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COURTESY STORY22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

Marines and sailors with the 22nd Marine Expedi-tionary Unit and Bataan Amphibious Ready Group completed the Spanish Am-phibious Bilateral Landing Exercise, also known as PHIBLEX 2011, off the coast of Spain, June 29.

The exercise began June 22 and partnered 150 Span-ish service members with 4,000 sailors and Marines from the 22nd MEU and BATARG for combined joint air and amphibious operations from the sea and on the shores of Spain.

“Spanish PHIBLEX was the culmination of over six months of very deliberate planning and co-ordination between 22nd MEU, Sixth Fleet, U.S. Embassy in Spain, and Spanish planners that paid off over the last 10 days

with some tremendously valuable military-to-mil-itary training,” said Col. Eric Steidl, command-ing officer of the 22nd MEU. Sharing the com-mon bond found between brothers-in-arms, we and our Spanish counterparts developed lasting relation-ships and took away many valuable lessons learned. This was truly a great ex-perience and one that will be remembered for a long time. Congratulations to the Marines and sailors of 22nd MEU and BATARG for the safe and timely ex-ecution of a very dynamic and complex exercise.”

Spanish PHIBLEX was specifically developed to improve interoperabil-ity, increase readiness and develop professional rela-tionships between the two forces.

“It was great to be out here conducting valuable training with our long-

standing Spanish partners,” said Capt. Steve Yoder, commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 6. “Over the past several days we’ve tested our am-phibious capabilities as a bilateral team, and I could not be more proud of how each sailor and Marine per-formed. This was truly a graduate-level exercise, and every person rose to the challenge by accomplish-ing each task smoothly, safely and professionally.”

PHIBLEX 2011 took weeks of planning and coordination between the Spanish and U.S. forces.

“The planning and the decision-making process was great to be a part of,” said Spanish Marine Corps Maj. Carlier Grana, opera-tions officer, Commander Naval Group 2. “It’s al-ways a benefit when our two countries can work together. In our current international environment

emerging risks exist that make it extremely impor-tant for us to be familiar with one another.”

The bilateral training gave planners and lead-ers alike, a reason to laud this two-week train-ing evolution.

“It was absolutely a success,” said Navy Capt. Steve Koehltttter, USS Bataan commanding of-ficer. “Having the oppor-tunity to integrate with our Spanish counterparts throughout the planning and the execution of this exercise has built invalu-able mutual trust and co-operation that our navies will be able to build upon for years to come. It was a tremendous experience for our sailors and Marines.”

Portions of the 10-day exercise included ship-to-shore movements with U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned hovercrafts and

Photos by Cpl. Dwight Henderson(Left) A Marine with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, returns from a patrol during patrol base operations training aboard Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 24. (Right) Frank Rodriguez, a Spanish Marine with Spain’s Third Mechanized Landing Battalion, points out an improvised explosive device indicator to U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jhosue M. Escate, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Light Armored Reconnaissance platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, during counter-IED training aboard Sierra Del Retin, Spain, June 25.

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SGT. THOMAS J. GRIFFITH Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

With budget cuts loom-ing on the horizon, it is more important than ever for Marines to eval-uate their options. In a

report prepared by the Marine Corps Force Structure Review Group, an initiative was proposed to drop the active-duty force from 202,000 to 186,000, resulting in fewer boat-spaces for re-enlistments. This may cause problems for a lot of Marines who wish to continue serving, yet, it also provides a unique opportunity. One initiative to reduce the number of active-duty personnel is the Voluntary Enlisted Early Release Program.

The VEERP allows first-term Marines to get out up to 90 days before their original end of active service date. According to Marine Administrative Message 303/11, it is a “cost savings initiative” that will allow the shap-ing and sustainment of the force within the constraints of the approved budget. Approx-imately 37,000 fiscal year 2012 Marines are eligible for the program.

VEERP is a separate program from the early out for education, and the process, ac-cording to Robinson, is much quicker and can be used for the same purpose. Service members are still eligible for the full educa-tional benefits they have earned, such as the GI Bill. For the VEERP, however, education does not need to be the only reason.

Gunnery Sgt. Tasha Robinson, the admin-istrative chief with Headquarters and Sup-port Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, said her office has processed about 200 Marines for the program from the previ-ous and present fiscal years and expects a lot more since the MARADMIN was published May 20.

“It’s a great opportunity for any Marine who wants to do it,” she said. “It gives them a jump start on their life after the Marine Corps. They can start school or a new ca-reer and still get the benefits of an honorable discharge.”

Marines need to be thinking ahead about those things, though. Johanna Rose, the su-pervisory education specialist at the John A. Lejeune Education Center aboard the base, said Marines need to be applying early and

getting in touch with schools in advance.“Every school is a little bit different,”

she said. “Start a year out from your EAS. Find out those financial aid and initial re-quirements and try to get them done prior to exiting. That will give you a leg up when starting.”

Rose, a mother of an active-duty service member, strongly suggests taking classes and College Level Examination Program tests while still on active duty, because it’s covered by tuition assistance.

“It’s at no cost to you, and who’s to say the Marine Corps doesn’t get thousands of early out requests?” she said. “It will make you more competitive.”

Marines wishing to use the VEERP must attend Pre-separation and Transition Assis-tance Program workshops and complete a fi-nal physical, all of which are good for a year. The process of putting in a request takes about two weeks to complete.

Cpl. Erin Anderson, an administrative specialist with the Installation Personnel Administration Center, Headquarters and

VEERP gives Marines more opportunities

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LANCE CPL. WALTER D. MARINO II2nd Marine Division

The Bronze Star, when awarded for bravery, is the fourth-highest personal award in the U.S. Armed Forces, and only given to stand-out Marines who have demonstrated out-standing courage under ex-treme circumstances.

Gunnery Sgt. Chad L. Miller, the radio chief with 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Divi-sion, is one such Marine.

On June 29, Miller was awarded the Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device for courageous ac-tions in Afghanistan.

According to the award citation, in September 2009, Miller set up an overwatch element for fellow Marines who were conducting a meet-ing in Ganjgal village in Ku-nar province, Afghanistan. When a large group of insur-gents attacked the Marines in the village, Miller responded by coordinating lethal sup-pressive fires, giving away his position to the enemy in the process. Despite receiving a high volume of direct and in-direct fire from prepared en-emy positions, Miller spotted targets for his machine gun-ner and grenadier, both from the Afghan National Army, and also coordinated aerial fires by marking targets. Miller manned the position for six hours until his fellow Marines regained control.

“Your entire career leads you up to maybe a certain instance – one moment that may happen,” said Miller. “The award was for actions that happened out there, but I see it as everything I’ve done to lead up to that day and just pushing myself.”

The award ceremony took place in front of Mill-er’s wife and kids and service members from his battalion. When the ceremony began, the surrounding audience quieted as Brig. Gen. W. Lee Miller Jr., the acting com-manding general for 2nd Marine Division, made his way to the center to present the award to Gunnery Sgt. Miller and thank him for his actions.

After the ceremony, Miller was swarmed by fel-low Marines who personally thanked and congratulated him.

“He’s definitely a mentor for all the Marines including staff noncommissioned of-ficers,” said Staff Sgt. Chaz G. McCaslin, the armory chief for the battalion. “He’s someone you can count on as a Marine and a friend. The award is definitely well deserved.”

While modest about his own actions, Miller praised his fellow Marines and said the award was for his team.

“The mission and deploy-ment that I was on – working with other branches – just shows how much more elite the Marine Corps is,” said Miller.

5/10 Marine’s heroic actions honored with Bronze Star

Photo by Lance Cpl. Walter D. Marino IIBrig. Gen. W. Lee Miller Jr., the acting commanding general for 2nd Marine Division, presents the Bronze Star award citation to Gunnery Sgt. Chad L. Miller, the radio chief for 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 29.

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Lance Cpl. Brigitte NgCombat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics GroupSan Antonio

“Stuff to keep them busy. Books, new music, and

pictures of stuff going on at home.”

Linda SheltonMilitary Clothing, Marine Corps Community ServicesFayetteville, N.C.

“I send my husband cereal that he can munch on like Captain Crunch, candy

and baby wipes.”

Master Sgt. Delwin McCrea Marine Corps Installations EastKingstree, S.C.

Lance Cpl. Nathan Hanson2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine DivisionAshville, N.C.

“I would send them their favorite magazine.”

“A care package with sunflower seeds, candy or snacks that they can’t get there. A piece of home,

maybe a local newspaper article, so they know what’s

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The Camp Lejeune story began 58 years ago. World War II had started and military planners were posturing forces for America's eminent entry to the fi ght. The need for an East Coast amphibious training facility was answered as the War Department purchased an initial 11,000 acre tract of land. With close proximity to ports at Wilmington and Morehead City, Lejeune was a logistical gem. When planners added the remote pine forests and miles of beach the value of Camp Lejeune as a home training base for Marines was unbeatable. Near the end of 1942, the base took on the name of Camp Lejeune, named in honor of the 13th Commandant and Commanding General of the 2nd Army Division during World War I. Maj.Gen. John A. Lejeune

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SemperSemperSafeSafeBy the Base Safety Offi ce

A few months ago, everyone was wishing for warmer days, and the bright sunshine. Those days are fi-nally here, along with summer va-cation. These longer, sunny days added with high humidity creates a dangerous condition. Long expo-sure to hot, humid weather inter-feres with the body’s ability to cool itself.

What Causes Heat Stress?Factors leading to heat stress in-

clude high temperature and humid-ity, direct sun or heat, limited air movement, physical exertion, poor physical condition, some medicines, prior heat injuries and inadequate tolerance for hot workplaces.

Symptoms of Heat Exhaustion:• Headaches, dizziness, light-

headedness, or fainting.• Weakness and moist skin.• Mood changes, such as irrita-

bility or confusion.• Upset stomach or vomiting. Symptoms of Heat Stroke:• Dry, hot skin, with no sweating.• Mental confusion or losing

consciousness.• Seizures or convulsions.Preventing Heat Stress:• Know signs/symptoms of heat-

related illnesses; monitor yourself and coworkers.

• Block out direct sun or other heat sources.

•Use cooling fans/air-

conditioning; rest regularly.• Drink plenty of water — about

five to seven ounces every 15 to 20 minutes.

• Also use sport drinks to replen-ish lost electrolytes, salts and min-erals lost from sweating.

• Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothes.

•Avoid alcohol, caffeinated drinks, or heavy meals.

•Know and follow your unit’s SOP for physical training and op-erations in hot environments.

What To Do for Heat-Related Illness:

• Call 911 (or local emergency number) at once.

• While waiting for help to ar-rive, move the person to a cool, shaded area; loosen or remove heavy clothing; provide cool drink-ing water, fan and mist the person with water.

The sun’s rays make us feel good, and in the short term, make us look good. But our love affair isn’t a two way street: Exposure to sun causes many of the wrinkles and age spots on our faces and is the number one cause of skin cancer. Tanned skin is damaged skin. Nothing can com-pletely undo sun damage, although the skin can sometimes repair itself. It’s never too late to begin protect-ing yourself from the sun.

Things to remember about sun

and sun exposure:• Sun coming through your car

windows can damage your skin.• Up to 80 percent of the sun’s

rays can get through clouds on an overcast day.

• Sand, water and the concrete around pools can reflect up to 85 percent of the sun’s rays.

• White fabrics also reflect the sun.

• A wet T-shirt lets in almost as much light as bare skin.

• Apply sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 30 or greater at least 30 minutes before sun ex-posure and then every few hours thereafter. Reapply after being in the water, as the sunscreen effec-tiveness may be reduced.

• Wear sunglasses with total UV protection.

• Wear wide-brimmed hats, long sleeved shirts, and pants.

• Avoid direct sun exposure as much as possible during peak UV radiation hours between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

• Perform skin self-exams regu-larly to become familiar with ex-isting growths and to notice any changes or new growths.

• Eighty percent of a person’s lifetime sun exposure is acquired be-fore age 18. As a parent, be a good role model and foster skin cancer prevention habits in your child.

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PolicyMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all per-sonnel employed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Information in this docu-ment is provided to assist local leadership (commanding offi cers, offi cers in charge, and directors) to make decisions regard-ing personnel affected by poor air qual-ity, to include active duty, civil servants, and contract personnel. Personnel ex-periencing health problems due to poor air quality should immediately make their condition known to their command-ing offi cer, supervisor, or the base com-manding offi cer.

