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Nominations open for 2021-2022 USMCCCA Board of Directors
According to President Dan Clare , nominations are open for the upcoming election of officers and directors for the 2021-2022 board. Secretary Chris Whiting and Treasurer Annita Best will run for another term in their respective positions. Nominations are needed for President and Vice President of the Association. “Ideally, the nominees will be willing to lead our organization to the benefit of both the active duty component and our veterans,” said Nominations Chair Whi
Jun 25, 20211 min read
Bob Mergle, vice-president, photographer passes
It is with great sadness we learn that our national vice-president, Bob Mergle , died April 23, 2021 resulting from complications related to two strokes. He is survived by his wife, Jane Mergle; his sister, Linda Lewiston and his youngest sister, Susan Scheiderich. Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, he was a 1963 graduate of Seneca High School; and later a 1987 graduate of Columbia College, Missouri. He served on active duty in the US Marine Corps as a ground combat photograph
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Please update your email programs
You are just not getting it! Emails are going into junk so you may be missing important info.... Members, officers and board. Please search your junk folder for anything from USMCCCA.org and designate it as a "safe sender." If you do not know how to do this, Google, "how to add the safe sender list to (could be outlook, gmail, aol, yahoo etc) kate@usmccca.org and hq@usmccca.org should be "safed." Hope this will cut down on some problems. a snail mail will be forthcoming.
Jun 13, 20211 min read
MVJ offers 7 paid internships
Military Veterans in Journalism (MVJ) is hosting seven paid fellowships this fall. These fellowships will last roughly six months (with some lasting even longer) and will be held at various newsrooms throughout the country. This is an amazing way to jump start your journalism career and make a name for yourself. News outlets like CNN, Coffee Or Die Magazine and AmeriForce Media have all voiced their want and need for more veterans in their newsrooms. YOU could be that vet.
Jun 7, 20211 min read
Joe Rosenthal Chapter Speaker Series: Bataan Legacy, June 2
Do not miss the Joe Rosenthal Chapter Speaker Series at 12:00 Pacific time on June 2, with Cecilia I. Gaerlan, Founder and Executive Director of Bataan Legacy Historical Society. Cecilia founded the organization to address the lack of information about the role of the Filipinos during World War II in the Philippines, and to seek justice for Filipino veterans of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East whose veterans’ benefits were rescinded by Congress in 1946. The Philippine
Jun 1, 20211 min read
2021 MCRC | COMMSTRAT | USMCCCA Symposium Aug 23-28
After skipping a year due to the global pandemic, the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) announces the 2021 MCRD | COMMSTRAT | USMCCCA SYMPOSIUM to be held Aug. 22-28, 2021 at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando. This gathering which will adhere to all recommended pandemic safety guidelines, will include vital occupational field training and networking for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command , Communication Strategy and Oper
May 26, 20211 min read
Life member, photographer Bob Flores passes
Robert David Flores , 72 of Stafford passed away at Mary Washington Hospital on Friday, May 7, 2021. Aside from his family, Robert's greatest devotion was to the United States Marine Corps. He retired as a Master Gunnery Sergeant serving as a Combat Photographer and Digital Media Specialist for 30 years. After graduating high school, he reported to MCRD San Diego. After completing boot camp and Sea School, he reported to the USS Kearsarge (CVN-33) where he deployed to the Gu
May 19, 20211 min read
Joe Rosenthal Chapter Speaker Series: Iwo Jima Monument West
Iwo Jima Monument West: USMC Legacy Multiplier Via ZOOM Meeting April 7, 2021 at Noon PST Meeting ID: 845 8902 8641 Passcode: 4419247626 On April 7, Laura Dietz will discuss her ambitious project at Camp Pendleton, Iwo Jima Monument West: USMC Legacy Multiplier. A graduate of Mills College, Dietz served as a US Congressional staffer, then at President Nixon's Re-election Committee headquarters. She founded Iwo Jima Monument West to provide Camp Pendleton its own version of
Apr 3, 20211 min read
Need volunteer judges for VIEC Awards program
The USMCCCA is once again looking for experienced civilians and veterans that can act as judges for this year's Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) Awards program. Judging will take place from March 01 – March 21 2021. All judging will be remote via a web-based platform (DIVIDS) and we will work to distribute the categories more evenly this year so you don't have judging fatigue. Judging occurs personally on your own time by viewing and scoring d
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Fred Peck, renaissance man, passes after lengthy illness
Colonel Frederick C. Peck died on February 20, 2021, at Cambridge Senior Living in Rice Lake, WI, after battling Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Fred was a remarkable and gifted man – a “Renaissance Man.” Athlete, scholar, intellectual, author, sportsman, humorist and great storyteller, and loving father, brother, and husband. He mentored and inspired others to be the very best they could be. Many Marines, friends and family have remarked that he was one of
Feb 22, 20214 min read
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