MEGA Officers

Ray Kunkle

Raymond L. Kunkle

DIRECTOR - Chairman of the Board

Elections Chairman

BoD Term: 2011 - 2014

Kabul AF 1961 - 1962

Ankara TR 1962 - 1963

Abidjan CI 1963 - 1964

Tele # 949-492-0105

EMAIL CONTACT

Robert L. Kienietz - MEGA Founder

February 1936 - February 2007

Geneva CH 1956 - 1958

Stewart M. Grant

DIRECTOR - Vice Chariman

Membership Chairman

Historical Archives Chairman

Webmaster

BoD Term: 2012 - 2015

Ankara TR 1961 - 1962
Abidjan CI 1962 - 1963

Tele # 816-436-1752
EMAIL CONTACT

Ed Vasgerdsian

DIRECTOR & Newsletter Editor

BoD Term: 2012 - 2015

Cairo EG 1956 - 1959

Tele # 925-766-4623

EMAIL CONTACT

Tom Butler

Thomas A. Butler, Esq.

Legal Advisor

Serves at the Pleasure of the BoD

Cairo EG 1954 - 1956
Tele # 212-615-2210

EMAIL CONTACT

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James Harkins, Jr.

DIRECTOR

BoD Term: 2013 - 2016

Algiers DZ 1965 - 1965

Monrovia LR 1966 - 1966

Calcutta IN 1974 - 1975

Luxembourg LU 1976 - 1976
Tele #760-743-8230

EMAIL CONTACT

Kevin Hermening

Kevin Hermening

DIRECTOR - Treasurer

BoD Term: 2010 - 2013

Reunion Chairman

Tehran IR POW 1979 - 1981
Tele # 715-693-4750

EMAIL CONTACT

Charles Kranz

Charles Kranz

SECRETARY

BoD Term: 2012 - 2015
Baghdad IQ 1966 - 1966

Terhran IR 1967 - 1967

Bombay IN 1967 - 1967

Paris FR 1968 - 1968

Tele # Unlisted

EMAIL CONTACT

The Marine Embassy Guard Association is comprised of United States Marines who have formerly served or are currently serving as Marine Security Guards since the inception of the program in 1948 and its deployment in January 1949 to U.S. Diplomatic Missions worldwide.

Our mission is as follows:

To inspire love of Corps and Country;

To encourage Marines to aspire to a career in the Marine Security Guard program;

To recognize and honor the achievements of Marine Embassy Guards in service to Corps & Country;

To render aid to Marines and others when in need;

To promote camaraderie and esprit de corps;

To provide a forum in which to assemble for social interaction;

To serve as a catalyst for communications on matters of mutual interest;

To revere the memory of our departed shipmates;

To assist in preserving the historical records of Marine Security Guards and their achievements;

and

To perform any other lawful purpose or purposes.