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Progress continues on our effort to honor Joe Rosenthal with a Navy ship. While Joe earned the Pulitzer Prize and many other awards during his long career, newer generations of San Franciscans and Americans deserve to know the name of the creator of the most significant photograph ever taken. While some of us may have faded over the decades, Joe’s photo shines just a brightly as it did 72 years ago! Our current efforts fall into three categories: 1. Outreach and signature col

The San Francisco Joe Rosenthal Chapter of the United States Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) is collecting signatures to try and honor Joe Rosenthal — a San Francisco and national hero — by supporting an effort to name a US Navy warship in his honor. They currently have about 1700 signatures but need at least 10,000. Please pass this around if you can help. Go to www.ussjoe.org and sign the petition.

The 10th Annual Foundation's Florida Chapter golf tournament went off without a hitch Friday, May 9 leaving Tournament Chair "Red" Carpenter and his small staff of volunteers breathing a sigh of relief. The 2014 field of golfers was reduced to 66 this year, possibly due to "snow birds" heading north a bit early thanks to  prolonged winter storms.  Whatever the reason, the tournament was deemed a success and the Foundation's coffers will be again enriched, this time by $4,000

Okay Northern golfers.  If you are tired of the constant freezing weather and daily snow falls, this is your chance to come to a warmer clime, get warm and help our Foundation help the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund as well as our Foundation scholarship fund. As this is being written, it is 82 degrees in sunny Central Florida and is likely to stay that way through May 9, the date of the 10th version of our annual event, at the Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club in Davenport, Fl.  Ce

The weather was spectacular and the golf course was in outstanding condition on June 12 as 98 golfers kicked off the 2012 version of the Foundation's (Florida Chapter) golf tournament to help America's wounded Marines at the Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club in Davenport, FL. Tournament Chair James E. "Red" Carpenter reported that this year's event raised $7,000 for the Foundation.  "While this was a bit lower than we raised last year it is still a very respectable amount of mone

The Los Angeles Chapter has published their first quarter newsletter. Click here to download.

Nine members of the Florida Chapter USMCCCA attended the national conference recently in Hampton, Virginia. Jack and Pat Paxton came from Wildwood, FL, Kate Stark from Gainsville, FL, Bob McEwen from Indian Shores, FL, Allen Moore from Altamonte Springs, FL, Tom and Sheila Kerr from Niceville, FL, Red and Ann Carpenter from Spring Hill, FL, Hank and Trudy Ehlbeck from Port Orange, FL, Chuck and Mary Beveridge from Birmingham, AL, and Mawk and Alice Arnold from Daph

Joe Rosenthal CC's had the pleasure of meeting another active duty Marine at their September 16th meeting at the Oakland Yacht Club . Cpl. Ryan Andrews , 23, Supply NCO for the I&I Staff, 4th Force Recon Co., in Alameda. Andrews from St Louis Mo., related that he has been a Marine for three years and has completed a two year tour of duty at Camp Fuji, Japan where he worked in the Supply Section at the maneuver, training and weapons firing range base 2200 feet up the approac

Just a reminder. The Florida Chapter will meet at noon on 2 May 2009 at Sanctuary Ridge Golf Club in Clermont, FL. While we will discuss all Chapter concerns, the main topic will be the 5 June golf tournament. Think about what you can contribute - play - get players - get sponsors - get prizes - get donations. Think of a way to participate in a great cause. As you know we give all monies raised to the USMCCCA Foundation for further contribution to Wounded Marines Funds and ou

Shipmates: I need your feedback about future group cruises with other Marines. A few of you have told me you are ready to go again, almost anytime, anywhere. But others have expressed reservations unless we can come up with new itineraries. With most cruise ships leaving from Florida, it is hard to find a trip that visits ports of call other than the same Caribbean Islands most of us have seen before. Another question is the best time of year to cruise. I will do my best to

Fla. chapter members of the USMCCCA at the NASCAR Museum, March 27, 2009 in Daytona Fla. Left to right: Hank and Trudy Ehlbeck,  Ann and Red Carpenter, Charlie and Alva Ross, Chuck and Mary Beveridge. By Jack Paxton, executive director and Fl Chapter member Proving that distance poses no problem, the Florida Chapter continued its annual tradition of moving at least one quarterly meeting annually around the elongated state.  On March 27, 10 members from diverse locations –

The 1st Quarter Florida Chapter meeting will be at the LPGA golf club restaurant in Daytona Beach, FL on Saturday 28 March at 11:30.  Take exit 265 off I-95. Go West on LPGA Blvd about 3 miles to the club. Their telephone number is 386-523-2044.  The meeting will be hosted by Hank and Trudi Ehlbeck . For those coming over on Friday, there will be a visit to Daytona USA , a museum featuring inside NASCAR.  Hank and Trudi have arranged for free entry tickets.  Dinner Friday ev

As Pfc. Daniel Kujanpaa's photo attests,  Arnold, Md.'s Bay Hills Country Club was an idyllic setting for the Maryland CC Chapter's first annual golf tournament - but only for part of the day.   Driving rain caused officials to shut down the course within three holes of the finish, giving the win to CC John Hoellwarth's foursome. Wet or not, the 26 golfers, included two "Wounded Warriors," enjoyed a tasty barbeque lunch and rowdy awards ceremony in the clubhouse.   "And we