed 300 and we draw 10 times that number by extensive advertisement of the picnic, we could put the event planners in a terrible bind.” Malecki noted. Cook will contact Don Reid to determine how broad publicity of the event should be spread to the general public or limited to Marine Corps organizations.
VP Bill Wasson presented a thank you note from Anne Rosenthal, daughter of Joe Rosenthal who thanked the chapter for the cap and photo of her father(taken by Bill Clark) that she had never seen before. She said the cap was” a treasure”. She appreciated the items and thanked all for remembering her dad, “long after he was gone…Gone but not forgotten,” she concluded.
Cook closed the meeting by presenting an item for members to ponder at a future meeting. He suggested the Chapter host an event that would bring in and tie us closer to local civilian media reporters, photographers and reps. Something that would be a service to them and a vehicle to tie the chapter to our local media and provide a possible source of membership.
Meeting adjourned at 1325.
– Respectfully submitted, Norbert J. Malecki, Secretary
Minutes of the Joe Rosenthal-San Francisco Bay Area-Chapter, U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Assn.,meeting at the Oakland Yacht Club, Alameda Ca. on 18 Nov.,2009. Lunch 1130 to 1255.
Chapter President Dale Cook called the meeting to order with 13 members, supporters and guests present. He welcomed back his second meeting Sgt Jason Storck of the I&I Staff, 4th Force Recon Co. in Alameda, and announced the Chapter Vice President Bill Wasson was absent because he recently tripped, fell and struck his head against concrete at his home and was hospitalized for a day. A get well and birthday cards were passed around to attendees for their signatures and personal greetings.
Minutes of the previous meeting presented, approved and accepted.
Discussion led by Dale Cook about next months meeting coming on the heels of the Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day events. It was decided that the Nov. meeting will be held as usual on the third Wednesday, 18 Nov., at the Oakland Yacht Club.
President Cook told attendees that the Marine Corps Band Concert at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on Oct. 19 was a great success with 2700 in attendance and that the Marine Day Picnic at the Yountville California Veterans Home was equally successful with a great turnout by Marines who served their time with the Corps. Cook said that the Yountville Marine Day Picnic in the future will become the responsibility of the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Northern Ca.
Tom Graves announced that he will exhibit his photographs and interviews of WWII veteran Japanese-Americans who served with the Military Intelligence Service and the 100 & 442nd RCT. His exhibit honors the patriotic Nisei soldiers who fought in the Pacific with their dictionaries, maps and radios and their brothers who fought gallantly and heroically through Europe. The exhibit will be at the Presidio of San Francisco Officers Club, opening on Veterans Day and will run thru Jan. 31st., 2010. Admission is free. The gallery is located at 50 Moraga Ave. in the Presidio.
Cook reported on various Marine Corps Birthday Balls planned in the Bay Area. Ken Goulardt reported that the Marine League SOS breakfast will be held in San Leandro on Saturday, 7 Nov. at 0800. Cost is $17.00. Cook urged CC attendance.
Bob Stanley, Website Administrator, reported that the chapter website had 834 hits with the viewer spending an average of 5.5 minutes on site viewing 2009 pages of material.
Secretary Norb Malecki announced that Sgt. Jason Storck has been selected for Staff Sgt and expects to be promoted in Nov. or Dec.. Well done Sgt Storck was signaled by a round of applause from attendees.
Sgt Storck gave a short talk explaining how Marine Reservists handle the distribution of Toys for Tots in reply to a question about it from an attendee. A discussion about the distribution of money and toys from the Joe Rosenthal Chapter to the Marine Reserve units in our area for the Toys for Tots Drive resolved that the Chapter Donation of $75.00 would go to the Concord Marines and a check for $125.00, from LtCol. John Hamptons Texas kin would go to the Alameda Recon Co. as soon as the Chapter Treasurer returns from a trip abroad. Toys brought to the Jingle Party at Dino’s Restaurant in December will go to the Alameda unit Marines attending the Jingle Party (at the chapters invitation) for delivery to the Reserve Unit.
It was resolved that the Jingle Party will be held at Dino’s Italian Restaurant in Castro Valley on Dec. 16 replacing the usual meeting at the Oakland Alameda Yacht Club. Dale Cook and Bill Wasson will arrange details and confirm date of the event.
Meeting adjourned at 1400. –Respectfully submitted, Norbert J Malecki, Secretary
Meeting at the Oakland Yacht Club, Alameda, Ca on Sept. 16, 2009. Lunch 1130 to 1300.
