Opha May Johnson Project In 1918, Opha May Johnson was the first of 300 plus women who showed up to take one of billets left open as our men went to war. She even typed up her own enlistment contract and had to have her husbands permission to join our beloved Corps. She opened the…
Category: veterans
History, Korean, Marine Corps, Marksmanship, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA
10th INF Battalion ~ Classification Platoon
Women Marines ~ 10th INF Battalion ~ Classification Platoon Honor ~ Courage ~ Commitment My Story by PFC. Phyllis Silva-Keith (H.D. 1958) October 2017 In the 1940’s, when, Col. Julia Hamblet, USMCR, penned: “Once a Marine…Always a Marine…Then, now and always,” little did I know, all these years later, that I would still be living…
A Friendship Remembered
Remembering Col Julia Hamblet by Rhonda Amtower It is with a heavy heart but with much pride and respect I write these farewell words to honor the memory of Colonel Julia E. Hamblet. I had the distinct honor and privilege in getting to know her the last couple of years as we both lived…
Female Marine, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Professional Development, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, Women Marines Association
The Women Marines Association 2016- 2018 Board
We are pleased to announce the new Board of Directors for the Women Marines Association (WMA). This is such a rich pool of talent that WMA will be reaching new levels in the next two years. These officers will be install in July in Portland, OR., at the Installation Banquet surrounded with family, friends, WMA Members…
Sarah Frost – Trailblazer
Sarah Frost WWII Marine Trailblazer By Michelle Weaver My mother was the first trailblazing woman I ever knew. In 1967 she joined the Army and was a secretary for General Westmoreland in the Pentagon during the Vietnam war and in 1973, when I was two, she was the first woman accepted for officer candidate…
Events, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Molly Marines, USMC, veterans, WMA, Women Marines Association
Meet Molly Marine
Meet Molly Marine 9 October 2015 Molly Marine LA-1 cordially invites you to pay a visit to the Big Easy (New Orleans, LA) where you will have the pleasure of meeting a picturesque beauty: the original Molly Marine. She proudly stands on the corner of Canal Street and Elk Place– the first statue of a…
The Women Marines Association
The Women Marines Association The Service Continues What Does It Take? Many of our members wonder what it would take to become a member of the Board of Directors, or one of the various committees that support WMA. The answer is simple – a willingness to serve. All of our National Officers are volunteers.…
Mae Glassbrenner
MAE 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,…
Conflicts, Family, History, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, Values, veterans, Women Marines Association, WWI
Lakota Woman Warrior
Lakota Woman Warrior By: Brenda White Bull “‘Lakota Woman Warrior,’ a title I hold to the highest standards. As I look in the mirror, I give myself permission to feel very proud. I not only see my own image, but I see glimpses of my ancestors’ blood running through my veins. I come from a…
The Bridge Between
The Era of the Bridge Between Old and New BY: Corrina J. Martell (Sgt USMC 1978-1983) The mid 1970’s to mid 1980’s was a marked time of transition for women in the Marine Corps. At a glance, the woman Marine of the mid 70’s to mid 80’s may not have looked much different than her…
