2018 WMA Convention Courtesy Resolutions
Posted in: WMA2018 COURTESY RESOLUTIONS WHEREAS THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE WOMEN MARINES ASSOCIATION (WMA) AND THE 30TH BIENNIAL WMA CONVENTION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM; AND WHEREAS THE 2018 CONVENTION IS DEDICATED TO THE WOMEN MARINES’ 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND TO ALL WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THIS LEGACY; NOW, THEREFORE, BE
WMA Area 1 News
Posted in: WMAThe Women Marines Association Area 1 News Submitted by Jamie DePaola What a great time we had at the National Convention in Washington, D.C. to celebrate 100 years of women in the Corps! We had over 30 hard – charger Marines representing all six chapters from Area 1. Most were new to WMA so
WMA Area 1 News
Posted in: WMAThe Women Marines Association Area 1 News Submitted by Jamie DePaola What a great time we had at the National Convention in Washington, D.C. to celebrate 100 years of women in the Corps! We had over 30 hard – charger Marines representing all six chapters from Area 1. Most were new to WMA so
Peg Brady WWII Marine
Posted in: WMAA 97-year-old Syracuse woman remembers her time in the U.S. Marines: ‘I just loved it’ One of the first female Marines looks back at the job she loved By Marnie Eisenstadt meisenstadt@syracuse.com Liverpool, N.Y. — The moment that changed Peg Bandy’s life was 80 years ago. But she remembers it like it
Bea Arthur, US Marine
Posted in: WMABea Arthur, US Marine BY: Kali Martin April 12, 2018 Bernice Frankel’s Official Military Personnel File reveals a Golden Girl’s WWII service history. Before she took to Broadway stages and became a beloved Golden Girl, Bernice Frankel, better known today as Bea Arthur, joined thousands of other women paving the way for women in the
Newton Marine Honored
Posted in: WMANewton Marine honored for making handler history 100th anniversary of women in the U.S. Marine Corps celebrated By P.M. Brannock Newton Daily News The United States had a banner year in 1918: An influenza epidemic swept the nation, World War I ended and for the first time since Congress ordered the formation of the United
Thin Line of Tradition
Posted in: WMAThe Thin Line of Tradition The traditions of the Marine Corps, its history, its flags, its uniforms, its insignia—the Marine Corps way of doing things—make the Corps what it is [and set it distinctively apart from other military organizations and services]. These traditions give the Marine Corps its flavor, and are the reason why the
Behind the Color: 1941 Victory Red
Posted in: WMABehind the Color: Bésame Cosmetics 1941 Victory Red It’s 6 am and your alarm clock is singing louder than the birds. You slowly open your eyes, groggily getting accustomed to your brightly lit room. You still haven’t quite gotten use to waking up at this hour. Gone are the glamorous parties and dancing the
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Band 75th Anniversary Celebration
Posted in: WMACelebrating 75th Anniversary of Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Band by Master Sgt. Amanda Simmons At 2 p.m., March 11, 2018, the United States Marine Band will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve (MCWR) Band during a concert at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va. The
WR’s Separation
Posted in: WMAWR’s Separated Headquarters Directive Writes End After Nearly Three Years at MCB By PFC. Paul E. Bragdon With few exceptions, all WR’s at MCB will be off this compound by next Wednesday, a bulletin from Marine Corps Headquarters, Washington, revealed this week, in a sweeping move which came as a surprise to most Base observers.
Back to Civilian Life 1946
Posted in: WMAMarine Corps Chevron, Volume 5, Number 8, 7 March 1946 Guide to Reconversion: Magazine Offers Practical Advice to WR’s WR’s expecting discharge In the near future may find the following excerpts of special value as a guide to post-service employment. “Job News,” a bulletin prepared by the Jobs and Future Department of “Mademoiselle,” New York
Opha May Johnson Project
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Opha May Johnson, veterans, WMAOpha May Johnson Project In 1918, Opha May Johnson was the first of 300 plus women who showed up to take one of billets left open as our men went to war. She even typed up her own enlistment contract and had to have her husbands permission to join our beloved Corps. She opened the