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After months of work by a "few good men and women" the USMCCCA Foundation's Florida Golf Tournament went off without a hitch on Friday June 3 with a record 120 golfers tee'ing off at Davenport's Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club. Not surprisingly, the tournament also set a record for raising money for wounded Marines, and the Merit Awards and scholarship programs of the Foundation. According to Chapter President and Tournament Chair Red Carpenter slightly more than $10,000 (after

ODOM O. FANNING (Age 90) On Sunday, May 8, 2011 of Washington, DC, a long time resident of Bethesda, MD. Beloved husband of Elaine M. Fanning of 62 years. Loving father of Carol Fanning Weigand and her husband, Dr. Paul Weigand and Dr. Kathryn "Kay" Fanning and her husband, Christopher McLaughlin; loving grandfather of Sarah and Michael Weigand and Maya McLaughlin. Memorial service will be held at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817 o

The second issue of the 2011 “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.

Title: Director of Operations Organization: Armed Forces Foundation Location: North Carolina Ave., SE Reporting to: President & Executive Director The Armed Forces Foundation (AFF) is non-profit organization dedicated to providing comfort and solace to members of the military community through financial support, career counseling, housing assistance and recreational therapy programs. We are looking for a Director of Operations to manage a small staff and provide logistical

Job Announcement Number:1100197TC02-DE Job Title: Public Affairs Specialist, GS-13 - Fort Worth, TX Agency: General Services Administration, Office of Communications and Marketing Open Period: Friday, May 13, 2011 to Thursday, May 26, 2011 http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=99358449 Job Announcement Number:1100197TC02 Job Title: Public Affairs Specialist, GS-13 - Fort Worth, TX Agency: General Services Administration, Office of Communications and Marketing Open Per

USMCCA members: My name is Andy Omdahl, son of Gunner Omdahl whom some of you may remember. I discovered your site while looking for Jim DiBernardo in an attempt to contact him. Unfortunately, I'm 2 years too late. I met Jim through my father and remember him to be an outstanding individual and highly respected Marine. RIP Major Jim DiBernardo. For info, my father passed away in 1999 after suffering a series of small strokes culminating in a pulmonary embolism. After hi

Continue a Proud Tradition With Your Professional Organization If you are a CC or ComCam Marine leaving the Corps but want to carry on your proud tradition with CCs who have "been there, done that" we encourage you to make contact with chapters of our United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association who could help you in many ways. You may be looking for a job, looking for help making local contacts, or even wanting to talk to someone who has lived in the area

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 This past week, I asked the staff here at Division of Public Affairs to join me at the Pentagon Memorial on the occasion of Osama Bin Laden’s demise to reflect on the previous ten years. Many of you were serving on active duty on that fateful day, 11 September 2001, when this new era of service began. A large group from our PA