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Posted: Tue Oct 7th, 2008 01:38 am |
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Delaware Chapter Knights Of The Innocent has been working deligently on Operation Wow Factor. We just received word from Herrs they will be donating severa cases of their snacks to Operation Wow Factor for the troops delpoyed in Iraq for Chirstmas.
Although we will have to pay for additonal cases.
Our goals is to raise enough money from donations to send over 100 cases of various Herrs Snacks, (8,400 individual bags).
To do this, we need to raise $1,500.
You can make a tax deudutible donation several ways. Either by check or money order payable to:
Delaware Chapter Knights Of The Innocent, Inc
P.O. Bx 272
Clayton, Delaware
19938
We will be shipping the snacks along with Books, Christmas Tree, and other supplies to Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq and to the base where the Delaware National Guard 261 Signal is recently deployed to Iraq.
For More Information conatact the Delaware Chapter Secretary
302 389 8217
or Delaware Chapter President
302 632 6064
302 653 7205
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I thank everyone who attended the Benefit Concert last Saturday. We had a great time.
Below are some photos of that evening.
I am also including photos of the trees that are selected to be delivered-along with toys, Christmas Tree Ornaments, Books and Movies.
Many have asked about the type of books that can be donated.
We are accepting books of all types, except adult or pornographic nature.
We currently have a wide variety of books, We still need books that are educational to be placed inside the library.
This types of books will include medical journals, and any type of nursing books that you may have from college. (remember, there is a medical facilty at the base), And many people are interested in advancing their careers in the military to include the medical field).
I will also publish the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Official Readers List for everyone to see which books and or movies can be utilized for the Base Library.
Tax deductible donations in the amounts of $1.00 and up are also welcomed. The funds will be used towards Operation WOW FACTOR, to purchase Clothing, Calling Cards, toys and other materials that can be used for Operation WOW FACTOR (Books for Camp TQ).
You will find a list of these and other books and movies that are related materials on our wishlist on amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3PUJ8LSYXU9X4
COMMANDANT OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS
OFFICIAL READING LIST
The intent of the Commandant in issuing this list (MCBUL 1500) is stated as follows: "In an era of constrained resources, our professional reading program is designed to provide Marines with an intellectual framework to study warfare and enhance their thinking and decision making skills. The mind, like the body, grows soft with inactivity. All Marines must understand that mental fitness is as demanding and as important as physical fitness, for both require commitment and perseverance. In a world characterized by rapid change and great uncertainty, our reading program will act as a combat multiplier by providing all Marines with a common frame of reference and historical perspective on warfare, human factors in combat and decisionmaking. In so doing, the program will also strengthen the threads of cohesion that make our Marine Corps unique." Selectons of recommended works are to be made from the listings under each rank. The sub-categories of readings for "All Marines" listed at the end, are shown in parentheses.
Private, Private First Class, Lance Corporal
Forester
Rifleman Dodd
Heinlein
Starship Troopers
Hubbard
A Message to Garcia
Miller
The Bridge at Dong-Ha
Simmons
U.S. Marines: 1775-1975
Various
U.S. Constitution
Webb
Fields of Five
Corporal, Sergeant
Barber
The War of the Running Dogs: The Malayan Emergency, 1948-1962
Campbell
The Old Man's Trail
Card
Ender's Game
Chapin
Uncommon Men: Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps
Crane
The Red Badge of Courage
Davis
Marine: The Life of Lt Gen & USMC (Ret) Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller
Hammel
Fire in the Streets: The Battle for Hue, Tet 1968
Leckie
The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Negro Cavalry in the West
Marshall
Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation
McCormick
The Right Kind of War
Schell
Battle Leadership
Swinton
The Defense of Duffer's Drift
Thomason
Fix Bayonets!
