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CPL. BRYAN NYGAARD

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uring the last week of January, 55 Marines of bridge platoon, Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) traveled nearly 80 miles through the central portion of Helmand province in order to reach Combat Outpost Rankel, a small base located in Garmsir Distric, Helmand province. Their mission consisted of removing a medium girder bridge and replacing it with a more permanent and cost-efficient structure that would increase the mobility of the Marines and Afghans in the area.

However, getting to the bridge site was half of the battle. The Marines convoyed from Camp Leatherneck to Rankel in armored vehicles carrying more than 100,000 pounds of construction equipment and building materials, on roads that were often unpaved. The convoy was held up several times by stuck vehicles and threats from possible improvised explosive devices. As a result, the convoy took nearly five days to reach a destination that would normally take 30 minutes by helicopter.

The Marines, many of whom were packed tightly together while wearing their body armor, slept

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sitting up inside of the armored vehicles, while others stood watch in the gun turret.

“It sucks, but after a while you kind of get used to it,” said Lance Cpl. Rodolfo Lopezsosa, a combat engineer in bridge platoon.

“You go to sleep for a few hours, you wake up, you get all the energy drinks you can and you’re good to go. You’ll be good for the day.”

After finally arriving at Rankel, the Marines bedded down for the night and headed out to the bridge site early the next morning.

The site was only a few minutes drive from Rankel and is near an observation post occupied

by Afghan National Police. The bridge was built over a large creek, enhancing the mobility of the Marines of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, who operate out of Rankel.

Before breaking ground on the site, the Marines used minesweepers to clear the area of any possible IEDs in order to make it safe to work and maneuver heavy equipment. Once the area had been deemed safe, the Marines unloaded their tools and began working.

First, sections of earth were removed on both sides of the ditch with an excavator. Marines followed up by using shovels and pickaxes to break up some of the harder ground and then used a tractor to finish it off. Using a

Photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard

Marines with bridge platoon, Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) help move a 40foot steel I-beam into place with the help of an excavator during the construction of a bridge near Combat Outpost Rankel in Gamsir District, Helmand province, recently.

dirt tamper, they leveled off the ground in order to begin laying the concrete footers that served as the bridge’s foundation. Once that was finished, the Marines hooked cables up to the footers, which weighed several hundred pounds, and used an excavator to pick them up and set them in place.

While the majority of bridge platoon was working, several of the Marines provided security.

They provided overwatch while standing in the gun turrets of the armored vehicles that were surPhoto by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard rounding the bridge site. Their Afghan children give their approval of the new bridge day was spent waving off farmers constructed near Combat Outpost Rankel in Garmsir District, who were herding their sheep and Helmand province, recently. camels through the area.

Lance Cpl. Jesus Penagraves were able to move the rest of the parts of the MGB will be sent had spent the entire ride down bridge into place. By dawn the back to Marine Corps Logistics to Rankel in the turret of an ar- next morning, the bridge was al- Base Albany, Ga., where they will be sent out to different engineermored vehicle. Whenever he felt most complete.

Even though the Marines were ing units to be used for training tired or sleepy, Penagraves would look toward the bridge site, where rotated on and off of the bridge purposes.

“You’re looking at a major difhis fellows Marines were working site, no one got more than five hours of sleep. Sgt. Joseph Red- ference,” said Paluta. “We put in nonstop.

“One of the things that went man, a squad leader in bridge pla- a permanent structure for $60,000 through my mind was, ‘Man, it toon, put in 29 straight hours of and took out a temporary bridge must suck working out there,’” work that had him directing heavy that costs a couple million dollars. said Penagraves. “I’m just stand- equipment, guiding the Marines To pull that off with the quality of ing up in the turret and I’m tired. and doing quality control until 1st workmanship that we did … our Imagine how they’re doing while Lt. Matt Paluta, the commander attention to detail was never lackthey’re working. They got it of bridge platoon, told him to get ing. We made it a quality product rough. They’re doing all the man- some sleep in one of the vehicles. for both the Marines of (3rd Bn., Once the Marines were fin- 3rd Marines) and for the Afghan ual labor.”

Stiff winds cooled the Marines ished constructing the bridge, they people.”

Many Afghans from surroundoff as they worked through the quickly went to work disassemnight. Utilizing the headlights on bling the medium girder bridge ing villages had expressed to the the heavy equipment, the Marines that was already in place. The SEE ENGINEERS 5A

EOD technicians earn Marines, Seabees build Bronze Star for heroism bridges at Camp Lejeune CPL. BRUNO J. BEGO

2nd Marine Logistics Group

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Two explosive ordnance disposal technicians received a prestigious award for their actions in Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Force operations from April to September 2011.

Staff Sgt. David J. Dignan and Staff Sgt. James D. Whidden, both with EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, were awarded the Bronze Star with a combat distinguishing device during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 10.

“We are here to celebrate that these two guys are back home, safe,” said Col. Mark R. Hollahan, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd MLG, who presented the awards to the Marines. “I also want to give words of gratitude on behalf of (Brig. Gen. Michael G. Dana, the 2nd MLG commanding general).”

According to his citation, Dignan, who

was deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, responded to a group of Marines and sailors from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (Forward) who were not only held by an ambush, but also a roadside bomb, which prevented them from moving to a better location.

Minutes after arriving, Dignan moved through the storm of bullets to clear the threat so the patrol could move out of the danger zone. Immediately after, continuing to expose himself to heavy enemy machine-gun fire, Dignan set up an explosive breaching charge to help the unit enter a suspected enemy compound. He then helped clear the area along with members of the patrol he was aiding.

Whidden, who served in Helmand province as well, responded to a patrol, where troops found an improvised explosive device inside a compound. His citation states that Whidden had to crawl on his hands and knees to enter the small structure, probing the ground as he advanced SEE HEROISM 11A

CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SCOTT BOYLE 25th Naval Construction Regiment

Navy Seabees and Marines joined forces to erect a medium girder bridge over a 107-foot-wide gap on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 13.

The joint exercise was a chance for the Seabees with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 Bridge Detachment and Marines with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Company to work together, to build camaraderie and to rekindle the Navy and Marine Corps team.

“Historically, we have always been tied together I mean there is a reason why we are naval, as opposed to just Navy, so there is a lot of synergy there,” said Cmdr. Nick Yamodis, NMCB 133’s commanding officer. “We are reliving and reestablishing those relationships at the lower levels, with folks who have never worked together.”

For Bridge Company, the project is an extension of a Marine Corpswide focus on amphibious operations.

“The (commandant of the Marine Corps) has talked SEE BRIDGES 11A

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Traffic violations aboard Camp Lejeune

MAN ON THE STREET If you were out in the field for two weeks, what would be the one non-essential item you would pack along with you?

“I would take my Nintendo DS with Pokémon Black because you just have to catch them all.”

Lance Cpl. Duy Nguyen

Company I, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Brooklyn Park, Minn.

“I would take my cell phone. I would use it to keep in touch with my family because I have a wife and two young kids.”

Seaman Komlanvi Atsu

Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune Nashville, Tenn.

“I would bring lots of toilet paper because it might become scarce.”

This graph represents traffic violations and driving while intoxicated / driving under the influence refusals for Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 13 through Feb. 17.

Traffic violations are defined as: driving while license revoked; speeding in excess of 15 mph or more; traffic crashes; seatbelt, cellular telephone and motorcycle personal protective equipment violations.

Source: Command Inspector General’s Office for Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Lance Cpl. Antonio Padilla

3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Philadelphia

“I would take my harmonica so I can practice and improve on it. I enjoy playing blues music.”

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Company A, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Lenexa, Kans.

“I would bring snacks, especially sports beans, they have the energy and the sugar.”

Maj. Tracey Holtshirley

Defense Services Organization, 2nd Marine Logistics Group Chicago

Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune Col. Daniel J. Lecce Marine Corps Installations East Public Affairs Officer Nat Fahy

Piney Green Road jogging trail partially closed for construction A 400-meter section of the Piney Green Road jogging trail from the gravel parking lot at the intersection of Sneads Ferry Road (physical training assembly area) to the first footbridge is closed off for utility and road work in that area until Fall 2012. The closure will impact use of the physical fitness course as it encompasses the pull-up bars and the starting point for the physical fitness test 3-mile course. Additionally, the parking lot will be closed to personal vehicles.

The remaining two and a quarter miles of jogging trail north of this footbridge that ends near the Piney Green Gate will remain open for PT.

MCB Camp Lejeune Public Affairs Officer 1st Lt. Nicole Fiedler nicole.fiedler@usmc.mil MCB Camp Lejeune Public Affairs Chief Staff Sgt. Kristin S. Bagley kristin.bagley@usmc.mil Publisher James M. Connors jim.connors@pilotonline.com Managing Editor Ena Sellers ena.sellers@pilotonline.com Assistant Managing Editor Amy Binkley amy.binkley@pilotonline.com Layout Editor Sarah Anderson sarah.anderson@militarynews.com Sports Editor Jessie Heath jheath@pilotonline.com This Department of Defense newspaper is an authorized publication of the DOD. Contents of The Globe are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. government, the DOD, or the Public Affairs Office, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Globe is published by Landmark Military Newspapers of N.C., a private enterprise not connected with the DOD or the U.S. Marine Corps, under exclusive written contract with Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement of these products or services by the DOD, the U.S. Marine Corps, or Landmark Military Newspapers of N.C. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user, or patron. If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the publisher shall refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. The editorial content of this publication is the responsibility of the Public Affairs Office, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Any questions may be directed to: Commanding General, (Attn: Public Affairs Office), Marine Corps Base, PSC Box 20004, Camp Lejeune, N.C. 28542-0004. For distribution and advertising inquiries, call 3479624. Mail subscribers: Any notices to report a change of address need to be sent to: Landmark Military Newspapers - NC, 1122 Henderson Dr., Jacksonville, N.C. 28540. For advertising questions or to submit free trader ads, call 347-9624, ext. 101.

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, AFGHANISTAN

Photos by Cpl. Johnny Merkley

(Left) Sgt. Shane Willis, the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Police Adviser Team chief instructor, teaches a class on handcuffing procedures to Afghan Local Police recruits during an ALP Academy recently.

(Below) Afghan Local Police recruits practice handcuffing procedures during the ALP academy recently. The 59 Afghan recruits will be trained in basic infantry tactics, police operations, human rights and the laws of land warfare while participating in this three-week ALP academy. These recruits will soon be the newest members of the ALP in Nawa and, accordingly, the first line of defense against insurgent threats to security in the district.

Afghan Local Police academy kicks off in Nawa CPL. JOHNNY MERKLEY

Regimental Combat Team 5

The newest batch of Afghan Local Police recruits from Nawa District began their formal training at the ALP academy conducted by Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, recently.

The 59 Afghan recruits will be trained in basic infantry tactics, police operations, human rights and the laws of land warfare while participating in this three-week course.

“This academy was created to give recruits the basic skills needed to conduct their jobs as Afghan Local Police,” said Sgt. Aaron P. Alonso, an ALP instructor with 2nd Bn., 6th Marines. “These guys will be the local police force in the Nawa District when they graduate, so it’s very impor-

tant they go through the training we’re offering.”

The majority of recruits attending the course have no prior military or police training. When combined with the numerous topics covered in the course – patrolling techniques, proper handcuffing procedures, weapons maintenance and handling drills – recruits often find themselves drinking from a fire hose of information.

“These guys have no military background when they get here … This training is probably hard for some of them but it’s important,” said Alonso.

“These guys will be the first responders on the scene when they become the local police force for Nawa.”

Within the first couple days of training, Nawa District prosecutor Mohammed Aloah spoke with the recruits about

the laws of land warfare. These regulations of acceptable wartime conduct will guide the recruits during their training and execution of their duties as future members of the ALP. The class covered topics including the proper treatment of prisoners, war crimes, tending to wounded combatants and principle of unnecessary destruction and harm.

Marines with the 2nd Bn., 6th Marines, Police Adviser Team kicked off their instruction with classes and practical application exercises on handcuffing procedures. During the field training session, Marine instructors reviewed material taught in the classroom earlier in the day and performed a live demonstration for their students. The ALP recruits were thrown headlong into practical application following the demon-

stration, practicing everything they had learned throughout the day while instructors supervised to ensure proper execution of the handcuffing techniques.

“These guys will learn something new every day they’re here,” said Sgt. Shane Willis, the 2nd Bn., 6th Marines, PAT chief instructor.

“I’ve already seen a change in their discipline since the first training day and it’s apparent they really want to learn this stuff.”

As Marine forces in Nawa shift to an advisory role with the transition of lead security responsibility to Afghan National Security Forces in the district, the ALP academy has become increasingly crucial to fielding a competent and capable police force to maintain security gains SEE ACADEMY 4A

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Photos by Cpl. Bruno J. Bego

Gunnery Sgt. Loren B. Walters, the Corporals’ Leadership Course staff noncommissioned officer in charge with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, talks to the Marines during a professional dinner aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently. (Right) Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group fill their plates during a professional dinner aboard MCB Camp Lejeune, recently.

Corporals get big helping of leadership CPL. BRUNO J. BEGO

2nd Marine Logistics Group

The command for 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group hosted a professional dinner aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently, for its junior noncommissioned officers at the Ball Center.

The dinner was the conclusion of the week-long Corporals’ Leadership Course offered by the battal-

ion to help newly promoted corporals transition to a NCO mindset.

Marines in the maintenance field usually do not have the opportunity to interact among each other due to their demanding schedule.

“The dinner helps them interact with some of the unit’s leaders and remember they are an important part of the unit and the leadership chain,” said Gunnery Sgt. Loren B. Walters, the course staff noncommissioned officer in

charge. “We included the professional dinner, prior to graduation to give them a breather after a week packed with classes.”

“This is a great opportunity for us to get out of our uniforms and (spend time) with our fellow NCOs,” explained Cpl. Damian M. Smith, a microminiature repairer with 2nd Maintenance Bn., who was recently promoted to corporal. “This is really motivating, and I really enjoyed being here with some of my friends.”

Smith said he was happy he had a chance to attend the course, which he says will help him tremendously during future assignments.

“I learned a lot about counseling and mentoring my Marines as well as how to look out for their welfare,” Smith added. “Now that I am responsible for three Marines in my shop, this course helped me understand how to act like an NCO.” The course’s main purpose was to act as a precursor to Corporals’ Course at the Staff Non-

commissioned Officer Academy aboard Camp Johnson.

“The curriculum is a broken down version of Corporals’ Course,” Walter explained. “The course is made up of basic Marine Corps knowledge, leadership classes, drill manual, sword manual and physical fitness.”

The course is held quarterly, and it is the way senior leaders of the battalion can ensure the new NCOs are prepared to assume the responsibilities of their rank.

CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

Operation Clean Sweep: Logistics Marines account for millions of dollars worth of gear, equipment 2ND LT. JAMES STENGER

2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward)

For the last five months, Marine and sailors of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) have accounted for, sorted, cleaned and processed several millions of dollars worth of gear and equipment in support of Operation Clean Sweep aboard Camp Leatherneck and Camp Dwyer.

This operation is part of Regional Command Southwest’s plan for redeployment and retrograde in support of reset and reconstitution, which is a four-part term commonly used to refer to the concept of how the Marine Corps will most efficiently and effectively leave Afghanistan.

Planning for the departure of forces was a primary focus of operations for 2nd MLG (Fwd.), and remains a priority for the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. – based 1st MLG (Fwd.) as the two units transfer authority in mid-Feb. According to Capt. Paul Mainor, 1st MLG (Fwd.)’s assistant officer in charge of R4, commanders and unit planners take care to properly plan for the retrograde of a wide spectrum of essentials items, from large-scale engineering equipment to computers and rifles.

Not only is the plan facilitating the process of leaving Afghanistan, but it is saving

the Marine Corps money by identifying excess gear and reallocating it to the units deployed, vice ordering new equipment to be shipped here.

According to statistics compiled by Maj. Ken Karcher, the future operations officer for 2nd MLG (Fwd.) and officer in charge of redeployment and retrograde operations, Marines and sailors attached to the sort lots and supply management units have recovered roughly $44 million worth of excess supplies.

Out of this amount, approximately $17 million has already been redistributed to units currently deployed or shipped to one of the three active Marine Expeditionary Forces based in North Carolina, California or Okinawa, Japan.

The 1st MLG (Fwd.) plans on picking up where 2nd MLG (Fwd.) left off, as commanders realize the importance of withdrawing from Afghanistan efficiently and effectively.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Augusto

(Right) A Marine attached to the sort lot aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, cleans a piece of a storage container that will later be used to house excess gear and equipment as part of Operation Clean Sweep, recently.

Retiree Corner

with Randy Reichler

TRICARE fees to rise The White House recently released details of its personnel and health care budget proposals on Monday and it’s pretty much what veteran organizations thought would happen. The TRICARE fee proposals anticipate shifting around $13 billion in health cost from the Department of Defense to military retirees over the next 5 years. These increases affect all segments of the retired military population, including drilling guard and reserve personnel, and those serving with a desire to retire from the military.

