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St. Joseph Valley; Detachment 95
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Website
http://www.mclstjoevalley.org
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City
South Bend
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State
Indiana
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Contact Phone Number
1-574-233-0253
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Contact Email
salameda@mclstjoevalley.org
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Year Established
1942
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Parent Chapter
Department of Indiana
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HQ Address
St. Joseph Valley Detachment
539 Parry Street
South Bend
IN 46617
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- We provide assistance to all Marines, former and present, and to their widows and orphans, by providing guidance and support in dealing with government services and departments.
- In conjunction with perpetuating the history of the United States Marine Corps through fitting acts and to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.
- Supporting local Active and Reserve Marine units.
- Support the Toys for Tots campaign, through the Local Marine Reserve unit - Engineer Co B.
- Plan and coordinate, in conjunction with Eng Co B, The Marine Mud Run.
- Provide low-cost hall for weddings, birthday parties, and meetings.
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Website
https://www.mclnational.org/
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Contact Phone Number
(703) 207-9588
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Contact Email
MCL@mcleague.org
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Year Established
1923
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Short Name
MCL
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HQ Address
National Headquarters
3619 Jefferson Davis Highway
Suite 115
Stafford,VA 22554
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Title
World War II veteran gets special visit from Marines in Mishawaka
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Date Event
Apr 27, 2010
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World War II veteran gets special visit from Marines in Mishawaka
By KIM KILBRIDE
Tribune Staff Writer
Story was first posted at 4:58 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2010
MISHAWAKA — Somewhere between boyhood and manhood, Alex Papczynski decided he wanted to serve his country.
As required, he got his father's permission to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps at age 17 and ultimately fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
And while he stayed in the military for just four years, Papczynski took away a lifetime of memories — some good, some not — many of which he's shared with his wife Mary and their seven children over the years.
"We heard his Marine stories all our lives," his daughter, Sandra Haws, said. "And he always told my brother, when he dies, he wants to have Marines there."
Papczynski is 84 now and suffers from congestive heart failure.
Rather than wait for some Marine Corps brothers to come to his final services, why not ask them to visit him now? Haws thought.
So, two days after her dad was admitted to the hospital, she began e-mailing Marine Corps groups asking if they'd consider stopping by.
Within a day or so, she heard from Rich Mullins, the local Marine Corps League commandant.
Today, Mullins came out with 1st Sgt. Sam Alameda to pay Papczynski an unannounced visit.
The pair walked into his hospital room at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center and presented him with a Marine Corps coin and a smiling picture of himself during his service days.
Papczynski, who was with the III Amphibious Corps, shared stories with the Marines and told them about how throughout the years, he's made a point of getting together with some of the men he served with.
"At our reunion, I didn't see old men," he told them of the last time he saw his friends. "I saw 18-, 19-, 20-year-olds, and I wondered if they thought that (same thing) about me."
Mullins said he doesn't get many requests similar to the one from Papczynski's family.
"I'd be glad to do it for others, though," he said.
As for Papczynski, he thanked his military brothers for their consideration and shook their hands one last time.
"I'm glad I came (to the hospital) now," he said a bit tearfully, but smiling.
Staff writer Kim Kilbride:
kkilbride@sbtinfo.com
(574) 247-7759
http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100427/News01/100429446/1130
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