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The family of former longtime Leatherneck magazine managing editor and combat correspondent Tom Bartlett visited the magazine’s offices March 22 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., to reconnect and hear stories about their dad and granddad. After a tour of the offices, Leatherneck staff and Bartlett family members enjoyed lunch, good conversation and a lot of laughs at The Clubs of Quantico. Tom’s family included two of his sons, Scott and Chris; a grandson, Christopher, wh

The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter to the Marine Corps’ PA Community is now online you can download it here Fellow Marines – When faced with nearly any professional dilemma or conflict, Marine Infantry and PAO Trane McCloud would respond with the question, “What does the Marine Corps Order say?” We lost LtCol McCloud in Iraq on Sunday, 3 Dec 06, when the CH-46 helicopter he was riding in crash-landed in a lake in Anbar province. Trane’s guidance, to consult Mari

Attention Members, Public Affairs and Combat Camera Marines. The USMCCCA Foundation has announced major changes to its Foundation Scholarship program . Now only available to two-year members of the USMCCCA, the Foundation Board has changed that requirement in order to stimulate scholarship applications. Applications will now be considered from: 1. Members of the USMCCCA and their dependents, to include spouses. 2. Active duty Marines and dependents in Occupational Field

By Don Knight, Awards Chair Start with about 1,500 entries. Assemble 10 professional civilian judges. Add 40 hours of judging over 3 days, then announce the winners in more than 40 categories involving photography, print journalism, videography and radio. That's the recipe for another Merit Awards Program , a joint effort by the USMCCCA and the U.S. Marine Corps. The final scenario will unfold on a hotel ballroom stage at New Orleans in September, when active duty Marines,

CCHQ has received a thank you note from the children of recently deceased Cy O'Brien . "On behalf of Cyril O'Brien's children I would like to thank you for the beautiful flowers and kind words. He loved his combat correspondent roots and the chance to share with his fellow Marines. Thank you. Patricia Cahill."

The Los Angeles Chapter has published their first quarter newsletter. Click here to download.

Florida Chapter member Gene Smith who is the assistant tournament director on the PGA Champions Tour is featured in the March issue of Leatherneck Magazine , written by our own executive director, Jack Paxton. Read the story by clicking on the Leatherneck link.

Florida Chapter Meeting: Members of the Florida Chapter, USMCCCA met Saturday, February 26 at the Sanctuary Ridge Golf Club, Clermont, FL. In addition to discussions involving the National Conference in September, the group began planning the Annual Foundation Golf Tournament which will be held at the Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club, Davenport, FL on Friday June 3. Shown clockwise are (partially hidden) Ann Carpenter, Trudy Ehlbeck, Gene Smith, President Red Carpenter, Jack Pax