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During the annual business meeting at a CC conference some 25 years ago, the chair brought up the issue of why more CCs hadn't taken advantage of Life Memberships . So at the end of the session, a small group of us made a beeline to the treasurer to sign up. I walked away with membership number 0010/L. I thought that was pretty cool, the tenth CC to become a Life Member. When our current Membership Directory was posted recently to the USMCCCA web site, I thought I'd look to

The 2010 Annual Dedicated Member campaign has ended with a bang! Nearly $5,000 has been donated to the Foundation by 51 VERY dedicated members and we appreciate it. These CCs will find their names in the 2010 Annual Conference Journal now being readied for print. Foundation President Don O'Neal and the Foundation Board sincerely appreciate the response.

When not working on the website, I am a page designer for the New York Times International Weekly and the Large Print Weekly ... so imagine my interest when during a budget meeting last week, an article on Combat Artists came up. Featured prominently in the story was our own, First Place Combat Art winner Sgt Kristopher Battles , Historical Division, Quantico. It was printed in the Sunday Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times, July 18. You can read the article here

Don Gee was awarded the Distinguished Citizens Medal Gold by the Marine Corps League's National Commandant, James Laskey on April 23. Below is his citation: "... Marine Don H. Gee has been involved in many League activities along with many outside organizations and activities. Marine Gee has held every Detachment office and in the past has held offices at the Department and National levels. He is currently the Detachment Adjutant/Paymaster, Public Relations Officer and Ne

NASHVILLE -- U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association member Robert Wynkoop is pinned by his grandfather John H. Wynkoop in a ceremony at Vanderbilt University, May 14. Wynkoop received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant through the Meritorious Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP). Wynkoop is a past merit award winner to include the 2002 Outstanding New Writer and the 2004 Broadcast Journalist of the Year. He attended Vanderbilt University where he re

He gave a spirited Independence Day speech during a large outdoor celebration on July 5. Seven days later he underwent an arduous, triple bypass surgery at a Montgomery County, Md., hospital. Four days later he was discharged from the hospital to begin several weeks of rehabilitation. Cy O’Brien , a 91-year-old former Marine Combat Correspondent in World War II, is taking it all in stride. His big regret: missing next month’s USMCCCA annual conference at Reno and the annu

Was your name dropped? Did you stop paying your dues? You an find out who's in and who's out, by downloading the 13 pages of membership directory now. Remember, you have to have a special password to access the directory. If you don't remember what it is, email Jack Paxton , executive director, at usmccca@cfl.rr.com or by phone: +1 352-748-4698 or SKYPE: USMCCCA To download the recent directory click here.

John Hampton, the retired Marine lieutenant colonel who in the late 1940s used his communications savvy to help launch the Marines' famous "Toys for Tots" program that is still going strong, died Sunday at Deer Hill Care Home. He was 103.

“It’s a daring aspect of this war in Afghanistan ,” said the speaker. “It’s conducted by very small, squad-sized groups of Marines and soldiers and it is called counter insurgency.” The man at the flag-decked podium, shaded slightly from the near 100-degree heat, was 91-year-old former Marine combat correspondent Cyril O’Brien , the guest speaker at the July 5th, Independence Day celebration at Leisure World (pop. 5,500) in Silver Spring, Md. There was a long parade includin

Because of the changing economic climate the Silver Legacy Hotel in Reno has advised CCHQ that it is dropping the nightly conference rate of $82 to $53. For those who have already reserved rooms the difference in price will be credited back to your credit cards either before the conference or at check-in.