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Marines

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Archive: 2000

With heartfelt emotion, Navy Chaplain retires

A cool breeze blew under the flagpole in the chilly September morning. The Chaplain Corps would soon say goodbye to a longtime servant. Family and friends gathered to show their appreciation and admiration for a man whose impact on this base has had eternal ramifications. Lt. Cmdr. Thomas E. Cook, MCLB Albany chaplain, retired here in a

Leadership: leading your Marines by example

The Marine Corps has a long tradition of defending the United States of America, and Marines are known for their fierceness and tenacity in battle. The Marine Corps also has a long tradition of producing strong leaders to take charge of those Marines in battle. Sgt. Alan Roberts, Corporals Leadership Course instructor and Boston native, believes

Marines visit lights up veterans home residents lives

Heads turned and eyes lit up as two Marines in dress blues made their way through the halls. With each step, a wave of pride swept over those who saw them their presence was like a beam of light in a room full of darkness. When the Marines passed by, a few watching were on the verge of tears. Others just sat back in their chairs and smiled The

Base football league shifts to high gear

The Provost Marshal Office Enforcers routed S-6 Armageddon Tuesday night on crouch field here 24-8 in the fourth week of MCLB Albany tackle football. Armageddon held the lead for the majority of the first half with a full head of steam, keeping the score 8-0, but they slowly died out after the Enforcers got their second wind at halftime. With less

Base welcomes new career planner

He sits in a small office in the Headquarters Battalion building. The desk has several stacks of papers and record books arranged in piles according to their purpose for being out. The framed Parris Island poster sits on the wall behind his desk A Marine, who has just passed two years in service, sits in front of him. He places his hands on the

MCLB Albany donates computers to Sherwood Christian Academy

Sherwood Christian Academy, received a technological boost from MCLB Albany Sept. 13 when Col. Charles V. Mugno, MCLB Albany commanding officer, signed over $80,000 worth of computer equipment to Brenda McDonald, Sherwood Christian Academy administrative assistant. The donation of the 161 monitors, 166 central processing units and 47 printers is

Children take future, knowledge into own hands with base?s reading program

Sixty-seven children received recognition Sept. 9 for participating in the Base Library Summer Reading Club program during a ceremony held at the Crossroad restaurant. The program opened when librarian Amos Tookes welcomed parents and guests, and explained what the summer reading program was all about. According to Tookes, the reading program was

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MCLB Albany hosts 14th annual POW/MIA breakfast

Marines, Sailors, retirees and civilian employees gathered Friday at the Crossroad restaurant for the 14th annual POW/MIA recognition breakfast. The breakfast is held to pay tribute to Americans who were prisoners of war and to remember Americans who remain missing and action and unaccounted for. The guest speaker was retired Army Capt. Tommy

Batallion hosts blood drive, safety fair, exceeds expectations

Facilities and work sections aboard the base were barely manned as base personnel attended the Blood Drive and Safety Fair put on by headquarters batallion Friday, 10 a.m. at Covella Pond. According to Capt. Charles Byrne, S-3 operations officer and Dracut, Mass., native, the reason a safety fair was held instead of lecture-style safety briefs was

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