{"id":95,"date":"2023-09-24T01:11:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T01:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/index.php\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2023-12-16T13:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T20:34:04","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"95\" class=\"elementor elementor-95\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546ef0c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"546ef0c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7779ef07 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7779ef07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Once a Marine, Always a Marine,\n\u200band We Are All MARINES!<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935aa6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"935aa6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b1ae7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3b1ae7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c3411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52c3411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa5ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fa5ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3987442_orig.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3987442_orig.png 833w, https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3987442_orig-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3987442_orig-768x610.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7ce95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb7ce95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b4cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74b4cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission Statement<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d66811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d66811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph\"><ul><li>To preserve and promote the history and traditions of women Marines<\/li><li>To foster, encourage and perpetuate the spirit of comradeship among women in the Marine Corps<\/li><li>To promote the welfare of elderly, disabled and needy women Marines<\/li><li>To provide assistance to hospitalized veterans and members of the Armed Forces<\/li><li>To promote the civic and social welfare of the community<\/li><li>To sponsor or participate in patriotic activities, especially those that perpetuate the traditions and Espirit de Corps of the Marine Corps<\/li><li>To conduct programs for charitable and educational purposes<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"paragraph\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"paragraph\">The bond and camaraderie shared by those who have gone through the training to become a UNITED STATES MARINE are ever prevalent among all women Marines &#8212; they\u00a0<strong>know no generational boundaries.<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dbdb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63dbdb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae442ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae442ac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b642f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b642f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9884fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9884fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668684f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"668684f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d19b22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d19b22\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b283ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b283ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paula Sarlls<br>President<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e436f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e436f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paula-sarlls-president-wmaco1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-262\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e750517 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e750517\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9523079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9523079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Paula Sarlls<\/strong> is a Denver, Colo. native and one of six children. She was a Marine Sergeant, serving as both an air controller and radar controller. She was assigned to the following duty locations across the United States:<br \/>Parris Island, S.C.<br \/>Millington, T.N. NAS<br \/>Quantico, V.A. MCAS<br \/>Glynco, G.A. NAS<\/p><p>She is a gold star wife, who met her husband Tony in the Marine Corps. They were married more than 39 years with one daughter. Paula had a 33+ year government career and retired in 2004 after 21 years with US Customs.<\/p><p>She entered into veteran-related volunteer service in 2000 and has expanded that service greatly since her retirement. She served as National President of WMA from 2005 to 2008, and Chapter President from 2002 to present.<\/p><p>\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0bfb8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0bfb8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167822d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"167822d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a16867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a16867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sheila Scanlon<br>Vice President<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9a4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d9a4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sheila-Scanlon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-442\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Paula Sarlls, President<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2d62d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f2d62d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e709774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e709774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheila Scanlon retired after 32-year years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps with her last tour being a combat tour in Afghanistan.\u00a0 Sheila is the Chair of the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs, the Vice President of the Colorado CO-1, Women Marine Association, and a faculty member in the Distance Education Program, at US Army War College, Carlisle PA.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e3a3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73e3a3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbef26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cbef26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36051b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e36051b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carron Barella<br>Treasurer\/Event Coordinator<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f855cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f855cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carron-Barella.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-263\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ef697 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7ef697\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9e1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d9e1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Carron Barella<\/strong> was born and raised on the south side of Chicago to a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working-class<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> family. Along with the structure and discipline of Catholic schools, living with three brothers prepared her for life in the Marine Corps.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carron served as a Military Policewoman. Carron has two children. Carron currently works as the Application Support Analyst for the Colorado District Attorneys Council in Denver.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-129635a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"129635a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96dcc04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96dcc04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5852e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5852e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6875211_orig.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6875211_orig.png 361w, https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6875211_orig-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612861b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"612861b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/wmaco1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/columbine.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-339\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692e168 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"692e168\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3e4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b3e4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The chapter was originally named the \"Colorado Columbines\" after our Colorado state flower.  The columbine logo below found inside the red circle was first used in 1970\u2019s on blue jean shirts.  It was hand painted by WWII Marine Marge Alexander.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a Marine, Always a Marine, \u200band We Are All MARINES! 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