BackgroundThe North Carolina Division of Air Qual-

ity has issued a Health Notice for Coastal Regions of North Carolina as a result of wildfi res in Dare and Pender counties. The smoke could cause unhealthy air qual-ity in much of the coastal region of North Carolina and as far west as Raleigh, N.C.

Air quality monitors, operated by North Carolina Division of Air Quality, have shown elevated particle pollution due to smoke from the fi res. People who live in counties close to the fi res, particularly sensitive groups (older adults, children, pregnant women, people who work or exercise outdoors, and those with heart and respiratory ailments such as asthma, bronchitis and emphysema), should limit their outdoor activities if they can see and smell heavy smoke.

Currently, the Environmental Protec-tion Agency Air Quality Index Values are high, symbolized as Code Purple (Very Unhealthy) for Dare, Duplin, Hyde and Onslow counties. Code Purple means that people who are sensitive to air pollution should avoid all physical activity outdoors. Additionally, sensitive groups should avoid or reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune will remain under normal working conditions. For those employees that suffer from pre-existing respiratory or heart conditions, the commanding offi cer has implemented a liberal leave policy at the supervisor’s dis-cretion and work conditions permitting.

How to Protect Your Family from the Health Effects of Smoke

Pay attention to local weather reports. Weather changes can rapidly increase smoke levels in your area. If it looks smoky

outside, stay in an air-conditioned facility. Reduce outdoor physical activity to low-er the amount of air pollutants inhaled. Keep the fresh air intake closed and the fi lter clean to prevent bringing additional smoke inside. When smoke levels are high, keep indoor air clean by not smoking, vacuuming, or using anything that creates a fl ame, such as gas stoves or candles.

Note: If you don’t have an air condi-tioner, staying inside with the windows closed may be dangerous in extremely hot weather. In these cases, seek alterna-tive shelter.

If you have asthma, other lung or heart disease, please follow your doctor’s ad-vice about taking your medicines and fol-lowing your asthma management plan. Call your doctor if your symptoms worsen.

For more health-related information, contact Naval Hospital at 910-451-HELP (4357), and select option 2 to speak to the Nurse Advice Line. In extreme cases where smoke infi ltrates buildings becoming an ir-ritant to personnel, commanding offi cers may contact base facilities maintenance. Naval Hospital will assist upon request as appropriate.

A Guide to Air Quality and Your HealthThe AQI is an index for reporting daily

air quality. It tells you how clean or pollut-ed your air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for you. The AQI focuses on health effects you may ex-perience within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air. EPA calculates the AQI for fi ve major air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (also known as particu-late matter), carbon monoxide, sulfur di-oxide, and nitrogen dioxide. For each of these pollutants, EPA has established national air quality standards to protect public health.

The purpose of the AQI is to help you understand what local air quality means to your health. The AQI is a guideline and does not trigger any required action (e.g. cessation of work) The AQI is divided into six categories. Each category corresponds to a different level of health concern:

• “Good” AQI is 0 - 50. Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

• “Moderate” AQI is 51 - 100. Air qual-ity is acceptable; however, for some pol-lutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of peo-ple. For example, people who are unusu-

ally sensitive to ozone may experience respiratory symptoms.

• “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” AQI is 101 - 150. Although general public is not likely to be affected at this AQI range, people with lung disease, older adults and children are at a greater risk from exposure to ozone, whereas persons with heart and lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from the pres-ence of particles in the air. .

• “Unhealthy” AQI is 151 - 200. Every-one may begin to experience some ad-verse health effects, and members of the sensitive groups may experience more serious effects.

• “Very Unhealthy” AQI is 201 - 300. This would trigger a health alert signifying that everyone may experience more serious health effects.

• “Hazardous” AQI greater than 300. This would trigger a health warning of emergency conditions. The entire popula-tion is more likely to be affected

Air Quality – Dust MasksSmoke is a respiratory irritant that can

cause scratchy throat, irritated eyes and nose, and can exacerbate conditions such as asthma, other chronic lung condi-tions, angina, or heart disease.

Dust masks or “nuisance masks” are normally worn for comfort against non-toxic nuisance dusts during activities like mowing, gardening, sweeping, and dust-ing. Examples are an employee who has seasonal allergies may wear the dust mask for comfort when working outdoors or an employee may use the dust mask while sweeping a dusty fl oor. Dust masks fi lter large particulates, i.e., ash, pollen, sawdust, not irritant smoke. These masks provide no relief from smoke inhalation and, in some cases, may cause harm (e.g. labored breathing).

Commanders/supervisors have been granted the authority by the base com-mander to suspend/limit outdoor activities should the air quality condition warrant. Eye wash stations are provided in some work areas for employee’s use to rinse their eyes should the irritant smoke cause stinging/burning sensations. For those employees that suffer from pre-existing respiratory or heart conditions, the base commander has implemented the liberal leave policy.

For further information, contact the base safety offi ce at 451-7449 or 451-5725, or refer to BO 6260.5B.

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STAFF SGT. JEREMY ROSSRegional Command Southwest

When a helicopter-borne force of Royal Ma-rine commandos with Company M, 42 Comman-do, dropped from the early morning sky at the out-set of Operation Zamrod Olai, June 25, they came ready for a fight.

Instead of finding im-provised explosive devices and small-arms fire, how-ever, the commandos dis-covered a relatively quiet set of communities.

The Marines had good reason to expect heavy ene-my contact, said Maj. Mat-thew C. Parker, Company M’s commanding officer.

The operation aimed to disrupt insurgent com-mand and control and freedom of movement in the vicinity of Luy Chak and Luy Mandeh near the intersecting borders of Nad’Ali, Nahr-e-Saraj and Lashkar Gah Districts. It was the place where 42 Commando’s Co.’s J and L had seen numerous fire-fights and suffered casual-ties from small-arms fire and IEDs during the previ-ous month.

The other companies of 42 Commando oper-ating in the area were constrained by a lack of manpower, so Company M was chosen to insert a strike force to temporar-ily flood the battlefield with coalition forces. The compounds the com-mandos were scheduled to search had previously seen no coalition or Af-

ghan security presence.“I was expecting our

freedom of movement to be constrained by IEDs and at least harassing small-arms fire,” said Parker.

For a while it seemed that would be the case.

Less than an hour after the commandos, Afghan forces and Royal Engineers supporting them moved off from their landing zones, the morning quiet was shat-tered by the sounds of au-tomatic weapons fire and explosions. Marines with 42 Commando’s Company L, located less than a half mile north of Company M’s landing sites, were en-gaged with insurgents. The fight continued just out of Company M’s sight for a good 20 minutes before a pair of coalition-dropped 500-pound bombs settled the matter.

In the meantime, Company M continued its mission.

“I was actually trying to enjoy tea and a chat with a local elder,” said Parker, who added that his meet-ing proceeded throughout the engagement and ensu-ing air support.

At that point, the com-mandos braced for a day of enemy contact, but they would encounter no fur-ther resistance.

Working alongside their partnered Afghan Nation-al Police and Army troops, Company M’s comman-dos searched several com-pounds for evidence of insurgent presence. The company turned up no concrete signs of enemy activity in the dwellings.

Instead, the comman-

dos and the Afghan forces used the unexpected calm in their sector to meet with dozens of locals.

“The fact that my com-pany wasn’t fired on and that the Afghan forces were able to spread the in-fluence of the Afghan gov-ernment, I would say this operation was a success,” said Parker.

Working with Afghan troops to spread the pres-ence of the central and provincial government has been a constant theme of Company M’s deployment.

Since arriving in north-ern Nad’Ali in April, the company’s sectors have enjoyed relative peace and calm, said Marine Sam Richardson, a commando with Company M.

The company’s forces are arrayed across a set of checkpoints in northern Nad’Ali District. From these small outposts the commandos typically pa-

trol at least two or three times each day. The Af-ghan police and soldiers partnered with Company M also make their rounds in the area, both along-side the commandos and independently.

“It’s become quite quiet around here,” said Rich-ardson. “You can tell we’re

on the ground a lot.”The calm conditions of

the area where the com-mandos typically patrol shows a way forward for the more troubled area where Op Zamrod Olai took place, said Parker.

“I think what’s going on there now is similar to what was going on here six

to nine months ago,” he said, adding that Compa-ny A, 3 Parachute Infantry Regiment’s efforts in the area before Company M arrived set the stage for the stability the commandos and Afghans now uphold.

In the wake of Op Zam-rod Olai, the commandos will refocus on maintain-ing the peaceful and nor-mal conditions they have enjoyed so far.

The hope is that the operation will help bring some of that stability to Luy Chak and Luy Man-deh, said Cpl. Andy Bain, a Marine with Company M.

“Obviously there’s in-surgent activity in that area, as we saw when we landed,” he explained. “To show that we can show up with 90 blokes on any given morning tells the insurgents there that they can’t expect to do whatever they want and expect to get away with it.”

Company M, 42 Commando leads Operation Zamrod Olai

PATROL BASE KHAMAAR, AFGHANISTAN

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy RossLance Cpl. Tom Welstand , a military working dog handler with 103 Military Dog Squadron, shares a moment with his search dog, Steegan, during Operation Zamrod Olai, June 25, in northern Nad’Ali District, Helmand province. Welstand and Steegan were operating in support of Company M, 42 Commando, who were sweeping the area to disrupt insurgent activity and movement.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy RossSgt. Wayne Jackson, a troop sergeant with Company M, 42 Commando, and soldiers with the Royal Corps of Engineers, conduct Operation Zamrod Olai in northen Nad’Ali District, Helmand province.

CPL. ADAM LEYENDECKERII Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)

Afghan soldiers backed by British and Ameri-can troops pushed to a position northeast of the Helmand provincial

capitol of Lashkar Gah to build a new patrol base and improve security in the city as part of Operation Qala Sharqay, June 19.

When complete, the operation will make Lashkar Gah the first city in Hel-mand province to boast security of pure-ly Afghan National Security Forces.

“Our men have picked up good skills from coalition forces and we are now ready to take over security,” said Af-ghan National Army Brig. Gen. Sheren Shah, commanding officer of 3rd Bri-gade, 215th Corps.

Though the 3rd Brigade was estab-lished just 18 months ago, coalition leaders have seen enough improvement to go forward with the operation put to-gether by leaders of the 3rd Brigade.

The plan calls for the patrol base

being built to garrison more than 200 soldiers and to be finished around March 2012. During operations this week, the soldiers established a base to begin permanent security and prevent insurgent infiltration into the city.

“The people of Lashkar Gah are happy we are getting here,” said Afghan National Army Maj. Fatah Moheb, ex-ecutive officer of 4th Battalion, 3rd Bri-gade, 215th Corps.

Afghan soldiers brought with them infantry and engineer teams to success-fully execute the plan by first making use of locally available compounds.

The plan, which was drawn up by Af-ghan National Army officers from the 3rd Brigade, 215th Corps, was brought to and approved by Helmand Provincial Governor Gulab Mangal and coalition leaders.

The plan calls for spreading out Af-ghan soldiers outside the capital to help re-inforce Afghan Uniformed Police in the city. This will allow the AUP inside the city to focus on security in the urban

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The sacri-fices made by Afghan and coali-tion forces

are beginning to make a difference in the Hel-mand province capital city of Lashkar Gah, where insurgents used to thrive and flourish by seizing control of poppy fields and safe houses.

Ten years into the war, Lashkar Gah is becom-ing the first major city in Afghanistan to be con-trolled completely by Af-ghan National Security Forces as coalition forces transfer the responsibili-ties to them.

The process began when Afghan National Army led Operation Qala Sharqay started, June 19, with the Afghan soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 215th Corps.

“Our young men are ready to take over the se-curity operations,” said Brig. Gen. Sheren Shah, commanding general of 3rd Brigade, 215th Corps. “The coalition forces have done a great job at preparing and mentoring us for this process. We are confident in our abil-ity to handle this task.”

At the crack of dawn, Afghan soldiers from Engineer Company, 3rd Brigade, immediately pushed toward setting up a patrol base that would establish security for the northeast side of Lashkar Gah. Carrying lumber, setting up tents, saw-ing wood, driving nails and raising the flag for locals to see from miles away, the soldiers did

not stop working even in the midst of gunfire. The only thing that would stop the Afghan soldiers from their hard labor was the sun disappearing in the western horizon. Yet, the work would continue the following morning.

From the planning to the execution of the operation, the Afghans were fully in charge with coalition forces present to offer suggestions.

“The Afghan soldiers are acutely tuned in to the needs of the commu-nity and very savvy when it comes to knowing what needs to be done to quell the insurgency,” said Lt. Col. Giles Woodhouse, commanding officer of 3rd Mercian Warriors in charge of the 3rd Brigade Advisory Group. “I be-lieve their sufficient am-bition and pride will see them through success.”