Chapter President Dale Cook called the meeting to order with 14 members and guests present. He introduced the Chapter Guest of Honor, Cpl. Ryan Andrews, 23, Supply NCO for the I&I Staff, 4th Force Recon Co., in Alameda. Andrews, from St. Louis Mo., related that he has been a Marine for three years and has completed a two year tour of duty at Camp Fuji, Japan where he worked in the supply section at the maneuver, training and weapons firing range base 2200 feet up the approaches to Mt. Fuji He said it was a great place to start his Marine Corps service and that he enjoyed Japan during his tour at Fuji.
Minutes of the previous meeting presented, approved and accepted.
Motion made, seconded and approved that $75 be donated to the Toys for Tots campaign. That amount, added to the donation from LtCol John L Hampton’s Texas kin, would bring the total donation to $200 for the local Marine Reserve Toys for Tots annual drive.
Chapter Treasurer, Earle Holt, reported that the bank balance was about $1360 after the $75 donation, above, $50 to the Marine Day Picnic at the Yountville California Veterans Home on this coming Sunday, and about $250 more for the Chapter ad in the Conference Journal. The balance is from chapter dues, donations and sale of Chapter caps during our recent drive to keep the Chapter in the black ink according to Holt.
President Cook told the attendees that the Marine Day Picnic was worth the trip to Yountville and reminded that everything was free to anyone who served their time in the Corps. Cook recounted events at the 4th Marine Division Reunion at the Circus/Circus in Reno where he said 228 enjoyed the highly successful event last week. Cook noted that the youngest attendees were 83 years old and the oldest were in their 90’s.
Cook reported on various Marine Corps Birthday Balls planned in the Bay Area. Ken Goulardt reported that the Marine Corps League SOS breakfast will be held in San Leandro on Saturday, 7 Nov. at 0800. Cost is $17. Cook urged CC attendance.
Bill Clark, Chapter Representative on the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Northern California reported the schedule of events upcoming at the Marines Memorial Club including the Korean war Memorial Commemoration Dinner on 23 Sept. with recognition of Man J Kim, Korean restraunteur, and noted military historian Patrick LLoyd Hatcher, Ph.D to speak on the Korean War, “Yesterday Today and Tomorrow.” The Marine Day luncheon at the Club on 8 Oct. featuring the club CEO MajGen. Michael Myatt; and the 19 Oct. concert by the Marine Corps Band at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
Bob Stanley, Website Administrator, reported that the Chapter Website had 765 hits with the viewer spending 90 seconds average on site viewing 1972 pages of material. Stanley displayed and passed around recent pages from the website. Stanley noted that he had recently been aboard the SS Jeremiah Obrien, a WWII Liberty Ship ported in San Francisco, and would check on availiability of the ship as a meeting site , but noted that parking cost $20 and did not know if a catered lunch was availiable.
President Cook donated a bottle of wine and a Marine Corps tote bag to a free raffle . Bill Wasson went home with the wine bottle and Ken Goulardt won the tote which he presented to his wife ,Dorothy.
Next meeting scheduled for 21, October 2009 at Oakland Yacht Club.
Meeting adjourned at 1400.
Respectfully submitted
Norbert J Malecki
Meeting at the Oakland Yacht Club, Alameda, Ca. Lunch 1130 to 1300.
Chapter President Dale Cook called the meeting to order with 14 members, supporters and guests present. He welcomed back home and to the meeting Sgt. Jason Starck, a member of the I&I Staff, 4th Recon Co. Alameda, who has served 28 months in Iraq during 3 tours, including the initial invasion. A nine-year Marine Veteran, Sgt. Starck claimed, “I spent a long time in Iraq, but didn’t invest in any real estate.” Sgt. Starck was welcomed aboard as the Guest of Honor and given a Chapter cap. He was brought to the meeting by Ken and Dorothy Goulardt.
Cook opened the meeting to any further nominations for Chapter Offices. None were forthcoming. Motion made, seconded and carried that nominations be closed. Since the present slate of officers were the only nominees a voice vote reelected the slate of, Dale Cook-President, Bill Wasson- Vice President, Norbert Malecki-Secretary/Editor, and Earle Holt- Treasurer.
Minutes of the previous meeting presented, approved and accepted.
