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CC Jerry Payne had sad news for us. His wife, Marcia Kay Payne, 72, of Spotsylvania passed away on Thursday, June 13 at Mary Washington Hospital. Mrs. Payne was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include her husband, Benjamin Jerry Payne ; children Alisa K. Thompson (Ethan) and Scott Payne (Rachel); grandchildren Adryan A. Payne, Meagan Thompson and Shane Thompson; siblings Barbara Liu (Marvin), Bill Holliday (Sue) and Rick Holliday (Cindy); and numerous nieces and neph

Happy Birthday later this month to USMCCCA Tribal Elder and proven Association workhorse Don Knight in Kensington, Maryland. Don, who will be 95 on June 25, was born and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and upon graduation from high school, he and five classmates “escaped” the draft by joining the U.S. Marines and shipping out to the South Pacific at the height of World War II. After the war, he leveraged his G.I. Bill to earn a journalism degree from Boston University,

National VP Shawn Rhodes and affiliate member Linda Oliver are among the Florida-based media covering the educator workshop at MCRD Parris Island this week. Special thanks to RS Tampa MAC Marine Sgt. Calvin Shamoon and RS Jacksonville MAC Marine Cpl. Mike Hernandez for the invite. Watch this space for an update or two! (Photo by National USMCCCA President Keith Oliver )

Next month the Smithsonian is hosting "Toward a More Inclusive Women's Military History," a symposium considering the past and future of women's military history. As part of the event, Breanne Robertson Chen will be moderating a roundtable discussion on female Marines' history that will feature the wonderful Col Mary Henry Reinwald , SSgt Elize McKelvey , Dr. Zayna Bizri , Dr. Bradford Wineman , and Ms. Kara Newcomer . Please come join us on 18 July!

Terry Lydell writes: I am looking for some help in locating some WWll correspondents or their files or family. Our family is trying to find the remains of our uncle who went MIA November 29, 1943 in Bougainville Solomon Islands. He was a Marine Corps Paratrooper with Company B, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Parachute Regiment. He was involved in the Koiari Raid along with the Raider Battalion November 28-29, 1943 while the Marines were securing a base at Cape Torokina. We

Veteran public relations and communications professional Fred Lash has joined Military Historical Tours, Inc. (MHT) as its Vice President for Communications. A career Marine officer, Fred’s first assignment was as a platoon commander with the 26 th Marines in South Vietnam. He later served as a reconnaissance company commander and battalion executive officer with the 3 rd Marine Division on Okinawa. He also was a company commander at both the Presidential Retreat at Ca

The USMCCCA Foundation has extended the deadline to apply for its Foundation Scholarship program , to to June 14. There are two types of Scholarships and the amount of each award is determined by the Foundation board each year. Typically $1000 to $3000. The Gladys McPartland Scholarship is for applicants pursuing a degree in general educational subjects. The USMCCCA Foundation Scholarship is for applicants pursuing a degree in Communications. Complete information on these

Nomination chair Chris Whiting announced the slate for the USMCCCA 2020 Board of Directors. “This year’s slate is locked on and I am happy to announce that we have five candidates vying to fill two Director positions,” said Whiting. “The officers for the upcoming year are running unopposed.” The slate consists of Dan Clare for President, Shawn Rhodes for a second term as Vice President, Chris Whiting for yet another term as Secretary and Annita Best for Treasurer. Kar

A rowdy rainstorm cleared up three hours before tee time for the 15 th Annual United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament, held April 26 at the Sherman Hills Golf Club in Brooksville, FL. The golfers ranged from young to old and competition was close with everyone landing in the 60’s. First place went to golfers, Jim Paxton (Our own Jack Paxton’s cousin), Bobby Jones, Randy Blanchard and Mike Spoon , with