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Marine recruiters win trip to Florida

Winners of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s Fiscal Year 2007 Fall Recruiting Offensive and their spouses gathered for an awards ceremony and weekend getaway Jan. 12-14 at the Shades of Green, an Armed Forces Recreation resort located in the heart of Walt Disney World. The Recruiting Command planned the awards ceremony as a national-level

Marines help kick-off Outback Bowl 2007

Bumper-to-bumper traffic, the roar of a large crowd, the smell of people barbecuing in the parking lot, and bands playing victory songs are just a few of the sights and sounds at many football games. The Marine Corps added its own special touch to this scene when it co-sponsored college football’s 2007 Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day at Raymond

Trees for Troops delivers holiday cheer

Santa had some help this year when it came to delivering Christmas to the Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers serving overseas. It came in the form of an elaborate operation, Trees for Troops, which involved everyone from local children to an international shipping company. The Dee’s Nursery & Florist, Inc., DHL Express, Adelis Securities, the Suffolk

Former Commandant awarded USO Gold Medal

The United Service Organizations presented former Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee with the USO Gold Medal Award at its 45th Annual Gold Medal Dinner & Armed Forces Gala in New York City, Dec. 7. Gen. Hagee, who was honored for an outstanding career of military service, joined the list of USO Gold Medal recipients with

Marine recruiter honored for heroism

For one recruiter, a red light meant go. The temporary pause in traffic allowed him to exit his vehicle and respond to the accident he had just witnessed at the busy intersection before him. A red light may have provided Sgt. Nicholas J. Gendron with opportunity to exit his vehicle that afternoon, but his courage and training as a sergeant of

Five decades of Marine Corps music come together at Boot Camp Challenge

The depot opened its doors for the annual Boot Camp Challenge Oct. 7, which drew many people together for a Marine Corps experience. Paul Durso, a Vietnam War veteran and former Marine Corps bandsman, competed in the depot’s challenge, while three of his friends stood on the sidelines and cheered him on. The four men reunited at the depot to relive

Civilians run as recruits at Boot Camp Challenge

Thousands of motivated civilians and service members participated in Marine Corps recruit training for a day, at the depot’s fifth annual Boot Camp Challenge, Oct. 7. People came from all over the United States, including a group from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, to compete in the challenge. One group from Los Angeles also showed up for a team-building

Cartoony recruit turns down Disney job to serve in Corps

Leaving behind the world of cartoon art and an opportunity of a lifetime to work at Disney/Pixar, Inc., one man chose to pick up an M16-A2 service rifle and train to become one of the few and the proud. Pfc. Nathaniel W. Griggs, Platoon 2017, graduated from Marine Corps recruit training today to make his dream of becoming a Marine come true. When

Marine recruiters go high-speed

The Marine Corps Recruiting Command began the initial distribution of more than 3,200 new Tablet PC style laptop computers primed to aid recruiting process. The purpose of the Tablet PCs is not to replace the systematic recruiting process that has made recruiters successful for the past 33 years. The Tablet PC is a tool to enhance systematic

CMC visits local naval hospital to reenlist Marine

The Commandant of the Marine Corps came to visit the injured Marines who are currently patients at Naval Medical Center San Diego on Sept. 15.A brief visit was not the only event on his schedule as he arrived at NMCSD. Gen. Michael Hagee was there to reenlist Cpl. Nick Beberniss, the Marine Corps’ first Permanent Limited Duty Marine.During a tour

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