Volume 8, Number 3 - Space and Missile Defense Command - U.S. ...

A Marine member of VMF/VMA-124/155 shares a story with MAJ
Stephen Parrish of the 1st Space Brigade. The visiting members
of the WWII squadrons spent part of their annual reunion at U.S.
Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic
Command’s Building Three where they had lunch with Soldiers from
the command and were given a command brief and short tour of the
building. Photo By Sharon L. Hartman, USASMDC/ARSTRAT
Past to present
WWII Marine Vets meet with Command Soldiers
By Sharon L. Hartman, USASMDC/ARSTRAT
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — World War II members
of Marine Fixed Wing Squadrons VMF/VMA-124 and
VMF-155 enjoyed the company of U.S. Army Space and Missile
Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Soldiers
during a luncheon on Friday. The luncheon, followed by command
briefings and a short tour of Peterson Air Force Base’s
Building Three, served as part of the VMF/VMA-124 and VMF-
155 annual reunion, conducted this year in Colorado Springs,
Colo. The Marines in attendance were part of the squadrons
which fought in the Pacific during WW II — both among the
first to be based off aircraft carriers. VMA 124 has since become
a Marine Reserve Squadron based out of the Naval Air Station
in Memphis, Tenn. VMF-155 was deactivated on Oct. 15, 1945,
shortly after the end of hostilities with Japan.
MG (ret) Bob Hollingsworth (front), USMC, facilitated the visit
from the WWII Marine Squadron veterans. Hollingsworth directs
attention to an unseen piece of art during a brief tour given by
Peter Stauffer (far right) of the G6. Photo By Michael Kahl ,
USASMDC/ARSTRAT
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