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Archive: January, 2008

CG MarCorSysCom assesses the GWOT during Town Hall meeting

“The Marine Corps has not had a Marine killed due to enemy action in Iraq since Oct. 19, nearly four months. You don’t hear a lot about that in the press. But things are going very well in Al Anbar (province),” said Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan, commanding general, Marine Corps Systems Command, as he addressed a Town Hall meeting for MarCorSysCom

Marine lives charmed life

When asked, he didn’t really recall how many times he and the convoys he rode in encountered improvised explosive devices. “It seriously got to the point where there was an explosion in the convoy at the other end and, it was kind of like, there’s another one I survived,” said Sgt. James C. Barber Jr., purchasing contract specialist, Contracts

CG MCIEast calls MCLB Albany “tight-knit”

Maj. Gen. Robert C. Dickerson Jr., commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East, visited Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany on Thursday and Friday, meeting with base and Marine Corps Logistics Command personnel during the two days. Dickerson’s conclusion: “The community is a great community. They are all very supportive.” He called MCLB

Marines more than family; warriors

Most Marines face the challenge of leaving their immediate families behind when they deploy. That is not the case for three 4th Supply Battalion Marines. Cpls. Dohel Ortiz Jr., 25, Shayla Ortiz, 26, and Lance Cpl. Geraldo Ortiz, 23, all warehousemen with Detachment 2, Supply Company, 4th Supply Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces

Logistics Marine awarded Bronze Star

A field grade officer attached to Marine Corps Logistics Command was recently pinned with one of the Corps’ highest medals for his role in the Global War on Terrorism. Maj. Kevin R. Scott, supply officer, Blount Island Command, LOGCOM, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony held Jan. 3. Maj. Gen. Willie J. Williams, commanding

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