United States Marine Corps Women Reserves. USMCWR
Posted in: Boot Camp, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Training, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA History, Women Marines Association, WWII2023 Anniversary of Continuous Service of Women Marines History of our Anniversary. (by Jeannine Franz and Gail Horn) By the WMA History Committee Happy anniversary lady leathernecks! Or, is it happy birthday? This is a common debate, but the answer is simple. Every year, the Commandant of the Marine Corps writes a letter to women
Our History – Our Service
Posted in: Afghanistan, Awards, Conflicts, Female Marine, History, Iraq, Korean, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Values, veterans, Vietnam, WMA, WMA History, WWIIBy Rosa Osborn In 2010, as a warrant officer and several years in the Marine Corps, I thought I knew it all. I knew the history of the Marine Corps. We all do. I didn’t discover just how little I knew until 2010 while attending the WMA Convention in Denver. I was not only amazed
Rosa Osborn
Posted in: Awards, Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, USMC, veterans, Volunteer, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines AssociationJulia Hamblet Awardee WMA extends congratulations to WMA Member Rosa Osborn as the 2022 recipient of the Julia Hamblet Award. I want to take this opportunity to announce the recipient of the Julia E. Hamblet Award as our own, Rosa Osborn, for her extraordinary efforts in the preservation of the history of women Marine uniforms
WMA REBRANDING EVENT
Posted in: Events, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines AssociationWMA Rebranding Launch The WMA National Board of Directors recently received a brief and approved the rebranding concept achieved by TOKY our branding partner. We are now excited to invite you to a webinar where we will share with you the finalized results from our rebranding efforts. On Saturday, August 21st at 4 pm ET,
WMA KY-1’s Marines: Serving from 1950 to 2021
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Korean, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Membership, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines AssociationWMA Winning Colors KY-1Submitted by Phoebe Riner Marjorie Cox and I are KY-1’s oldest and youngest Marines. Marjorie joined theMarines at the age of 19, during the Korean War, and I joined in 2010 at 33 after being grantedan age waiver. Tasked with writing about our Marine service for women’s history month, ourstories are more
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.
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.
Noteworthy Women Marines
Posted in: Conflicts, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines Association, WWI, WWIIDid you know? By Nancy Wilt Did you know that two women Marines had been held as prisoners of the Japanese prior to United States declaring war on Japan? Charlotte Day Gower was the Dean of Women at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, China during the initial Japanese attack on the city. Charlotte has
The Skuttlebutt Special
Posted in: veterans, WMA, WMA HistoryHISTORY OF THE SCUTTLEBUTT SPECIAL Excerpted from the WMA National publication of the 50 years of WMA Following their discharge, 28 WR’s, mostly from Miramar, kept their Round Robin letter alive for several years, then found themselves corresponding only at Christmas. Trying to get all the news crammed into one Christmas card proved to be
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,