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ATTENTION ATTENDEES FOR 2018 USMCCCA PRODEV & TRNG SYMPOSIUM Aug. 17 — Who wants to visit Cherry Point? Be outside the DoubleTree entrance @ 0930 Monday, Aug. 20 .  Ready to board transportation.    We will return not later than 1500. Lunch stop at Cherry Point's "Roadhouse" (Pizza buffet and bar & grill fare).  However, we need to know ASAP if you will be with us on this windshield tour of Don Knight's old duty station!  Seats go to the first forty (40) to sign up. Please

A very special feature of this year's CC gathering in New Bern will be the presence of staff from the Vietnam War Commemoration, a Congressionally-funded program established to raise awareness and express appreciation for America's Vietnam vets. Our own Joe Galloway , the 2001 Denig Award recipient and co-author of the much-acclaimed book, We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young , will be personally conducting digitally-recorded oral histories. Joe will also take part in the US

An article from Pulitzer prize winning photojournalist Carol Guzy was published in The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press. In it she describes some lessons learned. You can read it here .

By D. Clare When I enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 17, I wanted only two things in life—to be a Marine and journalist. It was only when I got out of the Corps four years later that I realized achieving one’s goals required more than desire and ability. Fortunately, based on my childhood ambition, being a former Marine and combat correspondent provided enough of a foundation to build upon my personal and professional goals. By the age of 20 — when most peers fro

Dan McSweeney , proud hometown resident of New York City's Morningside Heights, is back on the USMCCCA rolls. Armed with masters from both Fordham University (MBA) and Columbia (International Affairs), the former USMCR major and 24th MEU PAO has been in the consulting biz in recent years. Mac recently completed a 3-year stint as President of the United War Veterans Council of the Greater New York City area. And he is the founder and president of InterSect LLC, a firm that

If we don't know you will be there, we can't set a place for you. You can pay when you arrive but you must register by Aug. 15th . (When you arrive see Kate Stark, executive director, kate@usmccca.org ). • If you are attending Symposium, you must register @ https://wp.me/PpcWF-sM • If you are an award winner , you must register so we know you will pick it up in person. • If you are attending the banquet and NOT an award member, you must register and pay for your meal. (

For all those attending the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development & Training Symposium , or the Distinguished Awards Banquet on Aug. 22, you must REGISTER BEFORE arriving by sending an email to: hq@usmccca.org . You may pay for your registration when you get to there, via cash, check, credit card, Venmo or Paypal.

Alan Covey , an Eastern North Carolina newsman who covered Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point and New River for 35 years, is this year's Brigadier General Robert L. Denig Sr. Memorial Distinguished Service Award (DSA) recipient, presented annually to a "civilian practitioner of mass communications … who has made significant contributions to the perpetuation of the ideals, traditions … and achievements of the United States Marine Corps." The presentation will take place on Wednesday

UPDATE: Some are having trouble with the website reservations. If you encounter a problem reserving rooms, please call them directly. +1-252-638-3585 and ask for the USMCCCA rate. Also if you are attending the Banquet only, we encourage you to bring casual clothes to change into. It is our custom to hold an auction and raffle in the Command Post after the ceremony and you will be more comfortable. If you are planning to attend the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development & Tr