WI Marines
Posted in: Events, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMAWI-1 Wisconsin Women Marines Chapter Looking back at a great convention, perhaps only three WMA, WI-1 members were able to attend but they had a wonderful time. Of course our OohRah president kept spirits high. Seeing old friends is always a highlight but the meetings were informative and inspiring. Commandant General James Amos kicked off
LA-1 Molly Marine Chapter
Posted in: Awards, Events, Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, Women Marines AssociationLA-1 A Chapter on the Move By: Melanie Young August started out with a bang, being one of the most exciting and best meetings ever! We decided to have the meeting at the Chateau de Notre Dame Nursing Home in New Orleans, where our eldest member, Marian Landry (94) resides. There were 27 in attendance!
LA-1 Molly Marine Chapter
Posted in: Awards, Events, Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, Women Marines AssociationLA-1 A Chapter on the Move By: Melanie Young August started out with a bang, being one of the most exciting and best meetings ever! We decided to have the meeting at the Chateau de Notre Dame Nursing Home in New Orleans, where our eldest member, Marian Landry (94) resides. There were 27 in attendance!
Mary Bacon Hale
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, Women Marines Association, Women of the Corps History ProjectMary Bacon Hale 1921-2014 (Leisure Village, Camarillo CA) Just touching the life led by Mary Peterson Bacon Hale was a unique event. Mary was born at Fort Sheridan, IL, into the family of Adolph Peterson, US Army. Born of noble birth, her father escaped Russia as did his brothers just prior to the Russian Revolution.
Florence Folks Moore
Posted in: Conflicts, History, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, WMA, Women Marines Association, WWIIFLORENCE KATHERINE (FOLKS) MOORE DOB – February 11, 1915, Ashland Kansas The Marine Corps was the last of the services to open its ranks to women in World War ll. During the last months of World War l some 305 women had been enlisted for clerical duties and coyly called “Marinettes”. A Women’s
Those Yellow Footprints
Posted in: Boot Camp, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Marksmanship, Martial Arts, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, Training, USMC, ValuesThose Yellow Footprints by Lori Howard We stopped abruptly and a slight woman with a wide-brimmed hat pulled down to her eyes came screaming aboard as if she were hijacking the bus. The air brakes could not drown out her words: “Get off my bus! Get off my bus!” We filed out into the steamy
WMA 2014 Convention Tidbits Kansas City
Posted in: Awards, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, USMC, veterans, WMA, Womens IssuesHere is just about everything you need to know about the Kansas City, MO., WMA 2014 Convention area. The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center is encompassed by Hallmark’s Crown Center, which offers 85 acres of shops, restaurants, and attractions. We are just steps from The LEGO-LAND® Discovery Center, SEA LIFE Aquarium, Union Station and
Molly Marine 26Feb2014 Plt 4006
Posted in: Awards, Boot Camp, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Molly Marines, Personal Stories, USMC, WMAThe city of New Orleans dedicated the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform: “Molly Marine” on 10Nov, 1943. A local recruiter commissioned the statue to help recruit women during World War II. For female Marines around the world, Molly has come to represent the countless significant contributions women have made to
Christmas Holiday Memories of Women Marines
Posted in: Boot Camp, Family, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, WMAMerry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all! Today, we have a nice cornicopia for you. Memories from Women Marines of various decades, photos, vintage postcards, as well as a special carol written by a Woman Marine while she was on the Drill Field in 1993! We’ll start this ‘party’ with the carol: The 12 Days of Boot
Eugenia Lejeune ~ Marine and Archivist
Posted in: Family, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, USMC, veterans, WWIIEugenia Lejeune Marine and Archivist By Sabrina Messenger When one “googles’ for information on Eugenia Lejeune, Major, USMCR, most of what one finds defaults back to her illustrious father, General John Archer Lejeune. I have a feel she would’ve wanted it that way. I’m of the impression that Eugenia was perfectly happy not being in
By ‘Popular Demand’…an interview with Virginia Bueno.
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Membership, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, Training, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, Women Marines AssociationBy ‘Popular Demand’…an interview with Virginia Bueno. By Sabrina M Messenger During the summer of 2013, the question was put forth to members of the Women Marines association, “If you could ask one of our women Marines about her life, who would you ask and what would you want to know?” The name that
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Female Marine, History, Iraq, Korean, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, USMC, veterans, WMA, Women Marines Association, WWIICelebrating Hispanic Heritage By Sabrina Messenger In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month which is observed each year from September 15 through October 15, I will be offering several in-depth interviews from some of our members of WMA who are of Hispanic/Latina descent. But first a bit of background information on Hispanics in the United