Though the 3rd Bri-gade was just formed 18 months ago, the improve-ment and development of the soldiers shows the de-termination and resilient character of the brigade, said Woodhouse.

When enemy insur-gents tried to halt the progress of the opera-tion, the ANA sent out their infantry and the en-gineers kept building.

Determined, the ANA silenced the enemy weap-ons on several occasions during the first two days of the operation. There was no doubt in watching the events that took place during the first few days that the Afghan forces were very much capable of deterring an enemy trying to penetrate into the city.

“Our men are going to have a positive impact on the security situation and

have success,” said Maj. Fatah Moheb, executive officer of 4th Battalion, 3rd Brigade. “The sol-diers are having a good impact on the locals and establishing a relationship with them. The people are happy we are here.”

Throughout the area, Afghan soldiers conduct-ed shuras with the locals to gauge the needs of the population. Having lived in their shoes, the Af-ghan soldiers are able to understand the interests

of the community.Through the connec-

tion and interaction with the local Afghans, com-bined with the improved war tactics of the 3rd Brigade, coalition and Afghan leaders alike see the professionalism and strides Afghan security forces have made. The transfer of security oper-ations in Lashkar Gah to Afghan forces is just the beginning of the vision coalition forces have in Helmand province.

Security transferred to Afghan Forces in Helmand’s capital CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

Photos by Cpl. Adam Leyendecker(Above) An Afghan National Army soldier inspects his weapon after establishing a location for a patrol base to be built during Operation Qala Sharqay, northeast of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. ANA soldiers are set to take over security operations in Lashkar Gah. (Right) An Afghan National Army soldier stands by the Afghanistan fl ag after establishing a location for a patrol base to be built during Operation Qala Sharqay, northeast of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, recently.

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Marines with Border Advisor Team 1 met with Afghan Border Police to evaluate their status and offer guidance at Bost Airfield outside Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, June 19. The Marines met with the ABP leadership, took inventory of all their weapons, and verified their training was valid and up to date.

With the drawdown of U.S. se-curity forces in Afghanistan soon to take place, the responsibility of protecting its border has become a major concern for Afghan law enforcement officials concerning the welfare of Afghanistan. To aide the transition of responsibil-ity, Marines with Border Advisor Teams embed themselves with the ABP battalions, called Kandaks, and mentor them on how to effec-tively maintain order and conduct security operations as an indepen-

dent organization.The 1st Company of the BAT 1

based in Lashkar Gah is composed of nine U.S. service members men-toring an ABP battalion of about 300 men. There are also teams in Khan Neshin and Taghaz that work with Team 1 in Lashkar Gah.

“We’re teaching them how to run as a fully functioning security element,” said Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Holliday, the non-commissioned officer in charge of BAT 1.

The primary mission of the teams is to make the ABP operate with the same effectiveness and efficiency independent of U.S. support.

“Success for us is the Afghan Border Police having a structured system of security and accountabil-ity with strong, capable leaders who can command a kandak with the same proficiency as we do,” said 1st Lt. Patrick Abell, a native of Akron, Ohio, and the mentor for BAT 1.

Upon arriving, Abell and the rest of the advisory team met with the officers of the post to brief them on the mission objectives of the day.

Once that was done, the team vis-ited with the different Bost Airfield security checkpoints to evaluate their capabilities.

The first task of the Marines was to ensure the ABP were prop-erly armed. Bost Airfield is a vital link for Lashkar Gah to the outside world and could be exploited by in-surgents for smuggling purposes or as a target for attack.

“We want to ensure all ABP personnel have their own weapon,” Abell said. “We want them to be able to repel any threat insurgent forces could pose to them.”

After ensuring the Afghans had their own weapons, Abell began to take inventory of all the serial numbers for all the weapons and assign them to specific personnel. This ensures that each weapon is under the supervision of just one person, instead of being passed be-tween different personnel without any ownership or accountability for the weapon.

With weapons inventory and training certification verified, Abell

then met with Haji Samad, the ABP 1st Co. commander, to dis-cuss current and future operations and logistics.

“Logistics is always a big con-cern for these guys,” Abell said. “Whether it’s vehicle maintenance or weapons issues, they need to de-velop a system in which they can ef-ficiently get what they need.”

Abell also pointed out that he stresses long-term planning as well.

“I’m already getting on them about obtaining enough cold weather uniform gear for the winter months, even though it’s the mid-dle of summer,” he said. “They’re learning the sooner they begin plan-ning for upcoming events, the easier the process goes.”

After Abell and Samad dis-cussed security and logistics, the Marines ate lunch side by side with the ABP, which is a sign of respect in Afghan culture.

“We want them to know that they have our support,” Abell said. “But we also want them to be able to stand by themselves.”

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areas while the ANA soldiers serve as a buffer out-side the city limits where small arms fire and impro-vised explosive devices have been a threat.

The Afghan National Army will be effective working in coordination with AUP stationed in the city, said Lt. Col. Giles Woodhouse, commanding officer of the 3rd Brigade Advisory Group.

Insurgents are still known to have strongholds outside of Lashkar Gah in places such as Yakchal and Populzay across the 601 Highway, a vital eco-nomic corridor in the region. By strategically plac-ing Afghan soldiers in the area, locals and coalition forces will have a more secure freedom of movement from the capital to the rest of Afghanistan.

Prior to Operation Qala Sharqay, there had been very little ANA footprint or coalition activity to the northeast of the capital.

In an area which previously had only temporary security, the operation will ensure the local populace will have permanent safety provided by the ANA command and control center set up by Afghan sol-diers, said Woodhouse.

“Our young men are ready to take over responsi-bility that will be handed over in two to three weeks,” said Shah.

Ultimately, when Operation Qala Sharqay is com-plete, Lashkar Gah is scheduled to be the first major city in Helmand province to transfer security opera-tions entirely to Afghan National Security Forces.

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The 22nd MEU and BATARG de-ployed three months ahead of their original schedule to relieve the Kear-sarge ARG and 26th MEU. The blue-green team conducted a wide range of integrated training throughout April to be able to arrive on station and immediately provide the combatant

commander with a versatile sea-based force that can be tailored to a variety of missions.

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With the release of Marine Administrative Mes-sage 327/11 June 11, the Marine Corps has revolu-tionized the screening and selection process for spe-cial duty assignments.

The message announced the Corps’ transition from the Headquarters Marine Corps Recruiting Screening Team to the HQMC Special Duty Assignment Screening Team.

The HSST, formerly known for seeking out qualified noncommissioned officers and staff NCOs for recruiting duty, is now charged with screening and selecting the most qualified Marines for recruiting, drill instructor, combat instructor and security forces duty. However, the team will not screen for Marine Security Guard duty.

“The transition from HRST to HSST is a step in the right direction,” said Master Sgt. Matthew R. Spencer, ca-reer planner, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine

Corps Base Camp Butler. “It’s all about putting the right Marine in the right billet and keeping the special duty as-signments staffed with quality Marines.”

Marines screened by the HSST will now rank their pre-ferred SDA by type and geographic location, according to the message. For example, a Marine’s first choice may be recruiting duty in the midwest, while drill instructor duty on the West Coast may be their second and their third could be combat instructor on the East Coast.

“We want to afford Marines a greater opportunity to have a say in their career paths,” said Richard W. Spooner, the department head for Enlisted Assignments at HQMC. “Not everyone wants to be a recruiter or drill instructor. This gives them an opportunity to let the screeners know up front.”

Staff Sgt. Kelly Lezama, an administrative chief at the Installation Personnel Administrative Center here, who as-pires to become a drill instructor, says this is a great way for her to communicate her desires to the selection team.

“I have wanted to be a drill instructor since I was a young NCO,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to better my-self as a Marine and impart that on other individuals — drill instructor duty will be the perfect place to do both.”

Lezama will be one of the first Marines screened under the new process, according to Spencer.

While staffing the more than 700 recruiter billets re-mains the priority for the screening team, Spooner says the pool of almost 3,000 Marines screened is ample enough to allow Marines the opportunity to have a choice in the matter.

This is a more efficient way of doing business, accord-ing to Spooner.

This is a positive change aimed at streamlining the pro-cess for selecting those best qualified for these challenging duties, he said.

Spencer agreed with Spooner and said this will also alleviate any shortfalls on recruiting duty, drill instructor duty and combat instructor duty.

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Support Battalion, MCB Camp Lejeune, is taking advantage of the pro-gram. Her original EAS was Oct. 28, two months after school is scheduled to begin at Coastal Caro-lina Community College, where she plans on study-ing physical therapy.

“I don’t want to have to deal with getting out and trying to start my next career,” she said. “I’ve been out of school for four years, so I need all the time I can get to get back in the student mindset. It allows the Marine Corps to focus on the ones who want to stay in.”

For more informa-tion on VEERP, see MARADMIN 303/11 at www.marines.mil or contact your unit’s company office to be-gin an administrative action request form and command checklist.

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LANCE CPL. WALTER D. MARINO II2nd Marine Division

Imagine you’re driving down a road with loved ones and sud-denly a deer leaps in front of your car. Maybe you’re able to avoid the crash, maybe not – either way, that moment will affect you for the rest of your drive and maybe the rest of your life. Now multiply that by 100 and you might have an idea of what it’s like to encounter an improvised explosive device.

Psychiatrists at the Deployment Wellness Clinic aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., such as Robert Wilson, who described the above situation, help Marines and sailors who deal with issues like post- traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, de-pression and family problems. Their goal is to help the service members re-

cover and get back to full-duty status through therapy and medication.

They follow a chart that catego-rizes Marines and sailors into four colored-stress levels: green, yellow, orange and red. The green zone rep-resents a service member in an opti-mal state of mind while the red zone signifies disabling distress. Wilson stated that they usually receive ser-vice members in the red and work to get them to green.

While each Marine and sailor is different, so is the program, explains Sarah S. Spar-Alexander, a clinical psychologist for the clinic.

“Some thrive in group therapy, and for others, individual therapy is better,” said Spar-Alexander. Ser-vice members with serious issues sometimes feel separate from others in their workplace, explained Spar-Alexander. A group-setting involv-ing Marines and sailors with similar

problems gives them a chance to re-late with one another and feel a sense of camaraderie.

Whether working with a patient for two weeks or a few years, Wilson and Spar-Alexander love helping Ma-rines and sailors.

“I’ve worked with lots of differ-ent people, and no other (group of people) has been as appreciative of the services we provide,” said Spar-Alexander. “I’m not one to go pick up a gun and go fight, but I feel like I’m doing a service to honor those who are doing that.”

Nodding his head in agreement, Wilson looked through his window and pointed to the road outside where Marines routinely exercise.

“Marines work hard – we see it every day,” said Wilson. “It brings the best out of us as providers to help people who give so much of themselves.”

Help available for Lejeune Marines with post-traumatic stress disorder

Photo by Lance Cpl. Walter D. Marino IISarah S. Spar-Alexander, a clinic psychologist, sits down to discuss the services provided by the Deployment Wellness Clinic aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 23. Spar-Alexander works to help Marines and sailors dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression.

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Perseverance, respect, fair play and sportsmanship. These are the ideals that play a major role in the life of ev-

ery Olympic athlete, both on and off the field. Through a new initiative led by the United States Olympic Committee, these ideals should also become a big part of children’s lives as well.

The Tarawa Terrace Community Center aboad Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Tarawa Terrace housing area hosted the first ever Olympic Day Thursday as children came out to take part in Olympic-style games and activities while learning about the Olympic ideals and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

“It was a great event that we could be a part of to honor the Olympics,” said Lorraine Fuller, recreation specialist at the Tarawa Terrace Community Center. “It introduced the kids to some new sports that they might be inspired to par-ticipate in later in life and maybe go to the Olympics in later on and integrate the ‘Let’s Move’ initiative – getting the kids physically fit … I had a great time and I didn’t expect to have that much fun. Sometimes, you come into an event thinking it’s going to be more work, and it’s such a pleasure when it turns out to be so much fun. It was really rewarding.”

The day began with a video from Olympic and Paralympic athletes Lindsey Vonn, April Holmes, Donny Robinson and Bryan Clay in-troducing their respective sports and the Olympic ideals, the first of many times the children would learn about perseverance, respect, fair play and sportsmanship.