Uris
Battle Cry
West
The Village
Staff Sergeant, Warrant Officer, Chief Warrant Officer 2, Warrant Officer 3, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant
Amrose
Band of Brothers: E Co. 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Ambrose
Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944
Asprey
War in the Shadows: The Guerilla in History
Collins
Common Sense Training: A Working Philosophy for Leaders
English & Gudmundsson
On Infantry
Fuller
Grant and Lee: A Study in Personality and Generalship
Giap
How We Won the War
Hagan
American Gunboat Diplomacy and the Old Navy, 1877-1889
Holmes
Acts of War: The Behavior of Men in Battle
Hynes
Flights of Passage: Reflections of a World War II Aviator
Keegan
The Face of Battle
Laquer & Alexander
Terroism Reader
Liddell Hart
Strategy
Lind
Maneuver Warfare Handbook
Manning
The Middle Parts of Fortune: Somme and Ancre
Moore & Galloway
We Were Soldiers Once and Young: La Drang, The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
Moskin
The U.S. Marine Corps Story
Moskos
The Military: More Than Just a Job
Nolan
Operation Buffalo: USMC Fight for the DMZ
Nye
Challenge of Command: A Reading for Military Excellence
Rommel
Attacks
Ross
Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor
Sajer
The Forgotten Soldier: The Classic World War II Autobiography
Scales
Firepower in Limited War
Shaara
The Killer Angels
Sherrod
Tarawa: The Story of a Battle
Sulzberg
The Fall of Eagles
Sun Tzu
Art of War
Various
U.S. Constitution
Willock
Unaccoustomed to Fear: A Biography of the Late General Roy S. Gieger
Gunnery Sergeant, First Seargeant, Master Sergeant, Chief Warrant Officer 4, Captain
Ardant Du Picq
Battle Studies: Ancient and Modern Battles
Chaliand
Guerrilla Strategies: A Historical Anthology from the Long March to Afghanistan
Doughty
The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940
Fall
Street Without Joy
Hackett
Profession of Arms
Hastings
Battle for the Falklands
Heinl
Victory at High Tide: The Inchon-Seoul Campaign
Higgenbotham
The War of American Independence: Military Attitudes, Policies, and Practice
Hoffman
Once a Legend:"Red Mike" Edson of the Marine Raiders
Hooker
Maneuver Warfare: An Anthology
Horne
The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916
Infantry School (U.S.)
Infantry in Battle
Isley & Crowl
The U.S. Marines and Amphibious War: Its Theory, and its Practice in the Pacific
Keegan
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
Krulak
First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps
Lupfer
The Dynamics of Doctrine: The Changes in German Tactical Doctrine During the First World War
MacArthur
Reminiscences
McDonald
Company Commander
Mao Tse-Tung
Mao Tse-Tung on Guerilla Warfare
McDonough
Defense of Hill 781
McPherson
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Mellenthin
Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Decond World War
Meyer
Company Command: The Bottom Line
Millett & Maslowski
For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of America
Moorehead
Galipoli
Moran
The Anatomy of Courage
Myrer
One an Eagle
Navmc 2890
Small Wars Manual
Newman
Follow Me: Human Element in Leadership
O'Ballance
No Victor, No Vanquished: Yom Kippur War
Peppers
History of U.S. Military Logistics, 1935-1985
Puller
Fortunate Son
Sears
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
Sledge
With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa
Smith
Douglas Southall Freeman on Leadership
Summers
On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War
Turley
The Easter Offensive, Vietnam, 1972
Van Creveld
Airpower and Maneuver Warfare
Major, Chief Warrent Officer 5
Baynes
Morale: A Study of Men and Courage
Catton
Grant Takes Command
Clausewitz
On War
D'este
Patton: A Genius for War
Fall
Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Fehrenbach
This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness
Frank
Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account
Fraser
Knight's Cross: A Life of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel
Griffith
Forward into Battle: Fighting Tactics from Waterloo to Vietnam
Guevara
Che Guevara on Guerilla Warfare
Hammel
Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War
Higginbotham
George Washington and the American Military Tradition
Lejeune
Reminiscences of a Marine
Mersky
U.S. Marine Corps Aviation
Paret
Makers of Modern Steategy: From Maciavelli to the Nuclear Age
Prange
At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Robertson
Dieppe: The Shame and the Glory
Schwarzkopf
It Doesn't Take a Hero
Sherrod
History of Marine Corps Aviation in WW2
Shy
A People Numerous and Armed: Reflections on the Military Struggle for American Independence
Slim
Defeat into Victory
Spector
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan
Van Crevald
Command in war
Van Crevald
Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton
Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Lieutenent Colonel
Baer
One Hundred Years of Seapower: The U.S. Navy, 1890-1990
Bennett
Ultra in the West: The Normandy Campaign, 1944-45
Buell
