Life Member Jenny Holbert’s new B&B – Lavender Heights Bed and Breakfast – is conveniently located in Fredericksburg, Va and would be a great place to stay while attending the Denig Dedication. Jen is offering a nice discount for USMCCCA members. Call her at 540.848.4531. Email: jenholbert419@gmail.com.
Sad news, Debbie Tallent, the first Toys For Tots poster child and daughter of CC Pauline Talent has died. She was the daughter of long time CC, the late Bob Tallent. Above is a photo of her featured in the 2008, 1st quarter newsletter, “Now Hear This.”
Seeks TOC operator, this position will monitor and manage transmit and receive systems for all of Discovery Communications (DCI) domestic platforms. Manage and control local and national fiber connectivity between DCI facilities and remote locations thought the world. Candidate must be able to make intelligent decisions and handle on air Read more…
By Col. Jeremy Martin, USA,
Commandant, DINFOS
Getting off to a Good Start in Your Initial Public Affairs Assignment
Recently during an ice breaker for our Public Affairs Qualification Course (PAQC) here at the Defense Information School (DINFOS), I was approached by a Captain who seemed to display a bit of anxiety regarding his first assignment as a Public Affairs Officer. He expressed concern about his initial meeting with his new boss. He was concerned with making a good impression during the meeting, and he also wanted to set the right tone for becoming a valued member of the staff going forward. I remember his precise words to me, “sir, I just want to make an impact and ensure that my new boss listens to me and appreciates what Public Affairs can do for the mission.”
CCs may remember Yolanda Mayo, now a reserve sergeant major of Marine Air Control Squadron 24 and, in her other life, Operations Officer, Marine Corps Community Services at Camp Lejeune. She recently received a National Image Award from National Image, Inc., an organization that recognizes achievements of Hispanics. A complete write up of the award can be read by following the link below. We reminded Yolanda that she has many times said: “I will always be a CC.” She left the field a few years ago so that she could be promoted and has obviously succeeded big time!
Story by Lance Cpl. Jackeline Perez Rivera
Via DVIDS
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A well-known Marine reservist, who works in a civilian capacity aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, was awarded a National Image Award in Los Angeles last week.
Since 1971, National Image, a nonprofit organization, advocated for Hispanics and helped provide opportunities for leadership development through conferences and other means. Every year the group honors two service members from each branch of service, and this year Sgt. Maj. Yolanda Mayo, the sergeant major of Marine Air Control Squadron 24, was honored for her dedication and support to Hispanics and to community service.
Mayo works aboard MCB Camp Lejeune as the deputy operations officer for Marine Corps Community Services.
Mayo has a strong identity and personality. Sgt. Maj. Ernest Hoopii, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations East-MCB Camp Lejeune described her as positive, cheerful, enthusiastic, well intentioned and sincere.
Those traits have taken her far in her career, but the mother of two has not forgotten her culture or her family.
When her daughter was 15 she planned her daughter’s Quiceanera, a rite of passage for Hispanic girls similar to a sweet sixteen. While the traditions associated with the celebration vary between countries and religions they all include a large formal celebration that brings friends and family together to celebrate the occasion.
“Around here nobody heard of it before,” said Mayo. “It was really cool to be able to share my heritage.” Mayo is Mexican and Irish. She was raised in Michigan and feels she was never treated differently because of her race.
“My last name was Sanchez,” she said. “(My sisters and I) were the only ones but it was okay. We grew up around a lot of different cultures.”
If you’ve been waiting for an updated membership directory, this is YOUR lucky day. If you are a registered member of this site, you can download here. Any information that is incorrect, please use this form to let Jack Paxton know to update the roster.
If you have not yet read “War Is Not Just For Heroes,” the World War II dispatches and letters of the late CC Red Canup, this is your chance to purchase it at the low post-conference rate of $20, which includes postage. The book, edited by Red’s daughter, Dr. Linda Read more…
History channel is showing footage by combat camerman Frank Lee. http://www.history.com/shows/vietnam-in-hd/videos/combat-cameraman
Windy City Publishers and I are extremely proud to announce “The Warrior Among Us” just won a prestigious 2012 Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) book award for science fiction. I received the award at their annual conference in Dayton two weeks ago. Being an election year, five predictions in Read more…
From the Executive Director For the first time in our history the Association is struggling to find a Treasurer. Tom Kerr, who joined me as Treasurer when I took over in 2005 is retiring effective December 31.. You might remember that until several years ago, he had the combined duties Read more…