What: Memorial Bricks for a 1st ANGLICO area at the new Marine Corps Museum at Quantico
When: before 10 November, 2008
How Much: $300 each
Point of Contact at the MCHF: Jennifer Vanderveld (vanderveld@marineheritage.org, phone 703 630 3691)
Snail Mail for MCHF Brick Program:
MCHF Brick Program (1st ANGLICO, Source Code=08ANGLICO, Source Code is very impt.)
Attn. Jennifer Vanderveld
PO Box 998
Quantico, VA 22134-0998
(1st ANGLICO questions: John Maurer (jmaurer@columbus.rr.com))
- As most of you know, our 2008 reunion was held at MCB Quantico. It was a tremendous success, thanks to the efforts of John Maurer and Cindy Gerhan.
- An outfall of our visit to the new Marine Corps Museum is an effort that you should be aware of. As a part of the museum's fundraising campaign, for a limited time they are offering lettered bricks to memorialize your favorite Marine.
- A plan is in the works to have an area designated for bricks for 1st ANGLICO Marines. The procedure for making a donation will necessarily be slightly different than their normal procedure to ensure that the 1st ANGLICO Marines' bricks are placed together.
- The timing should be good for Christmas gifts of bricks to Memorialize your favorite Marine (or your family might do this for you).
- Efforts are underway to ensure that "no Marine is left behind."
The standard form, downloadable at http://www.usmcmuseum.org/Involved_Bricks.asp, allows for three lines of 20 characters each, including spaces.
The "committee" working on this may recommend (not insist) on a little bit of standardization of format to make 1st ANGLICO look like a coherent unit.
I've already covertly suggested to some family members of friends that this might make a great Christmas surprise for their Marine.
B Gen McKay is on board with this, as is the current 1st ANGLICO CO, Lt Col Gann are fully on board. The General will likely ask a museum representative to serve as point of contact (POC) to keep our 1st ANGLICAN orders grouped, and to handle the money.
Here's a message just yesterday from the General to ANGLICAN Jeff Estep:
"Jeff, glad to hear that your reunion and dinner went well. I have asked our VP of Marketing, Jennifer Vanderveld, to contact you and coordinate your request. The other point of contact on our staff is Jason Gardy and he will work the actual details of each brick. Please let me know if you have any difficulty as you move forward. FYI, new bricks will not be installed until late next year so you have some time to pull this together. S/F Jerry"
DOWNLOAD ORDER FORM AT: http://www.usmcmuseum.org/Involved_Bricks.asp
BE SURE to indicate that the Source Code for your 1st ANGLICO brick(s) is: 08ANGLICO