According to President Dan Clare, nominations are open for the upcoming election of officers and directors for the 2021-2022 board. Secretary Chris Whiting and Treasurer Annita Best will run for another term in their respective positions. Nominations are needed for President and Vice President of the Association. “Ideally, the nominees Read more…
It is with great sadness we learn that our national vice-president, Bob Mergle, died April 23, 2021 resulting from complications related to two strokes. He is survived by his wife, Jane Mergle; his sister, Linda Lewiston and his youngest sister, Susan Scheiderich. Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, he was Read more…
You are just not getting it! Emails are going into junk so you may be missing important info…. Members, officers and board. Please search your junk folder for anything from USMCCCA.org and designate it as a “safe sender.” If you do not know how to do this, Google, “how Read more…
Military Veterans in Journalism (MVJ) is hosting seven paid fellowships this fall. These fellowships will last roughly six months (with some lasting even longer) and will be held at various newsrooms throughout the country. This is an amazing way to jump start your journalism career and make a name for Read more…
Do not miss the Joe Rosenthal Chapter Speaker Series at 12:00 Pacific time on June 2, with Cecilia I. Gaerlan, Founder and Executive Director of Bataan Legacy Historical Society. Cecilia founded the organization to address the lack of information about the role of the Filipinos during World War II in Read more…
After skipping a year due to the global pandemic, the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) announces the 2021 MCRD | COMMSTRAT | USMCCCA SYMPOSIUM to be held Aug. 22-28, 2021 at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando. This gathering which will adhere to all recommended Read more…
Robert David Flores, 72 of Stafford passed away at Mary Washington Hospital on Friday, May 7, 2021. Aside from his family, Robert’s greatest devotion was to the United States Marine Corps. He retired as a Master Gunnery Sergeant serving as a Combat Photographer and Digital Media Specialist for 30 years. Read more…
Iwo Jima Monument West: USMC Legacy Multiplier Via ZOOM Meeting April 7, 2021 at Noon PST Meeting ID: 845 8902 8641 Passcode: 4419247626 On April 7, Laura Dietz will discuss her ambitious project at Camp Pendleton, Iwo Jima Monument West: USMC Legacy Multiplier. A graduate of Mills College, Dietz served Read more…
Fred Peck and Joanne Schilling, the dynamic duo and life members.
Colonel Frederick C. Peck died on February 20, 2021, at Cambridge Senior Living in Rice Lake, WI, after battling Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.
Fred was a remarkable and gifted man – a “Renaissance Man.” Athlete, scholar, intellectual, author, sportsman, humorist and great storyteller, and loving father, brother, and husband. He mentored and inspired others to be the very best they could be. Many Marines, friends and family have remarked that he was one of the best they’d ever had the honor and pleasure to serve with or know. His humor was as quick and subtle as Mark Twain or Benjamin Franklin, and his smile radiant albeit a bit mischievous.
The USMCCCA is once again looking for experienced civilians and veterans that can act as judges for this year’s Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) Awards program. Judging will take place from March 01 – March 21 2021. All judging will be remote via a web-based platform (DIVIDS) Read more…