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Special screening of Iwo documentary
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
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Virtual Film screening moderated by Riccoh Player
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
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Frank Burke,former historian passes
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
Dec 30, 20201 min read
Hartman Slate passes in Hospital
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.
Dec 18, 20201 min read
COMMSTRAT Marine raises money for children's hospital from Korea
II Marine Expeditionary Force Story by Master Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook Shadows conceal a squad of security forces as they quietly advance down a trash-riddled alley toward their objective. Gunnery Sgt. Leon Branchaud sends distinct hand signals to his team then relays muffled instructions through his headset. "Coming up on the objective now. Lucky, call in Cleric for helo support once we secure the building. BREACH!" Chaos erupts as his team crashes through a wooden door,
Dec 3, 20204 min read
Photographer Bob Bowen passes
Robert "Bob" Lee Bowen passed away on November 25, 2020, after a long struggle with COPD. He was born January 12, 1941 in Huntington, W. VA. He enlisted in 1960 and served tours at Quantico, the Armed Forces Radio and Television Station on Okinawa and Leatherneck Magazine . While at Leatherneck, he served three tours as a combat correspondent in Vietnam. He was selected to attend a special graduate-level, two-semester program (1967-68) in photojournalism at Syracuse Univers
Dec 3, 20203 min read
Clinton Firstbrook honors our members
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Master Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook displays the names of USMCCCA members who have passed away this year for the Disabled American Veterans 5K on Nov. 10, 2020. The names are Steve Stibbens, Tom "Ace" Peters, James "Red" Carpenter, Henry "Hank" Stackpole, Richard Bugda, Ron Keene, Herb Richardson, Jr, Leo Fitzpatrick. (Photos by Kara Firstbrook)
Nov 24, 20201 min read
Photojournalist sought for National Intelligence
Michael Birmingham sent us a job posting for a Photojournalist-Writer-GS-9 : The basic mandatory requirement is this: "Bachelor's degree in journalism, or four years of photojournalism experience, which may consist of any combination of job relevant post-secondary education including accredited college, technical training, military service and practical experience." I wrote this vacancy specifically to cast the widest net for young men and women who may be completing a fi
Nov 22, 20201 min read
LtGen Anthony Lukeman passes Nov.11
Lieutenant General Anthony Lukeman , USMC (Ret), 87, of Gainesville, VA died November 11, 2020. He was born March 24,1933 in Jamaica, NY to the late Gerald Lukeman and Marjorie Rice Lukeman. He was the former executive director of the Marine Corps Association (MCA) from December 1988 to August 1998. The MCA publishes The Gazette and Leatherneck Magazine of the Marines . From the MCA website : ..."LtGen Lukeman computerized the MCA and kept the business side going, but he
Nov 16, 20201 min read
20 new members added to our roster
The United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association would like to welcome twenty new members to our organization. The following people were given a complimentary membership into the USMCCCA as a well-earned benefit for placing first in the 2020 Visual Information in Excellence (VIEC) Awards (for work completed in 2019). They are: LCpl Shane Beaubien, Sgt Cristian Bestul, Cpl Stephen Campbell, Sgt Antonio Campbell, Sgt David Delgadillo, Sgt Adam Dublinske, LCpl
Oct 11, 20202 min read
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