Last October, the TRICARE Prime annual enrollment increased by $60 per year to $520 now. This same enrollment fee is expected to rise to $820 Oct. 1 and is anticipated to rise to as much as $2,048 within five years with fees based on your retired pay amounts. The higher rank you are, the more you pay.

TRICARE Standard beneficiaries would began paying $140 per annual family enrollment fee, which is separate from the annual deductible, which will slightly increase to $320 Oct. 1 with the enrollment fee and deductible rising to $250 and $580, respectively within five years. These are flat fees for all standard beneficiaries regardless of rank. The reason is because unlike TRICARE Prime, standard patients also pay 25 percent of the medical cost. The current catastrophic cap is $3,000 for TRICARE, which is the most a patient should pay out of pocket for medical expenses in a fiscal year. There is a proposal to raise that cost factor to $6,000, which can place a burden on the retiree user. Retirees and family members over 65 years old are eligible for TRICARE for Life and currently do not pay a premium, but will start pay-

ing an enrollment fee of up to $135 per person starting Oct. 1. The cost would increase based on the member’s retired pay and is expected to rise to as much as $475 per year within five years. These increases will also apply to pharmacy co ays, such as mail order brand name medications and will more than double from $12 to $26 starting Oct. 1. Copays for the non-formulary medications now would double and cost $51. These would rise to $34 and $66 respectively over the next five years. I have written several articles warning of the possible changes coming. Well, they are here now. I have to remind the retired population that only 6.5 percent of military retirees ever contact their legislators on eroding benefits. I spoke with a state senator last week who told me, “When a military retiree issue comes up, I get a handful of calls in a week from retirees, but when an school education issue comes up, I get over 400 calls in two to three days from teachers.”

That says it all - the vast majority of military retirees are happy to let the 6.5 percent of retirees fight the battle alone. We just continue to watch it happen. We, as retirees, are either part of the solution or part of the problem.

I encourage all retirees, family members and widows to attend the Town Hall Meeting Saturday, at 10 a.m., at the Disabled American Veterans Craigg Hall, located at 300 Sherwood Rd., Jacksonville, N.C. The guest speakers will be Col. Daniel J. Lecce, commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Capt.

Daniel J. Zinder, commanding officer of the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune and retired Col. Paul W. O’Toole. We are also having a VA Heath Fair on-site.

Photo by Cpl. Johnny Merkley

Sgt. Joseph D. Carlisle (left) and Cpl. Brett S. Clark (right), both with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Police Adviser Team, demonstrate handcuffing procedures to Afghan Local Police recruits during an ALP Academy, Feb. 8.

ACADEMY FROM 3A made by coalition and Afghan forces.

“This area is in a giant transition phase of stabilizing the government,” said Willis. “These recruits have to apply the lessons we’ve taught them so that stability can happen.”

Although the students will be challenged and their limits tested over these three short weeks, each day brings the more knowledge on their future profession and one step closer to graduation.

“What I want these recruits to take from this course is that they’re the first line of defense against intimidation, crime and corruption within their district,” said Master Sgt. Joe Caspole, the 2nd Bn., 6th Marines, assistant operations chief and director of the ALP course. “We are training them in the basic fundamentals of justice, and how to apply them within their communities.”

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TREK NAWA, AFGHANISTAN

Afghan National Army clears Trek Nawa, connects with population during Operation Shifting Winds CPL. JOHNNY MERKLEY

Regimental Combat Team 5

Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps conducted a clearing operation during Operation Shifting Winds recently.

Similar to a recent clearing operation conducted by the ANA in the Shorshorak area of Nawa, Afghan forces led and conducted the clear of Trek Nawa, a sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa districts, with minimal assistance from coalition forces with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

“The entire operation was planned with no help from the Marines,” said Lt. Col. Baron Harrison, the Regimental Combat 5 Brigade Adviser Team officer in charge.

“The success of this operation shows the ANA understand what they’re doing and have confidence in their abilities.”

Through the first day of the operation, ANA forces began to clear Trek Nawa from north to south, successfully disrupting insurgent activity, along the way. Their actions resulted in the confiscation and destruction of several hundred pounds of narcotics, the detainment of two suspected insurgents and the discov-

ery and removal of an improvised explosive device.

“The ANA demonstrated to the law-abiding inhabitants of Trek Nawa that their capability to protect them and root out insurgents has grown significantly,” said Harrison.

“This serves to increase their confidence in the long-term and is a testament to the hard work and sacrifice Marines and Afghan soldiers have made over the last two years to get the ANA to this point.”

Following the first day of operations, Col. Mohammad Sarwar, the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps executive officer, called a shura with local elders to inform the residents of Trek Nawa of the actions of his soldiers and other issues related to the security of the area.

“The shura allowed me to inform the people that through security we can bring change to our district,” added Sarwar.

Local elders attending the shura spoke about their troubles, highlighting for Sarwar the hardships their people face. Sarwar responded by urging the people to take ownership of their community, work with security forces in their district to maintain security and help build southern Helmand into a prosperous region of Afghanistan.

“The people here need to know that the Marines have come to help them and bring security to our country,” said Sarwar. “If the people do their part, we can begin to build schools, roads and have peace in Trek Nawa.”

Within the three days, the ANA had completed their north to south clear of Trek Nawa, searching for weapons caches, IED making materials and signs of poppy cultivation. Poppy is a major source of funding for the insurgency in Helmand province and throughout all of Afghanistan. Sarwar reminded those attending the Shura that Afghan forces are cracking down in Nawa on individuals who may be funding the enemy through poppy cultivation.

“I let the people know during the shura that we cannot tolerate the growing of poppy,” said Sarwar.

“I told them it was illegal and the ANA will be looking for people who grow it.”

Throughout the operation, Marines and sailors with 2nd Bn., 6th Marines, remained in an overwatch position, allowing the ANA to plan, coordinate and execute the mission independently. This shift to an advisory role by 2nd Bn., 6th Marines is a common trend among

Photo by Cpl. Johnny Merkley

Cpl. Robert D. Knutson (left), a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, speaks with local residents during a security patrol. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines provided overwatch during clearing operation conducted by Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps as part of Operation Shifting Winds, recently. coalition forces throughout southern Helmand province, as Afghan forces are now taking the lead in large scale counterinsurgency operations.

“I have been spreading the

word to the local people about the purpose and objectives of the ANA,” said Sarwar. “We are their brothers … before the ANA, there was nobody here who fought for them like we are now.”

Photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard

Lance Cpl. Fredis Coreas, a combat engineer with bridge platoon, Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, uses a pickaxe to remove some hardened earth in order prepare an area for the construction of a bridge near Combat Outpost Rankel in the district of Garmsir, Helmand province, recently.

The Marines of bridge platoon endured a five-day convoy in order to replace a temporary bridge with a more permanent structure that would increase mobility for Marines operating in the area.

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ENGINEERS FROM 1A Marines that they did not like the old bridge because its high pitch in the middle prevented them from seeing the ground on the other side. One Afghan, an elder from one of the villages, expressed his gratitude for the new bridge.

“He said he really appreciates the bridge,” said Paluta.

“He said they need a really good quality bridge. He was grateful for the Marines’ hard work.”

Staff Sgt. Brian Glory, the platoon sergeant for bridge platoon, has deployed to Iraq twice and remembers how much easier it was to move from place to place to complete a mission.

“The movement piece was a lot easier in Iraq,” said Glory. “It was a lot simpler to me. It was a simpler way of life. There was an infrastructure. There were roads. Here, there is nothing. There’s absolutely nothing. We saw that on the way here. We moved through open desert with 100,000 pounds plus of equipment. It’s just ridiculous.

“In my eyes, this is an engineer’s war,” said Glory. “The mobility issues in this country are horrible. Combat Engineers are a force multiplier. We enhance the mobility for these units to be able to go in and establish a foothold (in) whatever area they are trying to go to. That’s really bridge platoon’s mission at this point enhancing the mobility of whatever unit we need to.”

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Armed with a spray can, most walls were considered fair game. Graffiti was his medium and more often than not, it was not appreciated by the public. Kicked out of the New York school system, most would have considered the ‘skater boy’ from Queens a lost cause – a hoodlum, nothing more, and nothing less.

After moving to Massachusetts as a high-school sophomore, artistic attributes were honed – earning Michael Kropiewnicki seven scholarships to art colleges across the nation for line art and graphic design. His graffiti skills were even used to mural buildings in the Big Apple.

“I just couldn’t find a type of art that had money behind it. A lot of it was just freelance,” said Kropiewnicki.

“So, I started researching.”

But, as high school graduation neared, the rebellious teen longed for something – and for some reason chose the military as the tool to get it. Like so many before him, he chose the Marine Corps, because “it was the best.”

“I wanted to do more,” said the gunnery sergeant.

“My family, they were all shocked. The type of person I was – all rebellious – not listening to anybody – that was a big surprise to everyone.”

He added, “I knew if I went back home or to any of the art schools, I would fall back into that hole. I needed a ticket out of that artsy, freespirit life style.”

If change is what he was looking for, change is what he got.

Enlisting in the Marine Corps in March 2000 on an open contract, and ending up as a bulk fuel specialist, Kropiewnicki learned the building blocks of leadership.

“The guys that I worked with were A-type Marines.

They were the Marines the commercials showcased,” said Kropiewnicki. “They were locked and cocked.”

A day after re-enlisting

in 2003, Kropiewnicki read a Marine Magazine article on combat cameraman Sgt. John Carrillo.

The article struck a chord with Kropiewnicki – who was instantly angered by what he learned.

“My recruiter knew my interest in art and never said a word about jobs like that,” he said.

Although he was initially angry about the “left out information,” he admits that he wouldn’t want to change the way life happened.

Kropiewnicki immediately went and talked to his command about making a lateral move into the 4600 field – combat camera, but was told he would have to wait. He needed to deploy. After an eight-month tour in Fallujah, Iraq conducting convoy security with Combat Support Services Detachment-36 in 2005, he was given an opportunity to learn video production on the job with Marine Corps Base Pendleton Combat Camera.

“I learned the leadership basics and Marine Corps structure from the engineers,” said Kropiewnicki about his time as a bulk fueler. “All those pep talks, those talks of what it means to be a noncommissioned officer, they just stuck with me.”

He explained that the Marines in his initial military occupational specialty were a stark contrast to the Marines in his new job.

“The combat camera Marines were more relaxed from what I was used to in the engineer community,” he said. They were that artsy, creative, less structured types that he had sought to escape in New York.

As much as basic training was a bolt to his senses, Kropiewnicki was a shudder to the Marines within the combat camera field.

“At first, they were a little shocked, but I was just enforcing basic regulations,” said Kropiewnicki. “Once they saw their roles and responsibilities, they turned into a smooth, well-oiled machine.”

Learning wasn’t a one-

way street for Kropiewnicki.

Changing jobs wasn’t easy and often he was being taught by his junior Marines.

“A lot of them disliked lateral movers. We were seemingly promoted faster, but they saw my passion and would stay late with me.

They always answered my questions,” he said.

In December 2005, Kropiewnicki moved from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, where he continued his onthe-job training.

Then in 2007, less than a year after getting married, Kropiewnicki volunteered to once again deploy to Iraq for 12 months. This time, he was in Ramadi as the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division information operations and combat camera chief Unbeknownst to his new wife, Kropiewnicki was volunteering to support combat operations with several different units.

Unfortunately, his mentor let it slip to the Bronx native that her husband was volunteering.

“I would call the families from Iraq,” said Master Sgt. Henry Weaver, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of Combat Camera, MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. “I wanted to ensure that everything on the homefront was good. I let it slip that he had volunteered to go … he was in pretty hot water.

“But Gina has always supported him 100 percent.”

Kropiewnicki added, “Needless to say, I didn’t get a nice email about it.”

She was, however, pretty excited to hear that he would be returning a month early.

That excitement lasted two weeks, which was how long he was home before leaving for the three-month Video Production and Documentation Course at the Defense Information School, Fort George G. Meade, Md. Now, after a year-long deployment as a videographer and after serving as the combat camera chief during combat operations, the staff sergeant was go-

Photo by Sgt. Ricardo A. Gomez

Staff Sgt. Michael K. Kropiewnicki, Combat Camera, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, captures motion media of Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting preparing for a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, last year. ing to MOS school.

After graduating, Kropiewnicki left to, once again, pack. This time, he was moving his family to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.

“Once we got to Japan, we were finally able to be together as a family,” he said.

Filling the billet of both the Combat Camera chief and officer in charge, Kropiewnicki explained that he loved it. It was a good mix of veteran noncommissioned officers and junior Marines straight from school.

“I was able to take them and train them the way I saw fit,” he said. “It was also a great experience because I had to learn the officer side of the house.”

Blessed with good luck and great writing skills, Kropiewnicki was able to secure funds to outfit his section with good gear. One thing Kropiewnicki valued most about Japan was the opportunity to send a lot of correspondence to Headquarters Marine Corps concerning his job field.

“That correspondence really made me see that I’m not just some combat camera chief at the small-unit level,” he said. “I realized I can have

a hand in shaping this MOS. “Everything was awesome. I loved Japan,” he said.

His Marines, like most, were chomping at the bit to “get into the fight.”

Kropiewnicki warned them that they must always be ready “cause they never know what was going to happen.” Then it did.

An earthquake and tsunami hit, devastating Japan and Operation Tomodachi ensued.

“To see their excitement, their willingness to jump on those birds (military aircraft), put a smile on my face,” Kropiewnicki said. “I was told that I had the most productive ComCam section in the Corps, while also being under staffed. That made me feel accomplished.”

This sense of accomplishment was coupled with the recognition of being the 2010 Corporal William T. Perkins Combat Cameraman of the Year Award.

Kropiewnicki said it was Weaver who set him on that course.

“He sculpted my path by allowing me to do, what I needed to do; whether that was to excel or fall on my face,” said Kropiewnicki at-

tributing Weaver’s way of caring for his Marines and developing them, while also treating them as a family, are what has shaped him as a leader.

“He may call me his mentor, but he is mine,” said Weaver. “I have learned so much from him.

I don’t know how he does it.

He can go into a unit with no budget and poor equipment, hold his Marines accountable, all while getting a better budget and cutting edge.”

Although Weaver said he doesn’t know how Kropiewnicki does it, he knows that is not all entirely true.

“He couldn’t do it without the support of Gina,” said Weaver. “She put everything – a career and school - aside so that he could pursue what he loves.”

Now, the gunnery sergeant attributes two sources for his motivation and ambition.

“It’s that basic Marine Corps motivation mixed with my passion for the occupational field. It also comes from seeing junior Marines with that same motivation – that is where my drive comes from.”

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RCT-6 Marines continue to mentor Afghan National Army CPL. ED GALO

Regimental Combat Team 6

Since their arrival in Afghanistan, Marines with the Embedded Training Team, Regimental Combat Team 6, have been training and partnering with their counterparts from the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Tolai, 1st Kandak.

The Marines’ mission is far from simple. Their daily tasks include supervising, advising and training the ANA in order to assist them in becoming self sufficient and able to operate alone, once coalition forces leave Afghanistan.

“Today, we went on a mobile patrol to Delaram I, an ANA compound,” said Staff Sgt. Johnny Arnold, senior enlisted adviser. “I talk to their sergeant major daily. We have a decent relationship. I sort of advise him on what to do and let him know we’re there in case they ever need anything.”

The Marines with the ETT travel to Delaram I often and stay there for most of the day.

“Our task is to train and advise them,” Arnold said. “The more time we spend with them the better relationship we build.

The better relationship we build, the better we can advise them and the better we can help.”

According to Arnold, the Marines asked the ANA what they wanted to learn about.

Originally, they responded that they were interested in the .50caliber machine gun and reading maps.

Their interest continued and they requested further training

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Sgt. Patrick Lynch, assistant operations chief, watches members of the Afghan National Army as they prepare to practice a dismounted patrol after receiving a class from him aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram I, Feb. 14. Marines with Embedded Training Team, Regimental Combat Team 6, have a mission of training and advising members of the ANA. on other weapons systems and combat techniques.

“Last week we taught them about heavy machine guns and medium machine guns,” said Sgt. Patrick Lynch, assistant operations chief. “This week, we’ve been teaching them about dismounted patrolling, patrol formations and immediate ac-

tion drills for contact.”

With the use of a translator, Lynch teaches classes to the ANA. “They already know what to do,” Lynch said. “The only thing I do is sharpen the edges.

They forget the small things from time to time and the small things can lead to bigger prob-

lems. I’m basically just a mentor or coach.

“I like doing it,” Lynch added. “I don’t know why, I just do.

It’s my job to help them. Our goal is to get them operating efficiently on their own.”

Sometimes, when the Marines with RCT-6 arrive at their compound, the ANA have al-

ready started running drills on their own. Both Arnold and Lynch agree that this shows that the ANA are very close to becoming independent.

