Category sponsored by Bill Hauptfleisch 1st Place: Cpl. Nick Sweet, DMA Iwakuni Sweet says “I had the privilege to practice and refine my skills during a six-month tour in Afghanistan. Not only did the deployment make me realize the significance of military broadcasting but also showed me there are many Read more…
1st Place: DMA Iwakuni The air station’s safety office and AFN Iwakuni produced 13 radio and television spots and live talk shows designed to raise community awareness of the need for water safety. As a result, Iwakuni had zero water related fatalities and the number of water related injuries dropped Read more…
1st Place: Sgt. Guillermo Vargas, DMA Iwakuni 2nd Place: Sgt. Todd Crowell, DMA Iwakuni
A special edition dedicated to retiring Bob Long has been published by the Los Angeles Chapter It is now online. You can read or download it here. Join the LA Chapter in wishing Bob Long a bon voyage to Istambul, Turkey. Farewell luncheon set for Sept.19th, 11:30 a.m.at the Smoke House restaurant Read more…
1st Place: Sgt. Todd Hunter, DMA Okinawa After six months in Afghanistan Hunter returned to Okinawa where he became a disk jockey for station WAVE 89, doing a show which he dubbed “The Morning Mayhem.” Several months later he took on an afternoon show. “It was an experience I will Read more…
Category sponsored by Mike Pitts 1st Place: Sgt. Jeremy Ross, The Pentagon Channel This was a story involving a medical outreach effort in Afghanistan, filmed in an old school house. Ross remembered that there were high ceilings, a lot of people chattering in close proximity to each other…which enabled him Read more…
By special arrangement with the Naval Institute, we will get 100 of the books prior to official release and they will be on sale at a special price of $20 each at our annual conference in Hampton, VA this month. When released to the public the price will be $26.95. Keith will be available for a book signing; his royalties for all conference sales have been designated for the USMCCCA.
By Jack Paxton, Executive Director, USMCCCA
We don’t normally do book reviews even though we read constantly. We do write letters to the editor when provoked and stories on our favorite space-a flying trips for Leatherneck from time to time. Keith Oliver’s just-out “Command Attention” is a whole different matter, however.
Having served 20 years in Marine Corps public affairs, the first 16 enlisted, the last four as a PAO. I have said many times that the first 12 were a struggle, including the early days as a CC in Korea. My teachers were a mix of World War II vets and scribes from newspapers. Some good. Some bad. Until I worked for the late Bob Morrisey in the early 1960s, I had no idea what public affairs really meant.
When I started reading Keith’s “mighty-mite” two nights ago I could have sworn I was back in Mo’s office at Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii. This 129-page tome mirrors many of the things Mo espoused. Why not? Keith freely admits that we had the same great mentor who became the first “PA rabbi” for a Marine Commandant.
Arrangements have been made with Miss Hampton II for a special spouses event on Thursday, September 17. As shown, Miss Hampton II is a sightseeing cruise ship sailing from dockside at the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina. She will depart at 1000 (with boarding 30 minutes prior to sailing) and return Read more…
Combat Art 1ST Place: CWO2 Michael Fay
Category sponsored by Bolder Voices, Joanne Schilling
1ST Place: CWO2 Michael Fay, National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, VA
Fay served two tours of duty in both Afghanistan and Iraq with the focus of his work being the human face of combat. As one judge noted: “The bronze sculpture (of a combat Marine) is well executed and detailed in every aspect…it communicates a message and emotrion that can be felt by even a casual observer, which is the desired outcome for any graphic artist.”
2nd Place: CWO2 Michael Fay
Honorable Mention: CWO2 Michael Fay
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Col. John Grider Miller (USMC Ret.)
Retired Marine Colonel John Grider Miller, selected as this year’s recipient of the Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Memorial Distinguished Performance Award, died suddenly at his home in Annapolis, MD on Monday, August 31.
Miller was to have received our prestigious award on September 17 at our annual Merit Awards Banquet in Hampton, VA. Cause of death is not known at this time. Funeral arrangements will be announced as they are received.
Colonel Miller has been one of the Corps most prolific writers as Deputy Director of History and Museums and as speechwriter to three Commandants. Following retirement he served 15 years as Managing Editor of the U. S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings Magazine. He is best known for his book, Bridge at Dong Ha – the John Ripley story – optioned as a motion picture. At his death he was engaged in writing a history of the Marine Barracks at 8th and I.