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Brig. Gen. Anthony Jackson, deputy commander, MarCent, presents Cady with a shadow box displaying the military decorations Cady earned following his tour in Vietnam. Cady earned the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnamese Service Medal w/two stars, Vietnamese Campaign Medal w/device, and Purple Heart Medal for his participation in various small unit operations. - Brig. Gen. Anthony Jackson, deputy commander, MarCent, presents Cady with a shadow box displaying the military decorations Cady earned following his tour in Vietnam. Cady earned the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnamese Service Medal w/two stars, Vietnamese Campaign Medal w/device, and Purple Heart Medal for his participation in various small unit operations.

Daughter inspired to honor her veteran father

Tara Cady, a contractor who works in Web development here, was commended on her efforts to properly honor her father, a Marine Vietnam War veteran who would rather accept all that life had to offer rather than succumb to a life filled with misery. Upon researching her father’s military records and finding out that he was indeed a genuine hero, she

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Corporals Noah Martinez (far right), Adrian Fernandez and Sgt. Stephen P. Howell enjoy food from the 13th Annual Wild Game Dinner and Hunt Auction sponsored by the Chehaw Council of the Boy Scouts of American at the Potter Community Center Oct. 11. The dinner also hosted a silent and live auction with different prizes such as hunting and fishing trips, different types of rifles and other venues. - Corporals Noah Martinez (far right), Adrian Fernandez and Sgt. Stephen P. Howell enjoy food from the 13th Annual Wild Game Dinner and Hunt Auction sponsored by the Chehaw Council of the Boy Scouts of American at the Potter Community Center Oct. 11. The dinner also hosted a silent and live auction with different prizes such as hunting and fishing trips, different types of rifles and other venues.

Marines enjoy wild-game dinner, auction

During the days of our forefathers, hunting wild game for dinner was commonplace in each household. As supermarkets have grown, meat is no longer hunted - except in our local grocer’s freezer or butcher block. But under a big white canopy beneath a blanket full of stars in the sky, Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany experienced

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Cell phones: Hands-free is the way to be

The use of cellular phones is as commonplace today as regular home phones. Although cell phones make communication much more convenient, while driving it can be deadly. Motorists who use cell phones while driving are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves, according to a study of drivers in Perth, Australia,

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Pass & ID provides portal to base access

With terrorism an ever-present concern in the post-9/11 world, many bases throughout the military have had to reinforce their existing security while still providing access to authorized personnel. A group of Marines and civilians are helping to accomplish that mission by making sure that access to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany stays secure.

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Marines jump from planes, land with wings

Imagine jumping out of an airplane, free falling for a couple of seconds, until a slight pull on a string reveals a parachute which expands to save the body strapped to it from hitting the ground head on. First Lt. Paul C. Alvarado and Gunnery Sgt. Mark N. Rankin from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany graduated from the Army's Airborne School at

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Maintenance Center Albany wins prestigious DoD award

The Department of Defense announced Friday the inaugural winner of the Secretary of Defense Depot-level Maintenance Award known as the Robert T. Mason Award for Depot Maintenance Excellence for 2005. The recipient is the Design and Manufacture Vehicle Armor Protective Kits Program at Maintenance Center, Albany, Ga., in support of Operation Iraqi

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MCLB Albany celebrates National Kids Day

In areas all over America there are children being celebrated for their youth, spirit and imagination. Since 2001, National Kids Day has helped communities and families come together to help celebrate the gift of spending time together. With National Kids Day usually celebrated on the first Sunday of August, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany

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Meyers has joined MCLB Albany's Special Response Team, an elite military unit equivalent to civilian police department's SWAT teams. - Meyers has joined MCLB Albany's Special Response Team, an elite military unit equivalent to civilian police department's SWAT teams.

Draft list baseball player rallies to beat odds as Marine NCO

As a rising high school baseball star in his hometown of Tampa, Fla., Robert Meyer had the field presence and athletic ability to almost ensure a promising future on a top collage team. A self acclaimed perfectionist, Meyer would eat, sleep and breathe baseball 24 hours a day, constantly pushing himself towards his dream of a full athletic

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Former Albany volunteer leaps from Americorps to hard Corps

A former Albany-based humanitarian aid worker recently traded in her coveralls for a new set of work clothes - digital camouflage. Kelly Chase, a Davis, Calif., native graduated as a private first class from 4th Battalion, Platoon 4023 aboard Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 5. Chase, who is currently continuing her basic military training at Marine

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Albany Young Marines take part in rifle training at the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Training building at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 21. - Albany Young Marines take part in rifle training at the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Training building at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 21.

Young Marines face ultimate challenge

Driving down the two-lane road, getting closer to the final destination, the children’s hearts beat faster with the thoughts of the unknown lying ahead of them. Pulling in front of a building in the middle of the day, a 5 foot 6 inch body of stacked muscle with a campaign cover nestled on top of a high and tight haircut charges onto the bus and

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