“They definitely learn fast,” Lynch said. “They have the big things like accountability down.

It’s just small things that need to be tightened up.”

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Afghan Army communications tune in to secure independence 2nd Marine Division (Forward)

Since the dawn of organized military, communication on the battlefield has been a key factor to success in combat. From flags used to call infantrymen to the front lines during the Middle Ages to the data-input, voice-transmission radios used by coalition forces in Afghanistan today, communication continues to play a pivotal role on the battlefield.

The Communications Advisor Team with 2nd Marine Division (Forward) has partnered with the 215th Corps of the Afghan National Army to move the corps’ communication capabilities from unsecure, two-way radios to fully encrypted secret transmissions.

The persisting problem with the Afghan’s formerly unsecured means of communication was directly related to force protection and mission accomplishment for both the Afghan and coalition forces, according to 1st Lt. Joseph M. Russell, the communications adviser for the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps.

“The reason for pushing encryption on these radios is very simple - that is operation security. The insurgency has the ability to purchase a radio at any bazaar, at any store, that can listen to unencrypted communications,” explained Russell. “You have to encrypt the radios that the Afghan National Army is using if you want to prevent that type of insurgency capability from coming to fruition.“ The local military units and insurgent forces, for the most part, used multi-channel handheld radios whose frequency could easily be picked up. The ANA, on the other hand, had one advantage over their insurgent foes: a surplus of high-frequency and very-high-frequency military-style radios that could be easily encrypted through the right processes.

Russell noticed this when he came to Afghanistan 11 months ago and identified the security problem with the communications systems in use at the time. He then sought an Afghan solution for an Afghan problem by using the 215th Corps’ supply system and advised the corps’ communication officer in the next steps the army needed to take to implement the changes.

“It’s a different process than what most Marines might think. For one, they had to solder a circuit board into the radio, which involved a little bit more of a delicate environment than what’s presented in a lot of places in Helmand province,” said Russell. “The maintainers do a very good job in terms of doing that job in as clean of an environment as they can make it. The next part of the process is generating the encryption key that is then plugged into that circuit board.”

Russell and Sgt. Alan Coleman, the enlisted communications adviser for the 215th Corps, trained the ANA soldiers with the corps’ communication section how to clean, build, maintain and encode encryption for the radios.

Col. Abdul Rezwan, the communications officer for the 215th Corps, said after the soldiers were appropriately trained, they created two sections: one is a maintenance section that is responsible for installing the circuit boards that the encryption is loaded into, and another section that codes the radios.

After teaching the soldiers these skills, it was time to put their newly obtained knowledge to the test. The communications section formed the 215th Corps Encryption Team to set out in the challenging terrain Helmand offers to begin setting the ANA’s battlefield communication up for success.

“The first full mission we ran with the Afghans in order to encrypt radios was an experience,” said Russell, with a laugh. “We went out on the first couple of missions with them just to see how the team worked, functioned, how it played into the local kandak, and tried to provide onthe-spot correction and guidance while they were on the ground.

“It went a lot better than expected the first time. They got on the ground (and) they went right to work. I don’t think they slept for two days while encrypting radios,”

Russell continued. “They traveled through the battle helping stand the communications section up and movspace in various convoys and patrols to go to every (Af- ing in a forward direction.

“When the 215th Corps first stood up, we did not have ghan) company position at some of the outlying patrol any workshop facilities, and at that time we were not able bases in order to encrypt the radios on the spot.”

Russell said in a counterinsurgency environment, it is to do any encryptions for the radios because we did not difficult to bring all the radios into a central point because have anything,” said Rezwan. “Then we had the Marines forces are so spread out. The team is traveling around the with us. They started working with us, and they built a area of operation in Helmand province to ensure all of workshop for the 215th Corps. Now, I have a lot of solthe corps’ radios are loaded with encryption, which will diers who know how to encrypt radios by themselves.”

Russell said encrypting all of the radios used by the make their two-way communications untraceable.

“It is a dangerous job for these technicians that go out 215th Corps’ roughly 14,000 soldiers is really just a benthere in these trucks, risking their lives to encrypt these ra- efit of what they are accomplishing here - the real acdios,” stated Russell. “They do a very good job at it - they complishment is Afghan independence and security - so he knows everything he does as an adviser will make an do it quickly, and they are motivated.

The soldiers are essentially creating more work for impact.

“Accomplishing independence requires many people themselves, according to Russell.

“Once you do some of the radios for a kandak, you (from) many organizations to come together and funchave to do them all or else there is no point in encrypting tion as a group. They are not quite there yet, but they are them at all. You have everyone encrypted or no one at close,” said Russell. “It is the little things that really matall,” said Russell. “You have to go in there, you have to ter to an adviser, day-to-day things, they’ll tell you that do it fast, and you have to get out and touch some outly- they’ve done before you even ask them. As far as encryption, I think I can sleep a little better at night by having a ing areas.”

He added if they do not encrypt all of the radios, they lot of these radios encrypted at the (company) level.”

“It is probably saving lives, not just Afghan lives, but will leave forces out in the area of operations that cannot communicate effectively with other units and would po- the partnered coalition forces that are with them,” added Russell. “I think the Afghan National Army has really tentially be at risk.

This is a goal the soldiers are working toward, and now shown what it can do. I’ve learned a lot, myself, about what the Afghan National Army can do, and I think the they are doing so without the assistance of coalition forces.

“Lately, these teams have gone out without any coali- future is very bright.” tion support at all. They are now planning these (missions) on their own and just telling me about it later,” said Russell. “To me, that is independence. What’s important about this is the ANA can see what they can accomplish on their own. They know what their mission is, they know how to accomplish it and the local Afghan forces are happy to receive them.”

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After the first few trips, the ANA soldiers grabbed the reigns and began to tackle this tremendous task by themselves, hoping to soon have all of the radios with encryption.

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Two Georgian soldiers from scout platoon, Company D, 23rd Light Infantry Battalion, keep a watchful eye on the surrounding area after the platoon engaged in a firefight with enemy insurgents while on a reconnaissance mission for a mission rehearsal exercise at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 17.

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Marines share combat experience with Georgian counterparts GUNNERY SGT. ALEXIS MULERO Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group

A Georgian scout platoon showed their mettle to their Marine mentors while engaged in a fierce firefight against a pack of enemy insurgents during a mission rehearsal exercise at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 17.

The firefight broke out while the Georgian soldiers from Company D, 23rd Light Infantry Battalion, were on a mission to locate the enemy’s command post to gain valuable information about the enemy, its size, capabilities and the terrain that surrounds their post prior to the unit conducting a battalion clearance exercise later in the day.

“This is the time to identify and correct deficiencies,” said 2nd Lt. Kevin Kelly, an observer controller at the exercise.

“However, it is important

to note that we (observers and controllers) are not here to just evaluate them, but to train and mentor them prior to upcoming deployment.”

The Georgians achieved their mission of locating the enemy post and gathering information on them. But, in addition to that, they also gained valuable lessons from this experience that will make their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan a success.

“This experience is extremely rewarding for me as well as the other Marines participating,” said Kelly. “The Marines here bring a cumulative wealth of combat experience and are enthusiastic to share it with this very capable partner (Georgians). The mentorship they will receive is invaluable.”

The Georgian soldiers are in the final phase of the MRE. The MRE is the culminating event for the Republic of Georgia’s 23rd Light Infantry Bat-

talion prior to deploying to Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations in support of the Georgia Deployment Program – International Security Assistance Force. The total training exercise runs from Feb. 1 through 24.

The original GDPISAF program was a twoyear train and equip mission designed to prepare four Georgian infantry battalions in sequence for operations in Afghanistan with Regional Command Southwest. As of May 2011, the program is now GDP-ISAF II, a subsequent extension of the original program for training and deploying nine additional Georgian infantry battalions over three years.

“Our intention is to give the Georgian soldiers the essential training and preparation to operate with Marines and the Afghan National Army in stabilizing the security environment in Afghani-

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Georgian soldiers provide suppressive fire on the enemy while other soldiers medically evacuate their wounded buddies from scout platoon, Company D, 23rd Light Infantry Battalion after the platoon engaged in a firefight with enemy insurgents while on a reconnaissance mission for a mission rehearsal exercise at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 17. stan,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Brown, officer in charge of rehearsal exercise. “This MRE has been

designed to replicate the RC(SW) area of operations and provide a scenario that evaluates the 23rd

Georgian Light Infantry Battalion’s ability to operate within a counterinsurgency environment.”

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Nestled in a benevolent ridge of the trade winds, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, like most of the United States, has held onto its mild fall weather long past its due date. But, in the minutes before first light, the temperature dropped and it felt very much like a typical February morning to the 40 Marines who rubbed their elbows and stretched in the pre-dawn dark of N Street. These are the corporals of 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and for more than two weeks, they set aside their military occupational specialty-specific duties in order to focus on the tenets of small unit leadership and their increased responsibilities as noncommissioned officers.

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executed the “Daily 16” with the group, eyes locked in a half-squint. He was a former drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and the staff noncommisioned officer in charge of 5th Battalion, 10th Marines’ Corporals’ Course. This current iteration of the course was moved “in-house,” transplanting the school from its usual home at Camp Johnson and conducting it entirely in and around 5th Battalion, 10th Marines’ headquarters.

“There are benefits and drawbacks,” said Long. “But, the positives outweigh the negatives. There is value in being out of your comfort zone when you attend a school like this, but where we might be able to get four or five of our Marines into the course at Camp Johnson, here we can accommodate 40 to 60. And the course in any form is an invaluable asset.”

Lt. Col. Walker M. Field, the battalion commander, agreed with Long’s assessment, adding, “With more than 200 corporals in a typical battalion, the regiment’s corporal population rarely eclipses 20 percent resident (professional military education) completion. Obviously, corporals are critical in developing a unit’s tactical proficiency and garrison maturity. Conducting a Corporals’ Course in-house is tremendously beneficial in creating a core of small unit leaders who are dedicated to training new Marines and influencing the old.”

During the three-week course, instructors teach a Training and Education Command-provided curriculum which features drill, land navigation, public speaking, tactical communications, physical training, warfighting tactics and a myriad of

other skills that will enhance the Marines’ abilities both in combat and in garrison. The intent is for corporals to leave the school with an increased base knowledge and better prepared to train, lead and mentor junior Marines.

“Throughout the course, particular emphasis is placed on a corporal’s role in developing disciplined troops, particularly in garrison,” said Field. “Make no mistake about it, there is an inextricable link between increased unit discipline and completion of resident PME.” The value of the battalion’s corporals’ course was recognized by leaders throughout the unit. “Any time a unit loses a vital member of its command, even temporarily, the impact is felt immediately,” said Sgt. Maj. Curtis E. Warren. “However, the caliber of Marine you gain

in return is worth the sacrifices we make when sending that person. In most cases, by conducting this course internally, the Staff NCOs are in the direct chain of command of the students being taught, which means the platoon sergeants have a vested interest in making each Marine a better Marine leader.”

For Cpl. Robert R. Pfenninger, the curriculum has helped refocus him on the “complete Marine” concept.

“The first time you pick up the NCO sword and begin working on your sword manual, it creates a physical connection to your new rank and responsibilities. It’s a tangible reminder that we have to continue to uphold and enforce the standards of the Marine Corps, as all NCOs have throughout history.”

On graduation day, the group gathered in the dark

and departed for a run along New River. Once more, the promise of a warm afternoon was little consolation to their visible breath and steaming heads, so their new Corporals’ Course T-shirts remained hidden beneath standard-issue cold weather physical training gear. The run was not focused on evaluating their speed or endurance, but allowed the Marines a chance to celebrate the culmination of an integral block of their military education.

Later that night, they donned their dress blues, drank from a mysterious grog, paid fines and toasted those who have come before them. But, until then, the morning remained crisp and clear and cadence callers rotated as the Marines welcomed the long and early dawn, the rising sun seemingly impaled and stuck in the sharp tangle of bare limbs in the distance.

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With complete disregard for his own safety, he proceeded to deactivate each one of the five devices.

During the process, Whidden encountered multiple anti-tamper switches, specifically designed to prevent him from disarming the bombs, which he managed to defuse anyway.

Nearing the end of the ceremony, Hollahan gave words of appreciation to the Marines who received the award and the other EOD Marines present. Afterward, Hollahan dedicated a few words as a reminder of all the EOD technicians who have served before them.

“You guys do incredibly brave stuff (on your deployments), but it comes with a cost. We all know what the cost is,” Hollahan concluded. “Let us never forget all those wounded warrior’s who are still paying the cost and the ones who paid the ultimate sacrifice."

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Afghan National Army Lance Cpl. Shamsodun, automatic rifleman, 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, sets up a machine-gun position during a security patrol, Feb. 9. Marines recently transferred authority of Patrol Base Hanjar Yak to the ANA.

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Col. Mark R. Hollahan (left), commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, awards Bronze Star to Staff Sgt. James D. Whidden (right), an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 2nd EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd MLG, during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 10.

BRIDGES FROM 1A about us getting back to our amphibious roots, and in order to do that, we have to have a good working relationship with the Navy,” said 2nd Lt. Zachary Knight, 8th Bridge Company’s executive officer. “Any chance we have to get joint training with the Seabees is great.”

Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Baker, the bridge master for the joint build, was in charge of the project and oversaw the training and safety of all the Marines and Seabees involved.

“It makes me feel good to teach these guys,” he said.

“They are working really well together.”

Working together and learning about each service’s different tactics was a huge benefit of the project, which allowed the engineers to get real, hands-on training together.

“The cross-training with the Seabees shows what each unit does differently, and how we can work together better,” said Staff Sgt. Paul Cascell, 8th ESB Bridge Company platoon sergeant.

Bridging is one of the Seabees’ core capabilities, and it has been, and still is, a big part of past and current deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. “(Bridging) is incredibly important in terms of mobility and being able to meet mission, both at the pointy end of the spear as things are beginning to flow into a country and then from a sustainment standpoint, being able to maintain the fight or whatever the peacekeeping or training mission is,” Yamodis said.

Knight said the joint training was a great experience for all the Marines and Seabees involved. He said the next step is hopefully bringing his Bridge Company to Gulfport, Miss., home to NMCB 133, this summer for another joint-training evolution, where the engineers can continue showing the great teamwork displayed during the MGB project.

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When Sgt. Zachary T. Harding and his squad of Marines arrived at Patrol Base Hanjar Yak several weeks ago, they thought they would be training a squad of Afghan National Army soldiers.

However, the Marines discovered a highly proficient and hospitable group of ANA soldiers who were able to function independently, explained Harding, a squad leader with second platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

In the following weeks, the Marines built a close relationship with the ANA soldiers here, added Harding.

On Feb. 8, the Marines transferred authority of PB Hanjar Yak to the ANA’s 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps.

Since then, the ANA soldiers formally took responsibility for every daily task, including guarding the facility, running independent patrols, resupplying and cooking, said 2nd Lt. Brian Darcy, first platoon commander, Company I. When Darcy arrived here, the ANA soldiers were already equipped with all of the skills necessary for security operations, including patrolling, navigating and communicating.

The Afghan soldiers asked the Marines to teach them more skills, but the Marines didn’t have much more for them than a first aid class given by the Navy corpsmen, he added.

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Afghan National Army Sgt. Shah Mohammed, a noncommissioned officer in charge with 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, moves his soldiers past Patrol Base Almas during a security patrol here, Feb. 9. Afghan soldiers took over Patrol Base Hanjar Yak Feb. 8.

The ANA maintained tidy posts. Each post was lined with straight sandbags and free of clutter. The ANA soldiers were equipped with light machine guns, rocketpropelled grenades and assault rifles, and there was very little dust on any of the weapons.

“They had some of the cleanest weapons I’d ever seen,” said Darcy.

The ANA soldiers also relied on each other for food and water.

Afghan National Army Lance Cpl. Abdul Kabir, a cook with 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, fired up the wood stove and cooked food his comrades purchased from local merchants, he said. The Afghan soldier prepared his rice by thoroughly washing it and soaking it in boiling water for one hour.

He then boiled the rice over pan-fried onions and tomatoes and served it steaming hot, topped with beans and chunks of beef.

Every night, the ANA soldiers invited the Marines to dinner and tea to relax after a day of patrolling, said Lance Cpl. William M. Baldridge, radio operator with first platoon, Company I. They laughed together and spoke phrases in English and also Pashto and Dari, the two most common languages in Afghanistan, added Baldridge. The Afghan soldiers’ ability to speak Pashto allowed the ANA to build rapport with the

local villagers and gather information quickly, explained Harding.

Violence dropped significantly in Sangin District since a year and a half ago as the people in the province united and worked with the ANA to keep the area safe, said ANA Staff Sgt. Mahfazullah, the Hanjar Yak commander, 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak.

“Most of the finds of improvised explosive devices that we’ve had are through local national tips, so it’s them talking to us,” said Darcy.

“I think the ANA soldiers will be able to handle whatever comes at them.”

