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Ralph Eugene Anderson, 70, of Spotsylvania County died Dec. 15, 2009, at Mary Washington Hospital. Mr. Anderson was a U.S. Army veteran. He was the director of Combat Visual Information Center at Quantico for 29 years. He was a beloved husband, father and friend. Survivors include his loving wife of 35 Read more…

Medill seeks a Web site community manager with strong production,writing and editing skills.

The ideal candidate will have experience in social media, participatory media and interactive journalism. He or she will work on a small number of projects to gain visibility for students’ and faculty’s work and to build networks and public engagement. The first project will be centered on national security, defense and civil liberties with the purpose of improving journalistic practice and increasing public engagement. The community manager will help launch the Web site and other outreach tools to bring together interested parties.

This is a full-time position of two years’ duration with a possibility of renewal, located in Evanston, Ill., or Washington, D.C.

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The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. (Photo by Benjamin Kristy)

Visit www.usajobs.com to apply for the Public Affairs Assistant position now open. This position serves in the Director’s office and reports to the Public Affairs Chief.  The announcement number is EA9-1035-07-K4306438-DE and is open from 14-28 Dec.

The website lists duties as:  The incumbent assists the Public Affairs Chief in achieving goals and objectives specified in the Museum’s Strategic Communications Plan, working in concert with the Museum’s partner organizations. Occasionally writes press releases and media alerts, and ensures their timely release. Assists with the identification, establishment, and maintenance of close and productive contacts with national and international media organizations.  Assists with the coordination and implementation of visitor cultivation events.

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CC Life Member Pat Brent, the Corps’  “foremost authority” on the pronunciation of Camp Lejeune (Lejern), checked in from Hawaii this week by telephone.  In addition to wanting an update on how the conference went at Hampton he wanted to showcase a piece on YouTube featuring the last surviving daughter Read more…

The Fourth issue of “Now Hear This” the official USMCCCA newsletter should be arriving in your mailbox soon. If you DO NOT receive it, then you need to make sure CCHQ has your correct mailing address. You can MAKE SURE you get future newsletters by using the membership update form Read more…

Chas Henry writes: In San Diego on business last week, I visited the San Diego News Network, a growing online news organization, to see how the Naval Institute might provide them content in a market with lots of interest in military issues.  SDNN Managing Editor William Yelles told me he’s Read more…

Jarhead DJ/VJ ( Allen Moore) provided mobile video DJ services for the 2009 United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association at the Crown Plaza Marina Hotel, Hampton, Virginia. The video above shows the last night of the event as active duty, retired, and former public affairs Marines get together one Read more…

Happy Birthday Chuck! Chuck’s turning 84, and we’re planning a birthday bash. (For the few of you who don’t know, Chuck Beveridge is the USMCCCA art director and designs the Conference Journal and most of the ads in it, each year. He is ridiculously talented.) But, hey, it’s Chuck, so Read more…

Eddie Kafafian, a member of the Los Angeles chapter, was the 2009 World War II Grand Marshall at the Sixth Annual San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade.  The tradition was started in 2004. It was a great success as thousands of residents came out to pay tribute to America’s heroes—the Read more…