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The next meeting of the Patriot Detachment will be on
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 19:30 hours (7:30pm).
Marines interested in visiting or potentially becoming members are
welcome to attend our meetings. Meetings are held at the Tri-Hampton
Rescue Squad building located at 140 Township Road, Richboro, PA. |
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For a slide show musical presentation of the
Northampton Township Patriot Flag Program where they pay tribute to its resident
soldiers fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom and for which our Detachment has
assisted on occasion click on the following link
http://animoto.com/play/4157e59f3bae37df00c5d784c8609fea
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| Holland Middle School honored Veterans at a school assembly
on November 5, 2007 in honor of Veterans Day. The Detachment was well
represented. See the photo gallery for a picture. |
| The Detachment conducted the Northampton Days Flag
Raising Ceremony on September 9, 2007, In addition we led the parade and
provided the Color Guard. See the photo gallery. |
| The Detachment welcomed home several Marines and
participated as welcoming committee at the Supervisors meetings during July
through September. Go to the photo gallery for more details. |
| The Detachment conducted the Memorial Day Flag
Lowering Ceremony on Monday, May 28, 2007, 7:45a.m. at the Northampton
Township building flagpole, 55 Township Rd., Richbpro, PA. Then at
8:00a.m. the Detachment provide the Color Guard and participated in a
memorial in honor of the Township's first soldier killed in Iraq, Army PFC
Robert Dembowski, Jr. For the photos and story
click here. |
| The Detachment provided the Color Guard and participated
in the Northampton Flag Disposal Ceremony held June 14, 2007 at the
Northampton Municipal Park, Hatboro Rd, Churchville, PA between 6:30pm and
7:30pm. |
| George Kelly was installed as new Detachment 1230
Commandant replacing outgoing Commandant Art Ruth at the Feb. 21, 2007
installation ceremony. |
| The National Museum of the Marine Corps had a special
dedication ceremony held on November 11, 2006. In addition, the Marine
Corps League held its first Marine Corps League Birthday Ball on November
10, 2006. Several Detachment #1230 members were in attendance.
Click here for the photos from
these events. |
| Detachment Leads Northampton Days Parade September 10th
 Detachment
representative were proud to lead the annual Northampton Days Parade.
In addition, the Color Guard lead by Commandant Art Ruth conducted the
opening day flag raising ceremony. |
| In addition to photos and stories below, please visit our
Photo Album page for some of our historical
photos from noteworthy events. |
 New
members are sworn in by Commandant Ruth at the June 21, 2006 meeting.
L to R: George Ruof, Richard Gresko and Paul Day, Jr. |
  The Patriot Detachment performed a flag lowering ceremony
in front of the Northampton Township building on Memorial Day, May 29, 2006.
Later that day,they participated in a ceremony at Washington Crossing State
Park. |
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 New member Charles Peacock is sworn in by Commandant Ruth at the
May 17, 2006 meeting. |
 New
members are sworn in by Commandant Ruth at the April 19, 2006 meeting.
L to R: Bill Dunn, Mike Triner, Tom Bodkin, John Kautsouros and George Kelly. |
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NATIONAL PURPLE HEART
HALL OF HONOR
1. A National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is being
built in New York’s Hudson Valley, not far from the United States Military
Academy at West Point. Any service member who has been awarded the Purple
Heart is eligible to be entered in the Hall’s database as part of the
tribute to their service to our Nation.
2. Any service member who has earned the award will
be afforded a place in the Hall. The service member needs to send a copy of
their DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty),
which indicates receipt of the award, to the address below:
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Post Office Box
207, Vails Gate, New York 12584-0207
3. This initiative should be given widest
dissemination possible to our service members, who have made this sacrifice,
so that they may participate in this worthwhile tribute, if they so desire.
