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Lance Cpl. Ralph J. Fabbri,of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania died at age 20 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan according to the Department of Defense. He was assigned to the Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He is a 2008 graduate of Penn Cambria High School where he was an art honors student. He was outgoing, artistic as well as an avid hunter and fisherman.

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Hi Everyone, I wanted to catch you up on what has happened recently and give you dad's new contact information. Unfortunately, dad suffered a mild stroke just as he was making great progress recovering from the heart operation. While the stroke was not major it has affected his speech a little and his interest in reading and staying in touch with his many friends. Here is dad's new phone number 301-949-2999 , it will be active by Wednesday afternoon. We have moved him to a

Master Gunnery Sgt Jerry Gutierrez , 4600 Career Field Enlisted Specialist, takes questions regarding the University Level Training program after his brief Aug. 2, 2010 at the USMC Combat Camera Conference in San Francisco. (Photo by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson/Released)

Jack Paxton , Executive Director, is currently on vacation and out of country until about October 1. If you have called about a conference receipt and you registered on line, call PayPal at 888.221.1161 and they should be able to get you one. If you registered with me at the conference you will have to wait until I return to my office as I have no way of getting one to you while in travel status. If you have called to activate your membership or to request information, please

The Director’s Cut: DivPA’s Monthly Newsletter to the Marine Corps’ PA Community is now online you can download it here Marines – The in-box is a tyrannical master from which short-fused tasks, fires, and crises constantly dominate our time. Now is the perfect opportunity to pause and evaluate your long-range strategy for a variety of topics: the strategic goals of your office, your professional goals, and your personal and family long-range plans. For Headquarters Marine Cor

A few familiar CC faces showed up at the Ft. Meade Chow Hall Monday Sept. 13 where executive director Jack Paxton addressed about three dozen new DINFOS students on his favorite subject: our Association. Front row, left to right, are: Maryland Chapter President Sgt. Miguel Carrasco, Bob Jordan, Evi Cox-Jordan and Pat Paxton; back row: Staff Sgt. Chance Haworth, Jack Paxton, Gunnery Sgt. Joe Espinosa, Keith Oliver and Capt. Clark Carpenter. (Photo by Rick Corral).

Executive Director Jack Paxton and wife, Pat , visited Defense Information School Monday Sept. 13. DINFOS Marine Detachment CO, Capt. Clark Carpenter, hosted the couple at the Ft. Meade Chow Hall where Jack shared his CC recruiting pitch to a bevy of new Leatherneck students. (Photo by Rick Corral).

The 2010 President's Award was presented to Patrick G. Coulter for his work as the "annual master of ceremonies" of our Merit Awards Banquet. In this role he has freely given of himself and his resources year after year to assure that each of our active duty "warriors" receives his or her "15 minutes of fame" in the most professional manner possible. During his professional career with the Raytheon Corporation he became known worldwide as the "Voice of Raytheon" and, as b