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Marines looking for action, adventure and a little bit of pain need to look no further than tomorrow’s paintball scenario game offered by the Marine Corps Community Services’ Single Marine Program at a local paintball facility.

The scenario, which will be announced in the morning, is slated to happen tomorrow at Sportsman’s Lodge on the outskirts of Jacksonville, N.C. The SMP will offer transportation to and from the event and will stop throughout several recreation centers to pick up Marines who want to participate.

The SMP bus will depart from the Stone Bay Recreation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune at 11 a.m. and travel to the Courthouse Bay Recreation Center then the Dunkin Donuts parking lot and, finally, the Camp Johnson Fitness Center. The SMP bus will be departing each location at 11:30

a.m., 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively. The estimated time of arrival to the Sportsman’s Lodge is 1 p.m. which will give the participants four hours of game time.

The fee to participate is $35, which will cover all the transportation and paintball fees. The paintball fees will be paid to Sportsman’s Lodge, which will in turn provide all-day air, a paintball mask, the field, 500 paintballs and a marker, a term used for a paintball gun.

A scenario is already under works by the Sportsman’s Lodge personnel and once the SMP service members arrive, they will be briefed and released to complete the scenario.

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Dr. Bogus shares tips and tricks for ethical fishing

After a recent bought with Mother Nature, it looks like spring might be making its way toward the Crystal Coast.

As anglers prepare for the upcoming spring fishing season, there are several things they can look forward to. The presence of white and hickory shad should help cheer up spring anglers. Stripers should arrive only a few weeks behind the shad, providing anglers with two tasty fish to catch in March and April.

By mid-March, the surf should be laden with blowfish. Anglers who were active last autumn will remember that there was a very strong blowfish bite in October and November.

The real sign of early spring fishing will be the

return of the bluefish to the inlets, surf and fishing piers, along with the return of stingrays, skates and the spiny dogfish.

As we approach spring 2012 fishing season, I would suggest all of us dedicate the upcoming season to the principles of ethical fishing.

Ethical fishing is easy and more important than ever now that we put more strain on the resources available to us.

To practice ethical fishing, an angler must know and agree to follow the current regulations.

I know the regulations seem to change frequently, but many of tackle shops, fishing piers and marinas keep updated regulations on hand and will readily answer questions any anglers have about regulations. Instead of allowing ignorance to be a weapon for ignoring regulations, make sure you stay up to date on the current rules.

As many of you know, I keep and eat many of the fish I catch, but I also release many for another day. You don’t need to

keep, abuse or kill fish, just because you can. Be reasonable and keep fish in moderation. Many fisheries work well with circle hooks, especially when bait fishing for red drum, speckled trout and other species where many fish are likely to be released.

Another growing problem is the presence of garbage and trash in open waters. The piers, surf and waterways seem to be increasingly filled with bottles and cans, paper and plastic wrappers, shopping bags and fishing lines. Many of the plastics are hazardous to fish, birds and sea turtles.

Fishing piers and beaches have trash receptacles for a reason and it is up to anglers and beachgoers to remind one another to use them.

Many locations also have fishing-line recycling bins for your discarded fishing line, which is considered a clear and present danger to the coastal wildlife.

Another frustrating problem is the ever-growing lack of courtesy and civility on and near the water. This is becoming a problem regardless of where anglers set up camp for the day. Whether you are anchoring along the Cape Lookout Rock Jetty

on a calm, sunny day fishing for false albacore or just respecting your neighbors while spot fishing on the ocean fishing piers, practice the golden rule.

Finally, parents, teach your children well. You are the example for the future, make your best of it.

Now that we have covered the basics of ethical fishing, it’s time to turn our attention to the fishing activity along the Crystal Coast. Unfortunately, there isn’t much to report. While there are still nice catches of sheepshead, many have already made their way back out to sea and out of the grasp of anglers.

Red and black drum are, of course, still accessible. The Cape Lookout Rock Jetty has seen a lot of drum being caught on shrimp.

There are still a few reports of trout being caught along the Highway 24 Bogue Sound Creek.

Most of these trout are being caught late in the afternoon or after dusk.

My high school volleyball coach had a saying that I heard far too many times – learn your lessons from each loss.

When the greatest coach I ever had wasn’t busy directing us from the bench or jumping up and down in fits of excitement, he was jotting down notes on things we did well and things we should have done better.

Regardless of how many times my coach reminded me that there was something to be learned from losing a game, it took me years to understand what solace there was to be found from a loss immediately after it occurred.

Yes, a loss does reveal character and has the potential to teach lessons, but from an athlete’s perspective, the lessons I could learn from losing a game weren’t the first thing on my mind when I trudged back to the bus for a long trip home.

No matter what I did, I couldn’t understand it.

Just because there was

As athletes, we have a choice to be a glutton for punishment or to look at the mistakes we made and the things our opponents did well.

After you watch your team lose a game that you should have won, most people don’t get in their cars and drive home thinking “Let me make a list of what I can learn from this disappointment.” That moment comes later, after we’ve had time to cool down and can reflect on the game without pointing fingers at ourselves or others for missing that ball or not returning that serve.

The important thing is that, at some point, this reflection occurs.

Last fall, I spent some time interviewing a member of the All-Marine Boxing Team. He said the most important thing he did after every loss was remind himself that he had to think about what led him to the loss, swallow it as humbly as possible and remind himself that he was lucky to compete in the first place.

Just the act of knowing that he was able to participate in something he enjoyed was enough to sustain him through the losses and less-thanperfect performances in the ring.

It’s a unique school of thought, this idea that you were “lucky to play in the

first place.” What I like about it, though, is the reminder that participation in any event, even in a losing event, is better than not participating at all.

Being on the roster is better than being in the stands. Being part of the team is better than not making the cut.

Making the team - even the losing team - means that you have something to offer. It means that you are on the cusp of providing something of substance to your teammates.

Everybody has bad days. Everybody plays at least one losing game. Everybody has a day when they just don’t understand how they missed that ball.

That is when it’s important to remember that you played.

Athletes who learn to be grateful for the opportunity to participate also learn how to accept defeat and still count their blessings.

Counting your blessings doesn’t mean ignoring the guilt you feel at losing. It simply means you acknowledge it and choose to move past it.

Only when we move past our personal feelings can we start to learn from our losses. Athletes are a rare breed - they have to take time to think about what happened and accept it before they can start to learn from it.

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Learning from your losses something to be learned from a game didn’t make the sting of the loss any less poignant.

Losing a game I should have won still hurt.

Even after I cooled down from the initial loss and started to recognize my mistakes, I still felt the pain of losing a game I should have helped win.

Sometimes, the realization of everything I did wrong made the pain of the loss worse.

A team who loses their game at the last second leaves the bench to supportive “you played a good game” cheers and pats on the back. A team who loses a game by a wide margin usually hears the words “better luck next time.” Whichever version of “oh well’s” they hear, athletes still feel the raw disappointment and frustration at facing a loss.

The important thing to realize in the moments when you are sitting in a locker room beating yourself up over what should have been a win is that you are the only person who can control the longterm outcome of the loss you just sustained.

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Freedom Classic baseball tournament Friday, 6 p.m.

The Freedom Classic baseball tournament returns to Kinston, N.C. for its threeday baseball series between the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy.

The three-day tournament will take place at the historic Grainger Stadium, where more than 5,000 fans gathered to watch last year’s inaugural Freedom Classic. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for all authorized Department of Defense identification cardholders.

Stadium parking is free. A silent auction will be held Saturday, with all proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.NCfreedomclassic.com.

Youth basketball playoffs Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The youth basketball end-of-season tournament playoffs will begin Saturday and conclude March 3. These games will feature the 10 through 12 and 13 through 15 age groups who have actively and energetically participated in the regular season. Due to a planned power outage, the first round of these games, originally scheduled to take place at Area 1 Gym, will be played at the French Creek Gym. For more information or to learn which teams will be affected by this outage, call 451-2177.

Women in Wilderness hiking trip Saturday, 9 a.m.

This women-led program is designed for all female authorized DOD identification cardholders who want to enjoy outdoor sports and learn new skills. During the hiking trip, learn how to pack your daypack and hike the trails of the Croatan National Forest. The trip costs $30 and includes the cost of transportation and tickets to hike. For more information, visit www. mccslejeune.com/outdoor.

Crystal Coast half marathon and 5K Saturday, 8 a.m.

Join hundreds of other runners for the Crystal Coast half marathon, 5K and kids run in Morehead City, N.C. The running courses will feature smoothly paved roads that wind through downtown Morehead City and take you over the bridge to Atlantic Beach for a run through historic Fort Macon. For more information or to register, visit www. crystalcoastrun.org.

Team Bass Tournament March 3, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Join two-man teams fishing for large-mouth Bass on the New River and its tributaries.

Average prize is $2,500 based on 50 boats.

Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place. Pre-registration is $70, but participants may register the day of the event for $85. Food and drinks will be provided at weigh-in. Active duty teams may participate through the usage of unit funds with permission from the unit’s special services officer.

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T

hey say there is always strength in numbers.

The Lejeune Lions wrestling team is challenging that proverbial quote by turning the tables on teams double their size.

When the wrestling team arrived at a state tournament in Raleigh, N.C., with 13 wrestlers, Saturday, many of the clubs they were going to face at the tournament were double their size.

Despite the daunting prospect of facing teams with more than 40 wrestlers on them, the Lejeune Lions took to the mat with vigor and strength that can only be found in the most determined athletes.

Their determination paid off and at the end of the day, the Lejeune Lions placed 12 out of 50 teams and had several wrestlers make their way into the semi-finals.

“For a club as small as ours, we did really well at the (state) tournament,” said Master Sgt. Troy Bell, assistant coach. “We had a lot of kids place in the top eight and a couple that were only one match away from being in the finals.”

Under the guidance of Bell and head coach Maj. John Knutson, the Lejeune Lions wrestling club, which started with eight members, has flourished and expanded, drawing in children 4 and older who want to

learn the self-reliance, confidence and defense that wrestling provides.

“These kids love wrestling,” said Knutson.

“They practice hard and they wrestled their hearts out, Saturday and we got a lot of compliments on them.”

For the wrestlers, though, it’s not about the compliments, but strictly about the entertainment.

“Wrestling is lots of fun,” said Tony Parker, a 4-year-old member of the Lejeune Lions and one the youngest wrestlers to compete in the state tournament on Saturday.

“I’m really good at it,” Parker added during a water break at practice aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Monday.

“I like it because I get to let out my aggression,” explained 11-yearold Kevin Rochon.

“It is good to get out aggression,” agreed Ahveana Couverthier, “but I also like it because I’m a girl and I can beat the boys.”

For 13-year-old Joseph Zapata, who has been wrestling for less than a year, Saturday’s tournament was a chance to see how far he has come.

“I think (Zapata) is one of our most improved wrestlers this year,” said Bell. “He’s really come a long ways.”

“I originally wanted to play football, but since I had never done a sport before, my family decided I should try wrestling and see how I like it,” explained Zapata. “I

found out the more I do it, the more I want to do it. I like not relying on anybody but myself.”

Zapata would rather rely on himself to do the work required to win a one-on-one wrestling match than be carried by teammates, he said.

“I want to be able to say ‘I did this all by myself ’ at the end of the day,” said Zapata.

Their attendance at the state tournament last weekend helped boost camaraderie and spirit amongst the wrestlers and their families, as well as their coaches and supporters.

“These kids are together a lot,” said Bell.

“They practice together, go to meets together, travel together and spend their free time together.”

After reviewing their outstanding performance at the state tournament, it was back to the mat for the Lions’ wrestlers when they returned to MCB Camp Lejeune and their home, the Area 5 Gym. With their shoes laced tightly, head gear on and attention tuned to their coaches, members of the wrestling team worked hard to prepare for their next big meet, which will be held March 10.

Their eyes glued to their coaches and their ears tuned into what they were being taught, Parker, Rochon, Couverthier, Zapata and their teammates walked through the motions of wrestling an opponent.

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(Above) Garrett Brodfuehrer stands triumphant as he is declared the winner of his match during the state tournament wrestling meet, in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday. Brodfuehrer and 12 other members of the Lejeune Lions wrestling team aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune traveled to the state capitol for the tournament, where they placed 12th out of 50 clubs who attended the tournament. (Left) Tony Parker, right, wrestles his opponent during a state tournament wrestling meet in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday.

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The support of her team and the other people in the course helped her make it through. She said the camaraderie of the run meant there was always someone to help participants get to the finish line, even if they aren’t running with a team.

Run for Warriors did make it through the Tough Mudder, and they attacked the obstacle course with some of the same people they were working so hard to help.

King said he was inspired to see veterans with prosthetic limbs going through the obstacles, and it left no excuse for his team to stop pushing themselves.

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The Wounded Warrior Project is a nonprofit organization that assists wounded service members. It teamed up with Tough Mudder, which sets up physically challenging obstacle courses in locations around the world and dares people to endure the gauntlet.

According to the Tough Mudder website, participants have raised more than $2 million for the Wounded Warrior Project, and the organization has more events scheduled.

The obstacle courses are designed by British special forces to test strength, endurance and willpower. The event is like Burning Man combined with a marathon, King remarked, and it is one of the most challenging things out there.

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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune patrons and members of Down East Cyclists, a local nonprofit cycling club in Jacksonville, N.C., have opened up mountain biking trails aboard MCB Camp Lejeune, recently.

The DEC club worked out a memorandum of agreement with base officials to build off-road biking and hiking trails in the Henderson Pond recreational area. The club’s volunteer workforce just completed the first three-mile-long loop recently, and is now open for patrons to use.

MCB Camp Lejeune once utilized an offroad biking trail located behind the brig, but recent construction lead to its closure.

“The six mile brig trail was what we started back in the mid 90s,” said Jeff LeBlanc, the mountain bike coordinator with DEC, and retired master gunnery sergeant. “That’s where we trained and formed the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps mountain biking team. Our former president was actually the military national champion for three years.”

When the team existed

in the 90s, it was sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services, which supported the team by paying for lodging expenses, entry fee and uniforms. It was well appreciated by the biking team, but many of the Marines deployed and funding for the team became an issue, so the team and program were discontinued.

LeBlanc hopes to revive the interest of off-road biking with the creation of the new trail.

“Last year, I went to the base and petitioned for new lands to build a biking trail,” said LeBlanc. “We coordinated with (Environmental Management Division), MCCS and Base Operations to locate an ideal area for the trails.

They offered us a couple of different places, so we chose this one. MCCS wanted this area as well because this is the Henderson Pond recreation area.”

The Henderson Pond recreational area is used for activities such as, freshwater fishing and bow hunting. MCCS is also developing campsites and picnic areas.

The developing projects will create a joint area for recreational activities.

When MCCS completes the camping and picnic sites, DEC will begin making connector trails so that it can be accessed from

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Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune patrons and members of the Down East Cyclists Club take a break from biking the off-road trails near Henderson Pond aboard MCB Camp Lejeune, Feb. 20. Their volunteer work-force completed the first three-mile-long loop, which is now open for patrons to use. that area.

“At this point, now we have (a) rideable loop, so we’re encouraging Marines to come out and run, hike or bike the trails,” said LeBlanc. “Using the trails more will pack down the soil, which will improve the terrain.”

The trails can be utilized by bikers of all ages.

Particular areas of the trail may be too advanced or challenging, so bypass routes that are easier to ride have been made.

“There are quite a few Marines that are used to biking the mountains

where they’re from,” said LeBlanc. “When they come to Eastern Carolina and it’s flat, they think that they can’t mountain bike anymore because there are no mountains. But, what we lack in mountains, we make up for it with technical terrains.”

While creating the trails, logs as big as a foot or more in diameter were left in place, and the dips and hills also make riding the terrain difficult.

A unique aspect of the trail development is that base patrons are allowed to volunteer in creating

Disabled veterans join in fellowship, rehabilitation JESSIE HEATH Sports editor

“This is for healing. This is what I do to help myself,” explained retired North Carolina National Guard member Randy Knoll as he unsnapped a box of brightly colored feathers, tied together with twine and held by small beads.

“It’s like arts and crafts for adults,” joked Shawn Horsley, showcasing his own collection. “But, we don’t call it arts and crafts - it’s fly tying.”

Each week, Horsley, Knoll and other disabled service members gather in the fellowship hall at Richlands United Methodist Church, pull out their feathers, beads and twine and work diligently, tying flies, which they will later use on fly-fishing trips in local waterways.

The program these active-duty service members, reservists, veterans and retirees are part of is called Project Healing Waters, an organization that recognizes the therapeutic benefits of fly fishing. Begun by Capt. Ed Nicholson, the program blossomed and spread through the United States, enabling thousands of wounded and disabled service members and veterans to learn to love the unique water sport.

Knoll, who has had a love of fly fishing since he was a child, said the program has helped him learn a lot and gives him something to do in his free time.

“Fly fishing is one of the most peaceful things you can do,” said Knoll. “To be out on the water where it is quiet, doing something that is therapeutic and helpful to you is one of the best things we can do for ourselves.”

