Chas Henry Friends, In a few days, I will begin an exciting new opportunity as a news anchor and national security correspondent with CBS Radio – on the new all-news radio station the company is launching in Washington, D. C. WNEW-FM 99.1 will begin its 24/7 news broadcasts Jan. 19. Read more…
CC Sgt Pete Thibodeau was chosen as DVIDS Journalist of the Month for November 2011 for his documentation of the training conducted between U.S. Marines and Australian troops during Exercise Semper Fast 2011. Thibodeau also received the 2010 William T. Perkins Combat Cameraman of the Year award at the Reno Read more…
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob D. Marler with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, walks with a disabled Afghan boy during a security patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan Nov. 15, 2011. Marines conducted security patrols to help maintain the security in the surrounding areas. To see more Read more…
For those of you in the Quantico Area on Dec. 30, there will be a reception for injured combat cameraman LCpl Jorge Ortiz from 1000 to 1130 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Ortiz, a triple amputee, was taking pictures of a captured weapons cache in Sangin, Afghanistan, Read more…
The USMCCCA troops, Jack Paxton, Executive Director, Chuck Beveridge, Art Director and Kate Stark, Webmaster wish everyone a happy holiday season. (We aren’t really this limber, it’s movie magic…) Play it twice, You Tube junks up the first time with an AD, the second time…it’s clean.
The Toys for Tots Drive by the Rosenthal Chapter was again a big success. This year the Jingle Party was held at the Sharp Park Golf course and had 18 members and friends in attendance. Bob Stanley once again collected 4 boxes of toys and pushed our total over last Read more…
John died at the California Veterans Home, Barstow, CA on November 21. Though confined to a wheel chair in recent years, he was religious about his support of this Association as well as making it to conferences. This past September the Association recognized him with the President’s Award for his strong support, both financially and vocally over the years. If you will take a look at the most recent Conference Journal you will see his name as sponsor of five Merit Awards. He once told us that whatever we needed to keep the program going, let him know and he would take care of it. In addition to all of his help he will be remember by young warriors and old as a very nice guy! We will definitely miss his occasional telephone calls always begun by a parade ground bellow: “Gunny Harmon here!” He will be missed!
Cynthia Atwood, CC Life Member, was awarded a Master of Arts Degree in Security Studies, Homeland Security and Defense at commencement ceremonies Friday, December 16 at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. The CHDS Master’s degree program is a fast-pasted, challenging program that requires a major commitment of time from Read more…
WASHINGTON D.C. – Col. Paul J. Kennedy, Director of Marine Corps Public Affairs, recently visited the Washington Post for a tour and to observe a meeting of the news editors. During this meeting, editors discussed the news of the day and decisions were made regarding the placement of articles, graphics, Read more…