Detachment 50th Anniversary
Wishing Well Party House
26 April 2014



Wishing Well Party House
1190 Chili Ave.
Rochester, New York 14624




DETACHMENT FOUNDING FATHERS


Marine Jesu Marrero, Charter Member (L)
Marine James Sheridan, Charter Member
Commandant ScottVanGrol
Marine Dominick Fioco, Charter Member
Marine Harland Beckwith, Charter Member




POW/MIA Ceremony



The POW/MIA Table is set.



Marine Jerry Knitis reads the
meaning of the POW/MIA Table.




REMEMBERING OUR OWN


Remembering Our Past Members.




Presentation of the
AWARDS and RECOGNITION



Our Master of Ceremony
Marine Jesu Marrero.



Detachment Commandant
Marine Scott VanGrol




AWARDS and RECOGNITION



Proclamation from the
Monroe County Executive.


Proclamation from the
New York State Senate.


Proclamation from the Sargeant-Major
of the Marine Corps.


Proclamation from the Commandant
of the Marine Corps League


Proclamation from the commandant
of the Department of New York
Marine Corps League.


Proclamation from the Director of
the Veteran's Outreach Center.


Proclamation from the
NROTC commander at
University of Rochester.




MARINE of the YEAR
2014



Reading the proclamation of the Marine of the Year.


Awarding the Marine of the Year.


MARINE OF THE YEAR
Marine Jesu Marrero.




The Cake, Challenge Coin
and Program



The anniversary cake.


The Detachment Challenge Coin.


Anniversary program.




The Celebration



Guests arrive.



The Commandant greets a guest.



Two Marines (William Ornt American Legion
Department of NY Monroe County Adjutant
and William Beeke) sharing sea stories.



Sharon and Marine William Beeke



Marine Jerry Knitis (L)
Marine Gordon Williams (R)



Marine William "Old Dog" Durand (L)
Marine Thomas Marrocco
Marine Frank Kozlowsky
Marine Jim Emerson



Audrey and Marine Thomas Marrocco



Marine Bruce VanApeldorn (L)
Caroline Emerson
Marine Jim Emerson
Sally May
Nancy VanApeldorn



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Marine George VanEpps



Past Commandant Dave Milne and
guest Becky Armstrong



Mary Hall (seated ... foreground)
Marine Dom Fioco (Standing - L)
Marine Harland K. Beckwith (Standing - R)



Brett and Mary MacBeth



Marine Jim and Jan Sheridan



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Robert Akiba Fink (Associate Member - U.S. Navy; right)



Marine Paul, Cathy and Nevin Dugan



Marine Charles and Sherry Klauck



Marine William E. and Donna Ornt


"The Callagee Family"
(Back row) Phillip Norselli, John Norselli, Sean Callagee, James Friedler, and Matthew Callagee. (Front row) Erin Callagee Norselli; Shannon Callagee Scorse, Karoll Callagee, Kathleen Callagee, Kacy Callagee Friedler, Kelsey Friedler and Rebecca Crawn


members of the Callagee family.



Remembering our past history.



Looking at the memorbilia.



More viewing memorbilia.



Brett and Mary MacBeth along with
Irene Marrero viewing the past.



Nancy and Marine
Bruce Vanapeldorn Sr.



Marines Thomas Tomasso (L) and Clifford
Wiley discuss the purchase of a Challenge
Coin as a souvenier.



Conversation with State Senator Robach.



Irene Marrero and her grandchildren
Her husband, Jesu, was Marine of the Year.



A good drink and more sea stories.



Marine Thomas Tomasso (L)
Marine Clifford Wiley
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Senator Robash talking with Marine Marrero.



Marine Marrero must have a good story.



Behind every Marine
is a good wife.



Marine Thomas Tomasso
The Party Chairman



Joanne and Detachment Commandant Scott Van Grol


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