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The deadline for sending in nominations for the 2023-2024 Board of Directors is May 15 . Nominations Chair Chris Whiting will accept names of nominees until that date. All officer positions are up for reelection and nominations may be made for President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The incumbent Secretary and Treasurer will not be seeking reelection. Officers serve one-year terms and an active duty member may not serve as President. Directors serve two-year ter

Nominations Chair Chris Whiting announced the slate of candidates for the 2022-2023 Association Board of Directors. All officers are running unopposed for another one year term. President Frank Wiley and Vice President Jeremy Vought both wish to serve a second term. Wiley is a Vietnam Veteran and Vought is an active duty Master Gunnery Sergeant. Long time Treasurer Annita Best has agreed to serve again and Chris Whiting will again serve as Secretary. Best is a retired Colonel

We're proud to support USMCCCA Lifetime Member Amy Forsythe as she just published her book "Heroes Live Here"! Click this link and grab your copy today! If you'd like to purchase a signed hardcover, order here . 'Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11' is filled with more than 150 full-color photos of memorials and markers placed aboard Camp Pendleton with a detailed map showing the location of several important monuments. It is written by Amy For

This gathering which was postponed last year, will include vital occupational field training and networking for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Communication Strategy and Operations and the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association. We will be bringing back the "shootout" where teams of Marine Communicators will compete to produce a story that will be judged during the Symposium. Also, one of the highlights of the week long event is the annual awards b

My apologies, our website has been hijacked several times in the past 6 months and it has taken some time to determine that they are getting in via the "theme" we used. We had to quickly toss it, to maintain security, but have not had time to created a new and improved and hopefully bulletproof design. Please bear with us, while we resolve this issue. Thanks! --Kate Stark, Executive Director P.S. Also, we use an internet voicemail system to save costs. Unknowingly, the number

The McClatchy Company, a nationwide newspaper publisher, is hosting a virtual career fair you can attend December 16 from 1PM-5PM Eastern. They're looking to fill more than 150 positions and internships in local newsrooms across the United States. If you're interested in attending, please fill out the RSVP form . We hope to see you there! McClatchy Virtual News Career Fair December 16 at 1PM Eastern Interviews will be conducted between 1:40PM and 5PM.

LtGen Mike Rocco, USMC (Ret.)President & CEO of Marines’ Memorial DO NOT MISS the next JOE ROSENTHAL SPEAKER SERIES, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 12:00 PST, when LtGen Mike Rocco , USMC (Ret.), President & CEO of Marines’ Memorial, will speak on Iwo Jima and Marine Jack Lucas , the book Neptune's Inferno, and the Marines' Memorial and its road recovering from COVID. Lt. Gen. Rocco retired from 37+ years of active duty in the Marine Corps on 1 October 2020. A month later h

Col. Riccoh Player's book, OFF THE RECORD: One Public Affairs Officer's Ground Rules is available now. From the back cover: With more than 30 years of experience in TV, radio, public affairs, public policy and leadership, Emmy-winner, Riccoh Player uses his platform to create and dissect not just managing the message but controlling it! He motivates, encourages, and empowers Public Affairs professionals to understand the criticality of owning their message-space in a conges

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As a Vietnam veteran, Frank Wiley heard the news of our nation’s withdraw from the years-long war in Afghanistan with a sense of déjà vu. He saw a parallel with the situation in Vietnam as the Americans left that country in 1969. Wiley saw it firsthand as he was in Khe San covering the Marines’ exit. After that experience, Wiley said he went through a rough time processing what he had been through. “After the pullout I stupidly blamed the Marine Corps. I went into a shell a