The Quiet warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Gordon & Trainor
The General's War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf
James
The Year of MacArthur
Keiser
The U.S. Marine Corps and Defense Unification, 1944-47: The Politics of Survival
Kohn
Eagle and Sword: The Federalists and the Creation of the Military Establishment in America, 1783-1802
Krepinevich
The Army and Vietnam
Long
Personal Memoirs of Ulusses S. Grant
Millett
In Many a Strife: General Gerald C. Thomas and the U.S. Marine Corps
Murray
The Making of Strategy
Newman
Follow Me II: More on the Human Element in Leadership
Pagonis
Moving Mountains: Lessons in Leadership and Logistics from the Gulf War
Travers
How the War Was Won
Vaux
Take That Hill: Royal Marines in the Falklands War
White
The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805
Woodward
100 Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander
COLONEL
Ambrose
The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Brennan
Foundations of Moral Obligation: The Stockdale Course
Chandler
The Campaigns of Napoleon
Cohen
Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War
Cray
General of the Army: George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman
Doughty
Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-1939
Eccles
Logistics in the National Defense
Flicke
War Secrets in the Ether: The use of Signals Intelligence by the German Military in WW2
Forester
The General
Friedman
From Beirut to Jerusalem
Horne
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962
Horne
To Lose a Battle:, France 1940
Kennedy
The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery
Millett & Murray
Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
Murray
Luftwaffe
O'Neill
A Democracy at war: America's Fight at Home and Abroad in WW2
Palmer
The 25-Year War: America's Military Role in Vietnam
Potter
Nimitz
Ridgeway
Korean War
Ryan
A Bridge to Far
Shulimson
The Marine Corps Search for a Mission, 1880-1898
Simpkin
Race to the Swift: Thoughts on Twenty First Century Warfare
Smythe
Pershing, General of the Armies
Thucydides
The Peloponnesian War
Travers
The Killing Ground: The British Army, the Western Front, and the Emergence of Modern Warfare, 1900-1918
Van Tien Dung
Our Great Spring Victory: An Account of the Liberation of South Vietnam
Vandergrift
Once a Marine: The Memoirs of General A.A. Vandergrift, USMC
Weigley
Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944-45
Generals
Bartlett
Lejeune: A Marine's Life, 1867-1942
Fuller
Generalship, Its Diseases and Their Cure: A Study of the Personal Factor in Command
Halberstam
The Best and the Brightest
Kagan
On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace
Kennedy
Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500-2000
Kissinger
Diplomacy
MacDonald
Giap: The Victor in Vietnam
McNamara
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
Moore
A Woman at War: Storming Kuwait with the U.S. Marines
Murray
Airwar in the Gulf
Newman
What Are Generals Made of?
Powell
My American Journey
Royster
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
Schmidt
Maverick Marine: General Smedley Butler and the Contradictions of American Military History
Sheehan
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Timberg
The Nightingale's Song
Twining
No Bended Knee
All Marines - Military Affairs and National Security Issues
Greenwood & Neimeyer
America's Cutting Edge: U.S. Marine Corps Roles and Missions (Roles and Missions)
Smith
Angels from the Sea: Relief Operations in Bangladesh (Peace Operations)
Drew
NATO: From Berin to Bosnia (Peace Operations)
McKenzie
Peacekeeper (Peace Operations)
Murray
1995-1996 Brassey's Mershon American Defense Annual (Revolutions in Military Affairs)
Toffler & Toffler
War and Anti-War (Revolutions in Military Affairs)
Scwartau
Information Warfare (Information Warfare)
Campen
The First Information War (Information Warfare)
Libicki
What Is Information Warfare? (Information Warfare)
Van Ham
Managing Non-Proliferation Regimes in the 1990s (International Nuclear Proliferation)
Reiner
Nuclear Non-Proliferation (International Nuclear Proliferation)
Braestrup
Big Story (Military and the Media)
Fialka
Hotel Warriors (Military and the Media)
All Marines - Professional and Societal Issues
Covey
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Professional Development)
Smith
Taking Charge, Making the Right Choices (Professional Development)
Walton
The Deming Management Method (Professional Development)
Senge
The Fifth Discipline (Professional Development)
Thomas
Beyond Race and Gender (Cultural Diversity)
Buchen
Cultural Diversity Manual (Cultural Diversity)
Hacker
Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal (Cultural Diversity)
Bennett
Book of Virtues (Ethics)
Carter
Integrity (Ethics)
Various
Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces (Women in the Military)
Webb
Step Forward (Women in the Military)
Yianilos
Woman Marine (Women in the Military)
Elshtain
Women and War (Women in the Military)
JIm the Entertainment Director of Hardwired with SMYTH.
