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We are actively involved in a number of community and member activities
including:
An Honor Guard that provides a formal tribute to our
military veterans and their families at funerals , participates in patriotic
events, and marches in local parades.
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The annual Toys for Tots drive...that collected over
37,000 toys in 2007
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Support to our local Veterans Museum recently established
here in San Luis Obispo
Including veteran interviews for the Veterans History
Project (scoll down for more info)
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Support of Atascadero Veterans Memorial |
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Usher sporting events at Cal
Poly University |
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Financial scholarship support to Marine dependents |
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Various member get-togethers, fund raisers, and good
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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April 26 |
Honor GuardTraining Day & BBQ....ALL are
welcome. Place TBD |
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| Tuesday |
May 13 |
MCL Monthly Meeting - Fireside Room |
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May 20 |
Board of Supervisors presentation of
resolution to Detachment 680 |
| Monday |
May 26 |
Memorial Day Ceremony, Los Osos Valley
Memorial Park |
| Saturday |
May 31 |
SOS Breakfast @ the Vets Hall...benefit for
the Museum |
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| Tuesday |
June 10 |
MCL Monthly Meeting - Fireside Room |
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Golf Tournament |
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TBA |
State Summer Convention, Sacramento |
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SOS Breakfast |
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| Friday |
July 4 |
4th of July Parade in Cayucos |
| Tuesday |
July 8 |
MCL Monthly Meeting - Fireside Room |
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MCRD-USS Midway, Camp Pendleton |
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| Tuesday |
August 12 |
MCL Monthly Meeting - Fireside Room |
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TBA |
Deep Sea Fishing from Virg's Landing in Morro
Bay |
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TBA |
Snapping In and Shooting, SLO Sportsmen's
Assoc |
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| Tuesday |
Sept 9 |
MCL Monthly Meeting - Fireside Room |
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TBA |
Vandenberg Air Force Base Tour |
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TBA |
Field Mess Night |
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TBA |
Chumash Casino |
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| Tuesday |
Oct 14 |
MCL Monthly Meeting - Fireside Room |
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Marine Memorial Hotel, San Francisco Fleet
Week |
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NO MCL MEETING IN
NOVEMBER |
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Toys for Tots campaign
gets rolling |
| Saturday |
Nov 8 |
Marine Corps Birthday Ball, Officers Club
@Camp San Luis |
| Tuesday |
Nov 11 |
Veteran's Day Ceremony, Los Osos Valley
Memorial Park |
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| Tuesday |
Dec 9 |
MCL Monthly Meeting - Fireside Room |
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TBA |
Christmas Party |
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Kimball Montgomery, a long time member of our
Detachment, has been serving in Iraq as a member of the Army National Guard.
He was welcomed home at the San Luis Obispo airport March 6, 2008.

Detachment supports local Arbiter Group:
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Cathy Baker of Arbiter Support the Troops
presenting pencil art to Harry Hoover for display in our San Luis Obispo
Veterans Memorial MuseumArbiter was presented a check for $1,000
from Detachment 680 at the March 11, 2008 general meeting for sending
packages to the troops |
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The February 16, 2008 Awards Banquet held at the Paso Robles Warbird Museum:
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| Commandant Tim, Sr Vice Bob presenting the
hand made Surf Award to past Commandant John |
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Barbara Wolcott receiving award for the
Lady that does it all |
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| Chaplin Oliver receiving his award |
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And Adjutant (past Commandant) Betty
receiving hers |
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| Jesse getting ready to acknowledge some of
the members of our great HONOR GUARD |
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Tom receiving his paddle award for
"stirring up the most....in the detachment" |
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| An original photo of Pappy Boyington and
his Black Sheep Squadron presented to Gary Corippo for the museum to display |
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The plaque awards presented were:
| John O'Connell |
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Past Commandant |
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| Jesse Trevino |
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Leaguer of the Year 2007 |
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| Bob Prophet |
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Semper Fi Award, Faithful Service to Detachment 680 |
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| Betty Cook |
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Continued Service |
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| James Pickens |
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Service Award |
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| Greg Gilchrist |
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Service Award |
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| Dave Frayer |
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Webmaster Award |
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| Barbara Wolcott |
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Toys for Tots, Dedicated Service |
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| Lou Barnes |
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Toys for Tots, Dedicated Service |
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Certificates awarded to:
| Carolyn O'Connell |
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Recognition Award for service above and beyond the call |
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Certificates of appreciation for Dedicated Service to
Detachment 680 Honor Guard |
Tim Haley, Jesse Trevino, Tom Torgerson, Russ Tochard, Jim Hawkins, Bud
Nielsen, Jerry Boots, Bob Prophet, Ben Bellefeuille, Nicholas Leon, Karl
Appel, Mike Sheridan
| Gary Corippo |
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Certificate of Appreciation for flyover at Captain
McCullen's Memorial Service |
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| Tom Torgerson |
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Wooden Spoon Award (see photo above) |
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| Oliver Kline |
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Chaplin Binder |
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| George Jackson |
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Certificate of Appreciation |

Marine Corps Birthday Ball: Nov 10, 2007
Held at Officers Club Camp San Luis Obispo

Amputee Vets Surf Clinic, Pismo Beach September 24, 2007:

July 4, 2007 Parade in Cayucos:
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| Color Guard Leading the
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Marines Out of Step |
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| Corippo Jeep with Betty at
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Toys for Tots Truck |
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| Tail end of Truck and Jeep |
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What it's all about! |

1st Marine Division Annual Reunion (Bodfish chapter)
at the Loomis
Ranch near Arroyo Grande, Feb 07:
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USMC Mounted Color Guard |
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Duke DuMong (seated on left) after his
SOS dinner prep |

MEMORIAL DAY @
LOS OSOS VALLEY MEMORIAL PARK:
click on the following photos to enlarge, hit the back button
to return to this page:

VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT
Detachment 680, is a sponsor of the Veterans History
Project, which was created in 2000 by the United States Congress as part of the
American Folk Life Center at the Library of Congress.
The mission of the Veterans History Project is to obtain
first-hand recollections of U.S. war veterans of all services, thus ensuring
that the personal stories of these national heroes are preserved for current and
future generations.
Volunteer Joanne Cargill has been conducting the
interviews since August of 2003 of veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam,
and Iraq. The original of the interview is sent to the Veterans History Project
in Washington, D.C., and a copy is sent to the Marine Corps’ Oral History
Program (for USMC veterans) in Washington, D.C.
The interviews are conducted at the Veterans Museum in
San Luis Obispo (located at the Veterans Memorial Building at 801 Grand Avenue).
If you would like to arrange for an interview with Joanne,
please call her at 805-937-2465.
There are a number of video interviews available for
viewing at the Veterans Museum by prior arrangement, please call
805-543-1763.
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