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As you may recall the Florida Chapter donated $200 to the design and building of the Central Florida Marine Corps Monument and will receive a USMCCCA, Florida Chapter donor brick at the ceremony to be dedicated on Jul 11, at 0900, at the Orlando VA Medical Center , 5201 Raymond St, Orlando, FL 32803. If any of you are in the Orlando area and can attend please do. If you can’t attend, take pride in knowing we participated. Charlie Ross , who lives in Orlando, was our rep t

Rick Corral, photographer If you've noticed the "Rick Corral" photo credit on DINFOS Marine images on this website, here's a shot of the guy behind the lens. Rick is a retired Air Force tech sergeant now assigned to the Public Affairs Leadership Department. He was the first combat photographer in Kuwait City during Operation Desert Storm and was there to welcome the Marines when Lt. Gen. Walt Boomer and company rolled in, back in the Spring of 1991. A Phoenix native, Rick

Below is the roster of the reactivated United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association-San Diego Chapter . The individuals listed below are current dues-paid members, and comprise the mandatory minimum (8) members required to launch a chapter. Also the chapter officers, with the exception of Vice President, have been decided on during the initial meeting in Carlsbad. Next schedule meeting is 1300 on 22 July, location TBD (on/near Camp Pendleton). Primary goals w

Florida Chapter Golf Support: National Executive Director and Florida Chapter member Jack Paxton , center, presents a plaque to Dean Simmons (l) and Rich Kelley , owners of Ford Press in Leesburg, FL for their continuing support of the Annual Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament . Ford Press annually prints the golf brochure as well as the program journal at no cost to the chapter. The company also prints the quarterly newsletter Now Hear This as well as the ann

Family, Friends, and Colleagues, It is with deep sadness that I am writing to tell you that Susan – my wife, best friend, and love – passed away last evening, 24 June, due to complications from surgery that she underwent earlier this week. --Michael Many members may remember Capt. Michael Neumann's service on the DivPA staff when CMC Gen. Krulak and then, BrigGen. Cliff Stanley led us to our Pentagon digs in 1997. His wife Susan was a cherished friend and supporter of the

CCHQ has been advised that two combat correspondents have been wounded in action in Afghanistan in recent months. Sgt. Dorian Gardner , previously with the 2nd Marine Division, is now with the Wounded Warrior Battalion-West. Cpl. Eugenio Montanez Jr ., is currently back on duty with the 1st Marine Division. Both are now eligible for Honorary Life Membership as recipients of the Purple Heart Medal.

Defense Media Activity, (AFN-BC - Riverside, CA) is looking for a Director, American Forces Network-Broadcast Center, GS-0301-15. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-11-496768-MP) opens on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 and closes on Tuesday, July 6, 2011. This announcement is open to 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=100533848 .

Virginia "Ginny" Bueno was back at her alma mater for Public Affairs Qualification Course graduation speaker duties on June 17. The retired chief warrant officer and Somalia veteran is the Director of Public Affairs and Communication for the Washington Navy Yard-based Naval Facilities Engineering Command. (Photo by TSgt Larry Simmons, USAF-ret)

Your , son of active duty member, , currently on terminal leave from the Corps for communications studies leading to a master's degree at Boston University, Boston, MA. Cpl. Nola won the 2010 Sam Stavisky Combat Reporting Merit Award as well as several second places and honorable mention in the program. , daughter of Life Member

Defense Media Activity, (Air Force Production Directorate) is looking for a Supervisory Visual Information Specialist, GS-1084-13. The Job Opportunity Announcement (DMA-11-484329-MP) opens on Thursday, June 23, 2011 and closes on Thursday, July 07, 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?caller=ftva.aspx&OPMControl=23