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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and to seek justice for Filipino veterans of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East whose veterans’ benefits were rescinded by Congress in 1946.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

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

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

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

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

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

February 19th marks the 76th anniversary of Marines going ashore on Iwo Jima, the beginning of the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history; Tuesday, the 23rd, is the anniversary of Joe Rosenthal’s famous picture of the flag raising. In honor of the anniversary, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation will offer an exclusive look at the documentary "Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades." A special thanks to Arnold Shapiro Productions, the film will be available to stream on the F

Join Arts in the Armed Forces online for Q&A, Thursday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. EST for a conversation with actor Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class, The Blacklist, House) about one of Edi's favorite films, John G. Avildsen's " Rocky " (1976). This conversation will be facilitated by our own life member, Col. Ricardo T. Player (USMC). You must register , then receive an exclusive link to access "Rocky" , so you can watch it at home on your own time, as well as the Zoom webinar li

Services for life member and former USMCCCA Historian Frank Burke , 88, were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Erath Gardens of Memory Cemetery with Rev. Mike Hannah officiating with full military honors. Frank and his wife, Melissa, attended First Baptist Church of Stephenville. He was a member of several clubs and organizations including DAV, VFW, United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondent Association, Marine Corps Recruiter Association, and he was on the b

It is with great sadness that we learned that longtime USMCCCA life member, Hartman Slate passed away this morning in a hospital in Georgia. No further information is known. We will update as info comes in.