 To surround the Denig Memorial we need bricks pledged.
As of
May 17, 2012Bricks pledged: 46
Minimum Bricks needed: 50
Bricks Goal: 76 Thank you to contributors:
Maria O'Leary
Kate Stark
Frank Walker
Walt Ford
Florida Chapter
Mike Pitts
Dale Baird
Robin Stavisky
Paul and Nancy Pappas
Kathy (Morrisey) Cueva
and Michelle Morrisey
IMO Bob Morrisey
Judith S. Stavisky and Alan D. Schiff Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation
Bob McEwen
Fred Peck
Tom Kerr
Red Carpenter
Jack Paxton
Crane Davis IMO CC parents: Bob and DJ Davis
Sally Pritchett
Jennifer Brofer
Bill Hauptfleisch
Gene Smith
Don O'Neal
Bob Caulkins
Mrs. Bernice Stavisky
Victoria Turney
Cochise Cash
Fred Lash
Pat Coulter
Manny Pacheco
Fred Tucker
Agostino von Hassel
Dale Dye
Caleb Eames
The Florida Chapter
The Lucas Chapter
Theo Servetas
Chuck Beveridge
Pat Brent
Dr. Linda Keaton-Lima
James Keyser
Keith Oliver
Dick Hrebik
Bob Caulkins
Gary Grey
Charlie Ross
Ralph Austin
George Chrisman
Jenny Holbert
Joe Skymba
John Popham
John Barwell
Sue Sousa
CWO Eileen Scanlon
The Leatherneck Staff
El Toro PA Office 1983-87
Thank you to "Project Mo" contributors:
Gene Smith
Kate Stark
Manny Pacheco
Richard Arab
Jennifer Brofer
Bob Springer
Keith Oliver
Jack Paxton
Don O'Neal
Sally Pritchett
Bob McEwen
Joe Skymba
Contact Us Jack Paxton
Executive Director, USMCCCA
110 Fox Court,
Wildwood, FL 34785
+1 352-748-4698
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Norm Hatch
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Dedicated Members
The 2012-13 Dedicated Member Campaign has begun. Your name will appear here and your name and dedication will appear in the Annual Conference Journal: Cochise Cash
Bob McEwen
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Robert F. Anderson
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William Clark
Greg Berry
MajGen. Andrew Davis
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 - Jeffrey Michael Ault
Life member and businessman Jeffrey Michael Ault passed away March 30, 2012, at his home in Lafitte, La. He was 65.
A visitation for family members to receive friends will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2012, at Linville Memorial Funeral Home, 84632 Tallassee Hwy., Eclectic, Ala. A funeral procession will go to China Grove Cemetery in Wetumpka, Ala., where there will be a graveside service with military honors at 3 p.m.
Mr. Ault was born Jan. 20, 1947, in Norfolk, Va. He is the son of the late Navy Capt. Frank W. and Helen H. Ault. He attended San Diego Mesa College and graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He served in Vietnam as a combat correspondent with the 1st Marine Division and was involved in numerous major operations, including the liberation of Hue City during the 1968 Tet Offensive. His military honors include the Purple Heart and Navy Commendation Medal with combat V. He received an honorable discharge with the rank of sergeant.
After returning to civilian life Mr. Ault was engaged in a number of successful business enterprises, including founding in the early 1980s Maranatha Transportation Co., a nationwide moving company with headquarters in Tampa, Fla. An ordained minister, Mr. Ault helped create Maranatha Vision Ministries in the 1990s and traveled to Russia to counsel veterans of that country’s war in Afghanistan. He was an avid fisherman and hunter throughout his lifetime.
Mr. Ault is survived by his wife Debra DuBois Ault of Tallassee, Ala.; son Jeffrey F. Ault of Martinsburg, W.Va.; brothers Cmdr. Jon F. Ault (USN, Ret.) of Annandale, Va., Dr. Jerald S. Ault of Key Biscane, Fla., and Jan C. Ault of Santee, Calif.; sister Laurel A. Ault of Baltimore, Md.; sisters-in-law Nancy Ault of Annandale, Va., and Ann Ault of Santee, Calif.; several nieces and nephews; and his band of brothers, the Snuffies, the nickname given to themselves by fellow 1st Marine Division combat correspondents who served with Mr. Ault in the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by wife Lesley L. Ault.
Memories and condolences may be posted online at www.linvillememorial.com.
 The Mission Valley Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Diego is the site of our 2012 Annual Conference, September 10-14 As the man once said, “now is the time to”… start thinking of this years’ conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Diego September 10-14. So, if you’re thinking of it, think Hawaiian. The old Hana Lei Hotel is now the completely rejuvenated Crowne Plaza but it still retains its Hawaiian origins.
Think of the Welcome Reception on Tuesday evening with a Hawaiian Luau – minus poi and minus the buried/cooked pig. Think instead of a great menu and Hawaiian shirts for gents and sarongs or mumuus for the ladies (if they dare!). You’ll love the menu. Think free Heineken product. Think of a huge hospitality room somewhat like we had at the Hampton venue.
The program throughout the week belongs to the professionals with an occasional touch by us old timers. As most know from the past five conferences DivPA offers the professional touch in training that even DINFOS can’t touch. They are bringing in J. Walter Thompson, HP, and many others that can give your young (and old) Marines) the professional touch. There will be a Life After The Corps segment and, hopefully, a Marines and the Media panel featuring the professionals in our fields who will “tell it like it is” when dealing with the Corps. Also this year, we hoping to get USAA’s expert in financial advice to come back and give us the latest on investments and protecting our assets as we move throughout our Marine careers.
