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Member Boris Yaro writes that we never know how our work affects others, he recently received this note: Good Saturday afternoon Boris, I came across your name after reading OnLine an excerp from a Book called "Lou Grant the making of a TV series". I understood you where asked to work with actor Daryl Anderson who was cast as the Photographer. That charactor did more for aspiring Photographers such as myself. If this is correct information I read; an Exreme Thank You! I fur

The First Patrol Multimedia package by Sgt. Mark Fayloga on the Marines of Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, as they head out on their first patrol out of Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. His image was chosen for the June 26th cover of the magazine "The Economist."

The Twenty-Fifth Annual Blinded American Veterans Foundation Congressional Awards Reception honored Leatherneck--Magazine of the Marines with the 2010 Carlton Sherwood Media Award for the magazine's support of blinded veterans. The Honorable Bob Filner, D-Calif., Chairman, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, The Honorable Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and the Blinded American Veterans Foundation hosted the awards reception at the Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. John

Longtime DC security reporter Chas Henry joins the Institute For Defense Analyses in Alexandria, where he'll head up corporate communications. For the past few years, he's been doing similar work at the US Naval Institute in Annapolis. A former Marine Corps officer, Henry's reporting -- some of it from war zones -- has been broadcast over the years on WTOP radio, NewsChannel 8 , and Washington’s ABC 7 .

Bob Said, 80, Montrose, CO, sits in his plane, "Fringe Benefit," which he hopes to fly to the Reno Conference in. Bob, a Korean veteran, had a long and distinguished career in journalism after Korea, where he served in the 1st Marine Air Wing under the late LtCol. Jack Lewis and with Ralph Austin and Chuck Tyler . The three all plan to be at the conference. "I'll fly in if I can add a long-range fuel tank and also, if the weather holds. I learned long ago not to fly in bad

Each year USAA celebrates our nation’s most hallowed holidays with Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies. They typically create a video feature on a different a war memorial each year and this year’s feature was on the USMC War Memorial.

The Valley Forge Military College administration appointed life member LtCol John C. Church, Jr. , USMCR, as President of Valley Forge Military College . The appointment will take effect on July 1. “Lieutenant Colonel Church’s military experiences, added to his already impressive academic background make him the ideal leader and role model for our College cadets,” said William R. Floyd, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Acting VFMA&C President. “We are proud that he

For those CCs who served in the Danang area these shots from Bob McEwen are hard to believe. The large building is a club/casino which now sits where the old Danang airstrip was. The inset photo is a blocked up entrance to Marble Mountain, now a tourist destination as well as a religious site. Oh, the guy to the right is our veteran globetrotter, McEwen.

Active duty Marines should register at the $125 rate. 1) Register with USMCCCA HQ 2) Register with the Hotel using this link . Member Registration - Choose one Until May 31 - $110.00 Jun 1- Jun 30 - $120.00 Jul 1 - Aug 15 - $125.00 Non-Member - $125.00 All Active Duty $125.00 Name for badge City, State Name for badge City, State

Life member, John Barwell and his colleagues were concerned that while it is common for law schools to offer law clinics for juvenile justice, criminal defense, family law, domestic violence cases and a range of other needs, such offerings for veterans remain rare cases. So, University of Arizona law students and faculty members volunteer at a recently established special court that helps veterans arrested for misdemeanors. Called the Veteran's City Court, it is an alternativ

Sarah's viewing will be on Wednesday, May 26, from 6-9 p.m. at e in Fredricksburg Va. A service will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m. on Thursday, followed by internment at 1 p.m. at . If you'd like to send your condolences to Mike Pitts and his family, his email is: and address is: 131 Yorktown Blvd, Locust Grove, VA 22508-9544 UPDATE: My friends, It's with a heavy heart that I inform you that Sarah died last night after a long and courageous battle with cancer

The May 15 date for submitting applications for the Association board of directors has passed. The following nominations are in and will be presented to the Annual Meeting in Reno on Friday morning, August 27. There is no competition for any of the officer chairs, nor is there any competition for the three Director vacancies. Therefore, the preparation and mailing of absentee ballots is not necessary. Nominations are as follows: President: Don O'Neal Vice President: K

Maj. Gen. Robert Neller , the director of Marine Corps University, speaks with Chuck Jenks, deputy director of the Quantico Public Affairs Office, and Charlie Grow , deputy director of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, at the grand opening of the Operation Just Cause exhibit at the museum on May 4. The exhibit features photos by Jenks, a retired Marine combat correspondent who followed Delta Co. 2nd Light Armored Recon during the invasion of Panama in December 1989.

I am conducting an "all hands" search for a fellow Marine and someone I grew up with in a Catholic Home (St. Agnes, Rockland Co., NY) in the early 1940's. I am not even sure he is still living. My "missing Marine" is Malachy Murphy , born on November 25, 1929; if still living, he would be 81 this year (a year older than me). He was discharged from St. Agnes in August 1947, and presumably joined the Marine Corps shortly after that. Since there is a very unforgettable (but u

The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter to the Marine Corps’ PA Community is now online you can download it here Marines - Marine Corps Combat Correspondents achieved unprecedented honors this year as you swept the Defense Department's Thomas Jefferson Awards . "Unprecedented and historic," is how the chief of combat correspondents, MGySgt Phil Mehringer described the accomplishment. Among ten of the awards taken were the best writer, photographer, broadcaster, and

From Steve: Thank you, my dear Marine friends. I have truly learned what Semper Fidelis means. My wife, Lou Bowman Ford Stibbens, passed peacefully in her sleep at 0500, 1 May. Daughter Suzanne and I were with her. She leaves us with 51 years of love and wonderful memories. Lucy had battled renal failure for many years and had been on dialysis for the past two years. She was as tough as they come. Not once did I ever hear her complain about her situation. She spent her last

The second 2010 issue of “Now Hear This” the official USMCCCA newsletter, should be arriving in your mailbox soon. If you DO NOT receive it, then you need to make sure CCHQ has your correct mailing address. You can MAKE SURE you get future newsletters by using the membership update form here . If you are a registered member of this site, you can download the newsletter by clicking on the image to the right.

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