John died at the California Veterans Home, Barstow, CA on November 21. Though confined to a wheel chair in recent years, he was religious about his support of this Association as well as making it to conferences. This past September the Association recognized him with the President’s Award for his strong support, both financially and vocally over the years. If you will take a look at the most recent Conference Journal you will see his name as sponsor of five Merit Awards. He once told us that whatever we needed to keep the program going, let him know and he would take care of it. In addition to all of his help he will be remember by young warriors and old as a very nice guy! We will definitely miss his occasional telephone calls always begun by a parade ground bellow: “Gunny Harmon here!” He will be [...]

MSgt. Richard “Dick” Brumfield passed away on 17 Sept. 2011. Dick was a veteran USMC photographer who had served in “many a clime and place”. After retirement Dick, among other things, helped film a video for ASK, a portrayal for kids dying of cancer. This year the video will be dedicated to “Brum”. Services were in Warsaw, Virginia and the family has asked that donations be made to ASK in “Brum’s” [...]

CC member, Sgt. Charles J. V. Fries, Jr., son of Shirley A. Joslin-Fries passed away at his home in Nashville, TN., March l6, 20ll. Charles was born in Syracuse, New York September l2, l954. He spent many of his younger years in Hawkinsville, New York. The family moved to Florida in l959. Charles graduated from Fort Myers High School, Fort Myers, Florida, class of l972. He attended Edison College in Fort [...]

ODOM O. FANNING (Age 90)  
On Sunday, May 8, 2011 of Washington, DC, a long time resident of Bethesda, MD. Beloved husband of Elaine M. Fanning of 62 years. Loving father of Carol Fanning Weigand and her husband, Dr. Paul Weigand and Dr. Kathryn “Kay” Fanning and her husband, Christopher McLaughlin; loving grandfather of Sarah and [...]

Long-time CC Mark J. Dysart, 57, Windsor, CT died Sunday, April 24. He grew up in a military family that took him all over the world, and he later served during the Vietnam War. During his years with the Marine Corps, Mark was Editor in Chief the first year the Quantico Sentry won the Thomas Jefferson Award. [...]

Longtime CC supporter, Jack Pulwers, Ph.D. of Fairfax, VA died March 29, 2011.
The Press of Battle: The GI Reporter and the American People
Longtime CC supporter, Jack Pulwers, Ph.D.  of Fairfax, VA died March 29, 2011 at Fair Oaks Hospital of extended illness after congestive heart failure.
 
Born in New York City on July 2, 1924, Jack [...]

Life Member Jacki Huneycutt, PA, Camp Lejeune has reported that retired MGySgt. Terence Kearns, 59, Reno, NV passed away Friday, January 7.  A 27 year veteran, Kearns served as MCB Public Affairs Chief until his retirement in the late 1990s. He was also a veteran of Beirut and Somalia.  He is survived by his wife [...]

He was one of the first African American reporters hired by a major network television station in L.A. and later helped it set a standard for community [...]

Irving Schlossenberg was born March 19, 1918 in Baltimore and lived in Overland Park, Kan., where he passed away. He served as a Marine combat correspondent during World War II from 1942 to 1945, during which he served in five pacific campaigns, including four first-wave landings. He was the oldest living combat correspondent at the time of his [...]

During WWII Andrew served with the Marines in the Pacific, where he met Pat, who was serving in the Navy. A resident of Arizona since 1974, Andrew previously served on the Chicago Ridge, Illinois Board of Trustees. A service will be held at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 North Cave Creek Road, on February [...]

Frank S. Johnson Jr., a public relations and communications executive who worked under three U.S. presidents and for corporate, financial and not-for-profit organizations, died Jan. 12 at his home in Falls Church after a heart attack. He was 80. [...]