Kay Reeb – WMA National Chaplain
Posted in: Conflicts, Iraq, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Membership, Military, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, WMA Chapters, Women Marines Association, Women Serving in CombatKay Reeb has served as the Senior Naval Science Instructor of the NavyJunior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Curtis High School in Staten Island, NY since 2015.She graduated from South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and aMaster of Education in Guidance and Counseling and then earned a Master of Divinity
Dorothy Schmidt Cole, oldest living Marine, dies at 107
Posted in: Boot Camp, Family, Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, USMC, WMA, Women Marines Association, WWIIBY THÉODEN JANES JANUARY 13, 2021 05:33 PM, UPDATED JANUARY 14, 2021 02:34 P Dorothy “Dot” Cole, who enlisted as one of the earliest female Marine reservists in response to the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor and was widely celebrated around her birthday in September as the country’s oldest living Marine, died of a heart attack
Do Better, Not Do-Over
Posted in: Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Professional Development, USMC, Values, veterans, WMAI – Angie –am like many people out there. My 2021 personal goals aren’t that different than last year’s. My hope is that the concerts I wanted to attend will get rescheduled, the road races I had planned to run will happen, and the trips I had scheduled I can actually take. On the surface, it can
Pain
Posted in: Family, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, Women Marines AssociationBy Sue Kaszynski It is almost 11:30 at night. I am way beyond exhausted. I am typing this on my phone and myhands can hardly hold it and I keep having spasms. But I figured now was a good time todiscuss my next topic; PAIN. Everyone has felt pain at one point or another. Mental,
Elizabeth Redfern Newberg USMCWR
Posted in: Family, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, WWIIMrs Newburg is celebrating her 100th birthday and her family is requesting cards. Please join the Women Marines Association in wishing her a VERY happy 100th Birthday and thank her for her service. Elizabeth Redfern was born in Titus County shortly after the First World War. The family later moved to Marshall, where she attended
WMA Chapters on the Move!
Posted in: WMAWithin the Women Marines Association our chapters are out there still making a difference. They understand and know the way in hard times is to help others and honor our past and traditions. The St. Louis Chapter (MO-3) partnered with Zion Cemetery to place flags on the graves of soldiers and sailors interred on their
Holiday Gift Giving WMA Style
Posted in: Family, Female Marine, USMC, veterans, WMA, Women Marines AssociationWe all have that special friend that we just never know what to get for them. The Women Marines Association has a few ideas for you. You can give the gift of membership. Do you have a favorite Marine or FMF qualified Navy? She no doubt would love the opportunity to be part of an
Lending a Hand to Women Veterans as They Transition from Military to Civilian Life – Military Families Learning Network
Posted in: WMAAbout this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions! Podcast, Jennifer Rea chats with Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas, U.S. Marine veteran officer and behavioral health researcher. Kate shares her personal experience of the challenges she had when transitioning from the active duty component to civilian life. These “hurdles” motivated Kate to research and then educate… Continue
GIVING TUESDAY
Posted in: WMAGivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up
A LEAP OF FAITH
Posted in: Life After the Corps, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, WMA, Women Marines AssociationBy Sue Kaszynski Ok here goes. I am going to qualify this. I have never hidden the fact that I have a very strong belief and faith in God. But I also have tried very hard not to shove my belief system down anyone’s throat. I hope just living my life to the best of
Overcoming Brand Stereotypes as a Female Veteran
Posted in: Female Marine, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, Social Media, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, Women Marines Association, Womens IssuesBy Tralene Hunston Women have been serving in the U.S. military for more than a century. As the years have passed, female service members’ roles, conflicts and responsibilities have shifted, ultimately progressing opportunities for the female service member. Today, female veterans make up 10% of the veteran population. However, while the female veterans’ population and the opportunities
Daily Struggles
Posted in: Female Marine, USMC, Values, veterans, WMAThe Faith to go on. By Sue Kaszynski I have tried writing this blog a few times but it never seemed “right”. It was almost as if I was forcing it. Previously the words just flowed. I have always said the Holy Spirit was guiding me as it was divine words not mine. Tonight seems