Meo Bosse Marine Corps League makes dedication at Cary

Members of the Meo Bosse Detachment 1414 Marine Corps League officially dedicated their meeting space and ‘Founding Charter Document’ location at Cary Medical Center on June 19.
Formed in July 2013, Craig Fay, Commandant of the detachment said that the organization is growing and looking for more Marines.
“We are really building our ranks,” said Fay who is a Vietnam veteran. “We are up over 30 members and we know there are a lot more Marines out there and we want to encourage them to join the league.  We are working to build a strong unit that will offer support to the veterans community in northern Maine and celebrate patriotism and corps’ values.”
During the meeting on Thursday, the League expressed thanks to Phil Bosse, State Office Representative for Sen. Susan Collins, who designed and built custom glass, oak and walnut frames for the leagues official charter document and a large portrait, ‘Above and Beyond’ depicting a battle scene called Operation Hue City in 1968. Bosse also built a custom, framed box out of the same materials to house a small container of Red Beach Sand actually from the beaches of Iwo Jima, site of major military action in WWII. The sand was presented to the League by Richard Gore, Junior National Vice-Commander of the Marine Corps League.
“I was pleased to provide this work to the Meo Bosse Detachment,” said Bosse who finds carpentry work as a great hobby, “I remember Meo very well and all he did to promote health care services for veterans in The County and how he worked on the idea of a veterans cemetery and long-term care. This is certainly a great tribute to him.”
Sighting some of the initial goals of the new League, Commandant Fay said that organization and membership were the two key elements.
“We are very pleased with our growth in membership and we are looking to get all our infrastructure in place so that we can move ahead with special projects,” Fay said. “We know that a lot of Veterans will be returning to this area from Iraq and Afghanistan and we want to be ready to support them as they transition to civilian life. We have a number of ideas for projects and we are anxious to let The County know we are here to serve.”
Bill Flagg, Director of Community Relations and Development at Cary Medical Center has joined the League as an associate member and said it was in recognition of his father’s service.
“My dad was a marine and served in the South Pacific during WWII. I admired him greatly and felt that this would be a good way to honor him,” said Flagg. “I also knew and worked with Meo Bosse during the early days when we were struggling to bring the VA clinic to Caribou. He was a very dedicated individual who never stopped fighting for his comrades.”