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Location: Holiday Inn Oceanside 1401 Carmelo Drive Oceanside, California 92054 Monday: September 8 1600 Old Board Meeting - Bill Hauptfleisch 1800 Welcome Reception 2000-2400 Hospitality Suite open Tuesday: September 9: 0830-0930 State of USMC Public Affairs and Where This Association Fits In - Col. Shawn Gibson, Deputy Director, Office of Marine Corps Communications, HQMC 0930-1015 The Marine Corps of Today - Fred Lash 1030-1200 Social Media For Dummies - Kate Stark Aft

CCHQ announces that Brigadier General James W. Bierman, Jr. Commanding General, Western Recruiting Region & Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA will be the guest of honor at the Distinguished Performance Awards Banquet, Wednesday evening, September 10 at the Pacific Views Center, Camp Pendleton. Brigadier General James W. Bierman, Jr. was born in Camp Lejeune, and attended the Virginia Military Institute. Upon completion of The Basic School and Infantry Officer’s Cour

Sherry L. Suhosky has listed an RFP for an executive editor for the quarterly magazine, The Professional Pet Sitter as part of he National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) NAPPS requests a response to this request for proposal by September 12, 2014. Please reply electronically to Sherry L. Suhosky at SkiSpeak@gmail.com with a summary you propose to meet our needs. Additional information required includes: • Editor resume • A brief list of similar re

Theo Servetas writes: It was on my return the other day from the 4th Division reunion at Charleston, SC, when I was finally able to stop at the Denig Memorial . It was a busy week getting my Son settled in at UNC Chapel Hill on the way down, and capped off with a visit to Norm Hatch in Alexandria on my way home. Being stuck in traffic on I-95 north in the Quantico vicinity was the signal for me to stop, even if it was almost 6:00 pm. Thank goodness the Museum grounds were st

If you've been waiting for an updated membership directory, this is YOUR lucky day. If you are a registered member of this site, you can download here . Any information that is incorrect, please use this form to let Jack Paxton know to update the roster. If you get a password request, use the lowercase last name of the general that founded Public Affairs. If you cannot pass the quiz, then email Kate and she will send it to you.

Http://MyServicePride.com is looking for a retired military journalist who may want to help with writing the content for newsletters, Facebook, and more. It would be a part-time job, with the pay negotiable. Geography doesn't matter. If you are interested, or know someone who might be interested, send an email with some samples of work to: Bob Massie at bob@myservicepride.com They are also looking for a production designer, preferably in the Indianapolis area, who has l

The USMCCCA Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the names of our 2014 scholarship recipients. Joint winners of the Gladys McPartland Scholarship fund for general studies for 2014 were Sarah Pacheco , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manny Pacheco and a student at Virginia Tech, and Aidan Kelly , son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Oliver , an entering student at CalPoly in California . As each was vying for the general studies scholarship of $3,000, the committee decided to award

Things to do: With San Diego having one of the richest aviation heritages of any city in the country, it would follow that its Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park is a top tourist attraction and one that USMCCCA Conference attendees won't want to miss. Convair, home of such famous aircraft as the B-24 Liberator and the PBY Catalina , was founded here. Ryan Aeronautical, home of Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis , was located here, and North Island Naval Air Station is the h

Things to do: A great free landmark is the " National Salute To Bob Hope and the Military " located near the Port of San Diego. The stunning exhibit features bronze statues of Hope entertaining 15 figures representing all branches of the military in a shaded area immediately across the water from the USS Midway . Equally stunning in an adjacent area is the giant-sized figures of a sailor and a nurse kissing in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II. Also nearby is