Donald H. Gee Sr., a longtime Chalfont resident, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Doylestown Hospital. He was 77. Don was the husband of Iris Gee. Born in Bristol and raised in Warrington, Don was a son of the late Harry and Alberta Gee. He was Read more…
Taken from the Summer 2017 edition of Keystone Leatherneck: On April 28, 2017, Valley Forge Military Academy and College held a wonderful dedication ceremony for a Chair of Honor for Prisoners of War-Missing in Action in Wayne, Pa. Commander Paul Galanti USN (Ret), a seven-year POW during the Vietnam War, Read more…
Thomas “Ace” Peters writes: Its with sadness that I inform you Eddie Kafafian passed this morning. (July 9, 2017) CCHQ will post more info as it becomes available.
The USMCCCA 2017 Dedicated Member program is off and running this week. This program was begun in the early 2000s as a backup to our annual Booster Club drive for contributions from those members who wanted to participate in our various programs but could not fit their gift into a Read more…
The family of Bob McEwen has asked me to reach out on their behalf and is asking for all of our prayers. Bob is going into hospice care today (May 10). He has suffered greatly the past few months. Following his return from Bangkok in March, he continued to have Read more…
With 64 players braving an early start to a very hot summer afternoon, the 13th annual USMCCCA (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament held April 28 at Sherman Hills Golf Club in Brooksville, FL, now goes into the books as a resounding success! Tournament chair “Red” Carpenter reports that even though it Read more…
Yes, it’s a little delayed this year, but hopefully it will be worth the wait. Jack Paxton, executive director says if you don’t receive yours by April 29, (and you are a paid member) to contact him with a correct snail mail address and he will get one out to Read more…
Here is your chance to win a handmade quilt by Joe Galloway‘s wife, “Doc” Gracie. We are raffling off this one of a kind item for $10 a ticket. Quilt is 62″x72″ and is accompanied by a 22″ square matching pillow. Drawing will be held in the command post after Read more…
(Ed. Note: There are no reviews as yet on what promises to be a fine accounting of a combat correspondent who had several tours in Vietnam. What we do have are quotes from those who will be featured on the dust cover. Watch for this one!) I predict this is Read more…
There have been several changes to the DOD awards programs. This past year, Defense Media Agency was directed to consolidated the three awards programs into one. A joint working group was formed to determine new categories and program criteria. This attachment is the final outcome of those efforts. This year Read more…