Under the guidance of Myron Beaty, the Richlands chapter program lead, disabled service members and veterans learn proper fly tying and casting techniques, as well as enjoy the opportunities to participate in organized fishing trips and outdoor activities with other program members.

Fly tying and casting have proven useful in the continued development of hand eye coordination and muscle memory, according to the Project Healing Waters website. For disabled veterans, the class is also emotionally and mentally therapeutic.

“This is an opportunity for us to connect with each other and support one another,” said veteran Andrew Gendron. “It gives us the chance to fellowship with others, learn something we like to do and heal at the same time.”

The Richlands Project Healing Waters chapter started in 2009, when the organization partnered with the Fly Fisher’s In Friendship and Fidelity of Onslow County.

Beaty was approached by a church member, Billy Spencer, who showed him the outline for the program after learning that he was a fly fisher.

Once he had reviewed the outline, Beaty jumped on board and started working with Spencer to bring the program to the Coastal Carolina area.

“We went and talked to the regional coordinator, John Bass, and thought it sounded like a wonderful program to get involved in,” said Beaty. “I wanted to help these guys and do something for them, so I thought this was the right opportunity.”

With members ranging from Vietnam veterans to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Richlands Project Healing Waters chapter meets the first and third Monday of each month at Richlands United Methodist Church to practice fly tying and casting.

“We really want to spread the word that we are here,” said Beaty. “We want guys to come out and enjoy some time with us. They don’t have to know a lot, as long as they have an interest in fly-fishing.”

For more information on Project Healing Waters, contact Myron Beaty at 324-7342 or mac1990@charter.net.

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Andrew Gendron, left, talks with Project Healing Waters program leader, Myron Beaty, while he practices casting in the Richlands United Methodist Church parking lot before a fly-fishing meeting, Monday.

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“Sometimes, they get onto the mat and face a child they have never seen before and they get nervous. You just have to talk them through it.”

Nerves aside, Knutson calls the Lejeune Lions wrestlers the toughest he’s seen.

“It’s not an opinion that these kids are tough - it’s a fact,” said Knutson. “When we go to tournaments and we watch kids go into the third period of the third match, our kids are standing straight, breathing well and ready to go.”

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“Since it’s in the building stages, I can be a part of forming how the natural trail is going to be,” said Cpl. Alan C. Brown, a refrigerator and air conditioning technician with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, who volunteered to help make the trails.

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Moments later, when he was chest deep in freezing water, mud crawling up his body, King said he understood what the sign meant. The physical challenges required the participants to be in good shape. However, Jones noted, the requirements of her job and her role as a service member demand high physical standards. Even so, Jones said nothing could prepare her for the challenges.

Team member Hardy, exhausted from the course and unable to complete one of the obstacles alone, turned to another team’s runner who was wearing a Batman costume and asked the would-be superhero for help.

“I turned to the guy next to me and said, ‘Hey Batman, can you help me, please,’” said Hardy.

Hardy made it through the obstacle, and politely thanked the costumed hero for his assistance. Pausing to think, Hardy remarked, “Batman helped me, great guy!”

The team recounted the challenges of the event with good humor, making sure that the

to other the bikers,” added Brown.

The cycling club is open to having volunteers help out, however, patrons are not allowed to do so on their own and without their authority.

“The whole idea is to build this for the service members, families and patrons,” said LeBlanc.

“We’re happy to be able to provide these trails for recreational activity.”

For more information on the trails, call 333-0711 or e-mail ncleblancs@ ec.rr.com. embarrassing moments of each member received its share of ridicule. King said that everyone was smiling in the photos taken before the race, but they looked far less joyful at the end.

Each team member said they look forward to the next event, though they had a new found respect for the biting cold that followed them through the entire course.

Tough Mudder left Run for Warriors victorious, and King emphasized that the team’s goal is to keep spreading the word about the Wounded Warrior Project.

King also said the team will keep raising money and keep running, and he encourages his fellow service members to follow the team on Facebook and take part in the events.

“We’re one team in this entire fight, and we need to find a way to give back,” explained King. “This is our opportunity.”

For more information on the Tough Mudder challenge, visit www. toughmudder.com. For more information on the Wounded Warrior Project, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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“I’d also recommend that they wear something they don’t mind getting dirty like an old T-shirt and jeans,” said Sara Walsh, the activities programmer with the SMP. For those looking to protect themselves, a sweatshirt can provide some protection to the arms and chest.

Walsh fondly remembers playing paintball 10 years ago and can still remember the bruise she received from the game.

“If all goes well, this can be a great time for Marines to practice what they’ve learned,” added Walsh. “They can also take their stress out on each other and not in front of their (noncommissioned officers) which can lead to trouble.”

Walsh also added that this will be the SMP’s first paintball trip in the two years she’s worked her position.

If all goes well, she plans on hosting more paintball trips on a Saturday so that those Marines who are not able to participate in Friday’s event have a chance later on to test their mettle in the paintball field.

Although the SMP serves Marines and sailors, it is open for service members from all military branches.

For more information on tomorrow’s game, call the French Creek Recreation Center at 451-1446 or visit the SMP’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ mccscamplejeune.smp.

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A Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, removes homecoming banners from fences aboard the base, recently.

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housand of Marines deploy from M a r i n e Corps Base Camp Lejeune, annually.

When they return home, the sight of welcome home banners carry messages of rejoice, gratitude, excitement or a long-awaited reunion from families and the community they left behind.

The hanging of the homecoming signs on MCB Camp Lejeune’s fence near the main gate entrance has become a tradition that many would like to continue, but when patrons post signs that do not abide by base regulations, base personnel are obligated to remove them.

“We’ve been addressing this through our chain for a long time,” said Master Sgt. Thomas A. Eilmes, the operations chief with Headquarters and Support Battalion S-3, MCB Camp Lejeune.

“We pull the signs down on Thursdays by directions of the base commander. It’s

been in place for a while, and it’s the base commander’s policy.”

Family readiness officers brief families about the banner policy, but it is up to the families to follow the regulations so that they do not bring discredit to the Marine Corps. “(Patrons) shouldn’t include anything on their sign or banner that would bring disrepute on the Marine Corps,” said Rhonda Tomlinson, the FRO with HQSPTBn. Base personnel monitor the signs posted to ensure that all of the content is in accordance with banner policy. Patrons or members of the local community can also help filter out inappropriate banner by informing the base.

“As soon as they’re identified, they’re immediately pulled down,” said Eilmes.

“My best advice is if you’re not going to be able to hang it on your mother’s house for a welcome home, it’s probably inappropriate on the fence line on the base.”

Though a banner may be appropriate, placing them in the designated areas is

just as important.

“The commands know they can put up signs, but they don’t abide by it as far is putting them in the correct location,” said Eilmes. “Additionally, they don’t always follow up to make sure that signs are taken down.”

Banners are authorized only on the fence line along Highway 24. If signs are hung or placed in the tree lines and at or near the triangle gate, they will be removed.

“Signs can become a safety issue if signs aren’t placed in the right (areas) or properly (fastened so) they don’t fly into the road,” said Tomlinson. “(Signs) should be fastened securely, with things such as grommets with zipties,” added Eilmes. “Patrons should use materials that will withstand (some weathering,) because they break down and create debris. This also happens when cups are inserted in the fences.”

Although the rules are firm, there can be an exception to posting signs in unauthorized areas. This is allowed when there are a large number of units returning

from deployments.

“It’s easy to run out of room, so we’ll allow (families) to put banners along the fence at (MCB Camp Lejeune’s) Midway Park housing area,” said Eilmes.

“We understand and allow this because it’s good for the families and Marines.”

There are units that may have a change to their return date, but if the unit notifies their FRO no later than noon, Wednesday, they can keep the signs up.

Patrons are also allowed to go out to retrieve their signs with HQSPTBn. Marines before they remove and dispose of them.

Eilmes asks patrons to use materials that are also cost effective in case they are unable to retrieve their sign.

Unfortunately, base personnel will not be able to hold or save banners for patrons.

The enforced rules are stern, but base personnel have always shown compassion for the matter because they are more than just words on a banner.

“It’s a way for the families to recognize what the

Just a few minutes talking about Staff Sgt. Jimmie Senn could turn the dour faces of those mourning him into faces of joy and elation. The man had that effect on people.

He played many roles: a father, a husband, a coach, a teacher and a Marine, and did all of the roles admirably, leaving behind many memories for his friends and family.

At max capacity, Marines, sailors, civilians, family and friends attended the memorial of Senn at a auditorium in Camp Johnson, Jan. 27, who passed away due to severe head trauma, Jan. 14.

“Anyone can tell you he was just fun,” said his wife, B.J. Senn. “He laughed every day.”

His friends remember the time he spent with his family. Staff Sgt. Corey Cooper, one of Senn’s longtime friends, remembers looking over to Senn’s house, when they were neighbors, and finding him scrawling on the driveway using sidewalk chalk with his young daughters. He remembers seeing him during the evenings riding bicycles with them.

Staff Sgt. Raymond Riddle, another longtime friend and an instructor who taught medium tactical vehicle replacement alongside Senn with Marine Combat Service Support Schools’ Motor Transport Maintenance Instructional Company, said Senn was a caring and compassionate man.

“He was all about his family,” said Riddle. “(They) were his priority over everything else.”

Senn spent his time fishing, barbecuing, watching sports and coaching his children’s sports team. He received a trophy for his efforts as the Jones County Crush football teams coach last year, added B.J. He also helped in off-season camps and was looking forward to being head coach this year.

He was a teacher and a mentor outside of the football field as well.

“He was an excellent instructor,” said Gunnery Sgt. Gregory McKinney, a motor maintenance transport chief with MCCSSS. “He wanted to pass his knowledge and experiences to the younger Marines.”

Riddle said Senn was dedicated to teaching. He helped Marines who had done something wrong rather than putting them down, emulating discipline is not what you do to someone, rather what you do for someone.

“He always said, ‘Let me help you and we’ll get this done right,’” said Riddle.

Senn was devoted to his life as a Marine. He spent 16 years in the Marine Corps and has deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He had no intention of leaving.

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On Nov. 8, 2011, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian award, to the Montford Point Marines.

Each year, our nation recognizes the abilities and accomplishments of an influential sector of our population with the observance of Black History

Month. Being that it’s February, the Marine Corps should take time not only to commemorate the history and heritage of blacks in America, but also celebrate the warriors that have finally been recognized for their heroism.

“Our Montford Point brothers are patriots,” said Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, in a recent Marine Administrative Message. “From 1942 to 1949, nearly 20,000 African-American men from

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The Marine Corps, like the wider society at large that was socially and culturally divided by race, trained these men separately, denying them their rightful place in the Corps and in

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Guests to Staff Sgt. Jimmie Senn’s memorial service pray at Camp Johnson, N.C., recently. Senn was a medium tactical vehicle replacement instructor with Marine Corps Combat Support School who wanted to remain in the Marine Corps for as long as possible.

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While accompanied Marines, their spouses and children have family readiness officers to watch out for their needs and coordinate programs on base where they can find family fun, single Marines and sailors can find similar resources through the Single Marine Program and their representatives.

Chosen by their command, SMP representatives are service members who act as a liaison between the program and the Marines and sailors they work with. There may be multiple representatives in a unit. The representatives check quality of life issues for single Marines and sailors, inform them about events taking place and help them find opportunities to have fun and become involved while at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

“They're the voice and the ears of the Marine Corps,” said Susan Goodrich, the branch head with SMP aboard MCB Camp Lejeune.

Taking care of quality of life issues can involve a representative speaking to a barracks manager to find out whether a broken heater will be fixed in a timely manner or simply speaking up during their meetings about the little things a Marine may want, like seeing a specific condiment at the convenience stores.

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Emergency preparedness is always on the front of everyone’s minds when natural disasters are predicted, such as Hurricane Irene or the tornado that passed through the area last year.

However, people may put their minds at ease knowing that diligent emergency managers, like retired Master Chief Mark S. Starnes, the emergency manager for Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, are always hard at work preparing for any disaster that may strike.

For Starnes’ hard work, he was awarded the R.A. Pate award during his trip to the 23rd annual North Carolina Trauma & Emergency Symposium in Wilmington, N.C., Feb. 10.

The award is presented to an individual for their hard work in emergency preparedness. For Starnes, this award came as a surprise.

“I was just attending the symposium and was also at the ceremony,” said Starnes. “When I was called up there it, was a surprise.”

For those who nominated him as a recipient however, Starnes’ dedication to both his job and the surrounding community made him more than eligible for the award.

Starnes coordinates disaster plans with Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune as well as Onslow County. Just recently he worked with the state’s bioterrorism unit for county education. Soon, Starnes plans on working with the New Hanover Regional Medical Center with an active shooter and evacuation scenario.

Starnes’ motivation for work and helping others can be traced back to his time as a corpsman in the Navy.

“I retired as a master chief after doing 30 years in the Navy,” said Starnes. “You just have to accomplish the mission and try to give it 100 percent.”

Working with the community is a big part of what Starnes does. He has developed such a great partnership with the Onslow Memorial Hospital that they have agreed to share disaster planning resources, so that in their time of need, they can reach out to each other for help.

Starnes military career has taken him to several places including the South Pole, Haiti, Kosovo and Iraq. He has also been attached to Regimental Combat Team 2; 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Marine Air Ground Task Force 8.

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THE GLOBE, CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. REMEMBERED FROM 1A “He wanted to stay in the Marine Corps until the day they made him leave,” said B.J. “That was the plan.”

Even when he found challenges with the Marine Corps, he remained dedicated.

“He thought that if it was worth it to enlist once, it was worth doing it again and again,” said Riddle.

“If it was tough he said, ‘Stick with it and it will turn out good in the end.’”

Equal to his love for the Marine Corps was his love for the Green Bay Packers. Every discussion about him, throughout the speeches during the memorial service and, every conversation held after, inevitably led to his love of football and the Green Bay Packers.

“I remember we were sitting around once talking about football,” said Riddle. “He looked at me and he said, ‘One day, when I die I’m going to look up at Jesus and say, ‘Hey, I’m here to play football with Vince Lombardi on heaven’s field,’” said Riddle. “I’ll always remember that.”

69th anniversary of women in Marine Corps celebrated Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Brig. Gen. Lori Reynolds speaks as the guest of honor at the 69th anniversary of women Marines celebration at Camp Geiger’s Ivy Hall, Feb. 15. Reynolds is the first female to serve as the commanding general of Marine Recruit Training Depot Parris Island, S.C. While the hisLANCE CPL. JACKELINE tory of female M. PEREZ RIVERA Marines stretches Marine Corps Base Camp back almost a Lejeune hundred years, h a t and some may d o e s argue even as far it take back as 1812, it to be was 69 years ago a fe- that women bemale Marine? According to gan continuously Gail Horn, it takes the same serving in the thing it takes to be a male Marine Corps.

Marine: perseverance.

“Women MaMarines and guests, in- rines are no difcluding Horn, celebrated ferent than the the 69th anniversary of larger organizaPhoto by Lance Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera women in the Marine tion we serve,” (Above) A Marine listens intently to Brig.

Corps, Feb. 15 at Camp said Reynolds, the Gen. Lori Reynolds’ speech at the 69th Geiger’s Ivy Hall. guest of honor, anniversary of women in the Marine “You’re going to want during a speech Corp’s celebration at Camp Geiger’s Ivy to quit, but you can’t,” said at the event. “We Hall, Feb. 15.

(Right) A pair of combat Horn, a retired Marine who owe the responboots with fl owers marks the foot of the spent 25 years in the Corps. sibility to take podium where speakers were presented Horn recalls training to care of the eagle, during the 69th anniversary of women in be a drill instructor and go- globe and anthe Marine Corps celebration. ing on a confidence course chor and all that after fire trucks traveled it stands for, but “We celebrate this oc- heel Chapter, said that through the area, leaving there is something more in casion with Marines who she hopes young Marines behind a steep layer of mud us, a responsibility and the served as far back as World learn the history of womto crawl through. additional pride that comes War II,” said Gunnery Sgt. en Marines.

“I was thinking a lot of along with being a part of Jeannine Cressman, Ma“I hope they understand bad things,” said Horn, the fewer, the prouder, the rine Combat Training Bat- their (legacy),” said John, with a smile. “But, when Women Marines.” talion’s Headquarters and who hopes they see what I got through, dirty and Guests included Marines Support Company first ser- female Marines have done full of mud head to toe, it from Marine Corps Base geant, who organized the in the past, and that they felt so good. (Some male Camp Lejeune, Marine event. “It’s important that are setting the example for Marines) said ‘You did it! Corps Air Station New Riv- we take this opportunity the next generation.

