A second edition of author Alan Ables novel, Tale of the Tape: Two Unlikely Heroes Take Down the Dixie Mafia. The espionage thriller has broken into Amazon’s Top 100 Espionage list several times since its initial release in late 2013. “Tale of the Tape is built around historical events in Read more…
CCHQ would appreciate hearing from members who correspond with the below listed former CCs. We need their email addresses to attempt to bring them into our Association. If you have their email addresses, please send or contact CCHQ ASAP. Thanks. Tom Griggs Beth Newman Claudia-LaMantia Linda Reiter Haymond-Bock Judy Jones Read more…
Two Florida based Marine Corps associations have joined forces to organize a group cruise for Marines, friends and family members. Florida Marine Mustangs and USMC Combat Correspondents are jointly sponsoring the seven day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Liberty sailing Feb. 8, 2015 from Port Canaveral visiting San Juan, Read more…
Register for the 2014 Conference here You may register here or by contacting CCHQ at usmcca@cfl.rr.com. Registration closes on Friday, August 29. You should complete your hotel reservations (there is a link below) as soon as possible to guarantee a room at the conference price. We are currently negotiating with various activities in and around Read more…
The 10th Annual Foundation’s Florida Chapter golf tournament went off without a hitch Friday, May 9 leaving Tournament Chair “Red” Carpenter and his small staff of volunteers breathing a sigh of relief. The 2014 field of golfers was reduced to 66 this year, possibly due to “snow birds” heading north a Read more…
Each year, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation presents a series of awards to both Marines and civilian community members, recognizing their exemplary work in advancing and preserving Marine Corps history. The awards were presented during a special ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps April 26, 2014. Anyone Read more…
Defense Media Activity, (Synchronization Center), is looking for a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-15. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-14-1097859-B) opens on Friday, April 18, 2014 and closes on Monday, May 5, 2014. This announcement is open to All US Citizens and Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles). For your Read more…
Members are reminded that the deadline for nominations for officers and directors of the Association must be made to CCHQ by May 15. We will elect all officers and three directors at the Oceanside Business Meeting in September. The officers will serve for a one year period; directors, two year Read more…
General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps and friend of the USMCCCA.
General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps, passed away on April 3, 2014. He was honored in a Military Tribute at The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., April 12th. Funeral and burial services will be held at the First United Methodist Church and Greenhill Cemetery, both in Waynesville, NC, at 1400, Saturday, 19 April 2014. LtCol Jim Diehl, US Marines (ret), recounts his experience at the tribute. Diehl is a loyal friend of the USMCCCA, earning a DPA for open category in 1988 and was a 2008 conference panelist (Beirut).
An archive photo of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jim Diehl, USMC (ret) who were among the guests at the DINFOS Birthday Ball. Diehl, a career infantry officer, was a 1988 USMCCCA DPA recipient and a guest speaker for the 2009 Annual Conference in San Antonio. (Photo by Claire Kelly)
The question of how to honor exemplary members of a tribe or nation is not new. Those familiar with Scripture may recall King Nebuchadnezzar asking Haman: “What shall be done to bestow honor upon one to whom the King wishes to honor?” And Haman offers suggestions that involve horses, raiment, and a parade….
Well, I’ve marched in the funerals of two US presidents—but truthfully, my most vivid recollections are (1) that it is difficult to march at a dirge pace; and, (2) it was bitterly cold on one at least one of those events. So I wasn’t sure what to expect on the lawn in front of the War Memorial for the funeral of General Carl E. Mundy, the 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps. At least this was a clear, crisp Spring day; and it was just beginning to get warm as the crowd grew in the mid-morning sun.
To deal with the vagaries of Washington traffic and parking at the peak of cherry blossom time, LtCol Don Thieme and I got there early, which provided a chance to see many old friends and not a few giants of the Corps.
Combat Correspondent GySgt Angela Mink is retiring April 25th, 2014 at 1500 in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. In this archive photo, then Staff Sgt. Angela Mink, performed the National Anthem prior to President Barack Obama’s address to Camp Lejeune troops, in 2009. (Photo by Ena Sellers, The Globe)