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Ray Adams , a lat move combat correspondent who served aboard Camp Lejeune, Okinawa and as a Public Affairs NCO in his native New England, died Dec. 3 while in hospice care in Tavares, Florida. He had been living with an inoperable brain tumor for 19 months longer than doctors had predicted, maintaining his "legendary outgoing personality and good cheer right up until the very end," according to his brother, Kevin. Condolences or reminiscences may be sent to Kevin Adams a

It is with great sadness we inform the membership that Tom Kerr, Foundation President has resigned as of Jan. 1. We thank him for his service to our organization, and wish he and wife, Sheila , a well-deserved break from official duties. The vice president, Fred "Flash" Lash will take over until a general election at the meeting in Atlanta in August. Life member, Tom Kerr has held nearly every office in this organization and has been instrumental in setting guidelines fo

We caught up with John Shotwell over the holidays. The former Marine Corps Director of Public Affairs and senior leatherneck PAO in Operation Desert Storm stays busy writing, painting and editing an award-winning newsletter and website for the Bluegrass Chapter of the Marine Officers Association of America. He and his bride of 50 years, Jerri, have taken to traveling, including jaunts in the last couple of years to Ireland, Scotland, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Malta, Croa

Marine WWII KIA, TSgt. Richard Murphy , came home to Maryland and was buried with full military honors next to his mother in Silver Spring, Maryland Dec. 1, following a funeral mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Rockville. One of Murphy's nieces, Jeanne Robinson, chatted with CC National President Keith Oliver at a post re-internment reception. Murphy had original been hastily buried in a trench immediately following the Battle of Saipan and was re-buried in a Manilla

Col. Riccoh Player , Deputy Director of Marine Corps Communication, hosted USMCCCA reps Fred Lash (Foundation Vice-President) and Keith Oliver (Association President) in the Megan McClung Conference Room on Dec. 3 to discuss our tri-gathering in Atlanta set for August 19-23. Watch this space and other HQ USMCCCA comms for venue, schedule and other details as robust planning continues. The Pentagon session included key OccField staff as well as the marketing and communicat

Pfc. Brett W. Beard, Jr. is scheduled to complete Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton on Dec. 15. Next stop is Pensacola, Florida and Air Traffic Control School. His proud Dad, retired Master Sgt. Brett Beard , is a USMCCCA Life Member who carved out an enviable career in our Corps' storytelling disciplines as well as a line recruiter. The Desert Storm and Somalia vet has been raising his family in Long Beach, California where he has been achieving success in real estat

Life member LtCol Keith McConnell retired from the US Marine Corps Reserve in 1996. As a longtime member of Public Affairs Unit MTU-CA16, (one of only two reserve PA units) he helped develop the Interview Techniques Course/Clinic that trained Marines of many ranks from Brigadier General selectees to the Recruiters School in the art of being interviewed by the press. This included the tricks and traps employed by the media and counter measures to ensure that the Marine Corps

Our own Dale Dye , USMCCCA Life Member, former Board Member and a rare recipient of both our Denig and Dickson Awards, was recently recognized with the prestigious Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment . The award, given by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation recognizes individuals in the arts who have contributed most significantly to the image, service and sacrifice of our American military and veterans of service in all capacities. Dye accepted the award

Save the date: Friday April 26, 2019 The 15th Annual USMCCCA Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament will be held once again at the beautiful Sherman Hills Golf Club in Brooksville, Florida. In the past fourteen years this tournament has raised over $100,000 which has allowed the CC's to provide tangible and intangible support for our wounded Marines, their widows and their children. This proud organization also provides scholarships to Marines and their dependents,

Funeral service for combat correspondent, Marine Corps Reserve Staff Sgt. Richard J. Murphy , killed during World War II will be held 11 a.m., Dec. 1 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church , 4101 Norbeck Rd., Rockville, MD 20853, followed by interment, with full military honors, at Gate of Heaven Cemetery , 13801 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20906. We ask that all CommStrat and USMCCCA members in the area attend, if possible, to honor this Marine, one of our own. Murphy, orig

WASHINGTON — Gerard Murphy never met his uncle Richard. But the Potomac, Maryland, native grew up hearing stories of the former journalist who enlisted in the Marines during World War II and disappeared during the June 15, 1944, amphibious assault on the Pacific island of Saipan. For more of this story by Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press, please go to the Marine Corps Times