United States Seagoing Marine Association

12/04/2023

Seagoing Marine Memorial Brick Request
Seagoing Marine Memorial Brick honors ALL Marines attached to a Marine Detachment aboard U.S. Naval vessels. Your donation of $50 gets you a memorial brick and raises funds for the perpetual support and care of the Seagoing Marine Monument at the NM Veterans Memorial Park in Albuquerque, NM
Inscriptions on the memorial brick recognizes ALL Seagoing Marine veterans (deceased or living). Donate for a Fellow Marine.
Thank you for your support
Donor’s Name: ____________________________ Address: ______________________________
City: ________________________ State: _______ Phone: _______________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________________
Please return form & donations to: (Make check payable to)
Elizardo Sanchez PO Box 36411 Albuquerque, NM 87176 ______________________________________________________________________________
Inscription: NAME – SHIP/YEARS ABOARD - HOME STATE

11/10/2023

TO ALL USSMA MEMBERS: AS PRESIDENT OF OUR ASSOCIATION IT IS MY SAD DUTY TO INFORM YOU THAT FOR VARIOUS REASONS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE ELECTED TO CLOSE DOWN OUR ASSOCIATION. THE REASONS VARY.....STARTING WITH THE OUTBREAK OF COVID & HAVING TO CANCELL OUR 2020 FLEET REVIEW FOLLOWED BY THE CANCELLATION OF 2021 & 2022. THE 2023 REVIEW WAS HELD IN ALBUQUERQUE BUT OUR ATTENDANCE WAS LACKING AND SEVERAL EVENTS HAD TO BE CANCELLED. OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IS APPROXIMATELY 1300 FORMER MARINES BUT WE HAVE HAD ONLY ONE NEW MEMBER JOIN IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. REMEMBER THIS IS A VOLUNTER ORGANIZATION BUT WITHOUT VOLUNTERS WE CAN'T DO MUCH. AGE & MEDICAL REASONS SEEM TO BE DRIVING OUR DECLINE. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH ONCE CONSISTED OF FIVE MEMBERS NOW CONSIST OF TWO. WE HAVE LOST ALL OF OUR REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS. THE PRINTING AND MAILING OF THE SEAHORSE HAS DOUBLED OVER THE PAST YEAR THUS OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS DIRE. WE ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER ONE LAST FLEET REVIEW FOR NEXT YEAR IN SAN DIEGO. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL WORK OUT. MORE TO FOLLOW. WE HAVE HAD A GREAT RUN ALL OF THESE PAST YEARS. WE PLACED OVER 37 USSMA PLAQUES IN VARIOUS SHIPS AND HAVE DONATED GREATLY TO THE SEAGOING MARINE DISPLAY AT THE MARINE MUSEUM AT QUANTICO.

Thank you,

Steven Collins
USSMA President

04/20/2023

We have updated our website to reflect the upcoming Fleet Review in Albuquerque NM.

11/11/2022

11/10/2022

Happy Birthday Marines!

08/27/2022

USSMA Members - the 2022 Fleet Review has been canceled. We are very sorry. If you have concerns or questions please im us here and we will forward your questions to USSMA President Steven Collins.

05/12/2022

Our Fleet Review page has been updated

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07/30/2021

There was a mistake in the sign up sheet for the Fleet Review, the tour price for the Botanical Garden has been corrected. Please sign up if you are planning to attend our Annual Fleet Review in Norfolk from October19-25 2021. To see the Fleet Review information go here:

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