Venerable Cy O’Brien, thought to be our oldest living CC, turns 92 on Sunday, January 30. We have been informed by his daughters as well as his friend, Ellie Bertrand, that he had recurring surgery January 24 to remove the lining from a lung due to fluid accumulation. He is Read more…
Combat Camera Management sends their thoughts and prayers to Lance Corporal Jorge Ortiz and his family. Combat photographer LCpl Ortiz sustained injuries while in the line of duty in Afghanistan. He is currently recuperating at the Bethesda Naval Medical Facility. The family recommends only cards be sent, here is the Read more…
Constance Heinz: I am hoping you can ask in the USMCCCA community if their are any reserve captains or majors willing to come to Okinawa foro 9 to 12 months. Our deputy is a reservist and he has been called up and will be in Afghanistn and we need a Read more…
BOOT CAMP HAIRCUTS? — CC Joe Espinosa, NCOIC of DINFOS’ Public Affairs Leadership Department, recently led a crew over to the post barber shop in support of a colleague’s (winning!) battle with cancer. Among those pictured with Espinosa and Air Force Capt. Candice Adams are CCs Keith Oliver, Scott Woosley, Read more…
Members wanting to get an early room reservation at the New Orleans Westin Hotel can go online and make their reservations for the upcoming September 12-16 conference. Guests can access the site to learn more about the event and to book, modify, or cancel a reservation from January 19, 2011 Read more…
A book by Charles Jones is finally available and features the story of how military photographers got their shots while storming beaches and assaulting pillboxes with combat troops. It also describes how long time member Norm Hatch filmed With the Marines at Tarawa, which won the 1944 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject and was Person of the Week on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer in March 2010. There are new details on the controversy surrounding the famous photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima. It should interest the fans of “Flags of Our Fathers,” “Letters from Iwo Jima,” and HBO’s “The Pacific”Some of our members have already placed reviews on Amazon.com about the book:
Your Executive Director has tried every way he knows to keep members in the organization. Most recently he has emailed all members who have not renewed their membership since 2009. He does not have email addresses for the following but asks that if anyone is corresponding with them that they Read more…
Retired MGySgt. Terrence J. Kearns passed away at his home in Reno, NV January 7. A military funeral was held January 21 at the Fernley, NV Veterans Cemetery. The family has asked that if anyone knows either Charley Rowe or MGySgt. George Spear that they be notified of Kearns passing. Read more…
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is now accepting submissions for its annual awards program. Each year, the Foundation presents a series of awards to both Marines and civilian community members, recognizing their exemplary work in advancing and preserving Marine Corps history. Submissions deadline is February 28, 2011.
Awards will be presented at the Foundation’s annual ceremony in April. The Foundation is accepting award submissions for categories in historical scholarship, journalism and letters and arts, a total of 15 awards. A new award announced this year is the Major Megan McClung Award, for a distinguished example of reporting by an individual covering U.S. Marines abroad.
For a detailed list of the awards as well as the submission requirements, please visit: http://www.marineheritage.org/Awards.asp.
Hello CCs: I am participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Did you know that every three minutes, another woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer? I didn’t, and I was shocked to learn how prevalent this horrible disease has become in this country. I am Read more…