Florida Chapter member Gene Smith who is the assistant tournament director on the PGA Champions Tour is featured in the March issue of Leatherneck Magazine, written by our own executive director, Jack Paxton. Read the story by clicking on the Leatherneck link.
Life Member Jacki Huneycutt, PA, Camp Lejeune has reported that retired MGySgt. Terence Kearns, 59, Reno, NV passed away Friday, January 7. A 27 year veteran, Kearns served as MCB Public Affairs Chief until his retirement in the late 1990s. He was also a veteran of Beirut and Somalia. He Read more…
He was one of the first African American reporters hired by a major network television station in L.A. and later helped it set a standard for community involvement.
Joe Rosenthal Chapter President Dale Cook in red jacket, with fellow Iwo Jima veteran Roy Earle (left) and Marines Memorial Club President, retired USMC MajGen Michael Myatt (right), at the Club’s 23 February event honoring Iwo Jima veterans. Cook and Earl both served in the 4th Division during WWII.
Friends, In hopes you might know of a good candidate, I wanted to share word of possible work with our IDA corporate communications team. We are looking to find a videographer/video producer for occasional freelance work. The person we select will be hired as an adjunct employee of IDA and Read more…
Writer’s Cramp –Celebrated World War II cinematographer Norm Hatch is spending many of his days lately autographing copies of War Shots, the great tome by Charles Jones, highlights the photographic capture of World War II in the Pacific by Marine Combat Cameramen.
CCHQ has announced that newly-designed window decals are now available. The beautiful 4″ decals match the newly-redesigned CC logo created by Art Director Chuck Beveridge and are highly suitable for the interior or exterior of your automobile windshield. The decals are $3 each or two for $5.50. There is no Read more…
On 8 April 2011, the Central Florida Marine Corps Foundation (CFMCF) will be hosting its 23rd Annual Golf Event at the Timacuan Golf Club and is seeking sponsorship and donations. The CFMCF is a nonprofit organization established to support a variety of Marine Corps-sponsored causes that include Marine Reserve Key Read more…
Irving Schlossenberg was born March 19, 1918 in Baltimore and lived in Overland Park, Kan., where he passed away. He served as a Marine combat correspondent during World War II from 1942 to 1945, during which he served in five pacific campaigns, including four first-wave landings. He was the oldest living combat correspondent at the time of his death.
Pull up: A Marine attached to Marine Detachment Fort Meade, Md., completes the final pull-ups during the Squad of the Month competition aboard the installation Jan. 28, 2011. The Marines, students at the Defense Information School, competed over the course of the month and were judged on grade point averages, professional military education, Marine Corps knowledge, inspections and physical fitness. Fourth squad, lead by PFC Emmanuel Ramos, edged out the competition by seven points.Pack: Cpl. Ricky Robinson, a still photographer and platoon sergeant with Marine Detachment Fort Meade, Md., shoulders a weighted down pack during the Squad of the Month competition aboard the installation Jan. 28, 2011. Marines had to reach four check points and answer Marine Corps Knowledge questions correctly. For incorrect answers, the squads had to carry additional items like the pack, ammo cans and water jugs to the finish line.