THE DAILY SEVEN
September 2010
A monthly newsletter for the Tri-City Young Marines, their parents, and our supporters.
UPDATED INFORMATION ON OUR TCYM STAFF
Commanding Officer - Mr. Jeff Carlyle
Executive Officer - Mr. Jimmy Driver
Paymaster and Webmaster - Mr. Roger Bowman
Adjutant - Mrs. Chrystal Piatt
Training Officer - Mr. J. J. Haeg
Female Advisor - Mrs. Barbie Nix
Support Staff - Mrs. Amber DeGraaf
Support Staff - Mr. Robert Chisholm
Supply Officer - Mr. Jeff DeGraaf
Support Staff - Mrs. Carrie Tydings
Welcome aboard to our new Executive Officer Mr. Jimmy Driver, and to our new Support Staff person, Mrs. Carrie Tydings. We're happy that Mr. Haeg is still will us and has taken the position of Training Officer for our Unit. These people are all critical to the smooth running of our Unit. Thank you all for your "unpaid" service to the Tri-City Young Marines. OORAH!!
NCO CORNER
September 1st, 1939, Hitler's forces rolled into Polland igniting the European theatre of WWII. 71 years later people still lock back on this and ask, "why did the Germans lose?" One major reason is racism. The Nazi ideology required that all non-Aryans be persecuted feriociously and in German's case, killed. The problem that sprang from this method of thought was that many of the best scientists of that era were Jewish. Nazi intolerance then forced these people to flee, many to the United States. Racist feelings were also directed against Slavs. This sentiment stirred up partisans in captured territories, giving the overstretched Wermacht something else to deal with.
Many of the greatest scientists of the 20th century lived in Germany or German alies before the Nazi rise to power. People like Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Lise Meitner and others fled Nazi racism and proved crucial in developing the atomic bomb, space capable rockets and other advances. If not for the insane doctrine of racism, these men and women would have given their skills to Germany. The most dangerous thing about the growing racism was that it was a slow and seemingly reasonable progression. Communists, for example, were targeted because some wer violent anti-Nazis. There was always some reason to discriminate against someone that seemed good on the surface but was really nothing more than a facade.
The fanatical intolerance that the Nazi higher echelons showed to non-Aryans stirred up ferocious resistance by conquered territories in the form of partisans and underground movements. Many of the peoples in the western Soviet territories like the Baltic States, Byelorussia, or Ukraine would have helped the Nazi war machine had they not been persecuted. Instead, these people rose in resistance as partisans, stretching the Wermacht even further and occasionally causing serious damage to the supplies of material needed by the German military.
SSgt. Chisholm
Happy Belated August and September Birthdays
Birthday wishes go out to the following Young Marines....
August 1 - YM Pvt. DeLaRosa
August 11 - YM Pvt. Lake
August 24 - YM SSgt. Crawford
August 31 - YM - PFC. Killmer
September 6 - YM SSgt. Chisholm
September 7 - YM LCpl. Maxson
September 26 - YM Sgt. Torres
September 28 - YM SgtMgr. Haeg
Our Unit does allow parents to bring birthday cake, cupcakes, treats, in celebration of their Young Marines birthday. If you do, please provide paper plates, napkins and utensils (if applicable). Plus a heads up reminder to Mr. Carlyle before the meeting would be very appreciated, so we can schedule in some time for this celebration.
Marine Corps Battle Challenge - Let's do this!
Periodically throughout the year, Mr. Carlyle will put in this newletter descriptions of Marine Corps battles. The first 3 Young Marines (or Recruits) to correctly tell him when and where this battle took place, will be rewarded. There will be just enough information in here that if you search hard enough, you will know what battle this is and call in your guess.
Okay Young Marines...get out those military books, websites, etc., and lets see if we can get this answer figured out. Remember the first 3 Young Marines/Recruits that call Mr. Carlyle with the correct answer will be rewarded...and You know he comes up with some cool rewards! Good Luck!
QUOTE CORNER
“There is no such thing as a little Country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is determined by his height."
(Victor Hugo)
GENERAL REMINDER TO ALL
As a reminder to all of our Young Marines and Parents, if you would like to see more pictures of the Tri-City Young Marine activities, log onto our web site at TCYM.US. Mr. Roger Bowman keeps the site up to date with all the schedule changes and information that you need to know. He also has pictures of some of our activities dating back quite a few years.
If you change addresses or phone numbers, please let us know by requesting one of our update forms. Numerous times I have attempted to call parents or Young Marines, only to find that the phone number you have listed is no longer in service. Too, my squad leaders are having difficulty reaching their Young Marines to pass along information.
Our Unit is run by volunteers. We cannot survive without the assistance of you! We have to rely on volunteers to help us provide a quality program for your Young Marine. It seems as though the same few parents are carrying the load for the whole Unit. We must improve in this area. In the coming weeks, you will receive a support staff application. I urge you to fill our the application and return it to me as soon as possible. Filling out and submitting this form will not require you to attend all the meetings and functions, but will allow us to utilize you to help supervise at YM functions when the need arises.
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