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Former Marine Sgt. John Raughter , who has been running with some pretty well-known company in recent years, hit the pages of American Legion (the magazine he once edited), with a story on Defense Information School's 50th Anniversary . The University of Houston alum has a Master's in Journalism from Mizzou and continues to serve his uniformed brothers and sisters from his perch in Indianapolis as media manager for the Legion's national commander. Here is his story:...

In March, Laurence C. Windsor, Jr stepped down as the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for New York South. His citation reads: for outstanding meritorious service as Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for southern New York, frorn November 2005 through March 201 4. Mr. Windsor's devoted advocacy for the military was key to the exceptional support the southern New York community provided the Army. His inspirational attitude and leadership have left a lasting

Leatherneck editor Mary Reinwald , successor to USMCCCA supporter Walt Ford, made her first appearance at Defense Information School last month. The Penn State alum addressed the graduating Public Affairs Qualification Course, giving a shout-out on behalf of the CCs and encouraging her audience to take full advantage of membership and participation in professional organizations like ours and the Marine Corps Association. Mary was thanked by DINFOS Commandant, Army Col. Je

A heartfelt greeting and special thanks to all my fellow CCs for entrusting me with the stewardship of our organization. I am humbled by the outpouring of support. Let me begin by thanking our outgoing President Bill Hauptfleisch for his hard work and dedication over the past two years. Let me also express my thanks to the many folks who work behind the scenes (board members, our executive director, our web master and others) to ensure we continue to march. Our organizatio

WEB MANAGERS NOTE: Apologies to those still waiting... A photo gallery of the conference will be coming but I am traveling and attending a two-week training course until Sept. 26. In my rare spare moments, I am editing, culling and captioning some 495 images from the conference...so just stand by. I will get them up as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience. — Kate Stark

Ninety-six members, their guests and active duty Marine CCs and Combat Camera Marines heard one of the best tributes to our occupational fields ever given by a serving flag officer when Brig. Gen. James W. "Chip" Bierman addressed our annual banquet on Wednesday evening, September 10. While giving an overview of our present-day Corps, Bierman, CG, MCRD, San Diego and Western Recruiting Region, then laced his 30 minute address with personal comments about combat correspond

Robert Daniel “Bob” Torres , the long-time Public Affairs Officer for NAS Corpus Christi, passed away Wednesday evening after a long illness. Bob had gone out on extended medical leave in February and, as his condition worsened, left Federal civilian service in June. Bob served in the US Marine Corps from 1972 to 1993, spending most of his career in public affairs and retiring with the rank of Gunnery Sergeant. He was editor of the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi “Wingspa

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For those that attended Kate Stark's "Social Media for Dummies…and CCs who fondly remember the IBM Selectric II, the Leica with 36 exposures and pay phones" presentation. Here is the handout with links to how to videos for the social networking sites, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and LinkedIn.