Send us your bio

The “exercise” we went through February 4 trying to get information on the passing of Col. Barbara “Bobbi” Weinberger tells us this Association can do things better.

The day started with a call from the Deputy PAO at MCRD San Diego asking for information about Major Margaret Weinberger who had died recently.  The Depot was tasked with providing military honors and the G-3, apparently reading from the DD-214 discovered she at one time held public affairs duties.

As is our normal policy, webmaster Kate Stark waves her magic wand (called Google) and an obit appears.  In this case all we could find was info on Weinberger’s marriage many years ago.  We then posted the info on our website www.usmccca.org and or page and group on Facebook.  As the day wore on we found her promoted to lieutenant colonel, then colonel and much anecdotal information pouring in.

She was, variously, in public affairs, a battalion commander, served in Vietnam, was a very stern but fair PAO.  The information is still pouring in thanks to social media.  Ron Keene emailed from Leatherneck for information for an upcoming obituary.  While we learned much about her treatment of subordinates we have little about her actual service.

What is needed are member bios.  Early in our tenure we asked for bios but received only a few.  Yet, about once each month we have to start piecing things together when a member passes.  Each of us in the public affairs arena have created bios…many are sitting in home or office PCs.  Each of us are vain enough to want correct information when it is published about us.  We remember a saying early in our career from an old China hand:  “You can call me an SOB but you better spell my name correctly.”  That should hold true when we depart for Heaven’s scenes.

Take a few minutes and, if you have not created a bio, do so.  If you have one, update it.  Then attach it to an email and get it into CCHQ usmccca@cfl.rr.com.  We promise to spell your name correctly.