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Archive: October, 2002

Halloween history provides insight

Darkness will fill the skies of southwest Georgia tonight like it does every night. Except tonight, a grim creepy feeling may entice the hair on your neck to stand at attention. Pumpkins with burning candles will cast menacing shadows. The shadows will seem alive with the flickering flame that gives them life. The ambience might make visitors

Marines run for heart diseases awareness ;

Twenty-eight Marines and two Navy corpsmen from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany ran in the Heart Trek 2002 Saturday. For 14 years the American Heart Association has coordinated with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany to hold an American Heart walk to raise money for heart disease research. This year for the first time they included a 5k

Safety paramount aboard base;

Safety is strictly enforced in the Marine Corps, and the safety manager of the Marine Corps is touring several bases to ensure that it stays a priority. Col. Henry Dewey III, Headquarters Marine Corps safety director, and Charles Hurley, of the National Safety Council, visited several parts of the base Tuesday. Dewey and Hurley stopped by MCLB

Halloween safety tips offered;

Halloween is a cherished tradition, but the excitement of the night can cause children to forget to be careful. There is no "trick" to making Halloween a real treat for the entire family. The major dangers are not from witches or spirits, but from falls and pedestrian/car crashes. Local communities officially designate an evening and assign

Albany Marine Band member selected as Marine of Year;

An Albany Marine Band member was awarded one of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's highest honors Oct. 23. Sgt. Joe Seykora, Albany Marine Band percussionist, was recently named MCLB Albany Marine of the Year, for Fiscal Year 2002. The five-year veteran of the Corps was MCLB Albany's noncommissioned officer of the quarter in this year's first

Chamber visits MCLB;

Eighteen Albany Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited the base Oct. 17. The tour group first saw a military working dog demonstration to learn how the Marine Corps uses the dogs to detect drugs and explosives. The ambassadors visited the base's Indian Lake Wildlife Refuge nature trail where they learned about Environmental Branch's work on

Playmorning gives parents, children time to socialize;

Some Leathernecks say that being a Marine is the toughest job in the world, and that may be the reason some Marines became Marines. Regardless of how hard it is to go to work at zero-dark-thirty, an important part of the "Marine readiness" equation rarely gets sufficient credit -- the Marine wife. Some people argue that the Marine wife has the

Conference unites logisticians;

A Marine Corps Maintenance Management and Supply Conference began Monday at the Stonebridge Country Club in Albany, Ga, and will end Friday. In the past, supply and maintenance conferences were held independently, but key personnel felt more could be accomplished if Marines from both ends of the logistical spectrum met together. A message from

Toys for Tots drive ready to begin;

For those who plan to help with Toys for Tots this year, it's just about time to board the train. Literally.The MCLB Albany Inspector-Instructor Staff is working to help raise awareness of the need for toys by constructing a 'model' train."It's going to be a symbol," said Staff Sgt. Marc Robicheaux. "Whenever someone drives by it, they will

Auburn NROTC trains Marine style;

With camouflage paint on their faces and M-16A2 service rifles slung over their shoulders, a group of college students trained over the weekend to become Marine officers. Students from Auburn University's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Program conducted a field training exercise aboard the base this weekend. The exercise gave 19 midshipmen

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