THE JOKER LOOK GOIN ON THERE.
HMMM And what is on his mind.
The Soundman. We had some great stories .. He was in Isreal when Saddam was shooting the Scud Missiles over from Iraq during Desert Storm.
A survivor !!
Lori and her boyfriend He is in the Delaware Army Rerserve National Guard.
Hoooaaah!
Vox Humana
These guys filled where two bands did a no show.
Now that deserves a Big Hell yea
Mesina
What can I say? They done a great show!!! They just added to all the energy that night!!! Awsome!!!
SMYTH.
Every one of the bands were excellent. Although, I have my own personal pick.
Smyth have more energy then a little bit. smiles.I really like their show!!!
The Millier Race Girls where there too.
Oh yea. that is me. I didn't expect them to show up.
Here are some photos that were from the concert last weekend in Dover for the benefit. Smyth, Clashing Plaid, Mesina, Vox Humana performed at Hardwired for us. We had the Miller Girls come in as well.
And the two trees the one I am in front of is selected for Camp Al Taqaddum Iraq US Military Base. "OPERATION WOW FACTOR"
I am 6'6" tall to show how wide and tall the tree is. the one that has a bottom clipped is the other one .
FOR CAMP TQ
SECOND TREE
Keep in mind the trees around this are all ove 5-6 foot tall. to give an idea as to the actual height of the tree.
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Greetings Everyone,
WE HAVE A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR CAMP TQ IRAQ
Come out next Saturday to Hardwired Rock and Roll Bar 4123 DuPont Hwy
Dover De (2 Miles North of Dover Downs Speedway-across from Brenford
Animal Hospital.)
Dover Will have a Party that will be a long time before it is
forgotten!!
Books For Camp TQ Benefit Concert Proceeds will go to help Abused
Children in Delaware and for the benefit "Books For Camp TQ"
There will be several bands performing, Doors will open at 4:00 PM
We have three bands coming in from Pennsylvania
Smyth
Clashing Plaid
Mesina
And two additional bands from the Delaware area
Altered Six
Seventh Hour.
Just one band performance would be well worth the cover charge But
You get to hear 5 bands who are nothing less then the best.PLUS
everyone who pays to get into the shows will be entered to win a 90
day training class in Martial Arts.(Additional Tickets will be
available as well.
We also will hold a 50/50 raffle that evening as well as chances to
win other great gifts that night.
A benefit Concert that is nothing less then the best for the those
who deserve nothing less then the best.Abused Children and the Men
and Women serving in the Military.
I will be disclosing the Tree Farm who has been so gracious to donate
a Tree to the mission that evening.
Although for now, WE HAVE A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR CAMP TQ IRAQ.The
tree was donated by the owner of the tree farm-after finding out that
this tree is going to Iraq for the Troops .
The Location of the Tree Farm.Makes the delivery of the tree from
the farm to the Military Air Transport Command Center as easy as
possible.
LCDR (Lt Commander, for those who haven't been in the Military) Leo
Lynch has passed on to me the below message.
On Behalf of Those whom are Stationed at Camp TQ.The Chaplain Leo
Lynch and The Knights Of The Innocent; Thank You!!! Everyone who has
been so wonderful in making donations- sending us books and other
supplies, We are still in need of some toys and other supplies
In Honor
Earl Lofland, President Delaware Knights Of The Innocent
31 Pom Run Dr
P. O.Bx 272
Clayton, DE
19938
Peace Earl,
I have the higher ups here working diligently with the intention on
getting a C130 for the tree.I shared with them you had already
secured a wonderful 30' tree for us and how ..great' it would be to
see the glee in the eyes of everyone who sees it.What I am seeking
here is the "wow factor".
The tree will go up in the middle of the base, its only foot
traffic.Whether you are going to chow or the Exchange/PX you will
walk pass it.When the Marine, Sailor, and/or Civilian personnel look
at it, I want their hearts to skip a beat.I want them to think of
their loved ones and how blessed we are to have a Christmas tree and
more importantly, to be privileged to live in America .
As I spread the word around, everyone is getting excited about seeing
this ..thirty foot Christmas tree in the middle of the base, Iraq '.
The more I talk about it, I know exactly how they feel.I'll surely
keep you posted as things shape up on this end.Again, thank you for
your willingness to assist in realizing my 2008 Christmas wish.
