H E SPEEDY WILSON
Marine Corps League Detachment 1141

Contact Information:

Meeting Date and Time:
2nd Thursday of each month, 1800 Chow Call, 1900 Meeting
Meeting Address:
DAV State Hdq Bldg
511 Violet Street
West Columbia, SC 29169
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Charter Date: 21 July 2003

Additional Information:

ABOUT US: Detachment 1141 was chartered 21July2003. Our detachment's namesake, since deceased, is Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Harold E "Speedy" Wilson. We also boast the membership of Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient General James E Livingston. Our membership is composed of Marines and Corpsman from WWII to date, as well as Associate, and Honorary members. Speedy Wilson detachment is active in community and military affairs and works closely with the Greater Columbia Marines Foundation, Blue Star Mothers, Wounded Warriors, Toys for Tots, and our Marine Corps Reserve Unit, F Co., 4th LAV Bn., McCrady Training Center, Fort Jackson, SC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JROTC Marine Corps League Harold E Speedy Wilson Leadership Awards Coordinator is Paul Youhghaus who presented to 6 high schools in 2011: Swansea, Pelion, Bateburg-Leesville, White Knoll, Lexington, and Brookland Cayce. Thanks Paul! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETACHMENT HISTORIAN: As of 11Feb2012, Jesse "Doc" James will/has accepted the appointed position of Detachment Historian. Please provide Jesse with all the help you can. Thanks Jesse. Ooh-Rah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOYS FOR TOTS 2011! Detachment Representative and Volunteers Coordinator is Larry Shunkwiler. We had all our T4T volunteer Elves back again this year, Bob & Carolyn Lewis, Fred & Jill Barton and grand daughter, John & Aggie Sigh, RCSD Fred Williams, Bill Shunkwiler, Susan Shunkwiler-Franke. Also newbees, Doc Wilson, Bill Smith, David Rummel, Nadia Coccaro and son. Final 2011 toy count for 'Speedy' Wilson Detachment's 145 drop-off locations was 7,449 toys, 12 bicycles, and 285.00 cash. In addittion to our145 drop off locations were many events, ABATE Bike Run; Big T's Bike Run; Blue Knights Bike Run; MilVets Bike Run; CRIM Free Shredding; Shred360 Free Shredding; Town of Lexington Police Dept Stuff a SWAT Van; Whiteplains (Gilbert) Toy Shop; Whiteplains Plantation Wedding Reception; and SC State Surplus haul. OO-Rah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "ROMEO" (Really Old Marines Eating Out)! Chow call 0730 every Wednesday at "Just Us Cafe", 1208 Knox Abbott Drive in Cayce. Palmetto Marine's detachment, Speedy Wilson detachment, and others, all are welcome! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FIRST RESPONDERS 9-11 MEMORIAL, Columbia Convention Center: 11Sep2011 - Under the 'Silver Donor' catagory, 3rd line item, inscribed is "Harold E. "Speedy" Wilson Detachment 1141, Marine Corps League" prominently displayed on a plaque, center stage facing the monument. OO-Rah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MUD RUN(S) 2012, SPRING - 21April2012 and FALL 13October2012 Visit the website at http://www.usmcmudrun.org/directions.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COOPER RIVER BRIDGE RUN, Charleston, SC: 31Mar2012 - http://www.bridgerun.com/uploads/2012applicationshorteditable.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NATIONAL MCL CONVENTION: 12-18Aug2012 At the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, Alabama. For detailed information visit the following website at: http://www.mobilemarines.org/files/2012-National-Convention-Proposal.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE: 07-10June2012 Will be held in Columbia at the Embassy Suites hotel on Greystone Blvd., Room Rate will be 109.00 plus tax per night. You don't want to miss this one! Paul Quattlebaum will be the Conference Chairman. Detailed information to follow. REMINDER TO SELL, SELL, SELL ADS FOR CONVENTION PROGRAM BOOKLET. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CELEBRATE FREEDOM 2012 FESTIVAL: 21 April 2012, 0900-1800. Recognition of women in Service to our Nation. Admission IS Free, Finlay Park, Columbia, SC. Early Ray will play at 1400, opening for Marshall Tucker Band coming on at1600! This year's theme is to include all women in both traditional and non-traditional roles such as military, politics, medicine, business, and first responders. CFF believes women are often overlooked in their service and desires and is to give them national recognition and appreciation for their service to our nation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOUTHEAST DIVISION CONFERENCE: 01-04March2012, Myrtle Beach, SC at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center,101 Fantasy Harbour Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MID-WINTER CONFERENCE 16-18Feb2012, Marriott Hotel, 8028 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, Phone: 703-734-3200 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUARTERLY MEETING: Was held Saturday, 21January2012, 1000 hrs - American Legion Post 6, 200 S. Pickens St., Columbia, SC. Meeting was well attended and informative. Department contributing 2,500.00 towards dedication of a room at www.peachtreehouse.org to be inscribed 'Marine Corps League of South Carolina'. SC's 22 Detachments are also asked to each consider a donation of 115.00 to raise the balance of 5,000.00 required. We are also asked to place our old Semper Fi magazines where they can be enjoyed by others, ie., waiting rooms, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HONOR FLIGHT: 23May2012 - Our own Bill Meyers is Volunteers Coordinator for Honor Flights Columbia. Please check www.honorflightsc.com for next trip. Please let Bill know, 238-1946 or email bmeyers3rt@yahoo.com, if you can help with departure and/or return. See you on deck. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PALMETTO PATRIOTS' BALL: Saturday, 19May2012 at the Medallion Center, Columbia, SC. Presented by the Midlands Chapter of Blue Star Mothers. Keynote speaker Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas. Details at: www.palmettopatriotsball.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARINES HELPING MARINES: A heartwarming story. Frank (Finch) and Robin Brown have a friend who is with 2nd MarDiv in Afghanistan. He had asked them to help raise money so a Marine could bring his rescued dog home with him. His unit adopted the dog after the Mama dog and her litter of puppies were stomped to death by some Afgan locals. Somehow this puppy survived, was taken in by this unit and nursed back to health. But they knew if they left her behind when they come home in February she would certainly die. The treatment of animals over there is horrific. This dog had really helped this unit get through some tough times and they could not bear to leave her behind knowing what her cruel fate was certain to be. Frank and Robin had made a personal contribution and thought we might know others who would want to help. Well the word went out and the good news is that puppy "Nancy" is now safe and sound in the USA with her adopted Marine family. See photo below. Thank you Frank and Robin. OO-Rah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS: Carolina Canines for Veterans: www.carolinacanines.org | History and Lore of the Old Corps: www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/links.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INFORMATION: If you have a comment, question, suggestion, scuttlebutt or even constructive criticizm, please feel free to click on any of the officer's names in the right-hand margin or WebSgt Shunkwiler at bottom of list with your confidential input. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Important Links:

• Greater Columbia Marine Foundation
• Department of South Carolina, Marine Corps League
• National Museum of the Marine Corps

Annual Dues:  New Members 36.00 - Renewals 31.00
Recent Function: 

Christmas Party, 08Dec2011, "Toys for Tots" theme

Swearing in new member Peter Korn


Bringing rescued K-9 "Nancy" home from Afghanistan

Upcoming Event: 2012 Detachment Installation and Awards Banquet 
Event Date : 11 February 2012, Meeting day of month changed from 2nd Thursday -> to -> 2nd Saturday, 11 February 2012.
Event Time :  Also will be earlier than usual, 1600 (4:00 o'clock PM).
Event Duration :  2 - 3 hours and home early.
Event Location :  Brooklyn Banquet & Conference Center, 1066 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia
Event Contact :  Commandant Glen Molen