Mae Glassbrenner
Posted in: Life After the Corps, veterans, WWIIMAE S. GLASSBRENNER Died: May 04, 2015 Services: Memorial Service, Saturday, July 18th, at 2 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, 1427 Chicago Ave., Evanston, with Dr. David Handley presiding. Private Inurnment, Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum, Skokie. Visitation: At Time of Service Mae S. Glassbrenner After a wonderful life, Mae S. Glassbrenner, age 94,
June Eleanor Harris
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, WWIIJune Eleanor Harris A Tribute to the Founder of the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of Women Marines Association By: Marti Raney June Harris, WWII veteran from 1943 – 1945 and lifetime member #16 of the WMA, was transferred to her final duty station on October 16, 2014 at the ever young age of 93. She
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!
Paula Sarlls Honored
Posted in: Awards, Conflicts, Family, Female Marine, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, USMC, Values, veterans, Vietnam, WMA, Women Marines AssociationPaula Sarlls Civilian Marksmanship Award Winner The very last Civilian Marksmanship Award was presented on February 22, 2014 to American Legion Post 1992 member Paula Sarlls. The ceremony was conducted by Congressman Mike Coffman, USMC (R) and a luncheon held afterwards at the Red Lion hotel (who graciously provided a beautiful cake for the luncheon!). Shown 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
Sergeant Major Grace Carle
Posted in: Boot Camp, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, veterans, WWIIGrace Carle Sergeant Major of the Women Marines By Sharon Tutt It became a customary tradition for some women Marines to include in their nightly bedtime routine a chant for a particular hard charging Devil Dog’s name as inspiration. She was the last Sergeant Major of the Women Marines, one of the oldest Women Marine
Lela Leibrand Rogers
Posted in: History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMCBy Sabrina Messenger Sgt Lela E. Leibrand “Mackey” Rogers A Real “Hollywood” Marine! It’s a well know fact that all women Marine recruits go through basic training at Parris Island, SC and not MCRD San Diego, but there is at least one verifiable case of a woman who was literally a “Hollywood” Marine! Private Lela
Rooted in Service
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, Training, USMC, Values, veterans, Women of the Corps History ProjectBy Sharon Tutt My family background has military roots that span as far back as World War I. My maternal grandfather, L. W. Knox, served in the Army in France for three years. Three of his sons joined the military during World War II; Uncle Curtis served in the Army and was stationed in the
An Affair With Image Development
Posted in: Boot Camp, Female Marine, Life After the Corps, Personal Stories, Training, USMC, WMABy Marine Cpl Sabrina (Williams) Messenger On the surface, I didn’t appear to be different from my peers. However, while most of them were content to simply meet Mr. Right, fall in love, and become wives and mothers, I knew I wanted something different. Something really special! Well the day came when I, too, fell
Native American Woman Marine Barbara Beltran Steele
Posted in: Conflicts, Family, Female Marine, History, Korean, Life After the Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, WMA, Women of the Corps History ProjectThis Marine Was One of ‘A Few Good Women’ The U.S. Marine Corps prides itself, and rightly so, on the “few good men” in its ranks. But let’s not overlook the “few good women” who have played, and are playing, vital roles in the realm of Leatherneckdom. I know of one such person, a Prescott
Women Veterans Honored at White House
Posted in: Awards, Life After the Corps, Membership, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, Values, veterans, WMA, Womens IssuesOn March 19, 2013 Betty Moseley Brown, President of the Women Marines Association was invited to the White House with the Department of Veterans Affairs for the honoring of our women veterans. While attending this event as the Veterans Administration Associate Director of the Center of Women Veterans she met Natasha Young who was one