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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