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Don Gee reminds us: For CCs who belong to the following groups: Third Marine Division Association:  62nd Annual Family Reunion, Holiday Inn Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX Aug. 23-28.  Contact:  Don Gee, P.O. Box 254, Chalfont, PA.  Email:  GY GEE@aol.com Marine Corps Mustang Association:  31st Anniversary Reunion, Astor Crowne Plaza, French Read more…

For the second consecutive year Sgt. Reece Lodder, RS Seattle, has been named a Heritage Association award winner, this time the Sgt. Maj. Dan Daly Award for his series on “Boot Camp Prep.” Reece, in addition to being a run-away winner in our past few years’ DPA/VIEC competitions, also was Read more…

Everything you need to know about registering for our August Conference and Training Symposium is in the 1st Quarter edition of “Now Hear This” mailed over the weekend. We also pay tribute to three who really counted in this edition: Bob Springer, Mike Pitts and Don O’Neal. We also point Read more…

The 12th annual USMCCCA Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament will be held Friday afternoon, April 22 at the Sherman Hills Golf Club, near Brooksville, FL. The tournament is the primary fundraiser for the USMCCCA Foundation that supports the CC’s patriotic, charitable and educational programs for both active duty Marines, retired Read more…

Members should begin receiving their annual Dedicated Member contribution letters and envelopes this week. As Foundation President Bill Hauptfleisch said, “this year, more than ever, we need your help. Our scholarship funds really need replenishing if we are to continue to provide two $3,000 grants annually.” The appealing feature of Read more…

CC Chas Henry has produced a series of brief radio reports for the 25th anniversary of the Gulf War.  A Desert Storm veteran himself, he is now a news anchor and national security correspondent. Take a listen: Gulf War 25th Anniversary Features from Westwood One News Reported by National Security Read more…

Congratulations to Cpl. Cory C. Schubert for earning Defense Media Activity’s Warrior of the Quarter. He is now stationed at AFN Iwakuni where according to Schubert, “I do a variety of different tasks. I cover the daily production mission along with producing 2 video spots a week and COM CALS. Read more…

Congrats to Col. John “Doc” Church, newly named President of Valley Forge Military Academy & College. Press follows: WAYNE, PA – The Board of Trustees of Valley Forge Military Academy & College has unanimously approved the appointment of Colonel John C. Church, Jr., USMCR, as President. Colonel Church will take Read more…

Elsewhere on today’s pages we saw with great pleasure Brian Tuthill promoted to gunnery sergeant while going to college under a Corps’ program that will ultimately see him graduated a second lieutenant. We met this young Marine when he was a corporal at a USMCCCA Conference a number of years Read more…