4. For more information or to share the story of a
Purple Heart recipient, contact the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, New
Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, P.O. Box 207 (374 Temple Hill Road),
Vails Gate, New York 12584-0207, telephone 845-561-1765, or fax
854-561-6577. Website is listed below:
http://nysparks.state.ny.us/info/purple_hrt.asp |
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Tony Derago Passes On
We are sad to report the passing of Detachment member
Anthony Derago who died March 20, 2006. Services for Tony was held
March 24, 2006 at St. Vincent DePaul Church, Richboro and interned at the Our Lady of Grace Cemetery. |
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Detachment Presented With Charter By MCL
Officials
 Marine
Corps League - PA Commandant Tom Tanner formally presented grant of the franchise to the
Patriot Detachment #1230 on March 15, 2006. New officers led by
Detachment Commandant Art Ruth were administered the oath as they were installed into
office. The Detachment was officially chartered on February 8, 2006. |
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Southeast Division Meeting To Be Held
April 30, 2006
A Southeast Division Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 30th, at 1400
hours. The meeting will be held at the American Legion hall, 315 North
St., Doylestown, PA 18901 and will be hosted by the Central Bucks
Detachment. Lunch will be provided. In an effort to be fair to
the host Detachment, all Detachments are requested to RSVP by April 20th
with the number of attendees. Please contact Patriot Detachment
Commandant Art Ruth if you would like to attend. |
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Military Reunions - 2nd Marine Division
The 2nd Marine Division Association seeks Marines who have ever served or
been attached to the 2nd Division. For more information or interest in
joining, contact Paul (Jerry) Goforth, membership Chairman and 1st VP, P.).
Box 1693, Yucca Valley, CA 92286. 760-365-2473 or email
1goforth78@e-universe.com or
visit the website at www.2marine.com . |
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2006 Dept. of Pennsylvania Marine Corps
League Convention
The 2006 Department of PA Marine Corps League Convention will be held
from June 21-25, 2006 at the Best Western East Mountain Inn and Suites
located 2400 East End Blvd., Wilkes Barre, PS 18072. For further
information click here. |
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2006 National Convention Starts August
6th
The Marine Corps League 82nd National Convention, will
be held from August 6th through August 12th, 2006 at the
Boston-Quincy Marriott, Quincy, Massachusetts. For further details
click here. |
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League members show support for
Northampton residents Marine PFC's Matt Devlin and Michael Potts serving in Iraq.
Our newly
chartered Marine Corps League Patriot Detachment #1230 led by
Commandant Art Ruth and the VFW District 8 Commander Jay Gotchall attended
the March 8, 2006 Northampton Township Board of Supervisors meeting to honor
Marine PFC Matt Devlin. Then on March 22nd they assisted in honoring
Marine PFC Michael Potts. The Township, led by Supervisor and Detachment
member Pete Palestina, instituted a flag ceremony back in April, 2003
whereby any resident serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom is presented with a
military flag bearing his or her name on a yellow streamer affixed to it.
The flag is presented to a loved one who then places the flag in a
presentation case display in the Township Public Meeting Board Room.
Once the vet returns from Iraq to the Township another public presentation
is made whereby the military flag is returned to the person it represented
and an American flag is then placed in the display to replace the military
flag. Thus far there are 36 known Northampton vets serving of which 20
have returned safe and sound from their tour of duty in Iraq. Of the
36, 11 are in the Marine Corps. If you know of a Northampton resident
that is serving in Iraq and has not had a flag placed on their behalf
contact Pete Palestina at 215-364-3000 or email him at
peteypal@aol.com
Shown in the
photo are (L-R) Northampton Supervisor George Komelasky, VFW Dist. 8
Commander Jay Gotchall, Supervisor Pete Palestina (holding flag) Alice & Jim
Devlin, parents of PFC Devlin, MCL Patriot Detachment Commandant Art Ruth,
John Clark, Bob Hood and Henry Apice. This photo was taken at the 3/8/06
presentation.
The below photo was taken at the 3/22/06 presentation to mother of Mike
Potts.
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