I can’t believe you did it!,’ er, Marine Corps Combat while we have it to show The event included a and I said ‘You did it, Why Service Support Schools, our appreciation.” cake cutting ceremony and can’t I?’” and School of Infantry-East While the topic of wom- live music from the 2nd As the line between male leadership, Marine Combat en in the military comes up Marine Division Band, hisand female Marines shrink, Training students and in- often in the media, many torical displays, along with it can be difficult to remem- structors along with veter- Marines are not aware of refreshments and food, ber the distinctions between ans from the Women Ma- their history. Col. Daniel J. which guests partook in as the two. Recent events have rine Association’s Tarheel Lecce, the commanding of- they mingled at the end of broken many barriers for Chapter. The oldest Marine ficer of MCB Camp Leje- the event, sharing stories female Marines, from Brig. present was Jean Blick who une, feels that historical and warm conversation.

Gen. Lori Reynolds taking served from 1951 to 1953 events like the celebration “It’s inspiring,” said Sgt. the reins at Marine Recruit and was accompanied by are woven into the heritage Jennifer Gebert, an instrucDepot Parris Island, S.C., her husband, Joe Blick, a of the Marine Corps. tor with Marine Combat the first female to do so, to Marine who received the Shirley John, the presi- Training Battalion. “This the recent shift in women’s Navy Cross during the Ko- dent of the Women Ma- reminds us of why we do combat roles. rean War. rine Association’s Tar- what we do.”

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Officers’ Club host wine tasting PFC. NIK S. PHONGSISATTANAK

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Patrons recently gathered at the Paradise Point Officers’ Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for intimate tastes of chocolate and black cherries fused in a cabernet sauvignon, the silky flavor of berries and vanilla presented in a Bordeaux style red blend, and many more elegantly mixed wines.

“I love the wine tastings,” said Mila Masur, a military spouse who attended the event. “I’ve been here for almost five years and I’ve attended every tasting. The wine is absolutely phenomenal, and it’s nice that the wine makers are actually here to give us tasting notes and present their wines.”

The owners of Edward and Sophie Rollat winery brought six different types of wine that offered a flavorful variety to taste buds.

“We were very fortunate to be invited here to host this event,” said Bo Lindgren, the owner of Edward and Sophie Rollat winery. “We tried to have wine that meets the pallet interest of all consumers. We hope that they’re pleased with what we presented.”

Hors d’oeuvres, such as assorted cheese with crackers and stone ground mustard, coconut shrimp with tropical salsa, grilled chicken satay with cucumber mint relish, French dip flatbread sandwiches with caramelized onions, herb cheese and mustard and a mini chocolate mousse cup assisted in complementing the wines.

“Chef Erik (Lampe, the executive chef with Clubs and Catering) has made really good food that paired

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

Guests at Staff Sgt. Jimmie Senn’s memorial service pray at Camp Johnson, N.C., recently. Senn was a medium tactical vehicle replacement instructor with Marine Corps Combat Support School. He was a family man who enjoyed fishing, football, and barbecues.

SIGNS FROM 1C deployed service member has done, and welcome him back,” said Tomlinson. “The units will decide to have events where they go out together and put up signs. It also helps out the FROs and the Family Readiness Program by bringing them together.”

Community businesses have also shown their appreciation by posting up signs of their own.

“It’s important to continue and allow homecoming banners because it shows the community support for our returning heroes,” said Eilmes. “We are all glad to see our service members return.”

For more information on the policy, contact your FRO. HISTORY FROM 1C its rich tradition of service.

The original intent was to discharge these Marines after the war, but they proved themselves just as capable as all other Marines, regardless of race, color or creed.

Because these men persisted and carried on, the Marine Corps underwent a social awakening that laid the foundation for greater equality and opportunity.

In addition to the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal, Amos supported the bill to ensure the Montford Point story continues to be told.

“Every Marine from private to general will know the history of those men who crossed the threshold to fight not only the enemy they were soon to know overseas, but the enemy of racism and segregation in their own country,” Amos said. “My promise to you is that your story will not be forgotten. It will take its rightful place and will be forever anchored in the rich history of the United States Marine Corps.”

According to M. F. Applegate, the director with the Marine Corps Manpower and Policy Division, during Black History Month, commanders are encouraged to take the time to recognize and celebrate the dedicated service and contributions of African-Americans, both past and present. Commanders are further encouraged to conduct programs and promote participation in observance of events at their commands and in the local community. “(Black History Month) traces a people who refused to accept the circumstances under which they arrived on these shores, and it chronicles the generations who fought for an America that truly reflects the ideals enshrined in our founding documents,” said President Barack Obama during this year’s proclamation. “(This month), we celebrate the rich legacy of African-Americans and honor the remarkable contributions they have made to perfecting our Union.”

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Photo by Pfc. Nik S. Phongsisattanak

Col. Daniel J. Lecce, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (right) asks Bo Lindgren, the owner of Edward and Sophie Rollat winery (left) to pour wine into his glass during the Wine Tasting event held at the Paradise Point Officers’ Club aboard MCB Camp Lejeune, recently. nicely with the wine,” said Masur.

Lampe said he tried to look at what was going to sell with the wine ingredients.

“The old rule was red wines with red meat and white wines with white meat, but it really comes down to personal choice,” said Lampe. “It’s good to see that the guests are enjoying the food.”

Participants including French military guest training aboard the base, quickly lined up to fill their glasses so they could return to mingle. The sound of conversation and laughter grew with every refill.

“I think that the event is fabulous, especially having the French military here,” said Col. Daniel J. Lecce, the commanding officer of MCB Camp Lejeune. “It’s so nice to host the foreign military forces and it looks like they’re having a great time. It’s great camaraderie. It’s something to get away from our busy lives. We’re just sitting around having a nice time with friends and a glass of wine.”

Paradise Point Officers’ Club will be hosting their next wine tasting on March 8. For more information on upcoming events, call 451-2465, extension 2.

proper channels, have been fixed immediately,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class David Ebel, the SMP representative with Wounded Warrior Battalion-East.

The representatives also help with SMP events, getting the opportunity to travel and have fun while providing information to share with their Marines.

“Often times having someone there telling them about (events), showing them that they are there participating may make them feel more comfortable (about becoming involved),” said Ebel.

Being a representative may mean working with a unit family readiness command team. Being a part of that involves informing leadership about the concerns single Marines have and can even involve planning events with Marine Corps Community Services coordinators and FRO’s that incorporate the interest of single Marines, according to MARADMIN 757/11.

“The Marine Corps dedicated extraordinary effort and resource in the last 10 years to married Marines and their families. It is vital to the health of the force that we dedicate a similar effort to single Marines and includes their voice in key advisory bodies,” states the MARADMIN. Half of the Marine Corps is made up of single Marines, and their representatives are there to make sure they are taken care of.

For more information on the SMP, call 451-4642 or visit mccslejeune.com/smp.

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Navy Lt. Josh Sherwin, the rabbi with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and Shannon Chawk, a member of the Officers Wives’ Club, performed their swing dance routine during the Officers Wives’ Club annual luncheon at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 14. The theme for the event was based off the television show “Dancing with the Stars.”

OWC host Dancing with Division luncheon PFC. NIK S. PHONGSISATTANAK

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horde of zombies limped onto the floor and danced in sync, bedazzling those watching during the 2nd Marine Division, Officer Wives’ Club “Dancing with Division” annual luncheon, held at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 14.

Patrons gathered to eat, relax and take pleasure in watching the dance competition. Judges also commented on the performances and scored them. The competition was based off the television show “Dancing with the Stars.”

“We have this luncheon once a year, and this was the theme that we chose,” said Marcela Miller, a member of the OWC who helped coordinate the event.

The menu satisfied appetites with unique and well-presented foods such as a chicken roulade stuffed

with an assortment of flavorful ingredients, served with sautéed brocollini and red roasted peppers dish.

The decor was soft on the eyes, yet bold. Elegantly dressed tables with cream garments and velvet red bouquets complemented the day of love and offered a flush of romance.

But the spark that ignited the event was the dance competition that included performances by lively zombie wives doing the “Thriller” dance, an experienced couple showcasing their western dance routine and the combined talent of two dancers presenting their swing dance moves.

“We thought of the theme back in the summer, so we planned the different performances to offer some variety and I think that it turned out well,” said Miller. “We had more than 140 service members and spouses attend. It was something different and I think that everybody loved it.”

Cheers and applause erupt from the audience as dancers brought life to the music with their energizing

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performances. There was a great sense of happiness and harmony that engulfed the room. If one were to glance across the room during the spectacle they’d see nothing but smiles on everybody’s faces.

“The adrenaline is flowing,” said Kristen Lukefahr, a member of the OWC who did a western dance with her husband, 1st Lt. Joseph Lukefahr, the assistant operations officer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. “We volunteer to perform at the event, and we were a little nervous at the start.”

During their performance, they showed extraordinary confidence and skill as Joseph flipped, spun and held Kristen above his head. They revamped the country dance with technical and challenging moves that opened the audience’s eyes to the depth of style in western dance. Amazed, the crowd erupted into standing ovation - it was obvious that the couple had experience in dancing.

“She volunteered us for the dance competition,” said Joseph. “So we came up with a little routine. We both share a love for dancing. That how we met, and we’ve been doing it ever since.

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Musicians with the 2nd Marine Division jazz band play during the Officers Wives’ Club annual luncheon at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 14. More than 140 service members and spouses attended the event.

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Wives dressed as zombies dance during the Officers Wives’ Club annual luncheon at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Feb. 14. Dancing with Division was theme for the 2nd Marine Divisions OWC.

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Every woman has the right to be safe.

Domestic violence has an enormous negative impact on the physical and mental health of women.

It is a complex issue and women experiencing domestic violence need individual support and access to a variety of counseling and educational services.

“I was once a victim of domestic violence,” said Sharon Alomari, a victim advocate aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Now, married again, there are still trust issues regardless of who I’m in a relationship with, but now I have the knowledge and tools to support myself.”

A women’s support group held once a week aboard MCB Camp Lejeune was designed for past and present victims of domestic violence with a goal of educating participants in a safe and supportive environment.

The evidence-based group is an eight-week closed group for women who have experienced any domestic violence at any time.

“There are eight different topics that they discuss from empathy to self-care, understanding the dynamics of family violence, safety issues and what they can do to take care of themselves,” said Daphne Knight, clinical supervisor aboard MCB Camp Lejeune.

The severity of an individual’s case will not prevent them from participating in the group.

“Because we are trying to move forward to a prevention mode and not a reactive mode, all of our groups are now open to everyone without having a case file at our office,” said Knight. “After they have completed their eight-week program, they can continue to receive support through other services.”

If at any point an individual or family feels there are issues in their life or they need assistance they can contact the Community Counseling Center to receive an initial assessment which includes the presenting issue as the client sees it, their family history and mental health status.

“From that assessment, the clinician, along with the client, develop a treatment plan and figure out how we can assist them in reaching the goal to be as healthy as they would like to be,” Knight said.

Another program Knight highly recommends is the Domestic Violence and Children class.

“That’s a group for the individuals or couples to come and understand how conflict, not necessarily physical contact, but even how loud arguments can affect your child,” she added.

For more information, call the Community Counseling Center at 451-2864.

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Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drive Thru at 1796 Gum Branch Road, Jacksonville, N.C. Lairdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto and Truck Repair at 1197 Piney Green Rd. Jacksonville, N.C.

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157 Topsail Reef 1BR/1BA. Furnished oceanfront condo, deck, rent includes water, sewer, trash. No Pets. Available NOW $750 mo ----------------------------------107 Knotts Ct. 3BR/2.5BA. Unfurnished, garage, bonus room. Pets Negotiable. Available NOW $1250 mo ----------------------------------219 Seashore 2BR/2BA. Furnished, ocean view duplex near Surf City. Covered parking and deck. No Pets. Available NOW. $1120 mo ----------------------------------1207 Topsail Dunes 1BR/1BA. Partially furnished, ocean front condo, newly remolded bathroom. Rent includes water, sewer, trash, basic cable, and community pool and tennis courts. Washer/dryer included. No Pets. Available NOW $795 mo ----------------------------------401 East Bay Drive 3BR/3.5BA. Unfurnished, waterfront, boat slip, boat dock, sun room, office, garage, remote control awning, gas fireplace, pool and tennis court access, 2 master suites, 2 stove tops, 2 ovens, great kitchen for entertaining, dish washer, washer/dryer, yard maintenance, sewer and gas included in rent. Bayshore Marina. Pets Negotiable.

Available NOW. $1995 mo ----------------------------------334 Topsail Reef 1BR/1BA. ocean front condo, rent includes water, sewer, trash, basic cable, internet community tennis courts. No Pets. Available NOW. $795 mo ----------------------------------902 Marina Ct. 2BR/2BA. Unfurnished, bonus room, garage, lawn maintenance, swer included, pool, tennis courts, boat ramp and boat slip. Pets Negotiable.

Available NOW. $925 mo 118 BELVEDERE 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with garage and privacy fence in back yard. Close to beach at the neighborhoods of Holly Ridge. $1000 Realty World-Ennett & Associates 910-327-3600.

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910-347-4049 Email: aba@bizec.rr.com Website: www.abarents.com 2BR/1BA-TownHouse. Close to MCAS & Lejeune.

Amenities: dishwasher, washer/dryer, free lawn service & trash. No pets, $750 + dep. 910-389-5230 2BR/2BA MOBILE HOME. Nice clean, country living. $450. Call 910-545-1288 or 910-545-7697 3BR/2BA GREAT CONDITION, convenient to ASNR/MARSOC/Lej. Good schools, new kitchen, on golf course, avail immed. $1350 hampstead.rental@yahoo.com AVAILABLE NOW. 595 PERU RD. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath brick home with carport and large yard. Near marinas and convenient to Courthouse Bay. $750 Realty World - Ennett & Associates 910-327-3600.

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8813 Krystal Court Villas, Emerald Isle 3BR, 2 ½ BA - $900 per month 303 Cape Fear Loop, Emerald Isle 4 BR, 3 BA - $1,300 per month 138 Fawn Drive West, Emerald Isle 3BR, 2 BA - $950 per month

WILLIAMSBURG PLANTATION. 4 BED, 2.5 BA home. Formal living & dining room, den, eat-in kitchen.

Available Jan 1, 2012. $1600 Contact Hartis Prop at 910-938-4334

100 CONSTITUTION AVENUE $151,900 3BR/2BA on wooded .65 acre lot offers an extra room for office/den, laundry room, & 2 car garage. This last new home in Liberty Hills is located in southwest Jacksonville off Dawson Cabin Rd. Convenient to MCAS, new bypass, Walmart & Lowes shopping ctr. Chuck Huff 910-465-7876 BROOKSTONE AT LAND’S END 300 Pebble Island Lane 3BR/2BA$176,900 301 Pebble Island Lane 4BR/2BA$179,900 315 Brookstone Way 3BR/2BA$167,000 113 Sparkling Brook Way 3BR/2BA$176,900 116 Sparkling Brook Way 4BR/2.5BA$199,900 Quality constructed new homes by Award-winning DCI Construction.

Make one of these fantastic homes your dream home for 2012! Call John Troup at 910-539-3148

101 PADDLE TRAIL LN, SWANSBORO- $199,900. Open floor plan! Less than 30 min to Camp Lejeune, Cherry Pt, or Carteret Co Schools! Call Bluewater Real Estate 800-752-3543.

103 CALDWELL COURT. Beautiful 3BR/2.5BA with 2 car garage in Kanton Hills. Great open floorplan & over 2200 htd. sq. ft. Two story foyer with palladium window & laminate wood flooring. Formal dining room & sunroom just off the family room.

Master BR w/trey ceiling & FP. Huge bonus room & additional 10x9 space.

Home sits on a cul-de-sac and has an enormous fenced back yard. Chuck Compton 910-330-5413, Choice Realty 103 LENNOX CIRCLE $155,000 Home in Brynn Marr, close to Camp Lejeune and shopping. Huge 4th bedroom, all-purpose room w/ laundry area, big foyer, 18x24 garage building, dog run, & privacy fenced yard. Seller will help w/ closing costs and is providing one-year home warranty. MLS# 128432. Call Betty Davis at Century 21 Champion Real Estate 910-340-1822 105 IVEY RIDGE PLACE. One of a kind contemporary styled 3 BR, 2BA home located on a large wooded lot at end of quiet cul-de-sac in lovely Acorn Forest.

The heated & cooled sunroom looks out onto the natural beauty of the wooden backyard. The spacious 16x17 master BR comes with a walk in closet that accesses a large storage area. Priced to sell quickly at only $144,000! Lois Hutchins 910-330-4481, Choice Realty

108 HILDA ROAD Brand new 3BR/2BA Colonial Hills home with tons of upgrades. Huge master walk-in closet, hardwood flooring in living room, ceramic tile in kitchen/master bath, granite countertops, large laundry room/pantry w/ deep sink. Large screened porch & architectural roof.

