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Quantico, Virginia

Marines celebrate birthday of 'greatest leatherneck'

John Archer Lejeune, born 136 years ago, spent most of his life becoming known as "the greatest of all Leathernecks." Often referred to as such during his more than 40 years of service in the Marine Corps, Major Gen. Lejeune's height of leadership would come in 1920 when he became the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. He would lead the Corps for

New Depot Mascot graduates training

Recruit Mac made his recruit graduation debut Jan. 3, when he officially took on the rank of private in the United States Marine Corps. Mac began training Sept. 19, coinciding with the medical retirement of Iron Mike, former Depot Mascot, after four years of service to the Marine Corps. Mac's handler, Cpl. Mary Jo Haskell, Depot adjutant's office

Semper Fit promotes shedding pounds after hearty holidays

The National Health Information Center recognizes Jan. 19-25 as Healthy Weight Week. In conjunction with this celebration, the Marine Corps adopted January as Healthy Weight Control Month in 1998. During this time, Marines and the Marine community are encouraged to focus on returning their bodies to a safe and fit size. After indulging in

Support of family, SDI motivate Kilo Co. recruit through training

Regardless of what your recruiter tells you, there's nothing anyone can do to prepare you for the reality of boot camp. While some make the adjustment more smoothly than others, everyone who graduates and becomes a Marine is greatly changed during his or her time in recruit training. For Recruit Paul R. Athanas of platoon 3002, Kilo Company, 3rd

Depot Devil Dog captures Corps' top musical honors

The Marine bandsmen convened a selection board to select their annual NCO and Staff NCO Musicians of the year. After an extensive selection process, Staff Sgt. Steven Minkler, the Depot band's piano player, received the Corps' top honor for Staff NCOs. Minkler, who also plays trombone and percussion, was nominated last year for the same honor as a

Identity thieves steal money, peace of mind

Every year, hundreds of people are victimized by a crime known as identity theft, a scam where personal information is fraudulently used to take money, credit, financial status and security. Identity thieves use a victim's personal information to establish credit accounts, apply for loans, open and run up cellular accounts, print false checks, and

Top-up, 100 percent tuition assistance covers college costs

The University of South Carolina, Beaufort, held the first Winter Convocation Dec. 6, and among those graduates gathered to be recognized for completing their bachelor's degrees during August and December was Sgt. Donald Maul. Maul, an anti-tank assault guided missileman, working as a receptionist at the Douglas Visitors Center, completed his

Former Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps congratulates new DIs

Traditionally, each graduating class from Drill Instructor School holds a mess night the evening before graduation. In addition to engaging in one of the Corps' most time-honored traditions, the new drill instructors get a chance to meet their new staff and officers from the companies they will soon begin to work for. The newest graduating class

Hallmark enables recruits to phone home for Christmas

Christmas cards are a welcome greeting from loved ones, but soon recruits will be able to use a different type of card to say "Merry Christmas". Hallmark, known for its variety of Christmas and greeting cards, is offering free phone cards this holiday season to recruits so they may verbally wish happy holidays to their loved ones back home. "They

Yoga relieves stress, helps achieve peace

Yoga is a from of spirituality that was developed on the Indian peninsula over a period of some 5,000 years. Underlying all forms of Yoga is the understanding that the human being is more than the physical body and that, through a course of discipline, it is possible to discover what this "more" is. Tina Marie Heinzer has been a personal

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