Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend the Conference this year and photograph/document the events. If you are attending, please take copious candids of all events, hospitality suite, etc. Need photos for website and high res images suitable for a multi-page photo story in the Annual Journal. Caption info will Read more…
(last updated 8/13/2015) Sunday – August 16 Early bird arrival – No scheduled activities Monday – August 17 0800: Work morning, assemblage of welcome bags – Gaston Room 1000: Registration begins – Gaston Room 1400: Old Board Meeting, USMCCCA – Executive Conference Room 1600: Board Meeting, USMCCCA Foundation – Executive Read more…
If you are attending the USMCCCA VIEC/DPA Awards Banquet in New Bern August 19, you need to do the following: 1) If you are an award winner your dinner is free. If you are accepting for a winner, the cost is $25. You must notify Executive Director Jack Paxton (usmccca@cfl.rr.com) Read more…
There will be a wake for Michael Pitts Sunday from 1800-2000, Aug. 2, at Mullins & Thompson Funeral Services in Fredericksburg, Virg. Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service 1621 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Phone:(540) 373-5842 The funeral service will be Monday 11 a.m., Aug. 3 at St. Patrick Catholic Read more…
From the Executive Director: Due to recent activities, we are removing the USMCCCA Membership Roster and access to it via our website. Both President Manny Pacheco and I feel this is necessary in light of recent activities, both nationally and on our Facebook pages. In the latter situation there were Read more…
Maj. Gen. Gary Thomas, CG 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, will represent the Commandant of the Marine Corps as guest of honor at our Distinguished Performance Awards Banquet, August 19 in New Bern, N.C. With that locked in, President Manny Pacheco announced this week that plans for our 74th Read more…
We are working on the Final Phase galleries, which includes an exhibit about Beirut. One of the design elements in the exhibit will be a wall-sized image of the barracks rubble. Do you have a negative or slide that we could scan for this purpose? We can scan the film, Read more…
Conference Registration: $80. Hotel Reservation: $90 per room. Nearest Airport: Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern (airport code: EWN). If you are coming to New Bern next month you need to immediately make your hotel reservation (easy on this site) and also register with CCHQ (also easy here). Our Read more…
The USMC Combat Correspondents Association Board of Directors have unanimously voted to posthumously present the 2015 Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Sr. Distinguished Service Award to the late Georgette Louise “Dickey” Chapelle on this, the 50th anniversary year of her death, near Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam November 4. 1965 Read more…