Molly Marines 4000 Series O Co
Posted in: Awards, Boot Camp, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, Molly Marines, Training, USMC, Values, WMA, Women Marines AssociationThe 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
Molly Marine Presentation P Co 18Dec2013
Posted in: Awards, Boot Camp, Family, Female Marine, Military, Molly Marines, Training, USMC, Values, WMA, Women Marines AssociationThe 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
Molly Marine Presentation N Co. 13 Nov 2013
Posted in: Awards, Boot Camp, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, Molly Marines, Training, USMC, Values, WMA, Women Marines AssociationThe 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
Molly Marine Presentation P Co 30 Oct 2013
Posted in: Awards, Boot Camp, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, Molly Marines, USMC, Values, WMA, Women Marines AssociationThe 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
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
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
The History of the Women Marines Association
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Military, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines Association, Women of the Corps History ProjectIn the upcoming weeks we will go over the history of the Women Marines Association. The book was compiled by the WMA National Historian, Nancy Wilt in honor of the 50th anniversary of our Association in Denver in 2010. We start with a greeting written by Col Julia Hamblet Greeting from Colonel Julia E. Hamblet,
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
Molly at the Museum
Posted in: Awards, Conflicts, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Molly Marines, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, WWIIThe Molly Marine was dedicated on Nov. 10th, 1943 at the height of World War Two. Molly was commissioned by a local Marine recruiter, Marine Tech Sergeant Charles Gresham, with the goal of helping to recruit women during wartime. Molly was the first monument dedicated to women who had or were serving America. Enrigues Alferez a well
Operations Heroes Connect
Posted in: Events, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, USMC, Values, WMAOperation Heroes Connect is a nonprofit organization that partners volunteer service members and veterans with at risk youth as well as serves that community through volunteer work. It was founded in August 2011 by GySgt Tawanda Hanible (USMC), an active duty service member. Operation Heroes Connect was incorporated in the state of Virginia on
Michigan Marine Helps RCT
Posted in: Afghanistan, Conflicts, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Media, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, WMABy Sgt Ned Johnson CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan— Before a deployment, Marines train with their units, establish relationships and build camaraderie. But one Marine prepared for her deployment with one unit, but was transferred to a different unit once she arrived here. Cpl. Sasha Savage, a supply noncommissioned officer with Regimental Combat Team 7, deployed with