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New treasurer needed for CCs
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.
May 31, 20121 min read
Where are you?
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
May 29, 20121 min read
Review: War Is Not Just For Heroes
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
May 27, 20124 min read
ComCam Marine, top DoD Artist for 2nd straight year
Sgt. Sales, who has spent half of his seven year career as a Combat Illustrator, is also the official military courtroom sketch artist in the court-martial and pre-trial hearings of the U.S. vs. Pfc. Bradley Manning, who allegedly leaked classified military information. This is the WikiLeaks Trial. The highly-talented Sales is currently a Basic Multimedia Reproduction course instructor at the Defense Information School. He enlisted in 2004 and twice deployed to the Middle
May 19, 20121 min read
Photoblog highlights Joe Rosenthal photos
This photoblog from the Denver Post features Joe Rosenthal and his famous photo of Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima. If you've got the time... keep scrolling there are many of Rosenthal's other war photos and a bit about the Marines in the photo above.
May 19, 20121 min read
WMA to celebrate deployed and returned vets
The 27th Biennial Women Marines Association (WMA) expects a large contingent of Marines to meet in Philadelphia (Aug. 31-Sept. 4th, 2012) to celebrate generations of service as Marines. Our 2012 Convention is dedicated to those Marines who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the perfect time for Marines of all ages to reconnect with their roots of “Where it All Began”. For more info click here
May 19, 20121 min read
Faas: Vietnam Combat Photographer passes
Faas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photographer who carved out new standards for covering war with a camera and became one of the world's best-known photojournalists in nearly half a century with the AP, died Thursday in Munich, his family said. He was 79. For more information got the the LA Times website.
May 13, 20121 min read
Award winner Reece Lodder in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt Jeremy Vought , Marine Corps Liaison / DVIDS SNCOIC tells us there is a "Nice editorial from fellow Combat Correspondent, Cpl. Reece Lodder ." About his work in Afghanistan. Read it here.
May 11, 20121 min read
Scam Alert
Executive Director Note: Contrary to emails you may receive concerning Chuck Beveridge, he is not in Africa, is not sick, and is not requesting your money. Folks, this is a scam in which someone has corrupted his FaceBook page and is asking for money in his name. While we would like to think that our members are savvy enough not to fall for things like this, we have had two reports in the past week asking if Chuck is okay and, should they reply to emails such as these. T
May 9, 20121 min read
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