On Thursday evening we will salute our active duty Marines who garnered honors in the Merit Awards program as well as those who have excelled in Marketing and Public Affairs activities while on recruiting duty and winners of the MCA Leatherneck Magazine awards.
We will wind up our annual activities with our Annual Business Meeting and election of new officers on Friday morning, then adjourn until September of 2013 when we re-convene at place to be determined.
We realize the $131 nightly rate is a bit higher than in previous years but, we are getting plenty for our money, i.e., free parking, free morning coffee, etc. Also, the registration fee is $96 and that is a bit under more recent conferences. We guarantee you will be getting your money’s worth.
The conference fee is based on what the hotel charges the Association for the various conference rooms used by the group throughout the week. This includes all labor costs for setting up and tearing down each day, and any other associated fees.
Room reservations can be made here. We encourage you to make your hotel reservation as soon as possible. You can also register for the conference here, or by contacting CCHQ at usmccca@cfl.rr.com. Watch this site for conference news as it breaks. We want to see you in San Diego!
Defense Media Activity, (Air Force Production Directorate), is looking for a Visual Information Specialist, GS-1084-11. The Job Opportunity
Announcement (DMA-12-638894-B) opened on Thursday April 5, 2012 and closes on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. This announcement is open to all US Citizens
and Status Candidates. For your convenience, the JOA is located at the following website: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/313526800
The 2012-13 Annual Dedicated Member program began April 1 and will continue through July 15. Members will receive a remittance envelope and letter explaining the program within days. As always, we will again begin publishing contributor names on the website www.usmccca.org and also in the annual Conference Journal, to be published on or about September 1. Contributions can be made by simply including a check in the enclosed remittance envelope, by credit card on the website or by calling CCHQ with credit card information.
 U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Grand Rapids, Mich., shares a moment with Windy, an improvised explosive device detection dog, while waiting to resume a security patrol here, Feb. 27, 2012. On deployment in Helmand province’s Garmsir district, the ‘America’s Battalion’ dog handlers and their improvised explosive device detection dogs live, travel and work together. In a combat environment largely devoid of the safety and comforts of home, the energetic Labrador retrievers are neither pets nor expendable objects. They’re faithful friends and saviors of Marines. Since arriving here in November, IED detection dogs have found four drug caches and two IEDs.(Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder) Multiple merit award winner Cpl. Reece Lodder, Combat Correspondent writes: “I thought I’d share my latest story on 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment’s ‘Dogs of War’ in Afghanistan. It’s a story I’ve been waiting to tell my entire deployment, and one of my favorites I’ve had the opportunity to craft as of recent. The supporting photos are my best photos of our IED detection dogs and their Marine handlers from my deployment to Garmsir.”
To read this story and view the photos click: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/86086/dogs-war-friends-and-saviors-marines-afghanistan
 Tracy Crow is a member of the Florida Chapter and is an assistant professor at Eckerd College. She has a book that’s been reviewed in the Tampa Bay Tribune called “Eyes Right, Confessions From a Woman Marine”. It’s her second book published. The first book is penned under the name Carver Greene called “An Unlawful Order.”
Some background for those of you reading about the Memorial, possibly for the first time. The actual cost of the Memorial, including $1,000 in permanent maintenance, is $26,895.
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Defense Media Activity is looking for two Training Instructors, GS-1712-11. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-12-631753-MP) opened on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 and closes on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. This announcement is open to current all US Citizens and Status Candidates. For your convenience, the JOA is located at the Following website: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/312561300
 http://www.facebook.com/TyronePowerStamp2014
Tyrone Power was not only a mega movie star and stage actor, he was also a WWII Marine Corps Pilot, 1st Lieutenant who flew wounded soldiers out of Okinawa, Hiroshima, and Iwo Jima. He was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze stars, and the World War II Victory Medal. He remained in the Marine Corps Reserves the remainder of his life, ultimately being promoted the rank of Major. He passed away at 44 on the set of his last movie, Solomon and Sheba, in 1958. He is really someone who gave their all.
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A very nice article about combat correspondent Frank Lee by Marc Yablonka on the Milspeak.org website…
The 2012 Conference will be held at the Mission Valley Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Diego, September 10-14, 2012. Registration is $96 for everyone and can be made online (below) or by contacting the Executive Director at 352.748.4698 or emailing: usmccca@cfl.rr.com.
Defense Media Activity, Air Force Production Directorate, is looking for a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-13. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-12-619477-B) opened on Monday, March 5, 2012 and closes on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. This announcement is open to US Citizens and Status Candidates. For your convenience, the JOA is located at the following website: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310904900
 How about gathering up some donations and commemorate your shop or paper? Executive Director, Jack Paxton says we need about 30 more bricks purchased to complete the 76 total needed to surround the Denig Memorial. Foundation President Victoria Turney sent out an email to former collegues of the JPAO shop at El Toro/Tustin during 1984 – 1989 asking for donations toward a brick…. a good idea.
This is your opportunity to memorialze a friend, relative, chapter, shop, even yourself. The bricks cost $300. They contain space for three lines of characters, 20 letters to each line. You can pay for the brick on this website or you can send a check to the USMCCCA Foundation, 110 Fox Court, Wildwood, FL 34785. You may also call or email CCHQ Tel: 352.748.4698, email: usmccca@cfl.rr.com, and give us your credit information. These contributions may be tax deductible. If you cannot pay now, make a pledge and take three years to pay it off.
Wanna know what’s going on with the LA Chapter? Check out their Facebook page
 United States Marine Corps Major Brian T. Thompson is promoted to Lieutenant Colonel by Maj. Norman Hatch, (retired Combat Camera Marine), in front of the Tarawa exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., on March 1, 2012. LtCol Thompson is the Occupational Field Sponsor for Combat Camera. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Kathy Reesey)
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