Jason Fudge

Saluting 100 years of women in our Corps Enjoy this Cpl. Victoria Decker-produced video … and look for her and fellow 4500 warrior, Sgt. Jade Wooden, on the screen. Semper Fi!

The first time I remember being published in Leatherneck Magazine I was a young lance corporal at a dusty, sweltering, June to August Combined Arms Exercise (09-’02 if I recall correctly) in Twentynine Palms, Calif. I wasn’t long out of DINFOS and was eager to cover something with a bit Read more…

Hank Ehlbeck is back at the hospital – Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona – having suffered a setback from the stroke he suffered last week. The good news is that he is alert, talking and eating. Our Florida Chapter vice president is undergoing tests and he can receive visitors.  Read more…

This space is replete with updates on our fellow Marine storytellers who have gone on to great success in careers related to the imagery and wordsmithing biz. But many, like Tony Sinagra, have found a fulfilling niche elsewhere. “I have a passion for helping veterans get their lives turned around Read more…

UPDATE: Visitation for Jack Paxton will begin at 10 a.m., May 14 with service immediately following at Banks/Page Theus, 410 N. Webster Street, Wildwood, Fla., 34785. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. at Bushnell National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, Fla., 33513 CC Family, It is my sad duty Read more…

CC Hank Ehlbeck is in physical therapy near his home in Orange Park, Florida following a stroke last week. “Hank is coming along,” reports companion Ramona Hall (who Hank refers to as his “special, special lady”). At this writing, the entire CC Family also continues to keep watch on the Read more…

CC Family, UPDATE: Our do-it-all Executive Director Jack Paxton moved to hospice Sunday – the highly regarded Cornerstone House in The Villages, Florida. The family requests “no visitors, please” at this time but cards are always welcome. Pat says best to send to the home address/CCHQ: Capt. Jack Paxton, USMC Read more…