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A bronze plaque honoring Joe Rosenthal , photographer of “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima,” will be dedicated at the National Museum of the Marine Corps , 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway, Triangle, Virginia, on October 9, 2013, the 102nd anniversary of his birth. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (also called the Joe Rosenthal Chapter) of the USMC Combat Correspondents Association is donating the plaque to the Museum’s Semper Fidelis Memoria

The third issue of the 2013 “Now Hear This” official USMCCCA newsletter, should be arriving in your mailbox soon. If you DO NOT receive it, then you need to make sure CCHQ has your correct mailing address. You can MAKE SURE you get future newsletters by using the membership update form here . If you are a registered member of this site, you can download the newsletter by clicking on the image to the right.

For the past eight years the USMCCCA Foundation has supported the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund . We think you will find their most recent "thank you" letter interesting.

" The Lou Lowery Award" - LCpl. Jason Morrison is presented the Leatherneck Magazine Lou Lowery award August 16 for best photo appearing in the magazine during 2012 by lst Marine Division CG Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson . Shown in the background is Sgt. Maj. Frank Pulley , Area Representative for the MCA. The Combat Camera Marine was unable to attend the USMCCCA Merit Awards Banquet at Andrews AFB July 24. The award carries with it a check for $500.

The saga of our misprinted, mis-sent cups is now history. The 1st Presbyterian Church Soup Kitchen in Wildwood, FL now is using the 144 cups that had been destined for conferees. The kitchen, manned entirely by volunteers, feeds upwards of 500 persons per week. As you can see, the second batch also lacked a "c" and was printed in red vs white. The company gave us complete credit for their error.