The Florida Chapter of the USMCCCA will hold it’s 7th annual benefit golf tournament on 3 June 2011. The tournament will be held at Ridgewood Lakes Golf and Country Club in Davenport,FL. The tournament features an 0800 shot gun start, putting contest and lunch. As always the tournament is “kicked Read more…
Leatherneck’s editor, Col Walt Ford, USMC(Ret), interviews WWII Marine Corps combat cameraman Norm Hatch and Charles “Chip” Jones, the author of the book “War Shots,” a story about Hatch’s life. Also Bob Jordan’s wrote a story about the book in Leatherneck Magazine’s April 2011 issue which you can read by Read more…
This MARADMIN specifically revises the award criteria for mild traumatic brain injury/concussions and is retroactive to Sept. 11, 2001. The revisions contained within this MARADMIN will have a major impact on a sizable population of young Operation Enduring Freedom(OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) vets who previously may have been ineligible for Read more…
Jackson, a World War II Marine Corps combat artist, is known for his Western paintings and sculptures, abstract expressionism and realist works. His art can be found at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Denver Art Museum and others, and in collections owned by the Saudi Arabian royal family, Queen Elizabeth II, the Italian federal government and the Vatican.
The USMCCCA Annual Conference will be held at the Westin Hotel September 12-16. There is currently an “early bird” registration fee of $100 per person available to ALL active duty, retired and others until Aug 31. The final registration date is 1600 Wednesday August 31. Registration may be made online Read more…
Long-time CC Mark J. Dysart, 57, Windsor, CT died Sunday, April 24. He grew up in a military family that took him all over the world, and he later served during the Vietnam War. During his years with the Marine Corps, Mark was Editor in Chief the first year the Quantico Sentry won the Thomas Jefferson Award.
As you may be aware, a tornado ripped through Jacksonville, NC the weekend of April 16 wreaking havoc on the town and on Camp Lejeune. We have been informed that the Tarawa Terrace II housing area at Camp Lejeune has been heavily damaged and over 40 Marine families have been Read more…
SgtMaj. Micheal P. Barrett is the 17th sergeant major of the Marine Corps.
WASHINGTON — The commandant of the Marine Corps announced April 11 his selection for the next sergeant major of the Marine Corps.
“I’m pleased to announce Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett as the 17th sergeant major of the Marine Corps,” said Gen. James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps. “Sgt. Maj. Barrett, through his long and distinguished service to our nation, has demonstrated that he is particularly well-suited to serve as my senior enlisted advisor through the challenges ahead. My wife Bonnie and I welcome him and his wife Susan and look forward to serving with them.”
If you use the link to the Westin Hotel to obtain your room for the 2011 Conference you may see a reference to $104 as the group hotel rate. This is incorrect. The rate is $98. If you have already made your reservation at $104, the hotel will adjust this Read more…
Joseph L. Galloway recounted his experiences to students and faculty members March 31 at the Defense Information School. The co-author of "We Were Soldiers Once and Young," Galloway based the book on his experiences as a war correspondent for United Press International in Vietnam. (Photo by Rick Corral)
By Navy Lt. David Luckett
Special to Soundoff!
One of America’s most accomplished war correspondents kept more than 100 students and faculty at the Defense Information School in awe as he intertwined his experiences of the past with lessons for the future.
Joseph L. Galloway, most famous for the book he co-authored, “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young,” which was later adapted into the movie “We Were Soldiers” starring Mel Gibson, spoke March 31.
“I think the audience wanted to hear someone tell it like it is, without a hint of spin or compromise,” DINFOS Public Affairs Department instructor Bill Lincicome said. “I think we all deeply appreciate and respect someone like Joe Galloway who just wants to tell the truth, because the truth is the only currency we PAs have.”
Galloway accepted the invitation to talk with DINFOS students so he could revel in one of his greatest passions — spending time with service members.
After watching some video clips from the 2002 movie depicting his exploits in Vietnam as part of his introduction, Galloway immediately made clear the candidness he would deliver by revealing that viewing just parts of the movie brought him to tears yet again.