College hoops star and future Marine in spotlight
April 5, 2004 — Courtney Davidson, team captain for the 2003-2004 Navy women’s basketball team, put one last touch on a stellar collegiate basketball career, appearing in the 16th Annual Mountain Dew College Basketball Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships in San Antonio, Texas on April 2. The competition, held in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Men's Final Four, MORE
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SDI's sense of humor is no laughing matter
April 2, 2004 — The American poet Bessie Stanley wrote "to laugh much and to laugh often" is an indicator of success. If that is the case, Company G drill instructor Staff Sgt. Philip J. Kulczewski, is very successful. Using humor as a tool to achieve success in life and on the drill field has helped him reach many goals. However, taking the path of the funnyman MORE
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A horse of a different Color Guard
April 2, 2004 — The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., presented the colors at the Headquarters and Service Battalion sergeants major relief and appointment ceremony. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Armando Escobedo took over as H &S Bn.'s senior enlisted Marine, relieving Sgt. Maj. Annanias Rose, who retired from the MORE
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Depot Marine awarded Bronze Star
April 2, 2004 — A Depot Marine was awarded the Bronze Star with combat "V" March 17 for courageous acts in Operation Iraqi Freedom. First Lt. Matt Zummo, assistant series commander, Special Training Company, stood before Brig. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region, and a formation of his MORE
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Operation Iraqi Freedom exhibit opens at command museum
April 2, 2004 — Officials at the Depot's command museum, James L. Day Hall and the MCRD San Diego Historical Society celebrated the opening of the Iraqi Freedom exhibit here March 19. The exhibit displays uniforms, weaponry, enemy equipment and maps of some of the areas where Marines fought battles. It features a giant-sized photo album that chronicles the war MORE
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