FWD From: Marine Corps League Commandant, Detachment-970

From: "MICHAEL CLARK" <mpclark1@windstream.net>

To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>

Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 10:14:57 -0400

Subject: [Commandants] Fw: Marine Inducted Ranger Hall of Fame

Commandants,

Please pass this information along to your Detachments. All Marines that can make the induction for this outstanding Marine should try to do so.

Second Marine to be Inducted into Army Ranger Hall of Fame

Among US Army combat units, the Rangers are acknowledged as the best of the best. And their training is the toughest. To make it through Ranger School is a great accomplishment in and of itself. The very best Rangers in combat have a chance to be selected for the Army Ranger Hall of Fame, which is located at Fort Benning.

Although anyone who has successfully completed Ranger training is eligible, there is only one Marine who was not serving in the Army at the time of the action that made him selected for the Army Ranger Hall of Fame. That Marine is the late Col. John Ripley. Now, a second Marine has been selected and will be inducted at a formal ceremony in Columbus on July 27th. This Marine is the late Lt.Col. Stanley �Ski� Wawrzyniak, who had two Navy Crosses, one Silver Star, and two Bronze Stars with �V�. At the age of 34, Ski placed first in his Jump School Class and first in his Ranger School Class.

I am encouraging all Department of Georgia Detachments to inform their members and to encourage them to attend. The attire for the ceremony is the MCL Casual uniform (red blazer, white shirt, black tie, black trousers, shoes and socks, or a coat and tie if in civilian attire. Our Junior Vice Commandant, Chad Long, is going to use this as an opportunity to generate interest in the Columbus area in order to start a Detachment there.

These are the details:

Wednesday, 27 JULY 2011

             NLT 1300        Arrive at Bill Heard Auditorium, Columbus River Center,

                                     900 Broadway, Columbus, GA  31901

                                     Look for MCL members and sit together

             1330                Ceremony Begins

             1600                Dutch treat BBQ at Freedom Hall, the passenger terminal at Lawson Army                                           Airfield.

                                     Directions: To get to Freedom Hall from I-185, follow I-185 South onto Fort Benning.  Stay on the expressway on Fort Benning until it ends.  When it ends, bear right on to First Division Road. At the golf course, stay left on Dixie Road (do not turn right and follow First Division Road).  Follow Dixie Road until you see the airfield.  Turn right on Jecelin Road and follow it to a left turn on Indianhead Road.  Once on Indianhead Road, look for parking.  Freedom Hall is the Passenger Terminal.

Several Detachments may wish to arrive early in the day and tour the new National Infantry Museum on Ft. Benning. It opens at 0900 and a three-hour tour is well worth the time.

Make the day a Detachment �Event�. It is a great way to get to know members better and to create a better bond between members.

Semper Fidelis,

Michael Clark

Commandant

Department of Georgia