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MCRD promotes healthy lifestyle

Marine Corps Community Services is slated to kick off its second annual 101 Days of Summer Campaign at the Wellness Expo aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 11. The 101 Days of Summer will create activities all summer long that promote responsible use of alcohol as well as the elimination of illegal drug use within the military. The

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::r::::n::Recruit Isaiah D. Harris, Platoon 2162, Company H, stands proudly in front of Weapons Field and Training Battalion Headquarters, Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Harris arrived to recruit training only two weeks after speaking to a Marine recruiter. ::r::::n:: - ::r::::n::Recruit Isaiah D. Harris, Platoon 2162, Company H, stands proudly in front of Weapons Field and Training Battalion Headquarters, Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Harris arrived to recruit training only two weeks after speaking to a Marine recruiter. ::r::::n::

Chicago native discovers unexpected opportunity

The first time he learned of the benefits the military had to offer, it was through a pamphlet his friend showed him within the walls of a homeless shelter. Growing up in downtown Chicago, Recruit Isaiah D. Harris, Platoon 2162, Company H, lived in a two-bedroom apartment with his mother, grandfather, two sisters and brother. “When I was two years

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Charles Lynn Lowder, middle, and a group of his Marines stop for a photo while on duty in Vietnam. - Charles Lynn Lowder, middle, and a group of his Marines stop for a photo while on duty in Vietnam.

‘Uncommon valor was a common virtue’ Silver Star recipient, depot mentor, shares Vietnam story

Charles Lynn Lowder marched onto Shepherds Memorial Drill Field on July 2, as the parade reviewing officer and positioned himself exactly six paces in front of the commander of troops. As the graduating recruits, drill instructors, and officers of Company I rendered a salute during the pass in review, Lowder thought back to 1967 when he marched

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Staff Sgt. Zachary Mott, Drill Instructor, Company C, is filmed sending a shout out to his family for the show Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez. - Staff Sgt. Zachary Mott, Drill Instructor, Company C, is filmed sending a shout out to his family for the show Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez.

DIs sail murky Mexico waters, bring in barracudas

While their working day normally consists of training future Marines, drill instructors of Recruit Training Regiment became pupils and hit the deep blue sea for a day off from work, appearing as guests on the TV show, Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez, June 31. The show covers both fresh and saltwater fishing in California and Mexico, so the

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