Camp Lejeune

Marines 

Armed Color Guard of Women Marines

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Camp Lejeune, ceremony, color guard, flags, marching formation, North Carolina, passing in review, rifles, training center, women marines

An armed color guard of women Marines is a colorful part of the military life of women at Camp Lejeune,

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Women Marines with Sailboats at New River

November 30, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Camp Lejeune, leisure time, New River, North Carolina, recreation, sailboats, women marines

These women Marines have the use of sailboats for their leisure moments at New River, North Carolina. They are, left

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New Marine Recruits Eating Chow at Camp Lejeune

November 30, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments boot camp, Camp Lejeune, chow, chow hall, new recruits, North Carolina, recruit depot, women marines

Chow is the first thing on the schedule for these hungry Marine Corps Women Reserves after detraining, at Camp Lejeune,

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First Marine “Boots” Arrive at Camp Lejeune

November 30, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments boot camp, Camp Lejeune, new recruits, North Carolina, recruit depot, suitcases, women marines

The women Marines had everything well in hand when the new recruits arrived at Camp Lejeune, New River, N.C. to

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Marine Recruits Taking Out the Trash

November 30, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments barracks, boot camp, Camp Lejeune, new recruits, North Carolina, private, trash, women marines

Privates Dorothy Pierson of Charlemont, Massachusetts, Catherine Gleason of Woodside, Long Island, New York, and Helen Nowacin of Buffalo, New

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Marine Corporal Distributes Bed Linens to New “Boots”

November 30, 2017February 18, 2018 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments bed linens, boot camp, Camp Lejeune, corporal, new recruits, North Carolina, women marines

Corporal Virginia E. Coward of Chicago, Illinois, distributes bed linens to a group of new “boots” at Camp Lejeune, New

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Woman Marine Sentry at Camp Lejeune

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Camp Lejeune, Marine sentry, North Carolina, woman marine, women marines

Private Eleanora Julia Csanady takes her turn on sentry duty at Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Schools at Camp Lejeune, North

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Map-Making Marine at Camp Lejeune

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Camp Lejeune, contour finder, elevation, map contours, mapmaker, maps, North Carolina, woman marine

Private Arline MacKenzie is shown using a contour finder as part of her duties as a mapmaker at Camp Lejeune,

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Women Marines in Mess Hall at Camp Lejeune

September 5, 2016March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Camp Lejeune, mess hall, officer candidates, women marines

Cafeteria service in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve mess at Camp Lejeune makes it possible to serve hot food hot

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