Peace,
Chaplain L.Lynch
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To: Earl
Date: Sep 11, 2008 11:14 PM
From: LCDR Leo Lynch (TQ Chaplain)
Hi Earl
Just checking in with you. I am getting the ‘higher ups’ around here excited about a 30 ft Christmas tree to bring in the Christmas cheer. Everyone seems to be excited. They are checking their sources to see what can be done as well. As things firm up on my end I’ll be sure to keep you posted. Thank you for your help. This will be the best Christmas event ever.
Peace,
Chaplain Lynch
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Greetings!
Over the past several weeks Since I was nominated as President of the Delaware Chapter Knights Of The Innocent, There has been many objectives that have been focused on. The goals and vision for not only the Knights Of The Innocent nationally and within the state of Delaware. But with our primary beneficiary and other beneficiaries whom we will be assisting over the years ahead.
Currently we have a fundraiser taking place-that many of you are aware of. Books For Camp "TQ"
We have received such as great response from all over the United States. Where people have been making generous donations of books DVD's and other supplies that is to be air lifted to the troops deployed at Al Taquaddum, Iraq.
Also, we have a benefit concert scheduled on Sept 20th that will be raising money for not only additional supplies but also to help raise money for our primary beneficiary here in Delaware. as with their Non Profit Organization Middletown Counseling Center and The Annette's Haven, Inc.
We have recently opend an online mall to further assist us in helping others in Delaware and abroad.
http://visitourmall.com/Delawarekoti
Child Safety is a World Wide Issue!!
Child Abuse comes in many faces. from Peer to Peer Pressure Date Abuse, Sexual Abuse. Mental and Physical Abuse. and It has just as many symptoms and brings a need for a wide variety of needed services. Counseling, Legal Assistance, Emergency Shelter, Moral Support and physician care and more.
So invite your friends to Help out in a great cause, When doing your shopping online. Add our Online Store to your favorites, and shop at your favorite stores online through us- And at the same time know you are helping out a great cause!! Individuals can also make tax deductible donations to either our national chapter or the Delaware Chapter securely online as well. Just visit either of our web sites listed below for more information.
Semper Fidelis
Earl R. Lofland, President Delaware Chapter Knights Of The Innocent
http://www.knightsoftheinnocent.org
http://visitourmall.com/Delawarekoti
http://www.myspace.com/deknightsoftheinnocent
P.O. Bx 272
Clayton, DE 19938
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When I landed at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq on July 10th to assume the duties as an assistant chief of staff for the
1st Marine Logistics Group and camp commandant, I found myself in a much different environment than I remembered from over three years ago.
Throughout much of 2005 Camp Al Taqaddum ("TQ") was frequently targeted with indirect fire as were many of the camps in the Al Anbar province.
"TQ" hasn't had a rocket fired at it in over a year.
Three years ago in the daily operations-intelligence briefings at II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), we heard a recap of the previous day's indirect fire attacks, reports of improvised explosive device (IEDs, as you all know) and small arms fire engagements.
The IED incidents briefed in our morning ops-intel briefs are far fewer in number and are more likely directed at Iraqi security forces than U.S. personnel. In the six weeks that I have been here I can recall only one incident of a deliberate attack on one of our outposts.
In October of 2005 I was sent to the edge of Al Anbar, near the Syrian and Jordanian borders, as the Air Boss at Camp Korean Village. Requests for urgent MEDEVACs were frequent. We often heard the detonation of IEDs and sometimes could see the smoke from a burning vehicle that had been hit. We were rocketed once in awhile for good measure.
A few moments ago I reread the Omaha World Herald article from October 11, 2005. There are a few audio links and I heard myself talk about the fight then and about my thoughts for an Iraq in the future. It took me back to a different time and place.
Although we have challenges, what we don't have is the violence that once rocked and marked Al Anbar as a truly dangerous place. We have killed or captured many of those who precipitated the violence. Others just quit. The Iraqi people, too, have taken a stand against the viciousness that hurt their families. The Iraqi military and police forces are more capable and better equipped than they were three years ago.
On the trip from Camp Pendleton to "TQ" I met a young first lieutenant from the 11th Marines, one of our four artillery regiments in our Corps. This was his first deployment and, as you would expect, was quite excited.
