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Dublin MSG Roster           * = MEGA Members                             
A
Arnone, Mitch, GySgt.  85-86   NCOIC / Det. Cmdr.
B
Beal, Rodney 65-65 *
Beeson, Bill   62-64
Bertrand, Noel   08-
Boudah, Greg   87-88
Boyd, Dan 91-92
Bresnahan, Dan, Sgt. 77-78
Brock, Gail  56-58 *
Bunch, Luther H.  49 - 51  NCOIC
C
Callahan, Frank S.   63-63    *
Cameron, Patrick E., Sgt. 76-77
Cleary, Thomas V 82-84  *
Clinkscales, Daniel L. 81-83 *
D
Daniels, Mike, Sgt. 75-77
Deperno, Christopher, Sgt. 76-77
E
F
Ferreri, Glenn A. 88-89 *
Frantz, Gene, SSgt.   77-79  *
G
Green, Cornelia, GySgt.  00-02  Det. Cmdr*
Grubaugh,  Thomas 73-76  *
H
Haase, Perry E. 03-??
Hobbs, Thomas M., Sgt. 84-86 *
Hoffman, R. G.   69-  NCOIC
I
J
Jones, Gerald A. 83-85 *
Juern, James F.    71-72
K
Kappert, John, Sgt. 77-78
Kercherski, Tom, Sgt. 77-78
Kim, Andrew   08-
L
Laurent, Michael, Sgt. 79-81
Lennon, Guy L  82-83  *
Lindsey, Jay A.    49-51 *
Lyons, Stephen T. Sgt. 80-81 *
M
McBride, Wesley D.    63-65 *
McCotter, Mike, Sgt. 76-77
McCurry, R. J.   69-
McLaughlin, Richard   87-89 *
Mosley, Don E 62-64 *
Murphy, James 84-86



N
Noble, Jerry K. 02-??  *
O
O’Brien, Shane K., Sgt.  76-77
P
Phipps, J. W.     69-
Piazza, Chris   08-09  Det.Cmdr
Pisani, Matt, Sgt.  78-79 *
Powell, Joel  08-
Purcell, Sean   87-88
Q
R
Reichner, Robert E.    98-99 *
Reigleman, P. G.     69-
Ricketts, Brad GySgt. 77-79      NCOIC
Ritter, Jeff, Sgt. 83-85
S
Schierle, Ed   62-64
Schumacher, William T.  49-51
Sheppard, John, Sgt. 77-78
Sherman, Ron E.   87-89
Sisler, Robert S. 49-51
Smyth, James F 82-83  *
Spahn, Robert  08-
Stuber, Cpl.   Class 1-66
Swigert, Wayne  62-64
T
U
V
Vanderkooi, Vic   99-00
W
Ward, Thomas M., GySgt.  80-82   * NCOIC
Weins, Charles J.   55-57 *
Whitcomb, John 85-86 *
Williams, Jr., Eugene  82-83  *
Wilson, Howard R 70-72  *
Wood, Harold F.  49-51
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THE NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER
2016
Ambassador: Kevin F. O'Malley
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2015
Ambassador: Kevin F. O'Malley
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2014
Ambassador: Kevin F. O'Malley
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2013
Ambassador: 
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2012
Ambassador: Daniel M. Rooney
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2011
Ambassador: Daniel M. Rooney
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2010
Ambassador: Daniel M. Rooney
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2009
Ambassador: Thomas C. Foley / Daniel M. Rooney
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
 Chris Piazza,
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2008
Ambassador: Thomas C. Foley
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
 Chris Piazza,
Watchstanders: Noel Bertrand, Andrew Kim,  Joel Powell, Robert Spahn,

2007
AmbassadorThomas C. Foley
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2006
Ambassador: James C. Kenney / Thomas C. Foley
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2005
AmbassadorJames C. Kenney
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2004
AmbassadorJames C. Kenney
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2003

Ambassador: James C. Kenney
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
 
Watchstanders: Perry E. Haase, 

2002

Ambassador: Richard J. Egan
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
GySgt. Cornelia Green,
Watchstanders: Jerry K. Noble,

2001

Ambassador: Michael J. Sullivan  / Richard J. Egan 
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
GySgt. Cornelia Green,
Watchstanders:

2000

Ambassador: Michael J. Sullivan
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
GySgt. Cornelia Green,
Watchstanders:  Vic Vanderkooi, 

1999

Ambassador: 
Company Commander: 
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Watchstanders: Robert E. Reichner, Vic Vanderkooi,  

