Twice Heroes: America’s Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea was awarded the 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in History, regarded as one of the highest national honors for small and independent publishers. The award was announced May 28th at a ceremony in New York City. Twice Heroes is the first Read more…
Now and Then: MCA&F Publisher and Leatherneck Editor Walt Ford in his pre-retirement photo (left) and as Regimental Commander, Col. Walter Ford, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division after his Marine retirement.
Leatherneck Publisher/Editor Walt Ford will retire June 30. Following active-duty service of more than 30 years as an artillery officer, which included combat service in Vietnam, he initially was hired as editor of Leatherneck magazine in August 1999 and added the responsibilities of MCA&F publisher in 2007. He faithfully pursued the mission of Leatherneck to tell the Marine Corps’ story, to preserve the history and traditions of the Corps, and to act as a connection to the Corps for veteran Marines, friends of Marines and the general public.
Since Col Ford became editor, Leatherneck authors have earned the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s prestigious Colonel Robert Debs Heinl Award for excellence in historical writing four times and the magazine has won a Printing Industries of Virginia printing excellence award.
Col Ford supported both the Combat Camera and Public Affairs military occupational specialties. For numerous years, he assisted in judging the Department of Defense’s annual Thomas Jefferson Awards that recognize excellence in the Public Affairs field and also has been a judge for the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s annual awards program.
Jennifer Brofer just graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Radio-Television-Film. “Thank you and the scholarship committee so much for awarding me a scholarship last year. It really helped!” Brofer wrote. Now that Jennifer is not submitting, that frees up a possible $3,000 to award to Read more…
A second edition of author Alan Ables novel, Tale of the Tape: Two Unlikely Heroes Take Down the Dixie Mafia. The espionage thriller has broken into Amazon’s Top 100 Espionage list several times since its initial release in late 2013. “Tale of the Tape is built around historical events in Read more…
There are two categories of USMCCCA scholarship grants available:
• The Gladys McPartland Scholarship for general studies
• The USMCCCA Brigadier General Robert L. Denig Foundation Scholarship for studies leading to a degree in Communications.
Scholarship Instructions and Application can be downloaded here
Applicants for both scholarships must meet the requirements below:
Eligibility:
1. A member of the Association; member’s dependent (to include spouse); any active duty Marine in occupational field 4300 or 4600 (and related MOS). In the case of an active duty Marine applicant he or she must agree to become a member of the USMCCCA upon selection and remain a member throughout the lifetime of the approved scholarship. (more…)
Two Florida based Marine Corps associations have joined forces to organize a group cruise for Marines, friends and family members. Florida Marine Mustangs and USMC Combat Correspondents are jointly sponsoring the seven day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Liberty sailing Feb. 8, 2015 from Port Canaveral visiting San Juan, Read more…
CCHQ would appreciate hearing from members who correspond with the below listed former CCs. We need their email addresses to attempt to bring them into our Association. If you have their email addresses, please send or contact CCHQ ASAP. Thanks. Tom Griggs Beth Newman Claudia-LaMantia Linda Reiter Haymond-Bock Judy Jones Read more…
Combat Correspondent GySgt Angela Mink is retiring April 25th, 2014 at 1500 in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. In this archive photo, then Staff Sgt. Angela Mink, performed the National Anthem prior to President Barack Obama’s address to Camp Lejeune troops, in 2009. (Photo by Ena Sellers, The Globe)
Colonel Jeremy Martin, commandant of the Defense Information School was featured in an article, titled “PAOs adapt to the digital age” by Martin Matishak, the Marine Corps Times, March 31, 2014.
National CC President Bill Hauptfleisch, along with life members Keith Oliver and Bob Jordan, personally welcomed six newly-minted public affairs leaders into the USMCCCA just prior to graduation ceremonies in the Public Affairs Leadership Department on March 14. Guest speaker for the event was retired Maj. Pat Gibbons, now posted Read more…