He and I talked for awhile. I told him that I hoped that he did not ever fire a single round in a fire mission. He looked at me in a way that I would have to describe as a combination of disbelief and disappointment. I explained that if he were to have a fire mission that means something bad has happened to us: we were hit with indirect fire or a unit was in contact.
Thank goodness that the Marines at the Personnel Recovery Platoon, whose service is the very valuable and sublime care of our dead, have had far fewer casualties than they had a few years ago. Likewise, the Navy's medical personnel of the shock trauma platoon are treating patients, but not many for wounds sustained in combat operations.
That isn't to tell you that there's not combat operations in Al Anbar or that young Marines are no longer being wounded or killed. It's that the level of violence is down considerably and is so because of the service and sacrifice of those who were here on previous deployments.
Our Marines, Sailors. Soldiers and Airmen are doing legendary work at "TQ" to support Operation "Iraqi Freedom". I am especially proud to support them as their camp commandant.
Semper Fidelis!
Colonel John D. Folsom, USMCR
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Nurses of Camp TQ
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Last Week I began sending bulletins out to everyone.
on CAMP TQ BOOK DRIVE.
The Commandant- Colonel John D. Folsom sent out a Call for Action to me and others requesting us to help in the task of equiping the library at Camp TQ with some books, DVD's and After Speaking with one of his staff members days later. Another request was added.
Snacks.And some additional books besides what is on the Commandants Reading List (MCBUL 1500)
As of 10:00 hrs EST 9 Books have been documented as being sold from the wish list (See link below) On Behalf of the men and women stationed at Camp "TQ" Thank you goes to those of you who stepped up to the plate and provided rear support for those at FOB Camp "TQ"
Semper Fidelis- Semper Fortis (Fortis Et Fidus)
There are still over 71 books, DVD's and other itmes that are available on the page below.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=sv_cm_gft_3
Books Purchased on the amazon wish list will be automatically sent to me,
Those having books they wish to donate can drop books off at the Movie Gallery in Smyrna, DE or,t send the books to me Address:
Books of Camp TQ
C/O
Earl R.Lofland
P.O.Bx 272
Clayton, DE
19938
ABOUT CAMP TQ and The Men and Women deployed to Iraq.
If you haven't been to Iraq. Give me a moment to tell y ou what our men and women deployted there are enduring each at Camp TQ.
There are constantly men and women re-enlisting while they are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, Not for any other reason then they rather keep Americans safe. And, As Marines go to their words- "We are a Brother (Sister) Hood"
You mess with one of us you mess with everyone of us!!!!
The Temperatures reach 125 degrees F by mid day. In the evenings the temperature will drop to as low as 40 degrees F.
Though the condtions at Camp TQ have gotten better. There are still supplies that come in and out of the base that must reach the those in other regions of Iraq.
This requires some of the soldiers pulling escort duty.
Escort duty is not the most pleasant of tasks. It requires the men to go out in teams providing support for the supplies that are heading out to any number of locations throughout the region.
TQ is an Air Force Base, A Marine Corps Base. A Naval Hospital, As well as housing Soldiers and the 82nd Airborne.
When troops are assigned to an FOB. (Forward Operation Base). there are duties that are far beyond what the average person can even begin to comprehend-unless they have been assigned to one.
These installations are typically used to support tactical operations. Camp TQ contains an airfield, hospital, as well as other facilities. It is used for an extended period of time. It is staged so patrols can also reduce reaction time for hot zones which require immediate air and ground support.
On August 22, 2004, a group of Marines dedicated the airfield at Al Taqaddum to Lt. Col. David S. Greene, a reserve Marine AH-1W Super Cobra pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, who was killed in action July 28, 2004.http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=sv_cm_gft_3
Greene was flying a mission in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force when he was killed in action.
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Camp Ridgeway / FOB Ridgeway was renamed Camp Taqqadum when the US Marine Corps cast off the Army's monikers for their new homes as part of a wider USMC effort to put an Iraqi face on the Corps' mission. Camp Taqqadum is located approximately 74 kilometers west of Baghdad.
The US Army's Camp Ridgeway is located at the former Al Taqaddum air base, 35 miles west of Baghdad. As of October 2003 the 82nd Airborne Division had troops deployed throughout western Iraq, and Camp Ridgeway was one of its operating bases.