They then put their creative skills to the test as they created T-shirts and flags representing the United States, the Olympics and its ideals as they learned about what it takes for children to stay healthy and active. Afterward, they played variations of curling and the biathlon, which involved nothing more than cones and a corn hole set. But, the simple set-up pro-vided one of the more entertaining events of the day.

“I think the best part was seeing some of the simplest games we set up come across and for the kids to understand what we were saying,” said Fuller. “With the biathlon, we had the cones set up. You first look at it and think it may be boring, but after we started playing, it turned into the most fun event out of them all and all we were doing was jumping around and throwing a beanbag at a target. But, we were really getting into it. Seeing the kids use their imagination and have a lot of fun with a limited amount of setup and equipment, we were able to have such a good time with this game. It was able to show kids and parents that you don’t always need fancy equipment to have a great time.”

In addition to the curling and biathlon games, participants also made sta-dium seating and rhythmic gymnastics ribbons, and played volleyball, bad-minton, soccer, golf and took part in a biggest splash and most creative dive competition at the Tarawa Terrace Pool.

Photos by Russell Varner(Top) Caleb Topp takes a swing during Olympic Day at the Tarawa Terrace Community Center, Thursday. (Second from top) Lorraine Fuller (left), Liz Bolmer (middle) and Topp show off their t-shirts. (Middle) Topp returns a serve during a game of badminton. (Second from bottom) Topp (left), Bolmer (middle) and Chad Wells enjoy the weather as they make stadium seats. (Bottom) Fuller serves during a badminton match.

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Surf is as dead as it gets on artificials and is even weedy and muddy enough to grow toma-toes. The only things I’ve seen all week were a few blues small enough for flounder bait, a liz-ard and a short flounder or two. I should have put the small bluefish on for bait.

On top of the weeds and mud, there has been an abundance of smoke from either of the fires, the Pender County fire to the south on the south-west wind, and on the northeast wind from the Pains Bay fire up near the Alligator River. Both will be with us for some time to come.

If you want a few surfin’ fish, you’ll need to try real baits, shrimp, cut bait or sand fleas, which are in great abundance right now and are easy to catch as I mentioned last week.

After a very cold win-

ter and water tempera-tures averaging in the 40s for most of the winter, water temperatures have jumped too high too fast, somehow affecting the return of our normal distribution of summer species.

Surf temperatures for June for both the surf and sound jumped unex-pectedly into the 80s by the first week of June, an honor we usually bestow to the Fourth of July. June’s temperatures in the surf ranged from 77 to 81 degrees, and aver-aged 78.4 for the month, the sound ranged from 80 to 85 degrees with an average of 82 degrees.

Interestingly, if one plots the daily June water temperatures, you get a nice straight line with a slope of zero, a flat horizontal line for the month. June is typi-cally a month of steadily rising temperatures, but I guess we peaked out

early this year. Pier fishing is in the

typical summer mode, not much of anything, but a lot of variety. The Oceanana Pier has a few croakers and sea mul-let. Bogue Pier has had several keeper flounder - finger mullet on a cork - in the rough and muddy water, spots, sea mul-let, sheepshead, sparse blues and Spanish and no kings again. It’s even hard to get king bait, so anything with fins will do right now. They did lose a tarpon and saw several roll early and late in the day.

Seaview Pier reports sheepshead, mullet, Spanish and blues and a citation pompano, but no kings at all for the entire month of June. They did release two big tarpon at the pilings this week and, like the rest of us, are reporting lots of grass blowing in from offshore. Surf City Pier reports tarpon rolls a few blues and pins and not much else. Jolly Roger reports red drum on live and cut bait, a few floun-der, early and late blues and Spanish, no kings, but again some rolling tarpon. A pretty early morning sight indeed.

So, where are the fish? Many of the fish, both bottom and top (kings) are still offshore in 70 to 80 feet of water and deeper. Atlas Tanker is also a hot spot for what ever you may be looking for, but it’s a bit of a ride,

through the slot and 20-something miles out of Beaufort Inlet.

There are also plenty of amberjacks over any hard structure artificial or natural and on what-ever side of the Lookout shoals you happen to find yourself on. If you have never hooked one, give it a try - they pull about as hard as any-thing out there. Butterfly jigs, live or dead menha-den or on a fly, they are a blast.

The flounder bite still remains best on near-shore structure, reefs or rocks, many only two miles or less from the beach. Keypost Rocks and AR 315 and 320 are still good produc-ers, along with AR 345, Lost Rock, Station Rock, 45-Minute Rock and AR 330. It’s a little farther out, but has great piles of concrete pipe that are great flounder habitat and there is far less fish-ing pressure than the closer reefs.

I have heard that many of the flounder catches show a high pro-portion of Gulf flounder instead of the expected summer flounder or fluke as they are called to out north.

The Ask Dr. Bogus Fish-ing show, heard every Monday morning at 7:30 on WTKF, 107.1 FM and 1240 AM, can be accessed on the Coastal Daybreak Facebook page.

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Kayak in the SunTuesdays, Thursdays and FridaysEnjoy a free, scenic, one-hour guided tour through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s waterways with the experienced guides in the Outdoor Adventures Division of MCCS. The trips are open to all authorized DOD identfi cation cardholders ages 10 and up, though a parent or guardian must accompany children ages 10 to 18. For more information, call 451-1440 or visit the Outdoor Adventures offi ce in the Goettge Memorial Field House.

Midnight KayakingJuly 15, 7 p.m.Come out and enjoy a relaxing three-hour guided tour on the water sponsored by the Outdoor Adventures division of Marine Corps Community Services. The group will meet at Camp Johnson behind the BOQ. The cost for the trip is $10 and the trip is open to all Department of Defense cardholders ages 13 and up. For more information, call 451-1440 or visit the Outdoor Adventures offi ce in the Goettge Memorial Field House.

Whitewater Rafting tripAug. 19 through 21Outdoor Adventures will be hosting a whitewater rafting trip on the New River in West Virginia this August. The trip will include two full days of whitewater rafting plus an overnight riverside campout. The next payment for the trip is due July 15. For more information, visit the Outdoor Adventures offi ce in Goettge Memorial Field House or call 451-1440.

Rock Climbing and Belaying ClassWednesday, 5 to 7 p.m.The Courthouse Bay Fitness Center will be hosting a free rock climbing and belay class Wednesday. The course gives participants a safe and enjoyable atmosphere to learn the basics and advanced techniques of both rock climbing and belaying. Register for the class at the Courthouse Bay Fitness Center. For more information, call 440-7447 or visit mccslejeune.com/fi tness.

Twisted Thursdays at Paradise Point Thursdays, 5 p.m. Stop by Paradise Point Golf Course every Thursday for Twisted Thursdays and enjoy a different format each week with no restrictions. The $12 entry fee includes greens fee and cart rental. For more information, call 451-5445 or visit mccslejeune.com/golf.

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All-Marine Boxing Team looks to increase its ranks

Photo by Russell VarnerAll-Marine Boxing Team Coach Jesse Ravelo looks on as he leads the AMBT in jumping exercises during a training session, recently. Ravelo has boxers competing in numerous tournaments over the next two months and is looking to add more members to the elite team.

RUSSELL VATRNERSports editor

The All-Marine Boxing Team has an important two months ahead of them.

They had the Last Chance Olympic Boxing Qualifier and Pan-American Games Boxing Games Qualifiers within the past week. Two of the team members, Jamel Herring and Dama-rias Russell, were guaranteed spots in the Olympic Boxing Trials in early August thanks to their victories in the Armed Forces tournament earlier this year. The team is also traveling to Texas later this month to defend their title at the Texas Games.

But, to AMBT Head Coach Jesse Ravelo, the next two months are vital to the team for a completely different reason. He is looking to add more boxers to his already elite squad that has three boxers ranked in the top eight in the country in their respective weight classes.

The AMBT will be hosting open tryouts every weekday at noon at the Area 2 Gym for any Marine, both male and female, who wants to try out for the team, which is one of the most respected teams in the Marines, and help beat the Army at the 2012 Armed Forces tournament.

“When I came here, I came for the challenge,” said Ravelo, the former coach of the Army’s boxing team. “Now, since I’m here with the Ma-rines, I’m all about them. Now, I want to beat the Army. My aspiration and my challenge is to beat the Army. To me, boxing is a challenge. That’s why I’m here. We want the Marine team to be number one in the Armed Forces.”

Boxers need to have some experi-ence in the sport, as Ravelo doesn’t want just Marine “who walks in off the street.” They do not need to be experts, but they do need to be able to show they have the smarts and skills for the coaches to work with.

“We (also) want somebody who un-derstands they need to be (a) Marine first,” he added. “They need to have the knowledge of boxing and some kind of skill. If they have the skills and we know we can make something out of them, then we want them. (They need) the heart, skills, the will to be a part of the All-Marine Boxing Team.”

All that boxers need to bring is a mouth guard as the rest of the equipment will be provided to them. For those seeking more information, Ravelo asked that they visit his office in the Area 2 Gym rather than try to call or e-mail him. Ravelo also empha-sized the need for female boxers on the team.

“I know there are some out there who are just itching to fight and just never knew about the team or that girls were allowed to fight,” he said. “Female boxing will soon become an Olympic sport and is already a big part of the Armed Forces tournament.”

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Marines, spouses show off their skills on softball fi elds

Photo by Russell VarnerThe Leftovers’ outfi elder Amanda Walsh Crittenden smacks a triple during a scrimmage at the Harry Agganis Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently.

Photo by Russell VarnerShonuf shortstop Pat Bizzell makes a catch during the bottom of the third inning of their game against the Leftovers recently at the Harry Agganis Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Shonuf won the game, 6-4.

RUSSELL VARNERSports editor

Be careful if you want to tell these ladies they throw like a girl. Or hit. Or run. They can play with the best of them.

Female Marines and military spous-es have been taking part in an intramu-

ral softball league hosted by Marine Corps Commu-nity Services as a way to get their minds off the stress they deal with off the softball diamond, as well as to meet new friends and just have fun.

“It’s something to do outside of work and the family life,” said Lauren Peterson, coach and outfielder for Infinity. “It’s a little break ... I think it’ll give (spouses) a good opportunity to meet other people in the same situation as them and to get out there and have fun. (It’s good to) not be stuck in the

house all day.”(I love) being in the Marine Corps and having

active duty as well as (Department of Defense) individuals who still keep that spirit and family teambuilding,” added Shonuf assistant coach and recently retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Sharon Garcia. “I think it kind of gives the military an outlet for them to express themselves and do well and maintain their conditioning.”

Since late May, these ladies have been meeting every Tuesday at the Harry Agganis Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to forget their troubles and play friendly and competitive games of softball. The five-team league has been a big hit amongst the ladies this year as everyone eagerly anticipates the start of the post-season tournament next week.

If the regular season was any indication, the

playoffs will be one for people to keep their eyes on. Only one team, Shonuf, went undefeated in regular season play, while the rest of the league finished with either 2-2 or 1-3 records. A majority of the games were very competitive, often coming down to the last inning, like in Shonuf ’s season-ending 6-4 victory over the Leftovers.

The hard-fought contest saw Shonuf take an early 3-0 lead in the first inning off back-to-back RBI dou-bles and an RBI single, getting to the Leftovers before they could get settled into the game. The Leftovers would claw their way back into it, though, as they hit the first of two two-run, inside-the-park home runs in the third to get within one run of the league leaders.

Shonuf took control of the next few innings though, adding two runs in the fourth and another

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Caleb Topp, one of the participants, had a blast with the volleyball and badminton games, despite the fact that he never played badminton before, and would proudly tell people about the newly learned Olympic ideals.

“My favorite part of the day (though) was playing volleyball because I don’t get to do it at home,” he added.

The goal of Olympic Day was to help kids become more active and teach them life lessons through sport and the Olympic ideals, things that they could apply to their lives off the field as well as on it.

“I think the biggest benefits of taking part in an event like Olympic Day is to introduce the kids to the Olympic ideals,” said Fuller. “The ideals aren’t only something you use in sports, but something you can use in your way of life and relationships … We often forget about those small things but it’s just a nice reminder and even a good lesson for the kids that participate.”

It seemed appropriate that the most important thing that the children took away from Olympic Day was not an athletic skill or something that would take years to cultivate, but, according to Fuller, rather something that they already use on a daily basis and most likely did not even realize.

“I think in a lot of activities that we did that everyone, including the staff members, learned to persevere, and in a military community, that’s really important,” she said. “We have to persevere through spouses, fathers, parents (and) mothers being de-ployed, we often have to persevere through these mo-ments and that’s a great thing to take back with them. Any of the (Olympic) ideals are important to take back with them (though).”