Over 1700 sqft for $189,900! Susie Montag 910-340-0487, Choice Realty 118 QUAILWOOD CIRCLE, CAPE CARTERET $224,798 Ranch-style home sitting on 2.5 acres. Between Cherry Pt. & Camp Lejeune. Call Bluewater Real Estate 800-752-3543 or www.BluewaterMilitary.com 122 DAPHNE DRIVE $131,9003BR/2BA Hubert home includes all appliances, fireplace, and 2-car garage. Close to schools and back gate of Camp Lejeune. Move-in ready and priced to sell! Eligible for VA vendee financing. 100% financing for owner occupants, 95% for investors.

Do not need to be a veteran to qualify. Susie Montag 910-340-0487 133 SWEETWATER DRIVE $129,900 3BR/2BA home with hardwood floors, freshly painted interior, fully equipped kitchen, and privacy fenced yard!

Situated on over a 1/2 acre lot just minutes to Stone Bay and Topsail Island beaches! Lois Hutchins 910-330-4481

176 HAWS RUN RD. 3BR/2BA Price Reduced! $159,900. $99 move-in.

Wonderful new home only minutes from Camp Lejeune. Close to schools. 2-car garage, stainless appliances, fireplace, rear covered patio, fenced yard. 1 acre lot. Call Ashley @ 910-443-0606.

2 ROOM BUNGALOW $44,950Perfect for first time homeowner! On 3/4 acre lot, just painted inside & out, new carpet will soon be installed.

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bargain at $44,950. Call 910-3474050 or 910-686-6539 200 E. LAKERIDGE LANDING. Charming 3BR/2BA home conveniently located near the base, shopping malls and Northeast Creek Park!

Living room with fireplace, hardwood floors, cathedral ceiling, garage, fenced in yard and located on a corner lot. Buyer can move in until closing!

Seller will pay up to $3,500 toward buyer closing costs. A great deal!

Motoko Philpott 910-459-6801, Choice Realty 205 Portland Place $206,000- Just reduced! Hubert home in Trailwoods.

Bonus room, formal dining, ceramic tiled kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Master suite w/his & her closets, jacuzzi tub, oversized shower, privacy fenced yard with a large deck for entertaining. Low traffic cul-de-sac, extra parking pads & close to the beaches. Pamela Valdes 910-3309138 206 VICTORY WAY. Just reducedOnly 4 more new construction homes in Liberty Hills. READY TO MOVE IN GREAT LOCATION & GREAT PRICE! Two story, 3B/2.5BA home with extra room for den/office. Tucked away on the end of a cul-de-sac on .72 acre lot. Back deck overlooks private wooded back yard. Comes with 1 car garage. Up to $2,500 toward buyers closing costs. Only $157,900! Peggy Stanley 910-359-9787, Choice Realty 209 DENNIS RD. MLS# 128786 Cute 3 BR home located on a quiet street close to shopping & schools. Living room w/ vaulted ceilings and fireplace, bonus room, & laminate floors. Ceramic tile in kitchen & bathrooms. Large privacy fenced back yard, storage building, and screened porch! Only $129,500. Call Betty Davis at Century 21 Champion Real Estate 910-340-1822

and a oversized garage. Close to Cherry Point, MCAS, shopping and the beach! Call Bluewater Real Estate 866-467-3105 or www.BluewaterMilitary.com 262 CEDARWOOD DRIVE, SWANSBORO $124,000 Better than New and ready to move in! Located between Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point. Call Bluewater Real Estate 866 467-3105 or www.BluewaterMilitary.com 31 RIEGEL DRIVE $115,000 3BR home located less than 4 miles from Camp Lejeune rear gate & less than 3 miles from nearest water access. On almost 1/3 acre. Has huge shed & chainlink fenced yard with gated access to driveway. Jonathan Strader 910-340-4480 353 HIGHWAY 172. Tired of the main gate traffic? This 3BR/2BA home is located on Highway 172 with quick access to the back gate. On 1 acre, fenced back yard, large deck, side entrance 2-car garage. This home has an eat-in kitchen with a sky light and brand new carpeting throughout.

Qualified buyer can move in before closing! Melony Thimmes 910-4671413, Choice Realty 420 HOUSTON ROAD $117,000 Updated 3BR featuring hardwood floors, separate living and dining room, and easy access to the laundry room. Private, huge fenced yard backing to a creek and trees. Perfect for first time home buyers or investors! Alyson Price 301-305-2081 471 HUNTING GREEN DRIVE $122,000 Newly remodeled 3BR/1 car garage home located just minutes from Camp Lejeune and the shopping centers of Jacksonville. Huge deck and fenced yard ideal for cookouts and family get togethers. Chuck Compton 910-330-5413

211 DIAMOND COVE, NEWPORT$149,900 3 bedrooms with 2 baths

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504 CLYDE DRIVE $135,000 Great 4BR/2BA in Northwoods subdivision.

New roof, new vinyl, new windows, new exterior and interior doors. All hardwood through out the house has been refinished. HVAC and appliances replaced in 2003. Close to bases, shopping, and schools. Vikki Stumpf 910-265-6901

SKILLED PIPE CREWS for water, sewer, storm drain (laborers, operators, foremen, and superintendents).

Must be able to work on base (obtain clearance and pass e-verify). Call 910-343-6445.

627 SOUTH HAMPTON DRIVE. Cute 3BR/2BA home with one car garage located just minutes from the main gate of Camp Lejeune. New carpet, paint, vinyl siding and new roof. All appliances stay including washer and dryer. Central location close to schools, shopping and base. Vikki Stumpf 910-265-6901 Choice Realty

3 LIFT RECLINER CHAIRS Very good condition. $250-$200-$150. Call 910-353-2237

706 SHADOWRIDGE ROAD. Remodeled 3BR/2BA home with one car garage. Kitchen with new appliances, new flooring and lots of cabinet space. Living room with brick fireplace and new ceramic tiled flooring. New wood laminate flooring in master BR. New HVAC. Located on corner lot in Brynn Marr subdivision. Lisa Hamner 910-467-6530, Choice Realty

CHOCOLATE SUEDE SOFA from Ashley Furniture. Excellent condition!

3 months old. $300. Please leave a message 910-353-5735

ENNETT TOWNHOMES- 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths with appliances, storage room and screened porch. Located on Old Folkstone Road in Sneads Ferry convenient to MARSOC, Courthouse Bay, beaches and schools. Affordable at $114,900. Realty World-Ennett & Associates 910-327-3600.

GATED COMMUNITY- 1660 Chadwick Shores has 3 bedrooms (possibly 4), 3 baths and garage. Also features dining room, kitchen nook, gas log fireplace, vaulted ceilings, screened porch, fenced back yard and community dock. Short drive to base. $249,000. Realty World-Ennett & Associates 910-327-3600.

HOBBY FARM, 4.3 ACRES 6-stall barn, 3BR double wide home with screen porch and deck. Great for the horse lover. 2 miles from back gate in Sneads Ferry. 910-389-9109

BEAUTIFUL STURDY 3 PIECE cherry entertainment center, 90”wide X 75” tall, including 2 bookcases. $100 or best offer. Photo available upon request. 910-381-1758

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5 NISSAN 2011/2012 WHEEL COVERS at $75. Leave a message 910-353-5735.

2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXi (3.2LV6) 132,338 miles. Second owner with all records. Power locks, windows, seats. Leather. CD player.

New battery. Good tires. Please call for information. 703-217-6525 2003 MINI COOPER S Leather, sunroof, premium stereo, & luggage rack. Dealer. Marty 910-399-4421 2004 FORD F-150 LARIAT 4X4 45k

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NEW WIRELESS Verizon prepaid phone card. $30 value selling for $25. Call 336-543-7724

2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT convertible. Rockford Fosgate stereo, heated leather seats. Dealer.

Marty. 910-399-4421

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY ‘11 Stow & go seating, rear heat/AC, candy apple red. $21,995. Dealer.

910-798-2730.

HONDA CIVIC ‘12 Auto, only 1,400 miles, rated 39 MPG, why buy new? $19,995! Dealer. 910-798-2730.

HYUNDAI GENESIS ‘11 Auto, alloys, turbo, only 8k miles. Clean and only 23,995! Dealer. 910-798-2730.

INFINITI G37 ‘08 Leather, sunroof, alloys, beautiful luxury coupe! Dealer.

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2007 NISSAN ARMADA LE Navigation, DVD, leather, sunroof, $20,995. Dealer. Call Natalie 910 352-1462

LEXUS IS 250 ‘09 Low miles, leather, sunroof, immaculate! $28,995.

Dealer. 910-798-2730.

2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 4X4 Sunroof, towing,$21,995. Dealer. Call Natalie 910-3521462

MERCEDES C300 ‘09 Only 25k miles, this car is absolutely loaded! $29,650. Dealer. 910-798-2730.

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CKC BOXER PUPPIES READY TO GO 1 female, 2 males. $250. Call 910-388-0509 POMERANIAN PUPPIES AKC REG Parents on-site, taking deposits. 2 males tri-color $500, 1 female black/white $600. 910-324-1956 YORKIE PUPPIES READY MAR 5 Both parents on site.

CKC registration. Deposit and payment til ready. Vet checked, 1st shots, tails docked. $700 female, $600 male 910 548-2744 www.CampLejeuneGlobe.com

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1981 25FT FAMILY BOAT 225 outbd motor, trailer, cuddy cabin w/a, 10 pas., $4500 ALSO: 2000 27 ft travel trailer, a/c, stove, microwave, frig, gas/elec, double bed, sofabed, table-bed, $6000, 910-358-0788(d) 910-455-7607(n) 1997 SEA RAY 175 SERIES Bowrider on a 2004 Shoreliner trailer. Boat runs and drives great. Asking $4800 OBO. For questions call 229-220-4283. Ask for Blake.

2005 HD DYNA WIDE GLIDE 1 owner, 14k miles, V&H staggered long shot pipes, stage one kit, fuel injected, Inca Orange $11,000 OBO. Call 910-382-6311 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHRCI Anniversary Edition Motorcycle.

1584cc, 6-speed trans, garage kept, excellent condition. Too many extras to list. $15,500 OBO. Call Trafford at 910450-7407 or 910-382-1885

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BEAGLE PUPPIES 10 weeks old, have shots, ready to go, $50. Call Steve @ 910-743-4658.

REAL ESTATE AGENTS Wanted for large real estate firm in Jacksonville, NC. Our market is outstanding and our agents are very successful. Will train and assist with education.

Please send resumes or inquiries to lejeune332@hotmail.com or fax 910-577-3368.

2006 Volvo XC90 Leather, sunroof, third row seat, $15,995. Dealer. Call Natalie 910-352-1462

SUBARU IMPREZA ‘08 White,PW,PDL,auto, very clean. $14,995. Dealer. 910-798-2730.

125 GALLON WATER TANK $100 OBO. Leave a message at 910-3535735.

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CLEANING COMPANY SEEKING part time cleaning agents for the hours of 8 to 5. Hours vary. Must have valid DL, able to drive company car, clean background check, and references.

Please fill out application at 824 Gum Branch Road, Suite S.

2006 FORD RANGER XLT TK Towing, bedliner, $12,495. Dealer. Call Natalie 910-352-1462

CHEVY CAMARO ‘10 Auto, leather, alloys, sunroof, local trade. $23,995.

Dealer. 910-798-2730.

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2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE Power sunroof, leather, brand new tires and rims. Dealer. Marty 910-399-4421

pkg., auto, alloys, local vehicle. $19,995. Dealer. 910-798-2730.

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AKC REG. BOXER PUPPY Fawn male ready to go. Tail docked, dew claws removed, dewormed, and first shot. $400. 910-271-1776

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Former and current residents of Kellumtown gather around a picture of their old school on display as part of the culmination ceremony for the African-American Heritage Trail at the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce, Friday.

Community celebrates historical markers with culmination ceremony AMY BINKLEY

Assistant managing editor

T

ime is a complicated concept.

For centuries, it has been credited with healing, hurting, lasting, fading, ending and beginning again. It is constant, yet ever-changing, and while it allows memories to be made, it also causes them to be forgotten.

Forgetfulness is one of the harshest inevitabilities of time.

Some things, however,

are worth the effort to remember.

More than 100 members of the community gathered at the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce for a culmination ceremony celebrating the end of the first phase of the African-American Heritage Trail, Friday.

“In the span of two years, the Jacksonville-Onslow African-American Heritage Trail has gone from an idea to reality,” Arthine Thomas, chair of the Minority Business Services Committee, told the crowd. “Research, tours, commercials, erecting signs and ribbon cuttings have been done to spotlight the leaders, culture, history and the community of Onslow County African-Americans, past and present.”

While the county is most widely known as the home of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, its history goes much deeper and stretches much farther back.

After attending a conference out of town and discovering how other cities captured the stories, particularly those of AfricanAmerican descent, so reverently, it was

Courtesy photo An old picture of a teachers’ associa tion displayed at the Ja cksonville-Onslow Co is un Chamber of Comm erce for the culmina ty ceremony of the Af tion rican-American He ritage Trail, Friday.

obvious to members of the chamber that an important part of Onslow County’s past had not been told.

Since then, the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce along with the Minority Business Services Division, Onslow County Tourism and the Onslow SEE TRAIL 7D

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(Above) A historical picture of children sitting in class in from Kellumtown School at the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce is exhibited as part of the AfricanAmerican Heritage Trail culmination ceremony, Friday.

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(Right) Members of the community gather to celebrate at the culmination ceremony for the African-American Heritage Trail at the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce, Friday.

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(From left to right) Little Zion AMEZ Church, Harrison Chapel, Sandy Run Missionary Baptist Church and St. Julia AMEZ Church are a few of the 13 historical markers along the African-American Heritage Trail throughout the Onslow County area. A culmination ceremony for the trail was held at the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce, Friday.

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‘Red Tails’ fly sky-high with historical story Now playing at Camp Lejeune “RED TAILS” (PG-13) “Red Tails” is an action adventure film that tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen are legendary AfricanAmerican fighter pilots who battled the Nazis during World War II. This group of brave African-Americans did the impossible. Their motto was: “Through war, with value. Through adversity, with honor. Through it all, with each other.”

In 1944, as the war in Europe continued to take its toll on Allied Forces, the Pentagon leadership had no other recourse but to consider, at that time the unthinkable, to include the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program, in the fight.

This chance of showing their courage happened just at the brink of being shut down and shipped back home.

Against all odds, these young airmen proved their capabilities as they took to the skies to fight for their country and the fate of the free world.

Among the large cast of actors who pay homage to one of the country’s most iconic troops are: Nate Parker (“The Secret Lives of Bees”) as Marty “Easy” Julian; and David Oyelowo (“The

Help”) as ace WWII pilot Joe “Lightning” Little.

Also starring are Terrence Howard (“Iron Man”), Brandon T. Jackson (“Lottery Ticket”), Ne-Yo (“Burlesque”), Cuba Gooding Jr. (“American Gangster”), and Bryan Cranston (“Drive”).

Filmmaker George Lucas (“Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones” series) and director Anthony Heminway (TVs “The Wire”) collaborated on the story of these brave men and put the focus on their aerial combat and not on the discrimination they faced while on the ground.

Aaron McGruder and John Ridley worked on the screenplay that is based in part on the research material from the book Red Tails Black Wings written by John Holway.

“Red Tails” is an exciting adventure tale with death-defying aerial combat scenes; one also learns a big part of American history.

Now playing in Jacksonville “THE VOW” (PG-13) “The Vow” is a romantic drama inspired by true events about a woman who loses part of her memory and cannot recall her husband.

Channing Tatum (“Dear John,” “The Eagle”) and Rachel McAdams (“The Notebook,” “Midnight in Paris”) portray Leo and Paige, a young couple very much

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When the two meet, they quickly fall for each other and bond instantly.

And then tragedy hits. The newlywed couple is recovering from a car accident that left Paige in a coma with a traumatic brain injury.

Upon waking up, she discovers that she has severe memory loss, wiping out the past five years of her life.

During that time, she had married the handsome and loving Leo; who she now does not recognize.

Paige has reverted back to her life before the accident, remembering herself as a law student with a straitlaced boyfriend, Jeremy, played by Scott Speedman (“Barney’s

FRIDAY “Red Tails,” PG-13, 6:30 p.m.; “Underworld Awakening,” R, 9:15 p.m.

SATURDAY FREE SHOWING “Happy Feet 2,” PG, 3:30 p.m.; “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” PG-13, 6:30 p.m.; “Haywire,” R, 9:15 p.m.

SUNDAY FREE SHOWING “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” PG, 3:30 p.m.; “Joyful Noise,” PG-13, 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY “We Bought a Zoo,” PG, 7:30 p.m.

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ROMAN CATHOLIC Saint Francis Xavier Chapel (Bldg. 17) Weekend Mass: Saturday 5 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Weekday Masses: Monday through Thursday 11:45 a.m.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday of every month: 11:45 a.m.

Benediction at 6 p.m.

Holy Day Masses: As announced, 11:45 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Confession: Saturday 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

Or by appointment, by calling 451-3210

FRIDAY “Joyful Noise,” PG, 7 p.m.; “The Devil Inside,” R, 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY “Joyful Noise,” PG, 7 p.m.; “The Devil Inside,” R, 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY “Contraband,” R, 3 p.m.; “The Devil Inside,” R, 6 p.m.