Bill Clark, Chapter representative on the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Northern California reported the schedule of events upcoming at the Marines Memorial Club including the Korean War Commemoration Dinner on 23 Sept. with recognition of Man J Kim, restauranteur and noted military historian Patrick Lloyd Hatcher, Ph.D., to speak on the Korean War,” Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” The Marine Day luncheon at the club on Oct. , featuring the Club CEO MajGen Mike Myatt, Ret. and the Oct. 19 concert by the Marine Corps Band at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
Bob Stanley reported that the Chapter website had 716 hits with the viewer spending an average of 52 seconds on site. He also reported that he had sold 4 caps to friends and turned over $40.00 to the President since the Treasurer was not present.
A discussion initiated by President Cook concerning guest speakers, especially newsmen, to be invited to meetings will be carried over to future meetings after members have time to come up with creative ideas.
Secretary Norb Malecki said that the next issue of The Bay Area Marine Corps Reporter will be distributed in September and will contain a half page list of actions to take before the Commandant Almighty calls us for guard duty-to help your next of kin cope with your departure- a who to contact list. He also passed around a copy of the Chapter ad dedicated to John Fondahl that will appear in the USMCCCA Conference Journal.
Malecki moved that $50.00 be donated to assist Marine Day at the California Veterans Home in Yountville, George Martin seconded the motion and it was carried. The Marine Day Picnic will be held 20 Sept. at the Yountville location.
Dale Cook reminded that the 4th Marine Division reunion will begin 7 Sept. at Circus-Circus in Reno. He invited attendees to drop in if they are headed in the direction of Reno Nevada.
Connie Guaraglia asked that CCs collect for her pulltabs from drink cans. She turns them in for cash donations to shelter parents of children who are undergoing serious medical treatment.
Next meeting scheduled for 16 Sept. at Oakland Yacht Club. Meeting adjourned at 1350.
–Respectfully submitted, Norbert J Malecki, Secretary
The Rosenthal Chapter meeting July 15 2009. Some 20 members and spouses attended.
Minutes of the Joe Rosenthal San Francisco Bay Area Chapter- July 15 2009
Chapter President Dale Cook called the meeting to order with 20 members, supporters and guests present. He noted that this was the most attendees to a Chapter meeting in at least two years. He welcomed back three new supporters Robert Wilson, Dorothy Goulardt and Keiko Malecki who paid chapter dues and made donations to support USMCCCA and other efforts of the Joe Rosenthal Chapter. He also welcomed back Ed and Lorelie Fulwider and Rick Suarez and Bobbi Nanini who hadn’t attended a meeting in several months, noting their attendance surely pushed the number to 20.
Cook noted that a representative from Wounded Warrior Fund scheduled to brief the Chapter at today’s meeting but did not show, reason unknown.
George Martin reported that the contributing editor to Leatherneck Magazine that was invited to be a Chapter Guest speaker was on jury duty and not available.
Minutes of the previous meeting presented approved and accepted.
Bill Clark, Chapter Representative on Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Northern California reported the schedule of events upcoming at the Marine Memorial Club, including the Guadalcanal Commemorative Dinner on 12 August and the 19 October concert by the Marine Corps Band at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
Ken Goulardt reported that the 4th Recon unit from Alameda will attend the August meeting.
Treasurer Earle Holt reported that the Chapter balance stands at $1312 due to the sale of Chapter Caps and members and supporters paying their dues and making donations. He noted that only seven of the 37 persons on the Chapter roster had not paid dues and made donations which are due by September 2009. He added that the balance will be less when the chapter is billed USMCCCA for our half-page ad in the Conference Journal.
Chapter covers (caps) continue to sell but at a slower pace to members, supporters and friends according to Bob Stanley who noted that after posting the caps on the Website , no orders were received. A few more caps were sold to meeting attendees.
Ed Fulwider reported that his China Marine Assn. was busy working on their 21-24 September, Chattanooga TN Reunion.
Bob Stanley reported that the Chapter website had 664 hits with 1664 pages of material viewed.
Dale Cook opened the meeting to Nomination of Officers for the new year. The present board of officers: Dale Cook- President, Bill Wasson- Vice President, Norbert Malecki- Secretary/Editor, and Earle Holt-Treasurer were the only persons nominated for the upcoming year. Cook announced that election of officers will be held at the next meeting in August 2009.
The next Chapter meeting will be on the third Wednesday in August (19 August) at the Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda Ca.
Meeting adjourned at 1420
Respectfully submitted
Norbert J Malecki
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