Stephens Media, a newspaper group whose flagship is the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is seeking writers familiar with the military to contribute to a project that will profile U.S. service members who have been recognized for heroism in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are looking for knowledgeable people to interview individuals Read more…
CORRECTION: The newsletter lists the Crowne Plaza Hotel with an 800 number. Wrong: Correct toll-free number for the Hampton Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hampton, VA is 866.727.9990. Group code: USMCCCA. Register on-line at www.crowneplaza.comhamptonva. Block Code: UMC. The second issue of “Now Hear This” the official USMCCCA newsletter should be arriving Read more…
Linda C. Keaton-Lima, daughter of the late veteran WWII CC Red Canup, is attempting to publish a book of her father’s dispatches from the Pacific. Immediate Past President Keith Oliver, a very good friend of Red, has written the forward for the proposed tome. In particular, Linda is trying to Read more…
Fred Tucker in front of the reported 4,000-year-old Ziggurat, visible from Contingency Operating Base Adder, Tellil, Iraq.
(Ed. Note: We think it interesting that retired CC Major Fred Tucker simply cannot get enough excitement in his life. We’ve known him since he was a young warrant officer in Vietnam and we’ve followed his many exploits ever since. Following Marine retirement he went on to head the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs. When we held our annual conference in Nashville a number of years ago he and “Fast Eddie” Evans chaired the very successful event. We’ve come to expect that, where action is, also is Fred Tucker. He now is a Public Affairs Officer for the U. S. Corps of Engineers, tasked with a rebuilding operation in Iraq. We will herald his current exploits from time to time. Fred recounts his first attempted trip to historic Babylon …).
Well, the third day was a charm. After sand and wind delayed our trip north for two days, we finally got out of Contingency Operating Base (COB) Adder, Tallil, Iraq this morning for the four-hour trip to COB Kalsu, Babylon, Iraq.
CC Chuck Beveridge was wounded on the beaches of Iwo Jima, 65 years ago, and now, his friends are collecting donations to help send him back. The last time Chuck traveled to Iwo Jima, the U. S. Marine Corps paid his way. He was well equipped for the trip with Read more…
Fourth Marine Division Association of WWII will hold its 62d annual Reunion at Circus Circus in Reno, NV September 8-13 2009 for members and those attached in combat to the Division in its beachheads –Roi-Namur(Marshall Islands), Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. For Registration and/or Info contact D. Cook, 1691 Jubille Dr.,Brentwood, 94513. Email: Idaho44marine@yahoo.com
Open letter to all members from the “staff” at “Now Hear This” and this website. We are in the 21st century. It is time to put down the chisels and rocks and use technology to our advantage. When we receive images of typed material or hard paper copies, to run Read more…
First, thank you to all the well wishers with kind thoughts and visits to Bryn Mawr Hospital. I can say it was the best care I have ever received in a medical facility (and for a former Navy Corpsman – that means a great deal!). Second, the best news of Read more…
Major R.E.G. Sinke Jr. a CC since 1985, is pleased to announce the release of his new book… When None of Their Dreams Were Dead, Book I: The NCO Synopsis: Sean Paul O’Malley leaves the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League and enlists in the U.S. Marines. His Read more…
Tick-tock. The conference is looming, and it is time to start selling advertising for the journal. This year, in addition to being publised in the Annual Conference Journal, advertisers will also get a YEAR’S worth of FREE AD linking to their website (or email address) from our Advertsers from the Read more…