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The Presidential Inn and the Conference Center are located side-by-side. The Club at Andrews is north of each and located on Arnold Avenue. The Freedom Hall Dining Facility is in Bldg. 1628 is between Arkansas Rd. and D Street fairly close to the Presidential Inn. If you are staying at the Presidential Inn and have your room key you will be able to eat breakfast and dinner there. Breakfast hours: 5:30 to 8 a.m. Dinner: 4 to 6 p.m. Conference Registration will begin at

CCHQ has been informed that General John M. Paxton Jr , Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, will be the Guest of Honor at our 2013 Conference at JB Andrews the evening of Wednesday, July 24. On December 15, 2012 General Paxton assumed the duties of the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. Prior to his current assignment he served as Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command, the Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces, Europe and the Commanding Gen

Distinguished author and combat reporter Francis J. "Bing" West is winner of the 2013 Brig. General Robert L. Denig Sr. Memorial Distinguished Performance Award . A former Marine Corps combat officer in Vietnam, Bing West is author of six non-fiction books and one novel of Marines at war; from Vietnam through Iraq and finishing in Afghanistan. These include: Small Unit Action , The Village , March Up , No True Glory , The Strongest Tribe , The Wrong War , and his fiction n

John was the co-author of the Virginia 1968 Freedom of Information Act and received the George Mason Award from the Richmond Sigma Delta Chi. He was the only editor on duty at The Richmond News Leader the day JFK was assassinated and had the duty of yelling "stop the presses" and helped crank out an updated edition hours later. Through the years, he interviewed politicians, sports legends, celebrities, and military heroes.

Once you register for the conference CCHQ will proceed with the reservations process, based on what you have indicated on your registration form. If you are coming in during the period July 22-25, and have registered with CCHQ no other action by you is needed. For those who have requested to come in the Saturday before the conference and/or stay a day or two following the conference: You need to call the Presidential Inn at 301 981-4614. Refer to the Group confirmation co

After a slow start with many uncertainties brought on by the current budget situation, the 2013 Annual Conference is on track for July 22-25 at Joint Base Andrews (aka Andrews AFB), according to Conference Chair Manny Pacheco . Working jointly with Fred "Flash" Lash, Program Chair and USMCCCA President Bill Hauptfleisch, a full range of activities will be available to those members, guests and active duty Marines attending. Monday will be the scheduled arrival day with

The long-awaited kidney transplant surgery for Foundation President Don O'Neal went off like clockwork on Thursday, June 13 in San Antonio, TX and he and his donor daughter are doing very well. CCHQ had an early morning call Friday from Don's wife, Yvette, reporting that all went well and that he was currently in intensive care. Then, at 3:30 the same day, Executive Director Jack Paxton received a call from Don himself. "I feel better this moment than I have for the pas

Ray Elliot USMCCCA Member I met Marine Corps Vietnam veteran (1967-71) and filmmaker Chris McIntrye at the Washington, DC, Memorial Day Parade where my daughters participated in the parade with the Spirit of '45 and a wreath was laid at the Marine Corps War Memorial just outside of Arlington National Cemetery. His most recent film is "21 and a Wakeup" that "is based on a dozen true stories, most surrounding the final days of the 24th Evacuation Hospital, the last major A

Remember former Merit Award winner and CC Rod Deutschmann and his wife Robin ? He gave a terrific talk on using your digital SLR in manual mode to make compelling photos at the San Diego conference last year. He and Robin will be travelling the country to hold symposiums and some may be near to you.