The 8th & I Reunion Association

An organization of Marines
who served at
Marine Barracks
8th & I Streets, S.E.,
Washington D.C.






Items collected since the 1960's:







Don "Mau Mau" Maurer with fellow 8th & I Marines
in Viet Nam






(left to right) Paul Towey, Fran Jacques (Dick Jacques' wife),
and Dick Jacques (deceased 1991)






(L-R): John Reim, Drill Team, 1958-61; Joe Laudisio, Drill Team, 1959-61 and Tom McHale,
C.G.C., 3rd Plt. & Body Bearers; H & S Co., Guard Section, 1960-62

NOTE: Joe and John had not seen Tom since 1961.






(L to R): John Reim, John Diaz (MCI & H & S Cos., 1961-1963),
Barbara Diaz, and Mary Lou Reim at dinner in the Hale Koa Hotel, Honolulu/Waikiki in June of 2009.

(Submitted by John Reim)






Tom Shenhan and Dave Zeferjohn in Lexington, KY in June of 2009.
The last time these two were together was 1962, when Tom and Dave
were members of 3rd Platoon MCI Company, 1960-63.

(Submitted by Dave Zeferjohn)






Group Picture, Taken May 15, 2010, Includes (L to R):
Richard "Rick" Given, Silent Drill Platoon, 1960-63, Charleston, WV, Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, USMC, D.O.B. 10-2-23, Medal of Honor recipient, Iwo Jima, 1945 (the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from Iwo Jima), Elizabeth Given (Rick's wife), Mary Lynn Given (daughter of Rick & Elizabeth), and Emma Johnson, Gold Star Mother (her grandson, L/Cpl. Adam Crumpler, USMC, KIA, Iraq)

(Submitted by Elizabeth, wife of Richard "Rick" Given, Silent Drill Platoon, 1960-63, Charleston, WV)






Marine Week Boston was held the week of May 3rd thru May 9th 2010. On the final day the silent drill platoon performed at a Rededication Ceremony of the Marine Barracks at the Boston Navy Yard.

Dave Pullo SDT 59-61 was asked by a Drill Team L/Cpl if I could still handle the M1.






After the Drill Team performed, Dave Pullo introduced himself to the Platoon Commander, Capt. John McLaughlin.








May 22, 2010, Steve DeBock, Ceremonial Guard Company, 3rd Platoon, 1960-1962, attended the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Class of 2010 graduation. His niece, Alexandra Stamatiou, a member of the Class of 2010, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. Steve, with much pride, presented Alexandra with her first official salute as an officer. It was an emotional experience!







2 June 2010, George Barrows, Marine Corps Institute Company, 1959-1962, attended a luncheon at Camp Lejeune honoring Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik (on right), CG of the llMEF. To the left of George is Maj. Gen. Carl Jensen, CG of the MC Installations East, also headquartered at Camp Lejeune.





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