Life at FOB Ridgeway continually improved. Hot showers and a PX were up and running in the Life Support Area which was recently christened "Spring Lake." The soldiers decided on this name to remain consistent with the Division's scheme of naming some bases after cities.http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=sv_cm_gft_3
Spring Lake was selected to describe the great lake view the troops
U.S. Navy sailors and Marines assigned to the Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, surgical facility transport an injured servicemember to a waiting ambulance, as the camp's main surgical facility handles an influx of servicemembers wounded during an insurgent attack in the Iraq's Al Anbar province. The patient was then taken to a helicopter for medical evacuation to a higher level of care. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel J.Redding
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Troops wait in line to donate blood, as the Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, main surgical facility handles a sudden rush of injured servicemembers from an insurgent attack in the Iraq's Al Anbar province. Often, personnel at Camp Taqaddum will show up within five minutes of the request for blood donations going out, said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Richard L. Schroff, officer in charge of Taqaddum Surgical. Taqaddum Surgical handles the duties of both a shock trauma platoon and a forward resuscitative surgical suite. Defense Dept. photo by 1st Lt. Robert E. Shuford.
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Speed is essential for U.S. Navy corpsmen like Seamen Jeffrey Mikesell, who rushes into an emergency room as he and other Naval medical personnel treat wounded servicemembers at the Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, main surgical facility. The servicemembers were injured in during an insurgent attack in Iraq's Al Anbar province. Defense Dept. photo by 1st Lt. Robert E.Shuford
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua W. Bromley and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse K. Bolstad, corpsmen at the Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, main surgical facility, take a breather as other medical personnel continue working on servicemembers wounded during an insurgent attack in Iraq's Al Anbar province. Taqaddum Surgical handles the duties of both a shock trauma platoon and a forward resuscitative surgical suite. More extensive care is provided at one of the Combat Army Surgical Hospitals in Baghdad or Balad. Defense Dept. photo by 1st Lt. Robert E.Shuford
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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Wilfredo C. Panis, administration chief, helps Marines, sailors and soldiers prepare the necessary paperwork to donate blood needed for injured servicemembers being treated at the Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, main surgical facility. The servicemembers were wounded during an insurgent attack in Iraq's Al Anbar province. Often, personnel at Camp Taqaddum will show up within five minutes of the request for blood donations going out, said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Richard L. Schroff, officer in charge of Taqaddum Surgical. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel J.Redding
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U.S. Navy Dr. (Lt.) Darren C. Cherry takes a moment to collect himself after losing a patient who was injured in an insurgent attack in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. "I was pretty much just mentally exhausted. We… spent over two hours trying to save him," said Cherry, a flight surgeon with the Air Combat Element Clinic at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. Cherry and the rest of the Air Combat Element Clinic often assist Taqaddum Surgical as the busy unit handles the duties of both a shock trauma platoon and a forward resuscitative surgical suite. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel J.Redding
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh T. Owen provides security for the body of a deceased Marine at the Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, main surgical facility. The Marine succumbed to his wounds from an insurgent attack in Iraq's Al Anbar province. Taqaddum Surgical handles the duties of both a shock trauma platoon and a forward resuscitative surgical suite. More extensive care is provided at one of the Combat Army Surgical Hospitals in Baghdad or Balad. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel J.Redding
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U.S. Navy Lt. j. g. Catherine L. Hayes takes a breather after treating an injured servicemember at the Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, main surgical facility for emergency medical treatment. The facility treated multiple patients injured during an insurgent attack in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, April 13, 2006. Hayes, a registered nurse, and the other medics at Taqaddum Surgical handle the duties of both a shock trauma platoon and a forward resuscitative surgical suite. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel J.Redding
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Naval medical personnel manage chaos, as they treat wounded servicemembers who just arrived at the Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, main surgical facility for emergency medical treatment following an insurgent attack in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel J.Redding
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AT-TAQADDUM, Iraq-AT-TAQADDUM, Iraq (June 7, 2008) â Two Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders jump on stage during their opening routine for service members here. The five cheerleaders are touring Iraq to show their support for the troops and to help boost morale. The group performed for 45 minutes and their show included costume changes and interaction with the service members. During the intermissions, they held a push-up competition and a cheer-off for service members to compete in. The group stayed long after their performance to pose for photos and sign autographs. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert C. Medina) , Lance Cpl. Robert C.
Please Donate a book to the library at Camp TQ USMC Base Iraq.
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Locations you can drop the books off are
Books for Camp "TQ"
C/O Earl Lofland
31 Pom Run Drive
Clayton, DE
19938
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302 653 7205
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