The Marine Corps Veterans Association was founded in 2007, and registered as a 501(c)(19) nonprofit war veterans' organization with the primary

purpose of offering assistance to Marines and Navy Corpsmen and their families, including active duty, former, retired, disabled and injured.
The organization’s mission is to provide recognition, honor, aid and assistance to all Marines and Corpsmen, and their families, as well as assisting, providing recognition and honoring other members of the Armed Forces of the United States, and their families, as a patriotic mission to benefit
active duty members, as well as veterans, of the Armed Forces. Regular membership is open to Marines and Navy Corpsmen (Fleet Marine Force)
with honorable service. For specific membership requirements, contact us.

TO JOIN

Click on PDF icon to download a membership application. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print application; click on the icon to download your free copy of Acrobat Reader.

Members receive a Membership ID Card and

a Marine Corps Veterans Association
Lapel Pin.

MCVA™

Personal Data: Born in San Francisco, CA in 1944. Married for 47 years with two adult children.

Education: BA San Jose State 1967. MA Stanford University 1972.

Background: During his high school years, Joe found an athletic home in track. He qualified for the California Interscholastic State Championships in 1962. He finished third in the state in the mile. He has personal bests of 4:05 in the mile and 1:49.2 in the half mile. Joe received an athletic scholarship to San Jose State where he qualified for the NCAA track and cross country national championships. At one point, Joe led the nation in the half mile. Joe met his wife-to-be at San Jose State in 1965. They married in April of 1966. In March of 1968, Joe was accepted to the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in Quantico. Joe went to OCS, The Basic School, and then Viet Nam. He was a rifle platoon leader and weapons platoon leader in Viet Nam. Upon return to the U.S., Joe became a Shore Party officer at Camp Lejeune, NC. He became a company commander just prior to his leaving active duty. Joe left active duty in 1971, and immediately joined the USMC Reserves. During the same period, he was accepted to Stanford University, eventually earning a Master’s Degree. As a reservist, Joe became a battery and company commander in the only reserve USMC HAWK missile unit. During his final three years in the reserves, he was a special projects officer at Camp Lejeune, NC. He retired from the United States Marine Corps Reserve with the rank of lieutenant colonel after a career that spanned 23 years.

Career: After a successful coaching career at Lodi High School and then Boise State University, at which his cross country team qualified for the national cross country championships, in 1980, Joe was selected as the men’s cross country and track coach at Sacramento State University. In addition to winning conference championships and being named being “Coach of the Year” several times, Joe was the head track coach at Sacramento State for the 2000 Olympic Trials, and several NCCA Championships.