Indeed, Olympic Day made everyone faster, higher and stronger, just like the Olympic motto.

For more information on Olympic Day, visit www.tea-musa.org/about-usoc/olympic-day.

Photo by Russell VarnerLiz Bolmer (in white) and Caleb Topp (in blue) admire their work during Olympic Day at the Tarawa Terrace Community Center, Thursday.

Photos by Russell Varner(Top) Lorraine Fuller, recreation specialist at the Tarawa Terrace Community Center, kicks a soccer ball through a hole during Olympic Day at the TT Community Center, Thursday. (Bottom) Caleb Topp spikes a volleyball for a point during a game. Volleyball proved to be Topp’s favorite part of Olympic Day.

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in the sixth to take control of the game going into the bottom of the sixth. But, the Leftovers made the most of their last chance, adding their second two-run homer and making Shonuf earn every out. The game ended with the tying run striking out, much to the relief of the Shonuf players and coaches.

“(We got) the runs in when we needed them, positioned ourselves on defense to (get outs) and got back to it on offense because they had a few good hitters on (the Left-overs),” said Garcia. “It means a great deal (to get this win) because this has been together for over 25 years and we’ve got senior citizens on this team. So, for them to get out there and play the way they still do, it’s quite an honor.”

Now, expectations are higher than ever with the playoffs beginning soon as the teams will have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Games will become closer. Tensions will be higher. Hits will become more important.

At the end of the day, the trophies will be nice, but secondary to the friendships gain and fun had at these games. For these wom-en, who go through more than most people could ever imagine, what’s most important is just the chance to get away from it all and enjoy themselves.

For more information on the league, visit mccslejeune.com/sports/wsoftball.html.

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Photo by Russell VarnerShonuf outfi elder Latecia Robinson (left) narrowly avoids the tag of the Leftovers’ pitcher Stephanie Geraghty and scores to increase Shonuf’s lead to 5-2 in the fourth inning of Shonuf’s 6-4 victory over the Leftovers at the Harry Agganis Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently. The playoffs for the women’s intramural softball league begin next week.

Photo by Russell VarnerAn Infi nity baserunner (right) charges home at the WomanPower catcher during a scrimmage at the Harry Agganis Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently.

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CPL. MIRANDA BLACKBURNMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Former Staff Sgt. George Young hasn’t had the best run of luck. After be-ing blown up twice

in Iraq in 2005 he has had three surgeries on his shoulder, was left with two blown out knees, a trau-matic brain injury and post-trau-matic stress disorder. He lost his eight-month-old baby girl and is the father to three children, two of which are disabled.

At one point in his life, he felt like he had nothing.

He wanted to give up. But one thing turned everything

around – a program known as Man-power to Horsepower, located out of Mooresville, N.C.

“I wouldn’t be here without this program,” said Young. “With all of the things that have gone wrong with-in my life, this is the one bright spark that I look forward to.”

Manpower to Horsepower is a non-profit organization meeting the transi-tional needs of combat veterans. The organization creates an atmosphere of mentoring, friendship and rehabilita-tion through the sport of racing.

The center serves not only as a full

service, hands-on facility but a place where veterans can work together and receive a different type of therapy. It serves the dual purpose of helping them regain acclamation back into a productive society from post-combat stress and injury while affording them real-life racing exposure both at the shop and the tracks.

“Due to my traumatic brain in-jury, I forgot everything I used to know (about cars) in the past,” said Young. “I was really big into cars. The program is designed to take (service members) that have been injured and are in similar situations as mine and give them the skills they need in order to be successful in the workplace once they get out (of the program).”

Veterans with injuries ranging from TBIs and PTSD to those who are missing one or all of their limbs learn everything from the history of auto-motive sports and engine building to exotic metal fabrication and welding.

“They’re giving a good foundation for (veterans) that wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to go to school and learn these traits and actually be successful,” said Young.

Sue Roberson, founder of the pro-gram, created Manpower to Horse-power to not only give them voca-tional training, but also a therapeutic environment to transition them back

into society. “I’ve got three kids to take care of,”

said Young. “My oldest son is autistic, my youngest son is blind in his right eye and I have a daughter that’s 11 (years old). I wasn’t doing anything. I would wake up and sit on the sofa all day. I didn’t care about anything, I didn’t care about life. With this, I’ve got hope for the future for the first time since I was hurt.”

While most veterans suffering from combat injuries feel hopeless and help-less, Roberson helps them take respon-sibility for their own lives, she said.

“(Young) almost wasn’t here be-cause he had given up,” said Rob-erson. “With this program, service members like him are able to make their own way and get back their own sense of pride.”

Many of the students don’t feel comfortable in large crowds, are on a slew of medications and struggle with hypertension but somehow the cars help them get past all of that.

“They suffer from never feeling like they could fulfill everything and be the men they used to be,” said Roberson. “They build these cars, go to the tracks with them, they babysit them, they race them. It’s theirs to own as far as their responsibility.”

CPL. JONATHAN G. WRIGHTMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

During the Vietnam War, various Marine units relied heavily on the Navy corps-men who were the first re-sponders to many attacks and traps. From their exploits during that war and the as-pect of going out with some-one from a different service to rely on for medical help spawned a pseudo-phrase for these corpsmen: “long-haired, loudmouthed, disre-spectful S.O.B’s who would walk through the gates of hell to save a wounded Marine.”

Since then, in every climb and place a Marine has found himself fighting for the freedom and liberties of his country, a Navy corps-man was not far away. For the contributions and sacri-fices made in the line of duty, in January 2008 the Corps-men Memorial Foundation was established with the goal of creating a monument in honor of those brave sailors.

“Since 2008, we have a total of $40,000 - the result of various yearly fundraising activities going on around the base,” said Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew De-sChamps, command senior chief of 2nd Dental Battal-ion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. “However, that’s not as much as we had hoped (to raise) over the past nearly four years.”

The amount needed to be able to break ground for a bronze statue slated to be placed in the Lejeune Me-morial Gardens near the en-trance of Camp Johnson is $500,000, yet with the total donations only one-twelfth accrued, more support is

needed to make this monu-ment a reality.

“The goal we originally had when we started was to be ready to build by some-time next year,” said Des-Champs. “While that may not look like a reality now, we’re not stopping until we have enough money - no matter when that may be.”

Abbe Godwin, the art-ist who designed the bronze Marine at the Beirut Memo-rial among other nationally-recognized works, will be constructing the Corpsmen Memorial. While the funds are not yet collected, a min-iature replica, which sits at Naval Hospital Camp Leje-une, models the planned look of the statue: a corps-man shielding a wounded Marine while he provides medical aid.

“It really epitomizes what corpsmen are all about,” said DesChamps. “With 22 Med-al of Honors and a plethora of other awards, corpsmen have always given their all in support of their brothers-in-arms in combat.”

DesChamps stressed the statue’s proposed location at the Lejeune Memorial Gar-dens as a fitting place for the memorial - it will sit by the entrance of Camp Johnson, where the Field Medical Training Battalion conducts its operations. When sailors come to FMTB to train to become corpsmen, they will see the legacy of their future just outside their gate.

While fundraising ef-forts have a long way to go, a multitude of fundraising opportunities are constantly happening, from golf tour-naments to motorcycle pok-er runs to purchasing a brick to be placed in the walkway around the statue.

Fundraising continues for Corpsmen Memorial

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Photo by Cpl. Jonathan G. WrightThe oil-based clay replica of the planned Corpsmen Memorial sits in the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune quarterdeck. Abbe Godwin, the sculptor of the bronze Marine at the Beirut Memorial, will create this life-sized Corpsmen Memorial, which will be placed in the Lejeune Memorial Gardens.

Photo by Cpl. Miranda BlackburnFormer Staff Sgt. George Young, a wounded veteran, sits on the Manpower to Horsepower car outside the Wal-Mart located on Yopp Road in Jacksonville, N.C., June 25. Manpower to Horsepower is a nonprofi t organization meeting the transitional needs of combat veterans.

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Resale lot gives vehicles chance for new lifeSGT. THOMAS J. GRIFFITHMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Anyone who has been to the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Commissary and Marine Corps Exchange has prob-ably seen the vehicles lining the back of the parking lot. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats and RVs sit, waiting for new owners to give them a second life.

The Marine Corps Community Services Vehicle Resale Lot, operated by Sports Branch, Semper Fit Division, MCCS, is a free area that can be used by any Department of Defense identification cardholders to display their for-sale vehicles. The high-visibility location is a lucrative option for sellers, because thousands drive by on Holcomb Boulevard every day.

“It’s an opportunity for a free place to park their car, boat or camper and try to sell it,” said Chris Alger, Sports Branch head. “They don’t have to pay for an ad in the paper or online and a lot of people looking to buy know to look there.”

The resale lot has been used for many purposes. Marines

sell their vehicles before a permanent change of station or in preparation of an upcoming deployment. Some patrons fix up cars as a hobby and sell them for profit. Others get rid of their cars to buy something new.

The lot has parking spaces for up to 116 vehicles, of which 90 are reserved for cars. Any vehicle that is eligible for a base decal can be displayed in the lot. That does not, however, in-clude ATVs. Alger said at one point they had a dump truck in the lot.

Using the Resale Lot is simple. Patrons can either go to the Sports Branch office at Goettge Memorial Field House or to the website, mccslejeune.com/resalelot. They must fill out the one-page Resale Lot Authorization form, have a valid DOD identification card, registration, current vehicle insurance card and make sure the vehicle is clean and presentable. If a patron is trying to sell a vehicle for someone else, such as a deployed service member, they must have a power of attorney. Provid-ed the interested party has all of the required documentation,

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Therapists provide healing, recovery to service members PFC. NIK S. PHONGSISATTANAKMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Physical therapists, therapy as-sistants and technicians with Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune work to rehabilitate injured ser-vice members aboard Marine

Corps Base Camp Lejeune so they can return to work, battle and live a healthier life.

“The primary services we offer here are muscular skeletal and neural muscular skeletal rehabilitation,” said Navy Lt. David Groves, a physical therapist and division officer with the Rehabilitation Services Department at NHCL. “The majority of that extends from orthope-dic injuries. (Most of the service members we treat) are injured in theater, training operations or are performing rehabilitation after receiving orthopedic surgical intervention.”

The Rehabilitation Services Department is strictly geared toward post-surgery. Orthopedic surgeons at the hospital conduct a multitude of surgeries on anything from neck to toe. The majority of injuries are with knees, shoulders

and backs.Each therapist sees 10 to 16 patients per day.

On average, the physical therapy department performs about 2,500 appointments a month.

“The biggest challenge for us now is trying to get all the patients that need to be seen for care,” said Groves. “It can be anywhere from a few days out for an appointment to a few weeks out, so that’s always a challenge. We try to flex our schedule so we can optimize the amount of patients that we see in one given day.”

There are also challenges with getting patients to these appointments, due to the many schedule conflicts they may have. Marines are busy working and training, and injuries are sure to happen.

“Marines perform at a very high level of athleticism,” said Groves “So taking someone who’s been reduced to a really low level of function after a surgery or a traumatic injury and bringing them all the way back up to full duty is a challenge.”

One of the most common injuries that can be difficult to recover from are back injuries,

Photo by Pfc. Nik S. Phongsisattanak A Marine works-out at the physical therapy section at the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 15. The hospital helps rehabilitate service members that have been injured without a surgical intervention.SEE RECOVERY 3C

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OFF-LIMITSESTABLISHMENTS

The following businesses are designated by the base commander as “off-limits”

Bell Auto Salvage II at 136 Abbits Branch Rd., Hubert, N.C.Botta Booms (A.KA. Private Dancer) at 3054 Wilmington Highway, Jacksonville, N.C.Carland at 2911 Route 17/ G.W. Highway Tabb, V.a.Cash-N-Advance at 2235 Lejeune Blvd., Jacksonville, N.C.Centennial Enterprises, Inc. at 1489 East Thousand Oaks Blvd. Suite 2, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Headquarter’s Office)Club Mickey’s at 4441 Richlands Highway, Jacksonville (Closed)Coastal Smoke Shop at Brynn Marr Road, Jacksonville, N.C.D’s Drive Thru at 226 Wilmington Highway, Jacksonville, N.C.D’s Quick Mart at Richlands, N.C.Dash-In at 1316 Hargett Street, Jacksonville, N.C.Discount Tobacco G & H at Western Boulevard, Jacksonville, N.C.Doll House at Highway 258 West, Jacksonville, N.C.Easy Money Catalog Sales at 233-F Western Blvd., Jacksonville, N.C.Express Way at 1261 Gum Branch Road, Jacksonville, N.C. Fantasies at 4951 Richlands Highway, Jacksonville, N.C.Hip Hop and Hookahs at 311 South Marine Boulevard, Jacksonville, N.C.Illusions Richlands Highway, Jacksonville, N.C.Jacksonville Speedway Auto Parts (A.K.A. Raceway Auto Parts & Raceway Used Auto Parts) at 401 Blue Creek Elementary School RoadJoshua Experience/Club Access at 200 Golden Oak Court, Virginia Beach, V.a.King’s Drive Thru at 1796 Gum Branch Road, Jacksonville, N.C.Laird’s Auto and Truck Repair at 1197 Piney Green Rd. Jacksonville, N.C.