1998

Ambassador: Jean Kennedy Smith  / Michael J. Sullivan
Company Commander: 
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Watchstanders: Robert E. Reichner, 

1997

Ambassador: Jean Kennedy Smith
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1996

Ambassador: Jean Kennedy Smith
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1995

Ambassador: Jean Kennedy Smith
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1994

Ambassador: Jean Kennedy Smith
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1993

Ambassador:  Jean Kennedy Smith
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1992

Ambassador: Richard Anthony Moore / William Henry Gerald FitzGerald
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
 
Watchstanders: Dan Boyd,

1991

Ambassador: Richard Anthony Moore
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
 
Watchstanders:  Dan Boyd, 

1990

Ambassador: 
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1989

Ambassador:  Margaret M. O'Shaughnessy Heckler  / Richard Anthony Moore
Company Commander: 
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Watchstanders: Glenn A. Ferreri, Richard McLaughlin, Ron E. Sherman, 

1988

Ambassador: Margaret M. O'Shaughnessy Heckler
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
 
Watchstanders: Greg Boudah, Glenn A. Ferreri, Richard McLaughlin, Sean Purcell, Ron E. Sherman, 

1987

Ambassador: Margaret M. O'Shaughnessy Heckler
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
 
Watchstanders: Greg Boudah, Richard McLaughlin,  Sean Purcell, Ron E. Sherman, 

1986

Ambassador: Margaret M. O'Shaughnessy Heckler
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
GySgt. Mitch Arnone / Sgt. Thomas M. Hobbs,
Watchstanders: James Murphy, John Whitcomb, 

1985

Ambassador: Robert F. Kane 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
SSgt. Jerry Jones / GySgt. Mitch Arnone                                                   A/: Sgt. Jeff Ritter / Sgt. Thoms M. Hobbs
Watchstanders: Gerald A. Jones, James Murphy, John Whitcomb,

1984

Ambassador:  Peter H. Dailey  / Robert F. Kane
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
SSgt. Jerry Jones                                                                                          A/: Sgt. Jeff Ritter
Watchstanders: Sgt. Thomas M. Hobbs, Gerald A. Jones, James Murphy,  

1983

Ambassador: Peter H. Dailey 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
 
Watchstanders: Tom Cleary, Daniel L. Clinkscales, Gerald A. Jones, Guy Lennon,  Jim Smyth,  Eugene Williams, Jr., 

1982

Ambassador: Peter H. Dailey 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
GySgt. Thomas M. Ward,
Watchstanders: Tom Cleary, Daniel L. Clinkscales, Guy Lennon, Jim Smyth, Eugene Williams, Jr., 
Guy Lennon - May 1982 - November 1983  AmEmb Dublin, Ireland  Marines all agree embassy is haunted.  Strange noises, doors closing, books falling off shelves. 
1981

Ambassador: William V. Shannon 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
GySgt. Thomas M. Ward
Watchstanders: Daniel L. Clinkscales, Sgt. Michael Laurent, Sgt. Stephen T. Lyons,
Comments by Stephen Lyons:
May 12-13, 1981, the Marine Security Guard Detachment Dublin, Ireland is assigned a special security detail inside the embassy due to 2,000 demonstrators outside the US Embassy.

On June 15, 1981, The US Embassy Dublin, Ireland is presented a US flag flow aboard the Space Shuttle “Columbia” by, US Naval Officer and Astronaut, John Young. Astronaut Young took the time to speak to the  Marine Embassy Guards present at the embassy.

On July 18, 1981, all Marine Security Guards assigned to the US Embassy, Dublin, Ireland, are in full combat gear inside the embassy. The US Embassy is surrounded by 200 Irish Garda/Police Officers in riot gear prepared for a demonstration of 10,000 people in support of the hunger strike by IRA prisoners inside the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland. The demonstrators are armed with homemade weapons as they march by the US Embassy toward their intended destination, the British Embassy. Some isolated rocks and debris are thrown at the US Embassy as the demonstrators pass by. The demonstrators arrive at the British Embassy and fight with Garda/Irish police. Two hundred people go to the hospital for treatment of injuries received in the confrontation with the Garda/Police.

1981Sgt. Lyons and MSG/Sgt. Michael Laurent drive a large truck aboard a ferry in Dublin, Ireland, and cross the Irish Sea, to U.S. Naval Base, Holy Lock, Scotland/Great Britain, to pick-up supplies for the Marine Bar. Previously, Sgt. Laurent had been a hostage while an MSG at the US Embassy/ Iran-1979(1st hostage takeover in February 1979).

