Recruiting Women Marines
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, USMC, veterans, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines Association, WWI, WWIIA small collection of posters that were fashioned to recruit women into the Marine Corps. As we come across more they will be added.
All In the Family
Posted in: Family, Female Marine, History, Korean, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, USMC, Values, veterans, Vietnam, WMA, WWI, WWIIGenerations of Military Service Families carry strong traditions from generation to generation. It may be how they celebrate a holiday. It can be traditional foods from the countries of parents and before. Many celebrate generations of military service. We feature for you here some of those generations with our female Marine families.. From:Cheryl June Auth
Saying Goodbye
Posted in: Female Marine, Life After the Corps, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, WMA, Women Marines AssociationBy: Sue Kaszynski My plan for this blog was kind of doing an introduction ( which I did) then kind of tell a story of my life so you the reader had an idea how I have gotten here and how I have become the person I am today. But life happened. Something too important
Annette M. Nierenberg Howards, Corporal USMCWR
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, Women Marines Association, WWIISubmitted by : Jeff Howards Sgt, USMC 1973-1977 Corporal Annette Howards, USMCWR. She enlisted in 1944 and was discharged in 1946. She was assigned to Air Base Group-2 (ABG-2) first at NAS North Island and then at MCAS El Toro, working in the Tool Crib supporting the mechanics working on F4Us coming back from the
Meet the WMA Molly Marines
Posted in: WMAMolly Marines The History of Molly Marine, The Award and Statue In 1943, in the middle of World War II, Marine Technical Sgt. Charles Gresham, a recruiter, needed a way to promote the enlistment of females into the Marine Corps. He decided on a statue of a woman in uniform. Gresham enlisted the help of
Serving Still Sheroes
Posted in: WMAA Change in Uniform and Still Serving Many of our Marines once they hung up their military uniform still continued to serve. Join us as we celebrate these special women who are still giving all to keep safe our communities. May they be safe in their work. Stay Safe Marines. Always in our prayers.
Meet Sue
Posted in: Family, Female Marine, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMAWarrior, Survivor, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Marine By Sue Kaszynski My name is Sue. I am Fred and Margaret’s daughter, Dave, Barb, Mary and Steve’s sister. I am a wife, mom , step mom ( step monster lol) and grandmother to 12 beautiful grandkids. But above all else I am me. For without me I can’t
Women Marines Association National Statement
Posted in: WMAWMA stands with the black community and denounces the deaths of black Americans at the hands of law enforcement. The deaths, and the systemic racism in our society, are American tragedies. We mourn the loss of George Floyd and keep his family and loved ones on our minds and in our hearts. While we may
Career Marines talk life as a dual-serving couple
Posted in: Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, ValuesMilitary Families Magazine BY: Bianca Strzalkowski The Vanscoyk family in Yuma, Arizona. All photos by Kayla Mattox Photography. Family first, mission always. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Charles Vanscoyk and his wife, Staff Sgt. Alexandra Vanscoyk, are both aviation supply specialists who recently returned to the fleet after completing tours on recruiting duty. The transition has been
Greetings and Salutations
Posted in: Family, veteransFROM THE WMA NATIONAL PRESIDENT May 2020 Marines, As we continue to deal with the CDC guidelines of social distancing during the COVID pandemic, I hope that you are all finding ways to reach out to your families as well as your fellow Marine Sisters. Be assured that WMA National continues to act on your
The WMA MRE Challenge
Posted in: WMARecently in one of our groups the Women Marines Association held a MRE “Chopped” Challenge and we had a clear winner! Mary S. of West Virginia sent in her entry and walked away with a WMA gift pack. Mary described her meal this way. I used the roast beef and vegetables MRE. The peanut butter,
From One Duty to Another
Posted in: WMANational Nurse Week 2020 They served their Country as Marines and now they continue that service as Nurses on the frontlines. Long before you entered nursingThe Lord had played His part,Planting seeds of love and kindnessIn the portals of your heart.For it’s clear that you’ve been giftedWith a sympathetic ear,And blessed from the beginningWith a