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Korean War Marine Made Famous in Kitten Photo Dies
By: Chas Henry and US Naval Institute Staff Frank Praytor , the U.S. Marine who gained a level of fame after being photographed nursing a kitten during the Korean War, died on January 10, 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 90 years old and had been in poor health for several years. The widely distributed photo of Praytor with the kitten would prove to be more that just an endearing moment of humanity captured in the midst of a brutal war, it would later save him from b
Feb 9, 20183 min read
“First to Go” Book is Ready to Go!
After more than a few setbacks, our updated history is now ready to go. The 295-page edition traces us from our beginnings in World War II through the Gulf Wars. In our first edition two years ago we only had a few of the original photos from “Last To Know, First To Go.” In this edition we have added more than 70 photos. Our USMCCCA webmaster Kate Stark is again publishing the names of those named in the book. Even if your name is not listed in the index, you may be ment
Jan 29, 20189 min read
A Farewell to Mawk
A celebration of life was held for Mawk Arnold in the American Legion hall in Fairhope, AL on Saturday and, as Tom Kerr of our organization reported, “the hall was filled to its rafters. I swear more than half of the town was there!” Kerr reported that Dale Dye and Bob "Dink" Bayer , two of Mawk’s “snuffies” from the Vietnam war era were on hand. “Dale’s eulogy was simply magnificent!”
Jan 29, 20181 min read
Former DirPA Maj. Gen. Terry Murray died
A belated but sad note: Maj. Gen. Terry Murray, who served as the Corps’ Director of Public Affairs in the mid 1990s, died at home on June 17, 2017 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 31, 2017.
Jan 25, 20181 min read
A Tribute to Major Mawk Arnold USMC (Ret) 1924-2018
(Editor's note: An additional obit was published on http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com ) By Capt. Dale Dye USMC (Ret) It's indisputable that I would not have survived my service in Vietnam if it hadn't been for a rugged, rawboned mustang officer who enlisted in the Marine Corps nearly a year before I was born. In fact, none of the seriously twisted bull-goose loonies that served as Combat Correspondents in the 1st Marine Division under Captain Mawk Arnold would have lived t
Jan 20, 20189 min read
Our National Chaplain, Mawk Arnold dies
It is with great sadness that CCHQ announces the passing of National USMCCCA Chaplain and retired Maj. Mordacai “Mawk” Arnold early evening, January 15, 2018. National President Keith Oliver received a call from Mawk’s wife, Alice , that she was visiting with Mawk who was convalescing following a very recent stroke when he suddenly died of an apparent heart attack. Mawk was in his early 90s and had been in relatively poor health these past few weeks. No further details are
Jan 15, 20181 min read
2018: a year for increasing membership
President’s Notes A recent spate of new and renewed memberships is helping your Association vault into the 2018 with high expectations for roster gains and robust registration for our gathering in New Bern this summer. Former Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jason Fischer , a newly-promoted Navy lieutenant commander, has re-upped within the past two weeks; as has affiliate member Dan Heath (retired Navy senior chief and chaplain of South Carolina’s Iron Mike Chapter in the mid-1980s; a
Jan 1, 20183 min read
Leatherneck hits century mark
President’s Notes In case you missed it, ye olde Leatherneck , the unrivaled “Magazine of the Marines,” turned 100 last month. Easily the USMCCCA’s longest-running partner in the ink-and-paper biz (and now wowing readers on the web, as well), Leatherneck has featured the bylines, photo credits and manual arts contributions of many an Association member. And up into the 1970s, our favorite mag included active duty CCs on the fulltime, editorial staff. The commemorative is
Dec 15, 20171 min read
CC Spotlight: Gunnery Sgt. Robert D. Brown
Practicing what he preaches, 11th MEU Communications Strategy and Operations Chief, Gunnery Sgt. Robert D. Brown, snagged a Marine Corps Association calendar shot with this image from the unit’s last deployment. The photo also appeared in the September issue of the Naval Institute Proceedings.
Nov 27, 20171 min read
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