1981 Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Thomas Hayward, stops by to meet with the Marines assigned to the US Embassy Dublin, Ireland.
1980

Ambassador: William V. Shannon 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
GySgt. Thomas M. Ward
Watchstanders: Sgt. MIchael Laurent, Sgt. Stephen T. Lyons, 
Comments by Stephen Lyons:
On October 28, 1980, the US Naval Ship, USS Harlan County, makes a liberty stop in Dublin, Ireland. The Marines  assigned to the USS Harlan County are invited to the Marine House/Bar located at 29 Clyde Road, Dublin, Ireland. The Marine Security Guard Detachment, Dublin, Ireland shows great hospitality and a good time to the Marines.

October, 1980, seven Irish Republican Army prisoners in Northern Ireland begin a hunger-strike to protest the ending of special category status. The IRA prisoners viewed themselves as 'prisoners of war' and not ordinary criminals. A second hunger strike began, on March 1, 1981, Bobby Sands, then leader of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the Maze Prison, refused food and began a new hunger strike. The strike lasted until 3 October 1981, and 10 Republican prisoners starve themselves to death in support of their protest. The strike led to a heightening of political tensions in the region. It also paved the way for the emergence of Sinn Féin (SF) as a major political force in Northern Ireland.  In addition to the 10 Republican prisoners who had died inside the Maze Prison there was an upsurge in violence outside the prison with 62 people dying in Northern Ireland. In April 1981, United States President, Ronald Reagan, said the United States will not intervene in the situation in Northern Ireland, but he was deeply concerned at events there. The U.S. Marines guarding the US Embassy in Dublin, Ireland are prohibited from traveling to Northern Ireland so not to be misidentified as British Marines.

On the night of the United States Presidential Election, November 4, 1980, a large celebration takes place at the US Embassy in Dublin. The MSG Detachment are working n both uniform and civilian clothing. The embassy becomes overcrowded and many of the guests are intoxicated and become unruly. The unruly guests are physically escorted out of the embassy by the Marines and into the custody of the Garda/Police, who are waiting outside the embassy.
1979

Ambassador: William V. Shannon 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
GySgt. Brad Ricketts                                                     A/: SSgt. Gene Frantz
Watchstanders: Sgt. Michael Laurent, Sgt. Matt  Pisani,

1978

Ambassador: William V. Shannon 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
GySgt. Brad Ricketts                                                     A/: SSgt. Gene Frantz
Watchstanders: Sgt. Dan Bresnahan, Sgt. John Kappert, Sgt. Tom Kercherski, Sgt. Matt  Pisani, Sgt. John Sheppard

1977

Ambassador: Walter J. P. Curley, Jr.   /  William V. Shannon 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
 GySgt. Brad Ricketts                                                    A/: Sgt. Patrick E. Cameron
Watchstanders: Sgt. Dan Bresnahan, Sgt. Mike Daniels, Sgt. Christopher Deperno, Sgt. Gene Frantz, Sgt. John Kappert, Sgt. Tom Kercherski, Sgt. Mike McCotter, Sgt. Shane K. O’Brien, Sgt. John Sheppard

1976

Ambassador: Walter J. P. Curley, Jr.
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Tom Grubaugh / GySgt. Brad Ricketts                         A/: Sgt. Patrick E. Cameron
Watchstanders: Sgt. Mike Daniels, Sgt. Christopher Deperno, Sgt. Mike McCotter, Sgt. Shane K. O’Brien, 

1975

Ambassador: John D. J. Moore  / Walter J. P. Curley, Jr.
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Tom Grubaugh
Watchstanders: Sgt. Mike Daniels, 

1974

Ambassador: John D. J. Moore
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Tom Grubaugh
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1973

Ambassador: John D. J. Moore
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Tom Grubaugh
Watchstanders: 
Ireland joing European Union
1972

Ambassador: John D. J. Moore
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders: Howard Wilson, James F. Juern,

1971

Ambassador: John D. J. Moore
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders:Howard Wilson, James F. Juern,  

1970

Ambassador: John D. J. Moore
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders: Howard Wilson,

1969

Ambassador: Leo J. Sheridan  / John D. J. Moore
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
R. G. Hoffman,
Watchstanders:   R. J. McCurry, J. W.  Phipps, P. G. Reigleman, 

1968

Ambassador: Raymond R. Guest  / Leo J. Sheridan 
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1967

Ambassador: Raymond R. Guest
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1966

