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Archive: 2003

Leadership Albany tour base

Several members of Leadership Albany Class 2003 braved the unseasonably cold air and chilling wind of April 10 to experience military life and to get a better perspective of the command's various business practices. Leadership Albany is an annual program involving a group of individuals from throughout the area who represent various aspects of the

Headquarters Battalion hosts Mess Night

Headquarters Battalion hosted a mess night April 10 at the Base Conference Center. Marines who participated in the mess night played an important part in keeping centuries-old traditions of the Marine Corps alive for future generations. Marine Corps uniforms are changing, but the Corps' values and traditions remain very much the same today as they

Marines experience life on the inside track

Albany Marines recently visited one of the biggest races of the year at Talladega Superspeedway April 4-7. These 23 Marines' mission was to raise money for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball by selling beverages for Americrown during the race. In the past Marines took on the hungry and thirsty crowds by operating vending booths. The Marines who

Easter eggs, ancient tradition still fun

"Over there!" yelled a little girl, scooping a fluorescent egg into her basket and proudly adding it to the brightly-colored shapes already filling her container.More than 150 children took part in the annual Marine Corps Community Services Easter Egg hunt Saturday outside the Base Conference Center.According to the World Book Encyclopedia, ancient

Crime Victims' Rights week recognized

Thirty-one years ago sponsors from some of the most crime-ridden neighborhoods of St. Louis, San Francisco, and the nation's capital founded the nation's first assistance programs for crime victims. Since then, all 50 States have passed victims' rights laws, and more than half U.S. state constitutions have been amended to guarantee rights for

Local youth experience Marine Corps life

The Young Marines attended a weeklong training camp here, March 31 through Friday. More than 50 area children learned about various Marine Corps practices and gained practical knowledge on day-to-day life. The children were eight to 18 years old and participated in several hours of classroom training, drill, and physical fitness. According to Sgt.

Marines, civilians learn to properly use fitness machines

According to Life Fitness athletic equipment officials, Daniels Family Fitness Center possesses some of the most current workout equipment available. The equipment should help Marines and Department of Defense civilians here either maintain or obtain a high level of physical fitness, said Deborah Plitt, Life Fitness academic trainer, at the Men's

Abuse awareness stressed

Children lined the curb outside of the Child Development Center Friday as the Base Chaplain kicked off the opening ceremony for the Child Abuse Prevention Month. Lt. Cmdr. Roger C. Richards opened the ceremony by asking God to watch over children and to make everyone more aware of child abuse. The smell of doughnuts wafted out an open door as Donna

City shows support

More than 200 people from the local community gathered to pray for service members and local tornado victims during a vigil at the Veterans Park Amphitheater here April 3. The ceremony began with the Base Color Guard presenting the national colors during a rendition of the national anthem sung by Stan Halstead of Byne Memorial Baptist Church. The

Changing perspective on being a Marine in the family

Every year people watch their friends, husbands, wives, siblings, sons and daughters become Marines. I watched my brother, Private Philip Spillane II, graduate recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., last week. While I felt proud and honored to have him as a fellow Marine, it was different seeing him in the same

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