Our History – Our Service
Posted in: Afghanistan, Awards, Conflicts, Female Marine, History, Iraq, Korean, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Values, veterans, Vietnam, WMA, WMA History, WWIIBy Rosa Osborn In 2010, as a warrant officer and several years in the Marine Corps, I thought I knew it all. I knew the history of the Marine Corps. We all do. I didn’t discover just how little I knew until 2010 while attending the WMA Convention in Denver. I was not only amazed
WMA Member of the Month Rosa Osborn
Posted in: AwardsCWO4 Rosa Osborn (Frank), Retired Rosa Osborn was born Rosa Artiaga, in Queen Creek, Arizona in 1971 and raised primarily in Channelview, Texas. Eight days after graduating high school she was on the yellow footprints at Parris Island. Once asked, why she joined the Marine Corps, she replied that unlike most, she ran away to
Rosa Osborn
Posted in: Awards, Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, USMC, veterans, Volunteer, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines AssociationJulia Hamblet Awardee WMA extends congratulations to WMA Member Rosa Osborn as the 2022 recipient of the Julia Hamblet Award. I want to take this opportunity to announce the recipient of the Julia E. Hamblet Award as our own, Rosa Osborn, for her extraordinary efforts in the preservation of the history of women Marine uniforms