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AUGUST 17-21, 1977 HOLIDAY INN SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. [[black and white photo of a group of men, some sitting and some standing]] SEMPER FIDELIS AWARD: Organizational, social and motivational abilities are among the talents of Marine Joseph Davis, current Recording Secretary of the New York - Metropolitan Chapter. There is only one way we can recognize and reward a man of this stature and calibre and that is through the presentation of the Semper Fedelis Award. MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: Steve King, Jr., deserves recognition as nominee for "Man of the Year" award wit hthis many untiring hours of services and devotion to residents - patients, church members and his fellow New York Chapter members of The Montford Point Marine Association. [[continued from previous page]] odard, Treasurer; Joe Davis, Recording Sec- [[continued from previous page]] itchett, Public Relations Officer; Ron W. [[continued from previous page]] plain; Steve King, Jr., Co - Chaplain; Luthan [[continued from previous page]] National MPMA Journal Editor; Sheldon [[continued from previous page]] Griffith, Richard T. Hilaire, Harry Kanston, [[continued from previous page]] nolds, Beverley Starkey, Jr. Members not [[continued from previous page]] Callender, Chapter Sergeant-at-Arms and [[continued from previous page]] uck Carter, Edward Clay, James Francis, [[continued from previous page]] Phillip G. Johnson, Farrell Livingston, Ron [[continued from previous page]] Sam M. Ricks, Theodore Schultz, Doug- [[continued from previous page]] Pettiford, James Thomas. August 17, 1977 - Wednesday Evening - Registration Cocktail Reception August 18, 1977 - Thursday Morning - General Session Four Workshop Panels Noon - General Luncheon with Speakers, Music - Models Free Time - Exhibits (in Gold Rush Room), Hospitality, Tours, Shopping Evening - Night Bay Cruise - Snacks, Cocktails, Dance August 19, 1977 - Friday Morning - Four Workshop Panels National Executive (Presidents) Committee General Session Free Time - Exhibits, Hospitality, Tours, Shopping and Night-on-the-town August 20, 1977 - Saturday Shopping, Tours, Golf Tournament, Banquet/Dance Evening - No-host Cocktail Reception; Announcement of Election Results Dinner with guest speaker; Music; Ceremony: (National Queen Selection) and Coronation Dance/Floor Show August 21, 1977 - Sunday Morning - Brunch Noon - Check-out History making events at Montford Point Camp have been too numerous to mention, for almost every event at Montford Point has been history-making. For example, the 51st and 52nd Defense Battalions, two anti-aircraft outfits, broke every gunnery record ever set by the Corps. It is a matter of military record, though not highly publicized, that these men distinguished themselves and did credit to the Globe and Anchor and to our country in whatever capacity they were asked to serve. Even in the midst of tremendous adversity, they overcame whatever obstacles they encountered in the form of abuse, disrespect, and denial of human dignity. These adversities served to bind them together because communal suffering had been a common thing. Men have fought for fame and fortune from Timbuctoo [Timbuktu] to the mountains of the moon. Black Marines earned their laurels at Montford Point, in the rice paddies on Guam, the ammunition dumps on Banika, at Bloody Nose Ridge, Eniwetok, Kwajelian, Okinawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, Korea, and Vietnam. They lived, fought and died like true Marines. Many paid the supreme sacrifice. In 1942 Colonel Samuel Woods said that "I know when the time comes for the real test, the men who trained at Montford Point will uphold the glorious tradition of the Corps." Uphold it they did.
