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On March 27, a Marine operating an excavator along the north wall of the National Museum of the Marine Corps drove the machine’s bucket into the earth, officially breaking ground on an historic expansion of the Nation’s tribute to Marine Corps history. That moment was the first step of a long journey that the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation , Museum staff, and teams of engineers and tradesmen will take over the next four years to complete this magnificent institution. When

Russell W. Savatt, Jr. MGySgt. USMC (Ret.) died peacefully on September 7, 2015, at his home in Poway, California. He was 87 years old. Services will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at 11:00 am at the Miramar National Cemetery. Russell was raised in Kings Park, NY and is preceded in death by his parents Russell W. & Helen Savatt and his sister Sally (Joe) LaValle. Russell is survived by his wife Josephine, four children: Laura Reynolds (Jim), Russell W. Savatt III (

The Archive of Modern American Warfare at Texas Tech University is asking for donations from military veterans. The Archive is particularly interested in collecting digital material such as emails, blogs and other personal websites, text and instant messages, word processing documents, oral histories, digital photographs, digital videos, and digital audio recordings. These materials are of vital importance because digital materials are more susceptible to deterioration over

There has been much traffic recently concerning Norm Hatch . Various folks have visited him in the Hermitage Senior Living Center in Alexandria, VA. Walt Ford spoke to him recently. We print his remarks below: Norm has moved to Room 319, in the Hermitage Senior Living Center. Mailing address: Major Norm Hatch, USMC (Ret) Hermitage Senior Living, Northern Virginia Room 319 5000 Fairbanks Ave. Alexandria, VA 22311 His wife, Loy, is in a room on the 4th floor, so he may

As one wag attending our 74th conference put it: “New Bern was a ‘bear’ of a town.” Now, whether or not he was referring to the many bear statues around town or the fact that New Bern takes its name from Bern, Switzerland (named after the German word ‘bear’) we do not know. Apparently though, he and the 65 other former CCs and ComCam Marines and their wives/guests had a good time during our August 16-20 Annual Conference. While it may not have been the easiest venue to reach

Hey CCs and ComCam Marines:  The indications we got at our annual conference lead us to believe that you like the new logo shirts and the caps designed specifically for CCs and ComCam folks.  Here's a chanced to purchase them at a sale price.  Go for it by clicking on USMCCCA Gear on the right sidebar of this page. Get a jump on the savings with our Pre-Labor Day Sitewide Sale! All embroidered and printed apparel is marked down - with prices starting as low as $5.95. Shop t

Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend the Conference this year and photograph/document the events. If you are attending, please take copious candids  of all events, hospitality suite, etc. Need photos for website and high res images suitable for a multi-page photo story in the Annual Journal. Caption info will get you a special place in the HUMVEE of after life. I have set up a dropbox email to send photos from your mobile devices. If you have a lot of images, then cont

(last updated 8/13/2015) Sunday – August 16 Early bird arrival – No scheduled activities Monday – August 17 0800: Work morning, assemblage of welcome bags - Gaston Room 1000:  Registration begins - Gaston Room 1400: Old Board Meeting, USMCCCA – Executive Conference Room 1600: Board Meeting, USMCCCA Foundation – Executive Conference Room 1800-2000:   Welcome Reception- Library/Morgan/Veranda Rooms 2000-2400:  Hospitality Suite Operational - Executive Conference Room Tuesday

If you are attending the USMCCCA VIEC/DPA Awards Banquet in New Bern August 19, you need to do the following: 1) If you are an award winner your dinner is free. If you are accepting for a winner, the cost is $25. You must notify Executive Director Jack Paxton ( usmccca@cfl.rr.com ) if you are attending by NLT Wednesday, August 12. When paying, use the website: www.usmccca.org. You do not have to have a PayPal account. Use the Pay by Credit Card drop down box. If you do not u

There will be a wake for Michael Pitts Sunday from 1800-2000, Aug. 2, at Mullins & Thompson Funeral Services in Fredericksburg, Virg. Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service 1621 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Phone:(540) 373-5842 The funeral service will be Monday 11 a.m., Aug. 3 at St. Patrick Catholic Church (in the Lake of the Woods area). St. Patrick Catholic Church 9149 Elys Ford Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 Burial will be at 1 pm at the Quantico National