Latest Molly Marines
Posted in: WMAHere is our latest installment of Molly Marines who graduated boot camp at Parris Island July 2, 2010. PFC Ashley McDonald, Platoon 4020, O Company, Monmouth, ME “Growing up I had always believed that every citizen who loves this country should give back to it in some way. My way is to serve in the
Former Marine Remembers Attack
Posted in: WMAGIRARD – Although it was her day off, Betty “B.J.” Lintela happened to be at the American Consolate in Karachi, Pakistan, finishing up some paperwork. That was in November 1979, not long after Iranian militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran Nov. 4 and took some 70 Americans captive. The young Marine, whose job it
Arizona Female Marine Engages Invaluable Afghan Population
Posted in: WMASgt. Guadalupe Rodriquez hands snacks to a family waiting to receive medical care during a women’s medical engagement held outside Combat Outpost Riley, July 10. Rodriquez is assigned to the female engagement team, Regimental Combat Team 7. This is her second deployment, first to Afghanistan. Rodriquez, 29, is from Sells, Ariz. Story by Sgt. Heidi
WMA Welcomes Iwakuni Torii Chapter
Posted in: WMAIwakuni forms local WMA chapter, keeps legacy of female Marines alive 7/16/2010 By Cpl. Kristin E. Moreno, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — The Iwakuni Torii Chapter here was recently recognized as an official chapter of the Women Marines Association. The WMA is a non-profit veteran organization established in 1960
TOP Shot
Posted in: WMAJuly 16, 2010 BY MIKE THOMAS Staff Reporter The first gun Tara Poremba ever fired was an M-16 military rifle. She was only 18, a Marine Corps newbie nervously making her way through boot camp. Wielding that weapon came naturally. I think I was more surprised at seeing what I was able to do with
The Few, the Proud and The Buff
Posted in: WMACamp Pendleton pair named Marine Corps Athletes of the Year Camp Pendleton Gunnery Sgt. Quiana Scott is the 2010 Marine Corps Female Athlete of the Year. A basketball player, Scott is currently on assignment in Afghanistan and had to skip a slot on U.S. All Armed Forces squad to fufill that committment. She is shown
Female Marine Brings Diversity to the Women of Afghanistan
Posted in: WMAStory by Cpl. Megan Sindelar Date: 07.13.2010Posted: 07.15.2010 10:18 PATROL BASE SAIPAN, Afghanistan – Lance Cpl. Sharhonda U. Jones had constantly been asking her command for a chance to deploy, so when they approached her and told her about the new female engagement team program, she jumped at the opportunity. The 21-year-old from Wills Point,
Eye’s Right
Posted in: WMATracy Crow Marine Veteran and journalist My students were quietly creating timelines of their lives during a recent memoir class when a visibly frustrated freshman piped up. “What if you don’t have any memories before the age of ten?” Her fellow students abruptly stopped recording the most memorable moments of their lives to look up
Woman Marine pins on second star
Posted in: WMAMARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.-Maj. Gen. Angela Salinas has her sisters Janie and Irene pin on her second star during her promotion ceremony at The Clubs At Quantico., Cpl. Meloney R. Moses, 5/11/2010 8:00 PM 5/18/2010 By Cpl. Meloney R. Moses, Marine Corps Base Quantico MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — A woman of
The Warrior Song – Hard Corps
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Major Nina D’Amato in Helmand
Posted in: WMAMajor Nina D’Amato from Camp Pendleton works with women in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. July 12, 2010 Thirteen-thousand Marines from Camp Pendleton are currently deployed in Afghanistan, but not all of them are engaged in combat missions. Major Nina D’Amato is working to promote education and entrepreneurial opportunities for women in Helmand province. D’Amato is
Looking for our fellow Marines.
Posted in: WMASince 1918, American women have answered their country’s call to serve. We have served proudly with distinction and honor; each generation evolving but always retaining our proud traditions. The Women Marines Association is the only veterans association for and about women Marines. We have gone from “Free a Man to Fight, ” to being