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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

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. – Outskirts Press has released a third historical fiction novel by journalist and author Alan Ables , one of our affiliate combat correspondents. “My readers told me they wanted more. is a sequel to my last time travel adventure, . This time my two main characters find themselves in 1863 Vicksburg, at the beginning of the historic siege,” Ables said.    “The Confederates arrest them as Yankee spies. Among them are leaders of the newly formed Knights of th

Lt. Gen. Stacy Clardy, a career infantry officer who ran community relations at Headquarters Marine Corps in the late 1990s, is headed for Okinawa to command the Third Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Longtime CC George Hijar , Master Gunnery Sergeant, USMC (Ret) told us that his "Share the Legacy" presentation for the graduating new Marines at Parris Island , S.C was a little different this time. "For the first time in the eight years I’ve been doing this, I shared my Marine Corps’ experiences with female and male graduating Marines from Oscar Co., 4th Recruit Training Battalion and India Co., 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. It was a pleasure and an honor to share my exp

By William Michels (Bill Michel’s father served in the 4th MarDiv during WWII) The funeral for Dale Cook was an impressive affair befitting an Iwo Jima veteran. In addition to Dale's large extended family who attended from around the country, proudly assisting at the service were veterans from a number of local groups, led by a contingent of Marine veterans from the Delta Diablo Detachment 1155 Marine Corps League (1155 MCL ), which Dale Cook founded. Ably assisting the 11