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Marines

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Archive: January, 2003

Albany Marine Reserves activated

More than 100 Albany Marine Reserves were called up this week in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Leathernecks from Detachment B, Supply Company, 4th Supply Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, received orders to augment to the II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The mission of the unit is to receive, prepare and issue

Protect your children in vehicle's back seat, buckle them up

Unknowingly some parents put their children in danger every time they fasten them into a vehicle. With so many safety features and constantly changing rules, it can be tough to keep track of the safest ways to secure a child into a vehicle. Parents may think it is unsafe to fasten their child in the back seat where they cannot see him. But

MatCom Sergeant Major leads from front

His office is covered in various mementos gathered from various locations and individuals through his 27-year tenure in the Marine Corps. From statues to coins, from certificates to plaques, it is easy to tell that this Marine has been many places and had many experiences. Some were reminiscent of good times, others of bad times. ?I remember one

Marine's children top spellers ;;

Winner. W-I-N-N-E-R. Winner. That was the word most used to describe the 14 participants of Mock Road Elementary School's annual spelling bee. Among them were four children of Marines here. Parents and students filed into the Mock Road Elementary School auditorium where 14 fifth-graders sat in a single row across the stage. The teachers and the

Class helps smokers kick habit ;;

Many people have habits they would like to quit. Smoking or tobacco use and excessive drinking are serious habitual, even addictive, problems. The Health Promotions Program at the Branch Medical Clinic here and MCCS Personal Services at MCLB Albany have joined forces to help base personnel kick the smoking habit. A seven-week smoking cessation

MatCom Sergeant Major posted Friday;

The tradition of regularly changing military authority continued Friday at Schmidt Field when one sergeant major retired and another took up the reins. Sgt. Maj. Cassian Porcha replaced Sgt. Maj. Charles Tonn as the MatCom Sergeant Major in a post and relief ceremony which doubled as Tonn's retirement ceremony. Porcha arrived at MatCom from the

Travel safety crucial to America's 9-1-1 Force

When base personnel jump into their automobiles or board planes or other forms of transportation during this Martin Luther King holiday, they are often preoccupied with thoughts of spending time with friends and family. Spending the holidays with loved ones is significant, but travelers will also want to focus on the tasks at hand during a trip.

Toys rekindle memories of childhood play

Many people can remember playing with G.I. Joe action figures or Barbie dolls when they were children. Parents must tell their children, "You can't have that," or "You don't have enough money," when the children ask for the latest action figure - leaving that particular toy in the realm of unfulfilled dreams. Many of these children grow up, have

Marine marches to different beat, leads from front

It's easy to find a world of differences between playing a bass guitar and leading a marching band across a parade deck, but one MCLB Albany Marine says they both boil down to one thing: rhythm. Staff Sgt. Michael L. Diuguid recently made the transition from bass guitarist to assistant drum major of the MCLB Albany Marine Band and so far, he

King's dream still lives;

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'" The late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an Atlanta native, spoke these immortal words almost 40 years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the famous March on

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