 | 676.1ST MARINE DIVISION - CHANGE OF COMMANDOn 10 June 2013, in a Change of Command ceremony, Major General Ronald L. Bailey, USMC relinquished command of the oldest and most decorated division in the Marine Corps, the 1st Marine Division, to Major General Lawrence D. Nicholson, USMC.
The ceremony took place at Camp Pendleton, on the parade ground near the Division’s Headquarters, a building which has served as headquarters for every division commander since 1942.
The 1st Marine Division was activated aboard the USS Texas on February 1, 1941 and in 1942 landed on the island of Guadalcanal, part of the Solomon Islands. Since then, the Division has engaged in major campaigns throughout World War II, Korea, Viet Nam, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
The Division’s regiments were in existence as early as March 8, 1911, when the 1st Marine Regiment was formed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The 5th Marines were created in Vera Cruz, Mexico on July 13, 1914 and participated in 15 major engagements during World War I, including Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, and St. Mihiel. On August 7, 1917, the 7th Marines were activated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and spent the duration of World War I in Cuba and were disbanded after the war. The 11th Marines was formed in January 1918 at Quantico, Virginia, as a light infantry regiment. The Regiment went to France as an infantry unit, providing a machine gun company and a guard company. Decommissioned and reactivated twice between the world wars, the Regiment was re-formed in 1940 as a full-fledged artillery unit.
These photographs are presented in the order of the events of the day, beginning with a band concert by the 1st Marine Division Band as guests gathered prior to the ceremony, and ending with guests greeting and congratulating General's Bailey and Nicholson. The sequence of events is described in image # 1.
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| 679.Lily's Dance RecitalLily's Dance Recital with the "Center Stage School of Dance"
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| 680.Snapshots of Confusion 30Under my new “post now…think later” philosophy, here are some (not as yet post-processed) snapshots from last year’s Confusion. Perhaps someday I’ll give the good ones the full Photoshop treatment and I’ll repost those then.
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| 681.Congenial XMost of these were taken at the music parties at Congenial X, an sf relaxicon in Racine, Wisconsin. Although some of these photographs start approaching some artistic merit, and in some the subjects don’t look too bad, I’m afraid that most of them are merely interesting snapshots. Which can also be enjoyable, I guess—just not as pretty, nor as wonderful, as I’d’ve liked….
As always, help in identifying the “unknowns,” or corrections to those names I thought I knew, are welcome.
Thanks for ID assistance: Erik Wessing.
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| 682.Saint LouisconThe 27th World Science Fiction Convention, Labor Day weekend 1969, in St. Louis, Missouri.
I’m startled and embarrassed by how many of these photos cause me to think, “Ah, there’s good old … um …. Gosh, it’s been years since I thought of … er ….” or just, “Hey, that’s … ahh … what was that name again…?” So if anybody has any corrections or additions to my attempts to identify people, please send them to me!
THANKS! for help with identification: Astrid Bear, Lise Eisenberg, David Emerson, Mark Owings, Rich Wannen, Howard DeVore, and Michael Novak.
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| 683.Midwestcon 21These snapshots were taken at the 1970 version of Midwestcon—one of the oldest extant science fiction conventions … and one of the best. It's held every summer in Cincinnati, Ohio.
I've tried to identify as many people as I could—corrections or additions are always welcome!
THANKS! for help with identification: Dave Locke, Ned Brooks, Ted White, rich brown, Jerry Kaufman, and Suzanne V. Tompkins.
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| 687.Taylor Swift RED ConcertTaylor Swift is the consummate show-person.. she puts 100% into her shows, and her fans eat it up. Cowboy Stadium was a sell out at 55,000 people there to watch the show. Here are some of my preliminary images.. more to come later after they are reviewed. | |
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| 690.Just Wing ItJoe Jama and Anthony Hernandez gave a live performance at San Antonio's own Just Wing It!
Family Owned Business and has the best food, Great Wings and Live Entertainment! you'll just have to trust me on this one, Located at Gateway Plaza right off Hwy 90 and Military Rd. | |
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