Moe’s Mart at 2105 Belgrade Swansboro Road, Maysville, N.C.One Stop Shop at 501 Corbin Street, Jacksonville, N.C.Par Tech (A.K.A. Military Circuit of Jacksonville) at 487-A Western Blvd., Jacksonville, N.C.Playhouse at 6568 Richlands Highway, Jacksonville, N.C.Pleasure Palace at Highway 17, Jacksonville, N.C.Private Pleasures (A.K.A. Carriage House) at 5527 Highway 258, Jacksonville, N.C.Reflection Photo at 353 Western Blvd., Jacksonville, N.C.Smart BuyJacksonville, N.C.Smitty’s R&R at Highway 17, Jacksonville, N.C.Southern Comfort at 2004 Highway 172, Sneads Ferry, N.C.Speed Mart at 2601 Piney Green Road, Jacksonville, N.C.Student Assistance Company at 244 South Randal Road, Suite III Eglin, I.L.Talk of the Town II (barbershop is not off limits) at 114 Texie Lane, Jacksonville, N.C.Tender Touch (A.K.A. Baby Dolls) at Highway 258, Jacksonville, N.C.Tobacco Alley at 521 Yopp Road, Unit 106, Jacksonville, N.C.Tobacco Club at 487-B Western Boulevard, Jacksonville, N.C.Tobacco For Less at 439 Western Boulevard, Jacksonville, N.C.Tobacco House Cigarette Center at 1213-C Country Club Rd., Jacksonville, N.C.Tobacco Leaf at 215 Western Boulevard, Jacksonville, N.C.Veterans Affairs Service at Jacksonville, N.C. (This is a private organization not affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs or the VA Outpatient Clinic.)

PFC. NIK S. PHONGSISATTANAKMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Dinosaur fossils, the reminisce species that have long passed, get washed up on the beaches of Marine Corps Base Camp Leje-une all the time.

The Loggerhead and Green sea turtle are two species of reptiles that once lived among dinosaurs, but today their numbers have greatly decreased and both have been put on the list of endangered species.

The Threatened and Endangered Species Program with the Environmental Manage-ment Division aboard the base has played a big part in protecting the turtles.

“We have a field crew of five technicians with the Threatened and Endangered Spe-cies Program,” said Craig Ten Brink, a wild-life biologist with the Threatened and En-dangered Species Program, Environmental Management Division. “During the turtle season, we’re out there every day - weekends and holidays included.”

The turtle season, which started May 1 and ends around Oct. 31, is when the pro-gram will kick it in full gear, as they work diligently around the clock.

“We know how many nests we have in the portion of Onslow Beach between New River island and Browns island, and al-though Browns inlet is an impact area, we still maintain our monitoring by air,” said Ten Brink. “Everything else on the beach is monitored right at the nests sites, so we have a pretty good handle on tracking the number of nest.”

The program also relocates nests from ar-eas where the amphibious training portion of the beach are done, so training can con-tinue with little or no interruption.

People that use the beach for recreational

purposes sometimes dig holes that the tur-tles can get stuck in. The turtles can also get tangled in trash or may be harmed if they at-tempt to eat trash that is mistaken as food.

Ten Brink said maintaining the habitat of the turtles is also important. He added that the plants that help create the sand dunes help to stabilize the beach so that the sand is settled and isn’t washed away. Protection of the turtles and their environment is also a requirement by the Endangered Species Act, so there is also a legal duty that comes with the work that the Threatened and Endan-gered Species Program does.

Everything is interconnected and every species plays a role in the environment. Sea turtles are part of the food chain, and los-ing a species can have a negative impact on the environment, so programs, such as the Threatened and Endangered Species Pro-gram, try to help nature maintain its balance.

“Turtles, just like any species, are part of the ecosystem, and they play a role in the web of life,” said Ten Brink. “I can’t say what would happen if they didn’t exist, but there would certainly be some negative effects.”

The turtles that nest on Onslow Beach have as much history as the service mem-bers who live and train here. When turtles hatch, they take to the sea and when they mature they return back to the same beaches they emerged from. It is up to the people of MCB Camp Lejeune and the Environmen-tal Management Division if they want the sea turtles to continue live on the base.

For more information on ways to help protect the endangered species on MCB Camp Lejeune call the Environmental Management Division at 451-5003.

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Courtesy photos(Left) A nest of Loggerhead sea turtles climb on one another after hatching from a nest on Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. (Right) Loggerhead sea turtles crawl towards the ocean from a nest on Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

Lejeune landmark celebrates another yearSGT. THOMAS J. GRIFFITHMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

It’s this Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune resident’s birth-day, but no one

will actually celebrate it. Its arms droop to the ground – years of holding the weight on its shoulders have worn it down. Scars decorate its dense frame, especially on its back where a large incision was made to help protect it. It has been here well before the base – even well before the Marine Corps.

The Bicentennial Tree, believed to be the oldest

living tree on base, cel-ebrates its approximately 420th birthday this year, and it shows. Cables hold up its long, sweeping limbs that nearly touch the ground and concrete has been poured into part of the trunk for support and to stave off infection.

The live oak, or quercus virginiana, on McHugh Boulevard was dedicated as the Bicentennial Tree July 4, 1976, in commem-oration of the nation’s 200th anniversary. It was estimated at 385 years old at the time.

“The Onslow County Bicentennial Commission probably asked the base if they had anything to contribute and that could

have been it,” said L. J. Kimball, a retired lieuten-ant colonel currently serv-ing as a historian and vice chairman of the Museum of the Marine. “I presume that is the base’s contribu-tion, and that is only a pre-sumption.”

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune was estab-lished as Marine Barracks New River in 1941 when the Department of the Navy purchased 110,000 acres of land for a much-needed amphibious train-ing facility on the East Coast. Since then, it has grown, and the Bicenten-nial Tree remains.

“The base was bleak in 1942,” said Kimball. “It would have been easy to

bulldoze everything, but someone, whose name is lost to posterity, decided to keep it.”

Jim Lanier, a master gardener at the North Car-olina Cooperative Exten-sion at the New Hanover County Arboretum, stated that the fact that live oaks generally grow crooked means they are hard to use for timber.

“While other oaks in the area were being lum-bered, live oaks were not really being used,” he ex-plained. “It’s hard to cut one of these down.”

According to the USDA website, live oaks grow from Virginia to the Flor-ida Keys and as far west as

Photo by Sgt. Thomas J. Griffi thThe live oak, or quercus virginiana, on McHugh Boulevard aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune was dedicated as the Bicentennial Tree July 4, 1976, in commemoration of the nation’s 200th anniversary. Cables are now installed to help distribute the weight of its massive, sprawling limbs.

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LANCE CPL. VICTOR BARRERA Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Throughout history, Navy corpsmen have been known to risk life and limb to save a Marine’s life. Even with rounds ricocheting overhead and the stress of battle weighing heavily on

them, a corpsman has to maintain his cool as he uses his medical skills to apply a tourniquet or treat a sucking chest wound to an injured warrior.

Their calmness is not something that just comes to them naturally; it is something they constantly train for at the Field Medical Training Battalion East’s Combat Simulation Laboratory aboard Camp Johnson, June 29.

The lab is a building with several small rooms, each one equipped with an iStan, which is an advanced mannequin that can breathe, simulate wounds and provide the students with a more realistic casualty scenario. The rooms are all modeled to look like the inside of a mud and rock house.

“We’ve had the sim lab since last year, and it’s a great improvement from what we had before,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Alton Gehringer, a corps-man with FMTB-E. “Here we use the crawl, walk, run, method as we try and get the students to better deal with the stress they will be facing in combat.”

The first time the students went through the simu-lation, the lights were on and the instructors took them through the basic steps without any pressure. The second time around some sound was added to increase the stress level a bit. For their final time through, all the lights were shut off, the sound of ma-chine-gun fire and screams could be heard through the loudspeakers and instructors ensured the stu-dents were moving at a fast pace.

“Today’s scenario is an ambush, where a unit has been hit by an (improvised explosive device) and the students will have to deal with amputations and a sucking chest wound,” said Gehringer. “We have them simulate applying a tourniquet, moving the ca-sualty out of harm’s way, ensuring the tourniquet is still secure and then looking for any more injuries.”

Although it may sound easy, with the sounds of screams and bullets, flashing lights and smoke filling the room, the stress and beads of sweat could be seen on the students’ faces.

With instructors present, the stress level was tak-en higher, causing some students to apply a tourni-quet to a wrong leg or forgetting to maintain a low profile.

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which are common in the military and civilian population. Groves said there is a high prevalence of back injuries the

physical therapy department treats. He added that there is mul-titude of ways an individual can injure their back and one rea-son often seen in service members is the carrying and maneu-vering of heavy packs and gear.

“When there is a lot of force transmitted through your spine, it tends to cause degeneration a lot earlier,” said Groves.

In the future, the hospital hopes to get improved evaluation and treatment equipment for analyzing and treating patients. The new equipment will increase evaluation data and analyze the working condition of specific jobs that all the Marines and sailors partake in. From this, the hospital will gear their rehab more specific to the job each service member does.

Currently, NHCL does not have the space for the new equip-ment, but needed space will be available when construction of the new hospital is finished in 2013, which will double the size of the hospitals current physical therapy section.

Providing Marines with an option to heal non-invasively when indicated or aiding in rehabilitation and recovery follow-ing surgical intervention are the primary routes for returning service members back to their full function allowing them to return to full duty.

“Seeing someone who’s in a state where they’re having trou-ble functioning, and being able to put my hand on, address-ing that functional impairment and getting them back to doing what they want to do is very rewarding,” said Groves. “It’s goal-centered care. Every patient that comes in here is asked what their functional goals are as a Marine, in their everyday life and what level of function they want or need to get back to doing.”

It is from these goals and examination findings that the therapist and patient develop a plan of care to address the pa-tient’s impairments and create a plan of care to work toward the achievement of the patients’ goals.

Whether it is being able to walk without crutches or run-ning five miles, a therapy provider is going to address goals that service members have as individuals functioning in the military.

“We’re here to help people get back to their full capacity and physical therapy is a way to do it,” said Groves.

For more information on these rehabilitation services, call 450-4824 or 450-4750.

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However, the car isn’t the only thing that pulls these guys out of their rut.

“When they start working together in the shop, they almost turn into their own platoon again,” said Roberson. “They be-come each other’s support system. They refuse to talk to the psych, but they will talk to each other because they know that they understand what they’re going through.”

Roberson has no psychological training – just real-life expo-sure, and she says that’s all her students need.

“I don’t paint them an unrealistic pretty picture, but I do have one rule,” said Roberson. “We do not contemplate or commit suicide because there is nothing we cannot do as a family, and that’s what we are here, a family.”

For more information on Manpower to Horsepower, visit Manpowertohorsepower.com or call 704-664-1674.

“There are many ways to get involved - this isn’t a closed-door ordeal,” said DesChamps. “We need new faces with new ideas to better get the word out about the memorial.”

DesChamps urges those celebrating the rich heritage of the Navy corpsmen be aware that, although they are already honored, their sacrifices made for the Marine Corps and the country as a whole will not be forgotten - especially when cast in bronze.

For more information about the Corpsmen Memorial, visit the website nccorpsmenmemorial.net.

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Texas. Lanier called it an icon of the South.“The live oak is a traditional coastal tree,” he

said. “It is limited not by how cold winter is, but needs a hot summer to do well. They are noted for their graceful shapes, are very easy to grow, drought tolerant, disease resistant, and just needs room. You can’t replace those in our lifetime.”

Their estimated lifespan is 300 to 400 years, mak-ing Lejeune’s Bicentennial Tree slightly older than average. “Today,” states the USDA website, “live oaks are protected for public enjoyment.” This must be true of the Bicentennial Tree. Marines run be-neath its leafy canopy, rejoicing in the brief, shady reprieve, read while sitting between its branches and marvel at its majesty all on a daily basis.

