November 2009

Eddie Kafafian, a member of the Los Angeles chapter, was the 2009 World War II Grand Marshall at the Sixth Annual San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade.  The tradition was started in 2004. It was a great success as thousands of residents came out to pay tribute to America’s heroes—the Read more…

Happy Birthday Chuck! Chuck’s turning 84, and we’re planning a birthday bash. (For the few of you who don’t know, Chuck Beveridge is the USMCCCA art director and designs the Conference Journal and most of the ads in it, each year. He is ridiculously talented.) But, hey, it’s Chuck, so Read more…

Jarhead DJ/VJ ( Allen Moore) provided mobile video DJ services for the 2009 United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association at the Crown Plaza Marina Hotel, Hampton, Virginia. The video above shows the last night of the event as active duty, retired, and former public affairs Marines get together one Read more…

Members of the Central Florida Chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association in front of the memorial.

The Central Florida Chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association dedicated a plaque at the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park on November 9, 2009,  honoring the Division and its many achievements.

Chapter members purchased 58 bricks to make the memorial possible.  Above Jack Paxton, executive director of the USMCCCA and a chapter member, is shown with four of the bricks he purchased honoring his friend and mentor, Bob Morrisey; his golfing buddy, John Funk; his company gunnery sergeant from his days as a CC with the 1st Marine division in Korea, Stan Wawrsyniak, as well has his own personal brick.

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