MONDAY “Contraband,” R, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY “Red Tails,” PG-13, 7 p.m.

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Leo, a stranger to her now, however is a hopeless romantic and endeavors to win her heart again and also win back his soul mate.

Sam Neill (“Daybreakers”) and Jessica Lange (“Bonneville”) play Paige’s wealthy parents,

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Holy Days: As announced, 6 p.m.

For more information, call 450-0991.

2T7:1 LIVE (Youth Group) Meets in Bldg. 67 (Second Deck in Classroom 2) Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m.

PROTESTANT Main Protestant Chapel (Bldg. 16) Worship Service: Sunday 10 a.m.

Children’s Church and Youth Service provided

Tarawa Terrace Chapel Main TT Chapel (Bldg. TT-2469) Worship Service: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Courthouse Bay Chapel Main Courthouse Bay Chapel (Bldg. BB-16) Worship Service: Sunday 9 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

Camp Geiger Chapel Main Camp Geiger Chapel (Bldg. TC 601) Worship Service: Sunday 5 p.m.

Camp Johnson Chapel Main Camp Johnson Chapel (Bldg. M-101) Worship Service: Sunday 8:30 a.m.

JEWISH The Jewish Chapel (Bldg. 67) Sabbath Service: Friday 7 p.m.

Jewish School: Sunday 10 a.m.

For information about other faith provisions (Muslim, Buddhist, etc), call 451-3210.

memory, but she and her husband are still married and have two children.

Country-pop super star, Taylor Swift wrote the theme song “Enchanted” for the movie.

“The Vow” is a romantic and sentimental journey of a couple whose lives forever changed.

Get out the hankies and be prepared to cry and laugh.

Ms. Huneycutt is the public affairs assistant at the base Public Affairs Office.

For information on concerts, festivals, special events and classes up and down the Carolina coast, check out What’s happenin’ Carolina each week. To add your event, e-mail amy.binkley@pilotonline.com. Space is limited to availability.

Variety show Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m.

Do you love your doc? The Corpsmen Memorial Foundation will host a variety show, “Luv that Doc,” at the USO of North Carolina, Jacksonville Center located at 9 Tallman Street. The production will include performances by acoustical violinist, Jason Adams; trumpeter, Karlis Hardesty; jazz singer, Kris Burrett; comedian, Josh M. Moore and a special guest appearance by Shannon Book and Deliberately Broken. General admission includes dinner for $25. V.I.P. seating includes dinner, dessert, a gift bag and a backstage pass.

All funds raised will be used for the Corpsmen Memorial Foundation and the USO of N.C., Jacksonville Center. Tickets are available at the Museum of the Marine office or the USO of N.C., Jacksonville Center. For more information, call 937-0033 or e-mail cmftickets@gmail.com.

Free movie night Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Come out with the family for a free viewing of “A Dolphin’s Tale,” rated G, at the Tarawa Terrace Community Center aboard the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 4501687.

Couponing class Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.

Do you want to save money? Learn the savings potential of couponing and budgeting during a special class at the Harriotte B. Smith Library aboard MCB Camp Lejeune. Advance registration is required. The class is provided for patrons ages 18 and above. No children, please. A minimum of 10 participants are required to hold this class. There will also be a coupon swap. For more information, call 451-3026.

LATTER DAY SAINTS Camp Geiger Chapel Worship Service: Sunday 5 p.m.

Courthouse Bay: Sunday 2:30 p.m.

For more information, call 381-5318.

Midway Park Chapel Contemporary Praise & Worship Worship Service: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group, Children’s Church and Nursery provided

who take their daughter back home to care for her, as if nothing happened.

Jessica McNamee (“The Loved Ones”) appears as Gwen, Paige’s sister. Michael Sucsy (HBO’s “Grey Garden”) directed this film that is based on the story of a real-life couple, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter.

The couple’s book “The Vow: The True Events That Inspired the Movie,” is the telling of the real events. Krickitt never regained her

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The Onslow County Animal Shelter is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 7 p.m., Friday from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.

To see more photographs of pets available for adoption, visit www.petharbor.com.

To adopt a pet, visit the Onslow County Animal Shelter at 244 Georgetown Road, Jacksonville, N.C. or call 455-0182.

Dr. Seuss birthday party March 2, 4 to 5 p.m.

You could not, would not, want to miss a celebration such as this. Make no excuse. You love Dr. Seuss. Kids ages 3 to 10 years old are invited to attend the beloved children’s author’s birthday extravaganza at the Harriotte B. Smith Library.

Come dressed as your favorite character, like the Cat in the Hat or an eskimo fish. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 451-3026.

Contradance March 2, 7 p.m.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day and St. Columcille of Scotland, the Onslow County Farmers’ Market Association and Kingsfriend Music invite you to dance some Scottish and Irish country jigs at the farmers’ market located at 4024 Richlands Highway, Jacksonville, N.C. Bagpiper Paul Davis will be performing. Bring the whole family for a unique look at different cultures. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for students and for $20 families. For more information, call 548.0505.

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Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackeline M. Perez Rivera

A teen draws manga during the Teen Manga Art Class at the Harriotte B. Smith Library aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently.

Manga class teaches teens art techniques LANCE CPL. JACKELINE M. PEREZ RIVERA Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

A group of teens in the conference room at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Harriotte B. Smith Library were engrossed in the sheet of paper in front of them.

Some hesitantly filled in a frame of a body while others did it fluidly creating detailed muscles and the folds of clothes on handsome heroes and dashing heroines for a two-dimensional world.

The Teen Manga Art

Class was part of a series of manga classes that have been taught at the library for the last five years.

The classes began when the library received a new director who was looking to bring in more teen programs.

“We started talking about manga,” said Jana Guitar, the program’s supervisory technician to the library. “(The director) knew I was an artist so we came up with the idea of doing a manga art class.”

Guitar has taught the popular art class that cov-

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ered methods of drawing manga, a style of drawing that is based on the art of Japanese comic books, since.

The program’s popularity skyrocketed immediately, mimicking the surge of popularity manga had across the globe.

“We had back-to-back and overflow classes for the first year,” said Guitar. “We could cram 40 (participants) in the conference room and we still had people on standby so we’d have to have another class. It went over very well.”

The most recent class offered a new experience as well as teaching new techniques. While this class was only for ages 12 to 18, other manga classes were held for 7 to 11 year olds and adults.

“We started a class for adults, which was really neat because we had Marines who came in who hadn’t drawn since high school and really enjoyed getting back into it,” said Guitar. “My nephew was a Marine here and he draws and sketches. He said that when he was in Iraq it really helped him pass the time. What

we’re trying to do with the different art programs is inspire and help people who love to draw, from children to adults.”

The basics of manga were taught using a method where simple shapes are used as a basis for the images.

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Teens celebrate Mardi Gras with masquerade AMY BINKLEY

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When beads, masks and fun French phrases come together, it’s a sure bet Mardi Gras is on it’s way, and New Orleans isn’t the only place that knows how to “laissez les bon temps rouler,” or let the good times roll.

Several teenagers dressed to the nines, gathered for a masquerade and held their own version of the Cajun celebration at the Harriotte B. Smith Library aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Friday.

“I let my teens plan this,” said Fran Bing, youth services technician at the library. “I turned them loose.”

Planning a party is nothing new for the core group of teens, who are actively involved with the library programs, and after throwing around ideas, the plan for a

masquerade ball-inspired event came together quickly.

Saorla O’Toole was the most familiar with the traditional festivities after having lived near Louisiana when she was younger.

“I really enjoyed Mardi Gras when I was a kid, and I thought the masks were always fun,” she noted.

With Bing’s support, the group moved forward and transformed the library into the Big Easy for the evening’s big event.

The invitations promised a night of fun and dancing and encouraged each guest to wear their best attire to add a special and more formal touch to the party “(A lot of us are) homeschooled, so we don’t have (as many) opportunities to go to dances,” explained Shannon Fowler, one of the teenagers who helped with the plans. “It’s a good excuse to get dressed up.”

Bing also threw in a bit of competition, challenging those who came to create their own masks.

“I don’t have to worry about this group,” she said. “They care about whether or not everyone is having fun and don’t let people sit by themselves. They’re a really friendly bunch.”

While Bing contributed some help with decorations and food, the heavy lifting was done by the teenagers, including making the punch, brownies and even providing a Mardi Gras’ staple – king cake.

Partying at the library may not seem like the ideal way to spend a Friday night to most people, but the teens who are involved with the programs make it seem as natural as opening presents on Christmas.

“Why not hang out at the library?” asked Ireland Fowler, a regular attendee at library events.

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like it’s a party where there’s drinking and smoking. We just have fun.”

Bing praised the teens for their hard work and their inclination for volunteering.

Last year, with a core group of around 15 teenagers, they volunteered more than 400 hours with library events.

“My theory is, if you feed them and let them plan it, they’ll come,” she said. “And most of the time they’ll bring friends.”

For more information, visit www. mccslejeune. com/libraries.

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Teens dress up for a masquerade to celebrate Mardi Gras at the Harriotte B. Smith Library aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Friday.

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The Bible is God’s love letter to mankind. His word is the very essence of who he is and he has left it for all who desire to know him. Not to know him from a head or intellectual perspective but to know him through experience as we walk through this thing called life.

God’s word reveals to us his character and his person. For instance, scripture reminds us that God is not matter, he has no flesh and bones or material substance of any kind (Luke 24:39). He is not dependent upon any other source for his spirituality or existence as are we. We derive our spirituality from our father (Acts 17:24-25). What an awesome God we serve.

One of the ways we get to know and experience who God is, is by purposefully and consistently lending ourselves to the reading, meditation and contemplation of the bible. Yet, we all know this but the practice of such a discipline evades us, even those of us in full-time ministry. We also can become mechanical in our searching of scripture and find ourselves focusing more on the end state rather than the process.

Recently, I came across a tool that has greatly blessed me. I want to share this methodology with you because I know what a struggle it can be to remain faithful to discipline. I also know the importance of us staying connected to God through his holy word so he can speak to us and reveal his will and purpose for our lives.

Have you ever heard of the phrase Lectio Divina? Lectio Divina finds its roots in an ancient spiritual practice from the Christian monastic tradition. Its title derives from the Latin words meaning reading and divine or holy. In Lectio Divina, we seek to experience the presence of God through reading and listening, meditation, prayer and contemplation. In a nutshell, here is what this method looks like: 1. Prepare – Find a quite place minus the cell phone.

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What has God said to you lately?

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Freshly made layered French toast is plated while class participants eagerly await the colossal concoctions during the “Romantic Breakfast in Bed” edition of the Marine Corps Community Services cooking class series at the Midway Park Community Center aboard the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area, Feb. 18.

‘Breakfast in Bed’ pleases palates Chef teaches cooking, romance in kitchen CPL. MIRANDA COLEMAN Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

They say the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach.

During the “Romantic Breakfast in Bed’ edition of the Marine Corps Community Services cooking class series, Terry Rademann Jr., a personal chef with Premier Meals, taught class participants how to please their loved one’s palate by demonstrating a few simple, but delectable, breakfast options at the Midway Park Community Center aboard the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area, Saturday.

Fresh red strawberries and brightly colored bell peppers, as well as

all other essential breakfast ingredients covered the demonstration table and attendants eagerly awaited the colossal concoctions.

Rademann Jr. has approximately 10 years of experience in the restaurant business and is a graduate of the Culinary Business Academy in Atlanta.

Through his culinary training and restaurant experience, he has gained the abilities to provide students with creative, flavorful and healthy meals.

In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Health and Fitness from East Carolina University.

He is a certified personal trainer through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and is a premier member of the

United States Personal Chef Association.

With the help of his father, the two showed their audience just how effortless making a delicious breakfast can be.

“They’re a dynamic duo,” said Victoria Braggiotti, a recreation specialist with the Midway Park Community Center, MCCS. “Usually, they try to work together.

They’ve been doing this for quite a while.”

The menu consisted of a classic French omelet, a Western omelet, layered French toast and a ricotta crème parfait with balsamic strawberries.

“Our ultimate goal is to show you how easy this is for you to do at home,” said Rademann Jr. In addition to the ro-

mantic recipes, the class provided a light atmosphere where Rademann Jr. was able to provide a slew of supplemental information.

He answered questions and provided tips and tricks through each step of the class.

Another perk to this class is that all of the products used throughout the demonstration are purchased from the commissary, making all ingredients readily accessible to participants who want to give the recipes a whirl at home.

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Million Heir-Williams, vice president of the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce, along with members of the Minority Business Services Committee, address the crowd gathered for the culmination ceremony for the African-American Heritage Trail at the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce, Friday.

TRAIL FROM 1D County Museum, has been tirelessly working to preserve the past before it’s forgotten.

Their hard work resulted in uncovering the accounts of 13 historic sites throughout the area that accurately portrayed the lives of African-Americans at different points in time.

“This is a red-letter day in the observance of Black History Month, a hallmark for Jacksonville and Onslow County and a momentous occasion for many of the smiling faces here today,” announced Elliott Potter, chairman of the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce. “We have a lot to be proud of.”

The first marker, a memorial for Linda Laverne Richardson, was prominently displayed during the ceremony.

Richardson dedicated 32 years of her life to public service, many of them spent as the manager of the JacksonvilleOnslow County Chamber of Commerce’s Minority Business Division. Other markers, spread across the county include, Hammocks Beach, the African-American USO and the Montford Point Museum, the first training camp for black Marines.

Representatives of the City of Jacksonville and Onslow County proclaimed Friday as

the African-American Heritage Day and recognized each of the 13 markers.

Vice chairman for Onslow County Commissioners, Paul Bucchanan, addressed the audience, saying, “We’ll make sure the past is not forgotten, and we’ll celebrate the outstanding contributions and achievements

by African-Americans in this county.”

The Jacksonville High School Chamber Choir performed two spiritual pieces, including “The Lord’s Prayer,” sung in Swahili.

“It’s important for us to be a part of this,” said director Shaun Moe. As the ceremony continued, pride swept across many of the faces in the crowd, some of whom found themselves featured in old pictures that were on display, as they realized how far Onslow County has come.

“The African-Americans have always been involved,” said retired 1st Sgt. Prentis Campbell, a Vietnam veteran.

“There are a lot of people, who have been lost in history. So many stories have been lost.”

Some stories may not be remembered, but several were retold as old friends reunited and shared memories, including many people who remember growing up in Kellumtown.

When the U.S. government bought the land that is now MCB Camp Lejeune, many families were displaced.

Landowner Raymond Kellum allowed at least 15 AfricanAmerican families to settle in his cow pasture until they were able to buy the land themselves.

The area was called Kellumtown and is one of the markers on the African-American Heritage Trail.

“I was raised here,” stated Nemrod Chadwick. “I think it’s important people know we’re still alive and have an interest in what happened here.”

Mary-Anne Kellum-Sharpe, Raymond Kellum’s daughter, joked with Chadwick about how she used to ride on his shoulders across the fields, and other members of the small community had similar tales.

“Everybody worked together,” she remembered. “We were different out there.”

Onslow County has become a melting pot of cultures throughout the years, which makes the presence of the trail even more significant.

“A project like this is essential for this community,” Cindy Edwards, a member of the Minority Business Services Committee, pointed out. “It serves to celebrate the rich his-

tory, values and worth that are here that, in such a transient community, we can miss. We have hundreds of years of history here.”

Vice president of the Jacksonville-Onslow County Chamber of Commerce, Million Heir-Williams, recognized how it took a team to put the project together and how much she has learned about the heritage.

“I’ve come to learn the importance of the history,” she said. “(The trail honors) those who have already gone and those who continue on today.”

Thomas seemed to grasp the effect the trail will have as she delivered a speech about looking back and moving forward.

People can look back to a time when there was only one high school for AfricanAmericans to attend in Onslow County, when marching for the right to vote was the thing to do and when there was only one training post for black Marines.

Then, she noted, they can see how the area moved forward.

They’ll learn how many black men and women are now administrators and educators making a difference in the lives of students, about the election of the first African-American mayor in Onslow County and

when Montford Point was named Camp Johnson, the only U.S. military installation named after an African-American, along with the Montford Point Marines being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal

by President Obama in 2011.

“If we don’t spotlight it, we forget, and if we forget, we don’t grow,” Thomas emphasized. “There has to be a starting point, a spark. It was the spark that moved us forward.”

She explained how it took the spark to recognize the sacrifice, the struggle, the survival and the accomplishments of well-known and not so wellknown African-Americans in Onslow County; the spark that wanted to capture a time in history, to remember an old landmark; and the spark that drove them to find, preserve and, most importantly, share the story with the entire community.

“With these 13 original sites and the ones that will follow, future generations will look back and move forward to unimaginable heights,” she said.

“They will do greater things than we’ve done.”

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