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CC member, Sgt. Charles J. V. Fries, Jr., son of Shirley A. Joslin-Fries passed away at his home in Nashville, TN., March l6, 20ll. Charles was born in Syracuse, New York September l2, l954. He spent many of his younger years in Hawkinsville, New York. The family moved to Florida in l959. Charles graduated from Fort Myers High School, Fort Myers, Florida, class of l972. He attended Edison College in Fort Myers.

Rooms Going Fast: If you have not already made your room reservation at the Westin Hotel in New Orleans for the USMCCCA Annual Conference, don't wait. Rooms at the $98 rate are going fast. Unless you want to pay a higher rate or be forced to stay at another hotel at that hotel's rate, make your reservations now!

Lt. Gen. (s) Steven Hummer has been designated by the Commandant to be the Guest of Honor at the USMCCCA Annual Merit Awards Banquet on Thursday, September 15 at the Westin Hotel in New Orleans. General Hummer is in the process of taking over the New Orleans-based Marine Forces Reserve. An active-duty Marine, he is expected to receive his third star in early August. He is an infantryman who led combat forces to Baghdad during the 2003 Iraq invasion. He is a "mustang" Mar

1ST MCD 4TH MCD 6th MCD Sgt. Chadwick deBree has exemplified the role of the marketing and public affairs Marine during his tenure at Recruiting Station New Jersey. Dedicated to serving the recruiter on the street, Sgt. deBree has consistently and diligently interacted with the community, built an outstanding public service announcement program and maintained the highest standards of personal and professional conduct as a sergeant of Marines. Sgt. deBree earned more than

Col. Bryan Salas The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter to the Marine Corps’ PA Community is now online you can download it here Fellow Marines June was a busy yet rewarding month for U.S. Marine Corps Public Affairs. As a community, we supported multiple events and activities to include Marine Week St. Louis, the 26th MEU CO Operational Speaking Tour and Exercise Mailed Fist, which was planned and coordinated with the CG, 2D Marine Aircraft Wing. On the media front,

Dear Fellow Marines , My publisher, Windy City Publishers , just released my latest suspenseful novel, THE WARRIOR AMONG US. After a nuclear war annihilates an entire civilization, the United States falls off the international stage when Congress becomes impotent after years of partisan politics, and is unable to function. The world becomes a battleground centered in the deserts of the Middle East. Finally, a U.S. Marine takes up arms with another nation's army in an attempt

Charles "Chip" Jones , award-winning writer and author of various military books, including "Boys of '67: "From Vietnam to Iraq…", and, more recently, "War Shots," the story of Norm Hatch and the U. S. Marine Corps Combat Cameramen of World War II has been selected to receive this year's Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Memorial Distinguished Performance Award . His first book: Boys of '67… was named the top biography of 2006 by the Military Writers Society of America. The son of

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Defense Media Activity, (AFN-Pacific - Yokota, Japan) is looking for a Supervisory, Audiovisual Production Specialist, GS-1071-13. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-11-498755-RB) opens on Wednesday, July 06,2011 and closes on Wednesday, July 20, 2011. This announcement is open to US Citizens and Status Candidates. For your convenience, the JOA is located at the following websites: http://www.dma.mil or http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=100707215 .