The First Patrol Multimedia package by Sgt. Mark Fayloga on the Marines of Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, as they head out on their first patrol out of Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. His image was chosen for the June 26th cover Read more…
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The Twenty-Fifth Annual Blinded American Veterans Foundation Congressional Awards Reception honored Leatherneck–Magazine of the Marines with the 2010 Carlton Sherwood Media Award for the magazine’s support of blinded veterans. The Honorable Bob Filner, D-Calif., Chairman, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, The Honorable Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and the Blinded American Veterans Read more…
From Jack Paxton: Bob Said has asked if we could put out an inquiry about an underground airplane hangar in Wonsan, Korea. He needs a photo of the underground hangar at Wonsan in which Bob Hope and his troop entertained 1st MAW people in late Oct 1950 while the First Read more…
Longtime DC security reporter Chas Henry joins the Institute For Defense Analyses in Alexandria, where he’ll head up corporate communications. For the past few years, he’s been doing similar work at the US Naval Institute in Annapolis. A former Marine Corps officer, Henry’s reporting — some of it from war Read more…
Col. Sally J. Pritchett, USMC (Ret.)
Colonel Sara “Sally” J. Pritchett of Springfield, VA, received the Abigail Allen Award for Service to Women during the 124th Annual Alumni Association Awards Picnic earlier this month. The award is given to honor an Alfred alumnus/a in recognition of distinctive career achievement, community service, or avocational pursuits that have improved the quality of women’s lives.
A member of the lfred University 1962 graduating class, Pritchett was nominated by Kerry Kautzman, professor of Spanish and women’s studies, Dr. Julia Overton-Healy, director of the Women’s Leadership Center (WLC), and other members of the Women’s Studies Executive Committee for her service in the United States Marine Corps.
Pritchett served in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) from 1964-87 primarily working in public affairs. She retired as a Navy Information Officer at the Pentagon. Following her discharge, she spent two years as president of the International Women’s Forum.
Lance Cpl. Justin D. Loya, attached to 3/6, showed that Marines truly are riflemen first.
Story by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde
Afghanistan – When the infantry Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, were first told they were getting a combat camera Marine attached to their platoon for Operation Moshtarak’s push into Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, they didn’t know what to expect.
“I thought, ‘he’s obviously not a grunt. He’s been to (Marine Combat Training). He’s got the basics down, but maybe he has no idea what’s going on,'” said Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Ryan, a fireteam leader with 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3/6.
That combat camera Marine, Lance Cpl. Justin D. Loya, attached to 3/6, showed that Marines truly are riflemen first. When one of Ryan’s Marines went down with a knee injury during the push, Loya essentially became the final piece of the team.
Luis R. Agostini, Col Bryan Salas and Daisy Agostini. The Agostinis are parents of Staff Sgt. Luis R. Agostini who was awarded the 2009 DoD Print Journalist of the Year. Agostini is currently deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7 at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, since October 2009 for a Read more…
Bob Said, 80, Montrose, CO, sits in his plane, “Fringe Benefit,” which he hopes to fly to the Reno Conference in. Bob, a Korean veteran, had a long and distinguished career in journalism after Korea, where he served in the 1st Marine Air Wing under the late LtCol. Jack Lewis Read more…