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Major John Marley , USMC (retired) would like to know if any of our members remember a Marine named Ray O’Hara Peterson (11th Marines 1946) saw the 2013 Reunion Announcement in the American Legion magazine and called to ask if anyone knows the whereabouts of Margaret “Margie” Moore who served at 8th & I from 1950 to 1954 in the Public Relations Department. Margie was involved in setting up the presentation of the first UN Korean Medal to a Marine named Timmy Killeen who ha

Jennifer Brofer was one of six film students (out of 1,100 video entries) selected to replace models as Oscar trophy carriers. Her entry is above. For more of the story see: http://communication.utexas.edu/features/gracing-oscars-stage

The first issue of 2013 “Now Hear This” the 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.

Ray Shepherd is the Director, Defense Media Activity , providing a direct line of communication for news and information to U.S. forces worldwide.Prior to this position, Mr. Shepherd served as the Senior Vice President, Operations for the Warwick Consulting Group.  The Group provided leadership and program management guidance to for-profit and non-profit organizations. Mr. Shepherd formerly served as the Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of Northern New Jers

The "exercise" we went through February 4 trying to get information on the passing of Col. Barbara "Bobbi" Weinberger tells us this Association can do things better. The day started with a call from the Deputy PAO at MCRD San Diego asking for information about Major Margaret Weinberger who had died recently.  The Depot was tasked with providing military honors and the G-3, apparently reading from the DD-214 discovered she at one time held public affairs duties. As is our n

Looking for more personal info on the late Major Barbara "Bobbie" Weinberger who will have military honors rendered February 6.  No problem with the honors or funeral but G-3 would like more personal info than they have on her career.  She was at El Toro. If you have any personal anecdotes, please immediately contact Jack T. Paxton , Executive Director, USMCCCA, 110 Fox Court, Wildwood, FL 34785, Tel: 352.748.4698. Email: usmccca@cfl.rr.com

Into The Fray:  How NBC's Washington Documentary Unit Reinvented the News By Tom Mascaro ISBN #978-1-59797-557-5, $29.95 Into The Fray vividly recounts the characters and experiences that helped create a unique, colorful documentary film crew based at the Washington bureau of NBC News.  From the Kennedy era through the Reagan years, the journalists covered wars, rebellions, the Central Intelligence Agency, covert actions, the Pentagon, military preparedness, and world and Am

NEW YORK— Bonhams is honored to announce its upcoming 22 February sale, World War II: the Pacific Theater , the first-ever auction to focus entirely on the war’s historic events in the Pacific Ocean and western Pacific Rim. The chronologically structured sale begins in December 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and concludes with signing of the peace treaty in Tokyo bay on the USS Missouri in September, 1945. From iconic monuments to ships models, this sale offers power