The National Archives and Records Administration is currently recruiting for two Federal Records Center Director positions – one for our Rocky Mountain Region in Denver, CO, and the other for our Great Lakes Region in Miamisburg, OH, just south of Dayton. Applications will be accepted until April 7, 2009. A full copy of the vacancy announcement is located at: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=80096850
Members have till the end of the month in which to save $20 on their Conference Registration. The $100 fee goes up April 1 to $120 and to $130 after June 1. This is shaping up to be a really good conference, with lots of entertainment in the Hospitality Suite (Command Post), a free continental breakfast on Wednesday and a nice boat ride for the ladies on Friday. All this plus interesting seminars and a special “how to” for those of us not too swift on computers, scanning, etc., hosted by webmaster Kate Stark.
Mark your calendar and sign up early for the September 14-18 event. You can register here or by sending your check or credit card into to CCHQ at 220 Fox Court, Wildwood, FL 34785.
Between now and June 1 we hope to hear from you. This is one more way you can help your Association maintain programs that assist the various active duty Marines including the Wounded Marine Careers Foundation – a program that retrains our warriors in the skills that each of us might have learned many years ago. Your gifts also help support the scholarship funds for members, dependents, and active duty Marines. Consider also the annual Merit Awards Program that recognizes the achievements of our active duty warriors as well as the professional seminars we offer at each annual Conference. We’re not just your “marching and chowder society” organization. We offer something for both active duty and for our “tribal elders.”
Your gift will be recognized several ways this year: First, your dedication in the annual Conference Journal; second Now Hear This ,your quarterly newsletter and, lastly, continuously on our new website, www.usmccca.org. How can you lose? You will be recognized.
If your name is listed, or you know of the whereabouts of any of the following CCs, please contact Jack Paxton, Executive Director, USMCCCA, 110 Fox Court, Wildwood, FL 34785; Phone +1 352-748-4698; EMAIL: usmccca@cfl.rr.com; SKYPE: Jack T. Paxton Luis R. Agostini; Sharon Allen; Larry Atherton; David Bailey; William P. Banning; Read more…
Marine Cpl. Kimberly Crawford, a combat correspondent stationed at Camp Lejuene, N.C., edits video with assistance from Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeff St. Sauveur at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Thompson
By Army Spc. Matthew Thompson, serving with the 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – It’s not unusual for servicemembers to find themselves in new jobs during deployments. But what sets each one apart is how they handle those transitions.
Those who work with Marine Corps Cpl. Kimberly Crawford say she is an example of how to make the most of changing situations – and impress those around her.
“Not many people can walk into a job and hit the ground running, and do what she has done,” said Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeff St. Sauveur, an American Forces Network producer who works with Crawford here. “She takes everything you throw at her and makes it awesome.”
Several awards will be given to military videographers who best capture the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform through videos uploaded to GreatAmericans.com.
WHO: Sponsored by Great Americans.com and the GI Film Festival
WHERE: The GI Film Festival is the premier awards venue for independent filmmakers involved in the creation of films that celebrate the heroic stories of the American Armed Forces engaged in the worldwide struggle for liberty. This prestigious film festival is now in its fourth year and will be held in Washington, DC at the Carnegie Institution for Science on May 13-17.
Congratulations to all the award winners! (Don’t forget to register for the conference so you can pick up your award in person….) All winning entries will be displayed here as soon as the Thomas Jefferson Awards have been judged so check back to see what the competition had to offer. (Tip: Looking for a specific award or your name? Use the search field in the upper right corner of this page next to the magnifying glass. Type your last name and cross your fingers…)
Metro-Format Newspaper
1st: Camp Lejeune Globe
2d: Hawaii Marine
HM: (t) Windsock, Camp Pendleton Scout
Tabloid Format Newspaper
1st: Flight Jacket
2d: Observation Post
HM: (t) Okinawa Marine, Chevron
The Jack Lewis Magazine Format Publication Award
1st: None selected
2nd: None selected
HM: Continental Marine
News Article
1st: LCpl. Graham Benson, MCAS Yuma
2d: LCpl. Randall Little (org to come)
HM: LCpl. Jeffery Singsank, 1st MLG
Feature Article
1st: SSgt. Ethan Rocke, Los Angeles Public Affairs
2d: Sgt. Ray Lewis, 1st Marine Division
HM: LCpl. Katie Mathison, II MEF
Millard Kaufman, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “Bad Day at Black Rock” and the co-creator of Mr. Magoo who waited until he was 90 to become a first-time novelist, has died. He was 92. He was a life Honorary member of USMCCCA and one of the founders of the Los Angeles Chapter.
John B. Harmon Jr. was a Publicity NCO in 1945 at DHRS Dallas. TX in 1945. We had two winners: George Chrisman, and Sally Prichett, who will receive window decals from Jack Paxton.