Quite possibly the biggest tragedy of the Bicen-tennial Tree is how little is actually known about it. It is believed to be the oldest tree on base and the base has continued to maintain it, but not many people could give any information on why.

Wayne Crump, the Planning and Estimation su-pervisor at the operations section of Public Works Division, said several arborists have looked at it over the years and all agree it’s a special tree. In addition to an arborist, or tree doctor, checking up on the Bicentennial Tree annually, a lot of work has been done to keep the tree alive.

Base officials have uncompacted the ground sur-rounding the tree and have installed a lightning ar-rester system, because the tree has been struck by lightning on multiple occasions.

“As big and tall as it is, it’s a lightning magnet,” said Crump. “It’s been struck a few times before. The copper wire attracts the lightning and drives it into the ground.”

They have even rerouted the sidewalk at one point, because runners have collided with the Bicen-

tennial Tree’s low-hanging limbs. It was replaced with a pervious concrete surface so water could soak through, one of the first places the surface has been installed on base. The tree’s limbs still have to be clipped by professionals occasionally to keep it from extending into McHugh Boulevard.

“Some people say the tree is encroaching on the road, but I say the road is encroaching on the tree,” said Crump.

Crump believes that the Bicentennial Tree will continue to be enjoyed by a new generation of Ma-rines. A new dining facility with outdoor eating area is being built nearby, and he thinks some Ma-rines may want to walk over to eat in its shade.

The Bicentennial Tree has a marker naming it the fourth stop on the Marine Corps Base Camp Leje-une Self-Guided Tour, but according to Bob Cek-losky, the Department of Public Safety operations chief, the program was shut down about two years ago.

“We don’t let people on base to do the self-guided tour anymore,” he explained. “There used to be booklets at the visitors center.”

In an era marked by budget cuts, who can say how many years the oak will continue? Regardless, the Bicentennial Tree will live on. Danny Marshburn, the program manager for the base’s Forest Manage-ment Program, said that representatives of the state forest service have collected seed from the tree.

“They collected some seed from it to grow it else-where — to grow trees off the genetics of this one,” he said.

Could it be that the Bicentennial Oak is hiding mysteries beneath the shroud provided by its cano-py? Perhaps Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune himself once rested in the shade beneath. Or is it simply just a tree that has been here so long no one wants to get rid of it? Either way, happy birthday.

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Courtesy photoAn archive photo of the construction aboard Marine Barracks New River taken from the area 1 water tower, Jan. 2, 1942. The Bicentennial Tree can be seen on the right side of what is now McHugh Boulevard, facing in the direction of where the traffi c circle is today.

“We aren’t just doing this to mess with the students,” said Geh-ringer. “All of the scenarios we have them go through are based off of our own experiences. Our instructors come here from the fleet, many of them returning from Afghanistan, and when I came here I brought experiences from Iraq. With a different battlefield,

we have different scenarios.”Some of the instructors can

remember a time when they came through the schoolhouse and they used other students as casualties. The ‘casualty’ would just have a piece of tape on their leg or chest saying where a sucking chest wound or amputation point was.

“We’ve come a long way from just having a piece of tape on our

chest to simulate a wound,” said Gehringer. “With the tools we have here we can try and simu-late a combat environment as closely as possible. Many of these students will probably have their boots in the sand six months from now supporting a Marine unit, and it’s our job to ensure that they will be well prepared for anything they will face.”

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor A. BarreraAn instructor looks at his watch as he times how long it takes a student to properly apply a tourniquet to a casualty during an exercise at the Field Medical Training Battalion East’s Combat Simulation Laboratory aboard Camp Johnson, June 29. The exercise was held in a dark building with strobe lights, fog and the sound of machine-gun fi re and screams blaring through the speakers to put the stress of the battlefi eld on corpsmen, many of whom will deploy in support of Marine units in Afghanistan.

CORPSMEN FROM 2C the process could take less than five minutes.“The biggest issue is that people don’t have all of the proper

paperwork,” Alger explained. “Print new insurance cards, re-new your driver’s license and get a power of attorney if you need it.”

Vehicles can be displayed for up to 90 days before owners must apply for an extension. If the lot is filled up, the vehicle will be placed on a waiting list; however, Alger said they have not had a waiting list in at least the past year. The lot usually operates at about 70 percent of its capacity.

The benefits of using the lot do not stop at the sellers. Po-tential buyers have the convenience of an on-base location and do not have to work with salespeople. They need not look fur-ther than a phone number listed on the Resale Lot Authoriza-tion form placed in a visible location, such as a windshield, of every vehicle on display. The terms of the sale are negotiated individually by the interested parties.

Some Resale Lot visitors even look for fun, including Staff Sgt. Michael Valora, a platoon sergeant with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. He just likes to look at the older cars and Mustangs, which the lot is in no shortage of with at least three currently on display.

“When I drive by and have a few minutes, I’ll do a quick loop and look for good deals,” said Valora. “I’m not looking for anything in particular, I just like to look.”

The Sports Branch receives numerous calls about the lot dai-ly. Alger said some vehicles sell relatively quickly there, too.

“It’s an immensely popular program,” he said. “It’s a true community thing. Active duty to retirees and lance corporals to colonels — everyone has used the Resale Lot.”

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2 DUPLEXES FOR RENT. 2 Bedroomat $550 and 3 bedroom at$650/month plus deposit. New Riverarea. Call 910-934-0483.

$139,000 ~ Charming 3 bedroom, 2bath home with two car garage inRichlands. Move in Ready! VaultedCeilings, Refrigerator, Plenty ofStorage Space, Sodded Front Yard,Garage Door Opener with Remotesand More... Call Jody Davis atCHOICE Realty (910) 265-0771.www.soldbysamnjody.com

$153,400 - 4 BR/2BA/2 CG on0.37 Acre - Move into your newhome TODAY. Located in AshburyPark, Richlands. Open and Spaciouslayout with mud/laundry room locatedoff of kitchen, two car garage withgarage door opener & remotes,vaulted ceiling, kitchen comes withample amount of cabinet and counterspace, side by side refrigerator withice & water dispensers, dishwasher,electric range/ovenwith range hood.Ceiling fans in Master Suite & GreatRoom, Overhead lighting in allbedrooms, Neighborhood Play Area,10 Year Builder’s Warranty & More.Call or Text Jody Davis at CHOICERealty (910) 265-0771www.soldbysamnjody.com

HOME/LAND PACKAGES STARTINGAT $355,000 IN HOGAN’S LANDING,HUBERT. Hogan’s Landing is aUnique Waterway Community locatedoff of Bear Creek Road. This privateneighborhood offers Waterfront andWaterview Homesites, Deep WaterBoat Slips and a Community Pier onthe Intracoastal Waterway. To viewavailable homeplans offered by St.Thomas Custom Home Buildersplease visit:www.soldbysamnjody.com or ContactJody Davis at CHOICE Realty (910)265-0771

WATERVIEW HOMESITES STARTINGAT $86,000. Private WaterwayCommunity of Hogan’s Landing.Located off of Bear Creek Road inHubert. Waterview Lots are close toan acre each. Deep Water Boat SlipsAlso Available. An AbsolutelyBeautiful & Scenic Location forYOUR Dream Home. Call or Text JodyDavis at CHOICE Realty (910)265-0771 www.soldbysamnjody.com

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$158,900 - 4 Bedroom , 2 storyHome on large corner lot. Justminutes to the Piney Green Gate,shopping & restaurants. Over 1,900Sq. Ft. of Spacious Living.Attractively updated, largebedrooms,gorgeous light fixtures andceiling fans, wet bar, plus heated &cooledsunroom. Back yard is fencedand has metal shed that conveys withproperty. Seller also offers a homewarranty. PRICED TO MOVE! Don’twait, call Alyson Price at CHOICERealty today. (301) 305-2081www.AlysonPriceRE.com

100 KAYAK CT, SWANSBORO$199,900. Lots of extras! This is aVery Impressive Home! 5 min tobeach, located between CampLejeune & Cherry Point. CallBluewater Real Estate-800-752-3543or www.BluewaterMilitary.Com

100 OCEAN SPRAY-Cedar Point.$109,900. This home is now pricedbelow value of a recent appraisal. FHAapproved foundation. CentrallyLocated Between Cherry Pt & CampLejeune. Call Bluewater Real Estate8 0 0 - 7 5 2 - 3 5 4 3 .www.BluewaterMilitary.com

1000 WELLS RD. REDUCED!$119,000. MLS#119047. LIKE NEW!BOSCH digital appliances. BOSCHfront load washer/dryer! Big roomsthat are bright & airy! Closetseverywhere! Pretty eat in kitrhenw/pantry & baking station! Diningroom. Laundry rm w/utility sink!Whirlpool tub/seperate shower! Longvanities! Lg lot! New septic, decks &interior items! Just Awesome! No Citytaxes! Call Cherie Schulz910-389-7411

1005 GREENWAY ROAD. Reduced to264,900! MLS#119270 GorgeousCountry Club area. Much desired.Minutes to everything yet it’s like asecluded haven with rolling streets. 4BRs (Master is MASSIVE and vaulted)3 full bathrooms. 2 car attached and2 car detached that’s long enough foryour boat! Screened porch. Fenced.Call Cherie Schulz today!910-389-7411

101 SAINT ROAD, $185,000, $938a month (P/I, 30 yr, 4.5%, no moneydown) New floorplan! Like no other!Lg, front, side load 2cg. Marble likepillars at entry & dining! LR , fpl,formal dining or office. Split BR.Awesome master bathrm! Coveredback porch! Sod, gutters, ceramictile, stainless steel appliances, &more! County taxes! Richlandsschools! Builder offers closing costs!MLS#116961 Call Cherie Schulz910-389-7411

TWO HOMES CONNECTED BYBREEZEWAY. Private guesthouse/in-law quarters in rear ofproperty is 1600 sq.ft. with awalk-out basement to coveredcement patio. Front house is 2000sq.ft. Both houses have largescreened porches. Very peaceful andprivate, but close to everything.$ 2 5 9 , 0 0 0 . H a m p s t e a d .910-270-1081

103 ARABIAN CIRCLE. A steal!Priced below appraised value! Taxvalue is $337K! $299,900MLS#121056 MAJESTIC!IMMACULATE! Tall columns, side load2cg, high ceilings & gleaming hdwdfloors. 11+ room brick home is3500+ htd sq ft! 3.5 bathrooms.Modern kitchen. Solid maplecabinets. Formal dining. Laundry rm.Several huge bonus rms. .75 acre.Pool & club house. Easy Hwycommute to Bases. Call CherieSchulz 910-389-7411.

