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
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
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
Women Marine Rifle Qualification in 1978
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Marksmanship, Military, Personal Stories, Training, USMC, veteransWomen Marine Rifle Qualification in 1978 By Corrina Martell Several years before women recruits began qualifying on the M16A1 rifle in Marine Corps boot camp, many women Marines were already qualifying on the M16A1 rifle in the fleet. In late November and early December of 1978, I was part of a detail of about 50 women
The History of Operation Caring Friends
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Events, Female Engagement Teams, Female Marine, Iraq, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, Women Serving in CombatOperation Caring Friends (OCF) was started in 2002 as a way to send our servicemen and women “a taste of home”. Its main focus has been to take care of those who get little or no support from home.Mary and Jeff Merritt first started this venture a few boxes at a time when few were
WMA CA-3 Greater San Francisco Bay
Posted in: Events, History, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, WMA, Women Marines AssociationSan Francisco Bay Members Welcome WMA President By Kathy Wright Reproduced from WMA ‘Nouncements* Chapter Clippings This has been an eventful quarter for CA-3. We were honored, privileged, and delighted to have our National President, Betty Moseley Brown, as our guest of honor at our monthly meeting on 18 May. This event was hosted by Barbara Naas and
Marine Corps WWI 100% Girls
Posted in: History, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, Women Marines Association, WWIBy Sabrina Messenger Who were the 100% Girls of World War One? Nowadays, you see a lot of percentage numbers thrown around by either the media or political activists. Some recent examples? Occupy Wall Street slogan: “We are the 99 %”. A recent Presidential candidate spoke of people whom he labeled as the
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
War Time Memories
Posted in: History, Personal Stories, veterans, Women of the Corps History ProjectCenter for Oral and Public History Captures Recollections of Veterans and Others Once Stationed at El Toro By Natalie M. Fousekis When I asked Junamay Leatherby Coffey about the impact her years in the Marines had on her life, she responded: “Oh, great. My life would have been entirely different … I am so glad