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In our long and storied history, our premier award has never been bestowed on the son or daughter of a combat correspondent. This changes in 2012 as Dr. Linda Canup Keaton-Lima , daughter of the late, long-time CC Claude "Red" Canup , and author of "War Is Not Just For Heroes" is awarded the 2012 Denig award.Her book, a collection of 398 "dispatches" and personal letters sent by her dad from the Pacific represents nearly 12 years of tenacity, stubbornness and perseverance

Mert was an old China Marine and later an excellent motion picture cameraman who served in that capacity in many places where Marines serve

The weather was spectacular and the golf course was in outstanding condition on June 12 as 98 golfers kicked off the 2012 version of the Foundation's (Florida Chapter) golf tournament to help America's wounded Marines at the Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club in Davenport, FL. Tournament Chair James E. "Red" Carpenter reported that this year's event raised $7,000 for the Foundation. "While this was a bit lower than we raised last year it is still a very respectable amount of mone

Defense Media Activity, Broadcasting - AFN Pacific, is looking for an Audiovisual Production Specialist , GS-1017-12. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-12-675776-B) opens on Friday, June 01, 2012 and closes on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. This announcement is open to current DMA Employees Only. For your convenience, the JOA is located at the following website: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/318003000 Defense Media Activity, Office of the General Counsel, is looking

Long-time USMCCCA Treasurer Tom Kerr has announced his intention to retire from the job as of this coming December 31. In order to provide continuity, we are asking that anyone interested in assuming this volunteer position please contact Jack Paxton, Executive Director, at either 352 748-4698 or email him at usmccca@cfl.rr.com . Interested parties should have some bookkeeping or accounting background.

CCHQ has had six newsletters returned due to members moving and not forwarding a good snail-mail address. If you know the whereabouts of the following, please let CCHQ know using the following link: Update Your information George T. Brown, Braintree, MA Tyler Balzer, San Diego, CA Steve Berntson, Tacoma, WA Rebecca Burgess, Carlsbad, CA Michael Furgal, Monroe, WI Hartman Slate, San Antonio, TX

World War II Dispatches and Letters of U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondent Claude R. “Red” Canup Review by Capt Jack T. Paxton, USMC (Ret) Reprinted courtesy of Leatherneck Magazine At the outbreak of World War II, Brigadier General Robert L. Denig Sr ., then heading the Marine Corps’ Department of Public Relations and tasked with finding experienced reporters, photographers and broadcasters to cover the Pacific campaigns, put out the word to civilian newsmen: Make it thr