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Archive: January, 2022

U.S. Marine Corps recruiters monitoring physical training the students conduct. - U.S. Marine Corps recruiters monitoring physical training the students conduct.

Warrior Wednesday: Local Recruiter Impacts Northern Michigan Youth After School

Staff Sergeant Andrew Kuc is a Marine in Northern Michigan– trying to make a difference. He’s a recruiter– and helps show students different options after high school. Every Thursday, Staff Sergeant Kuc works with Gaylord students, graduates, and the cheer team for an hour after school.

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Tom Callinan, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, became the first “Official State Troubadour” in Connecticut in 1991 and was selected to represent the state at a millennium event at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in 1999. (Facebook) - Tom Callinan, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, became the first “Official State Troubadour” in Connecticut in 1991 and was selected to represent the state at a millennium event at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in 1999. (Facebook)

Conn. Marine veteran celebrates 45 years performing songs inspired by US military history

Musician Tom Callinan, a Marine Corps veteran, is celebrating 45 years in performing arts this month, but it was only two years ago that he thought his career might be coming to an end.

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Timothy A. Bodenhamer, a future Marine with Recruiting Sub-Station Costa Mesa, Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo in Costa Mesa, California on Dec. 10, 2021. Staff Sgt. Aaron Cerulle, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Costa Mesa, Recruiting Station Orange County, exclaims Bodenhamer is one of the most motivated future Marines within the Delayed Entry Program, and is driven towards being a part of a new founded family tradition by following in his brother's footsteps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph) - Timothy A. Bodenhamer, a future Marine with Recruiting Sub-Station Costa Mesa, Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo in Costa Mesa, California on Dec. 10, 2021. Staff Sgt. Aaron Cerulle, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Costa Mesa, Recruiting Station Orange County, exclaims Bodenhamer is one of the most motivated future Marines within the Delayed Entry Program, and is driven towards being a part of a new founded family tradition by following in his brother's footsteps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

MOTIVATION AND TRADITION DRIVES FUTURE MARINES

Timothy Bodenhamer knew at a young age that he wanted to join the United States Marine Corps. When Bodenhamer was a sophomore in high school, his older brother, Torsten, a senior at the time, decided he wanted to become a Marine. When Torsten became a part of the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), a program that prepares future Marines for the rigors of recruit training, he was inspired. His older brother went to recruit training in October of 2019, and went on to become a communications Marine. Through the past few years, Bodenhamer has stayed in contact with his older brother, who is currently stationed in Lejune, North Carolina, and was consistently being mentored by him to consider the Marine Corps.

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The effort was coordinated out of a forward operating base in Perdonia, Ky. The operation was dubbed Unbridled Spirit, which saw hundreds of “grayshirts” — the nickname for the T-shirt-clad volunteers who work for Team Rubicon — in Western Kentucky to assist with the recovery efforts. - The effort was coordinated out of a forward operating base in Perdonia, Ky. The operation was dubbed Unbridled Spirit, which saw hundreds of “grayshirts” — the nickname for the T-shirt-clad volunteers who work for Team Rubicon — in Western Kentucky to assist with the recovery efforts.