Marines, For our brothers and sisters on active duty, thank you for keeping our country safe in the face of a pandemic. For our fellow Marine veterans and supporters, thank you for your membership and understanding during these trying times and please accept our best wishes for you and your Read more…
The deadline for nominating a candidate to the USMCCCA Board of Directors is Friday, May 15. Nominations Chair Chris Whiting has polled the incumbent officers and directors and all but two will seek another term. Dan Clare and Annita Best have agreed to run for President and Treasurer, respectively. Whiting Read more…
We are very excited to announce that Military Veterans in Journalism will host a 10-day video journalism workshop for about 15 military veterans in the early stages of their journalism careers from January 7-16, 2021 in Oxford, Mississippi.
In partnership with the University of Mississippi’s School of Journalism and New Media and with support from FUJIFILM, this is a unique opportunity to learn from one of the most renowned professors in the field. Duy Linh Tu, Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University, will be the lead instructor. He’s a journalist and documentary filmmaker, focusing on education, science, and social justice.
From Joe Galloway: Last night the Virginia International Tattoo broadcast a virtual Tattoo in place of the real one which was cancelled due to the virus. Loads of clips of Marine band and others including Scots Highlanders. They had me read a tribute essay I had written about The Greatest Read more…
One of our CCs’ most faithful and visible supporters — iconic war reporter and Honorary Life Member Joe Galloway — has a new tome coming out next month. They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans, whose title alludes to Joe’s and the late Lt. Gen. Hal Read more…
PHOTOS/STORIES: Go through your old photos/stories. If you have any photos of Marine photographers, cameramen, broadcasters, journalists or communicators, scan them or send them to USMCCCA Headquarters. (Please indicate if you want them returned.) ESTATE PLANNING: We don’t wanna die. But most of us do. It would be really great Read more…
Hoping you are staying well and obeying the rules. We have many seniors in our Joe Rosenthal Chapter and other veterans organizations who need to be protected.
Yes, hard on the heels of the recent fundraising report, comes this one on a new push for the USS Joe Rosenthal.
If there is a single bright light to the pandemic, it may be that the door has been cracked open for the USS Joe Rosenthal Project. We need good news. The country needs good news. The USS Joe is good news!
The USS Joe Rosenthal is a nonpolitical, nonpartisan, no cost, feel good measure. It may provide our Nation a boost in morale, same as Rosenthal’s photo did in 1945. Wouldn’t that be something, Joe helping our Nation twice, 75 year apart?! (more…)
Military Veterans in Journalism (MJV) has partnered with National Public Radio to create a journalism internship role this summer — exclusively for military veterans. As far as we know, this is the first time this has ever happened. It’s a big freaking deal. NPR knows that it’s critical to get Read more…
THREE CCs AND AN ACTOR – Left to right are Beaufort Film Society president Ron Tucker; actor Colin Hoffmeister, who played the role of Gen. John F. Kelly in “The 11th Order”; Santini Award recipient Joshua DeFour; and former CC president Keith Oliver, who presented DeFour with the Santini at the Beaufort Film Festival February 23.
Joshua DeFour with the Santini Award.
Marine Corps Veteran Combat Videographer and Writer/Producer/Director Joshua DeFour was presented the prestigious Santini Patriot Spirit Award at the 14th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival held February 18 – 23, 2020 in Beaufort, SC. The award was presented for his film “The 11th Order”, during the festival awards ceremony on Sunday, February 23.
The “Santini” is awarded to that filmmaker whose portrayal of the American active duty military, veterans, or their families in a feature film, documentary, or short reflects the highest standards of service and sacrifice for the good of others. The award is named after Marine Corps Colonel Donald “The Great Santini” Conroy, father of Academy Award nominated screenwriter and best-selling author Pat Conroy.
“The Santini” was originally created in 2011 and it was our intention at the time to present the award annually to that film that met the lofty criteria for the award. After presenting the inaugural award to Jonathan Flora for his documentary “Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good it would be another five years before another “Santini” worthy film came along. The second award went to Justin Roberts for his documentary film, “No Greater Love”. When we saw Joshua’s film The 11th Order for the first time, we knew instantly that this Short Film had all of the elements we were looking for in this rare award,” stated Ron Tucker, President of the Beaufort Film Society.
The 11th Order – “There’s No Glory In This” Teaser Spot
Our inaugural Journalism Immersion Workshop in Spring 2020 has taken a shift to the West. We’ll be headed to Vegas from approx. April 18-22 at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show to support the career development of military veterans in journalism, especially those at the beginning of their careers Read more…