Julia 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 along with the history of those who wore them. She also has the distinction of being the first recipient who served as a “Warrant Officer” that reflects the historical legacy of Lotus Mort, one of the first female Warrant Officers in the Marine Corps, whose Memorial Fund supports this award.
This award is sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (MCHF) and the Women Marines Association (WMA) and will be presented to Rosa at the Annual MCHF Awards Dinner to be held on April 30, 2022 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC). I hope that you will join me in congratulating Rosa for her outstanding efforts and for her continued support to WMA and our priority mission of preserving and promoting the history of women in the Marine Corps since 1918.
WMA President, Rhonda Amtower
The letter of congratulations says it best.
Congratulations on being selected as the 2022 recipient of the Julia E. Hamblet Award. This prestigious award is presented to the individual or team (male or female, military or civilian) whose efforts have furthered and preserved or added to the history of women Marines. This award is sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and the Women Marines Association (WMA). The presentation will be held at the Annual Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (MCHF) Awards Dinner to be held on April 30, 2022 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC). The Hamblet Award consists of a cash award, an award certificate and a commemorative brick, in your honor as our 2022 winner, to be placed in the Memorial Park at the NMMC. Additional administrative information will be provided separately. We are all very proud of your accomplishments in the preservation of women Marine uniforms along with the history of their owners. You also hold the distinction of being the first recipient who served as a “Warrant Officer” that reflects the historical legacy of Lotus Mort, one of the first female Warrant Officers in the Marine Corps, whose Memorial Fund supports this award. Thank you for your service and continued support to WMA’s primary mission of preserving and promoting the history of women’s service in the Marine Corps.
Rhonda Amtower
WMA National President.