On exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006, Jun. 29-Sept. 29, 2013. This landmark exhibition revolutionizes our understanding of this momentous subject, immersing viewers in the experience of soldiers and civilians during wartime. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY brings together images by more than 200 photographers from Read more…
The Presidential Inn and the Conference Center are located side-by-side. The Club at Andrews is north of each and located on Arnold Avenue. The Freedom Hall Dining Facility is in Bldg. 1628 is between Arkansas Rd. and D Street fairly close to the Presidential Inn. If you are staying at Read more…
General John M. Paxton Jr
CCHQ has been informed that General John M. Paxton Jr, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, will be the Guest of Honor at our 2013 Conference at JB Andrews the evening of Wednesday, July 24.
On December 15, 2012 General Paxton assumed the duties of the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. Prior to his current assignment he served as Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command, the Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces, Europe and the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. He has served as the Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Commander, United States Marine Forces Africa; the Director for Operations, J-3, The Joint Staff; and as the Chief of Staff for Multi-National Force Iraq in Baghdad. Additional General Officer assignments include Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Western Recruiting Region, and Assistant Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps, Programs and Resources (Director Programs). (more…)
Distinguished author and combat reporter Francis J. “Bing” West is winner of the 2013 Brig. General Robert L. Denig Sr. Memorial Distinguished Performance Award. A former Marine Corps combat officer in Vietnam, Bing West is author of six non-fiction books and one novel of Marines at war; from Vietnam through Read more…
John was the co-author of the Virginia 1968 Freedom of Information Act and received the George Mason Award from the Richmond Sigma Delta Chi. He was the only editor on duty at The Richmond News Leader the day JFK was assassinated and had the duty of yelling “stop the presses” and helped crank out an updated edition hours later. Through the years, he interviewed politicians, sports legends, celebrities, and military heroes.
If you will attend the USMCCCA Merit Awards Banquet, Wednesday evening July 24 at Andrews AFB and have not contacted CCHQ, you need to call (352.748.4698) or email CCHQ at usmccca@cfl.rr.com immediately. If you are a first place Merit Awards winner and have not claimed your cash award you must Read more…
Once you register for the conference CCHQ will proceed with the reservations process, based on what you have indicated on your registration form. If you are coming in during the period July 22-25, and have registered with CCHQ no other action by you is needed. For those who have requested Read more…
After a slow start with many uncertainties brought on by the current budget situation, the 2013 Annual Conference is on track for July 22-25 at Joint Base Andrews (aka Andrews AFB), according to Conference Chair Manny Pacheco. Working jointly with Fred “Flash” Lash, Program Chair and USMCCCA President Bill Hauptfleisch, Read more…
Filmmaker Chris McIntrye at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C. CC Ray Elliott is helping to find funding for the documentary “Angels at War.”
Ray Elliot
USMCCCA Member
I met Marine Corps Vietnam veteran (1967-71) and filmmaker Chris McIntrye at the Washington, DC, Memorial Day Parade where my daughters participated in the parade with the Spirit of ’45 and a wreath was laid at the Marine Corps War Memorial just outside of Arlington National Cemetery. His most recent film is “21 and a Wakeup” that “is based on a dozen true stories, most surrounding the final days of the 24th Evacuation Hospital, the last major Army hospital in the south to close as America abandoned Southeast Asia.”
Remember former Merit Award winner and CC Rod Deutschmann and his wife Robin? He gave a terrific talk on using your digital SLR in manual mode to make compelling photos at the San Diego conference last year. He and Robin will be travelling the country to hold symposiums and some Read more…