Ambassador: Raymond R. Guest
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NCOIC:

Watchstanders:  Cpl. Stuber, 

1965

Ambassador: Raymond R. Guest
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders: Rodney Beal, Wesley D. McBride,

1964

Ambassador: Matthew H. McCloskey, Jr.
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
 
Watchstanders: Bill, Beeson, Wesley D. McBride, Don E. Mosley, Ed Schierle, Wayne Swigert, 
From Don E. Mosley - Dublin was wholly different. The weather still sucks, but the Irish folk were very nice and welcoming to us Marines. We wore green blazers w/EGA embroidered on the pocket when on liberty .. lot's of singing, drinking and enjoying the warm hearts of our Irish hosts. Our little 4 man det was incremental in the personal security of JFK during his visit to Ireland, and we all got a personal "attaboy" from the CinC. Nice post, great people, and all was well until the President was shot ...Irish population was devastated, but it all turned "dark brown" for us when it was reported that the "shooter" was a Marine. No more green blazers downtown ..86'd in most of the bars ...we Marines were PNG because a Marine had shot "Jackie".
1963

Ambassador: Matthew H. McCloskey, Jr.
Company Commander: 
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Watchstanders: Bill, Beeson, Frank S. Callahan, Wesley D. McBride,  Don E. Mosley,  Ed Schierle, Wayne Swigert,

1962

Ambassador: Edward G. Stockdale  / Matthew H. McCloskey, Jr.
Company Commander: 
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Watchstanders: Bill, Beeson, Don E. Mosley, Ed Schierle, Wayne Swigert, 

1961

Ambassador:  Scott McLeodEdward G. Stockdale
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1960

Ambassador: Scott McLeod
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1959

Ambassador: Scott McLeod
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1958

Ambassador: Scott McLeod
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders: Gail Brock,

1957

Ambassador:William Howard Taft III  / Scott McLeod
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders: Gail Brock, Charles J. Weins, 

1956

Ambassador:William Howard Taft III 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders: Gail Brock, Charles J. Weins,
Ireland was admitted to the United Nations in 1955.
1955

Ambassador: William Howard Taft III 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders: Charles J. Weins, 

1954

Ambassador: William Howard Taft III 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

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1953

Ambassador:  Francis P. Matthews / William Howard Taft III 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
TSgt Luther H. Bunch
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1952

Ambassador:  Francis P. Matthews
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

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1951

Ambassador: George A. Garrett  / Francis P. Matthews
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
TSgt Luther H. Bunch
Watchstanders: Cpl. Jay A. Lindsey, TSgt William T. Schumacher, Cpl. Robert S. Sisler, SSgt Harold F. Wood, 
Notes from Jay A. Lindsey - Submitted 10/15/2009 : Corporal Lindsey first MSG from Dublin to return to US in Oct. 1951.  Corporals Lindsey and Sisler promoted to Sgt. while on post.  TSgts. Bunch and Schumacher and SSgt. Wood received promotions upon return to the US.
1950

Ambassador: George A. Garrett 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
TSgt Luther H. Bunch
Watchstanders: Cpl. Jay A. Lindsey, TSgt William T. Schumacher, Cpl. Robert S. Sisler, SSgt Harold F. Wood, 
See Notes in 1949 & 1951
1949
Ambassador: George A. Garrett 
Company Commander:                            CO. at Henderson Hall was 1stLt Gene Hoover followed by Captain Sartor*.
NCOIC:
TSgt Luther H. Bunch
Watchstanders: Cpl. Jay A. Lindsey, TSgt William T. Schumacher, Cpl. Robert S. Sisler, SSgt Harold F. Wood, 
Notes from Jay A. Lindsey - Submitted 10/15/2009 :February 1949 first MSGs arrive at the US Embassy.  The first detachment was posted in Dublin thorough most of 1951.  There was no Marine House during this early deployment.  TSgts. Bunch and Schumacher shared at two-bedroom apartment.  SSgt. Wood and Corporal Sisler were from the same home state and shared a two-bedroom apartment until 1950.  Corporal Sisler and Lindsey then shared a location after SSgt. Wood and Corporal Sisler "split the blanket." SSgt. Wood resided alone after this point in time.  
* Captain Sartor promoted to LtCol (now deceased) and wrote several articles for Leatherneck Magazine.
1948
AmbassadorGeorge A. Garrett (Minister 1947-50) 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:

Watchstanders: 
In 1948, the Republic of Ireland Act severed the last remaining constitutional links with Britain.



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