NEW CONSTRUCTION SINGLE FAMILYHOMES located in Maysville just 22minutes from Camp Lejuene Backgate on 172. 3 bedroom 2 bath, 2car garage, custom cabinetry, openfloor plan with vaulted ceilings.Walk-in closet and double vanity inMaster Bedroom. Appliances includerefrigerator, smooth top range,microwave range hood, anddishwasher. Heated square feetranges from 1251-1273. 2-10 HomeBuyers warranty. Listing price of129,900.00 Call Megan Johnson formore information 910-934-7674

103 CALDWELL COURT. Freshlypainted home with open floorplan &sunroom. Beautiful two story foyerwith Palladium window & laminatewood flooring, formal living & diningrooms, kitchen w/breakfast bar,family room w/FP, Master BR w/ FP,Master Bath w/stand alone shower,& jetted tub. Home sits on a quietcul-de-sac & has an enormous fencedin yard! Chuck Compton (910)330-5413

103 ECHO RIDGE RD, Swansboro$184,500. Like new Ranch with splitbedroom floor plan, centrally locatedbetween Camp Lejeune & CherryPoint. Call Bluewater Real Estate8 0 0 - 7 5 2 - 3 5 4 3 o rwww.BluewaterMilitary.Com

103 QUAIL NECK CT. Cape Carteret,$197,000.REDUCED,REDUCED!estate sale’’AS IS’’ condition. Pleasemake any offer. Golf Course lot on cala sac in Star Hill.www.BluewaterMilitary.com

105 THAMES DR. $184,900MLS#121320.ONE HUGE HOME!Need space? TRY to outgrow thishome! Formal living room w/fpl,

sitting area off of the foyer, very largeden with fpl, very big eat in kitchenare all downstairs! Upstairs are fourspacious bedrooms. The master hasits own covered balcony that is as bigas a deck!! Screened in porch.Fenced yard. No city taxes. Next tobase! Call Cherie Schulz today!910-389-7411

109 CORRAL WAY - Spacious andaffordable 3 bedroom, 2 bath homewith vinyl siding, vinyl replacementwindows & almost new heat pump!!Located at end of quiet cul de sac inlovely Horsecreek Farms. Reduced toonly $135,000. Best buy in theneighborhood!! MLS 115975 CHOICERealty 910-330-4481

1094 HUFFMANTOWN RD.$236,800, 26.25 acres on CelestialFarms! Reduced price! Beautiful land!Tucked away cedar sided, metal roof,2B/1, Fpl. 33x6 porch. 4 pastures.Pond. 9 stall barn. 20x40 Wrkshp.Water/electric all around. Retire,work the land, lease out forweddings, parties, etc! Call CherieSchulz 910-389-7411

111 LITTLELEAF COURT. Lovely, wellcared for 3BR, 2BA home on 3/4acre and just minutes away from thefront gate of New River Air Station.The vaulted ceiling gives you thatgreat open feeling as soon as youenter! Just painted, dining roomw/sliding glass doors which lead outto the porch & yard ,nice sizedbedrooms, bonus room & wireddetached garage. Located at the endof a cul-de-sac in a great littlesubdivision. A must see! RosemarySlone (910) 330-3022

114 SHADOWBROOK DRIVE. Thisbeautiful 4BR, 2BA home has beenwonderfully maintained and loved. Ithas beautiful ceramic tile in the foyer,kitchen, dining room, bathrooms &hallways.Family room adjacent tokitchen with a pass through to thedining room, wood burning FP,spacious bedrooms, 5 decks, onewith hot tub, one a sundeck & one aplay area! Too many great features tomention!Located near the Lejeunemain gate. Veronica Judd (910)389-4104

116 BARBOUR DRIVE, gorgeousmature hdwd tree. Covered porch.Foyer opens to vaulted, LR w/fpl!You’ll love the massive kitchen w/ 2sinks & access to deck & screenedporch. Formal dining rm. Lg “manscave” FROG. Laundry rm. SpaciousBRs. AWESOME master BR & WIC!!Fenced. Like new. Hubert! Nosubdivision feel! BRING OFFER! CallCherie Schulz 910-389-7411.

116 BARBOUR ROAD. $223,000MLS#121715 Gorgeous mature hdwdtrees, covered porch, through thefoyer to vaulted, open LR w/fpl! You’lllove the massive kitchen w/ 2 sinks& access to deck & screened porch.Dining rm. Lg “mans cave”, Laundryrm. Split BR. AWESOME master BR &WIC!! Fenced. Like new. Hubert! CallCherie Schulz 910-389-7411

116 LONGLEAF DRIVE - SWANSBORO$199,500. A little piece of heaven isback on the market at a new price.Has it’s own boat ramp. Owner’s willconsider financing. Call BluewaterReal Estate 888-354-2128

117 KOONCE CIRCLE. Gorgeous 4BR, 2.5 BA with rolling backyardsurrounded in Azalea, Magnolia andmossy Dogwoods. The MasterBedroom was built as a mother-in-lawsuite with private entrance. Beautifulwood floors throughout the house andFormal & Informal dining rooms arejust two of the wonderful features ofthis beautifully maintained home.Van Dupius (910)389-9700

1170 HWY 258. Adorable 3 BR,1.5bath home. Beautifully remodeled foryou! New paint, flooring, kitchen,baths, etc. Your chance to stoprenting! Ceramic tiled sunroom off ofthe eat in kitchen! Laundry room. AllBRs are nice sized! You’ll love thejust under 1 acre gorgeous yard thathas your very own pond! More landavailable. Bring your horse! Big shed.Call Cherie Schulz 910-389-7411.

118 BOBWHITE CIRCLE-CapeCarteret. $249,500. Plantationshutters, stainless steel appliances,granite counter tops, irrig. system.Home is midway between CampLejeune and Cherry Pt, minutes fromEmerald Isle beach! Call BluewaterReal Estate @ 888-354-2128.

120 LIVE OAK DRIVE, MLS #117737LOVELY & POPULAR COMMUNITY! 3br/2 bath on 1.37 acres of land!Cleared and wooded. Foyer opens tolarge, open LR w/vaulted ceilings anda fpl. Spacious kitchen has greatviews of the backyard & its wildlife.

All BRs are good sized. Walk in closetin the master BR. Beautiful & durablelaminent flooring. Move in ready!! CallCherie Schulz 910-389-7411

125 FOREST LINE DRIVE,NEWPORT. $85,900. Backs toNational Forest, located minutes fromCherry Point. Seller Will Pay up to$3,000.00 in Closing Cost w/FullPrice Offer!!! Call Bluewater RealEstate - 800-752-3543 orwww.BluewaterMilitary.Com

33 SWEETWATER DRIVE. Don’tmiss out on this 3 bedroom, 2 bathhome with garage. Minutes to MCASNew River and Topsail Island.Hardwood floors, privacy fenced yard,fully equipped kitchen and freshlypainted interior! Located on a HUGE.63 acre lot!! $145,000. LoisHutchins, Choice Realty (910)330-4481.

136 SAYERS LANE.Owned by Dept. ofVeterans Affairs! 3BR, 2BAmanufactured home in Richlandsoffers privacy and lots of room! Largeliving room and huge backyard. Homesits on 1.69 acres. Great price at$72,900! Home is eligible for VAvendee financing, 100% for owneroccupant & 95% for investor. SusieMontag (910)340-0487

138 COOPER ROAD, RICHLANDS,-$325,000. Custom built home withover 5 acres. 3 bdrm, 2 1/2ba,familyroom. Oversized garage has2000sf. In-ground salted pool.MLS:120451 Call 910-324-3723

1458 OLD FOLKESTONE ROAD. Fromthe moment you walk into thisamazing 3BR, 2BA home you will feelinstantly soothed by the calmingcolors of this tastefully decoratedhouse. Beautiful kitchen w/ceramictile, upgraded lighting, island & walk-inpantry.Living area features gasFP with built in entertainment centerabove it. Home sits on .84 acres withfamily friendly backyard, great forentertaining & BBQ’s, close to beach& 5 mins from back gate. Vikki Stumpf(910) 265-6901

150 ABERDEEN LANE. This HomeSells Itself!! New StainmasterCarpet, Paint, Vinyl Flooring &Gorgeous Wood-Laminate FlooringThroughout! A Country DelightNestled On A Solid Acre of Land! Ithas THREE Wood Decks! HUGELaundry Room right off of thekitchen!! Wet & Dry Bar also! HUGEMaster BR w/Garden Tub & DualVanity Sinks! Eat-In Kitchen w/allappliances. Close to all bases & Hwy24 Bypass. Will Sell Soon. Don’twait, call Today! Jonathan Strader(910)340-4480

SELDOM USED 2d HOME, 2500 sq 'TH, stainless steel, 3BR, 21/2 BA;screened porch, 2-car gar, lagoon &golf view, gated (Brandywine Bay),Morehead City, between Cherry Point &Camp LaJeune. Lots of active duty andretirees. $321,500. Call our realtor,Rosemary Green, Cannon and Gruber252-241-6801.

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165 HADNOT FARM, SWANSBORO$169,500. Traditional 3 bedroomand 2 bath. Beautifully manicuredcorner lot with a fenced backyard!Great location to either Lejeune orCherry Point. Call 800-752-3543.

1658 HALLTOWN ROAD. AHomeowners Dream! Beautiful 3BR,2.5BA home with large bonus room(optional bedroom). Formal livingareas, family room w/FP open to aspacious eat-in kitchen. Large laundryroom, huge master bdr, master bathw/separate shower & jacuzzi tub.Spacious front & backyards w/trees &covered deck. Over 2500 Sq. feet!Priced to sell! Rynell Burt, ChoiceRealty (910) 526-4756.

167 MAREADY ROAD $257,000MLS#120406, 1.47 ACRES HOLDSTHIS HUGE CEDAR CIDED HOMEw/2 stalls & big, wired, cementfloored workshop! Extra lg roomsthroughout! 1st floor master suite.Big LR, spacious family rm, oversizeddining rm, mud rm. Huge walk instorage or perfect for craft rm/office.One BR has an 11x11 room off ofthat room! Walk in closets & closetsgalore! Fpl. Fencing. Big Deck. Frontand back driveway. Call Cherie Schulz910-389-7411.

174 OLD 30 ROAD . GREAT StarterHome in a GREAT Location! This 3BR home is close to everything.Upgrades include laminate woodflooring, freshly painted, newcabinets & new counter tops.Wooden deck, wood privacy fence,play set, & two outside sheds. Eastycommute to base. Chuck Huff (910)465-7876.

176 LAGUNA TRACE. Country ClubLiving right on the 7th Green!Stunning, 2 Story, 3BR, 2.5 BA Homewith Bonus Room & Sunroom.Vaulted ceilings, palladium Windows,gas log fire place, heated & cooledsunroom that exits to deck, treyceiling in master suite w/wic, oversized bath, separate shower & gardentub. Kitchen w/granite countertops,breakfast nook & tons of counterspace. Dual heat pumps & 3+ cargarage. Too much to list! RosemarySlone, Choice Realty (910) 330-3022

185 TOBACCO ROAD. WaterfrontHubert Estate. Less than 2 milesfrom the Camp Lejeune back gate.Great Crabbing, Shrimping, Fishing,Jet Skiing, Kayaking or Boating RightOff Your Own Private Dock!Beautifully maintained 4BR, 2.5 bathwith a great Open Floor plan. Largeone acre lot. About 10 minutes byboat to the Intracoastal Waterwayand about 20 mins from threedifferent inlets. Value Your Privacy?Then this is a must see!! MonteHutchins (910)358-0358.

195 E RIDGE COURT, $179,900MLS#118846 Quality crawl spacebuilt home by Cecil Davis that arehard to find! Too many too extras tolist! Exterior hot AND cold watertaps! Decorative driveway. HandmadeOak cabinets. 42 inch fpl! Hissignature oversized 2cg and Lg,raised back deck. Huge kitchen,stainless appliances! Slick ceilings.$5000 Buyer allowance! No citytaxes! Near New River base! CallCherie Schulz 910-389-7411.

2020 COLONY PLAZA. Beautifulhome In The Exclusive HeritageSquare subdivision with communityclubhouse, pool, lawn & exterior.maintenance. Call Bill Betts at (910)330-6098.

209 WOODCREST COURT. Tasteful3BR, 2BA home in desirable schooldistrict. Over 1800 sq.feet of livingspace! So many upgrades, includingnew wood flooring, roof, vinyl siding &windows. Large laundry room & gameroom, formal dining room, breakfastnook & privacy fenced yard. Comeand see this beauty! Quick move-inpossible. Low traffic cul-de-sac.Pamela Valdes, Choice Realty (910)330-9138.

215 PORTLAND PLACE. Spacious3BR, 2BA home in quiet friendlysubdivision.Large living roomw/vaulted ceiling, gas fireplace,formal dining room, large kitchen,beautiful sunroom..htd & cooled,large backyard, 2 car garage andfreshly painted throughout. Too muchto mention, must see to appreciateall this home has to offer.Chuck Huff,Choice Realty (910) 465-7876.

215 STAGECOACH DRIVE - Fabulous4 bedroom, 3 bath home with garage,fireplace, hardwood floors, fullyequipped kitchen and 2 mastersuites in lovely Carolina Forest! Bestbuy in the neighborhood. Priced$53,000 BELOW tax value!! MLS121395 CHOICE Realty 910-330-4481

217 REGALWOOD DR. $145,900,MLS#121201. Sweet home!Beautifully upgraded 3BR, 2Bath!When you walk in you’ll know you arehome! LR & den, pretty kitchen withstainless steel appliances. Gleaminghardwood floors. Laundry rm. Frenchdoors to Deck. Already fenced foryou! Near Lejeune’s Piney Greengate! No city taxes. Call Cherie Schulztoday at 910-389-7411

224 BUSCH DRIVE, $121,700MLS#119044. AWESOME KITCHENCOMPLETE WITH ISLAND! HUGE!Spacious LR splits the BRs. ALL BRshave walk in closets! Master bath iswhat everyone wants! His/her sink,garden tub, separate shower, etc.Laundry rm with door to back yard.Storage shed. Close to 1.85 acres ona cul de sac lot! Lot’s of room toroam. No city taxes! PopularRichlands schools. Call Cherie Schulz910-389-7411

300 OSPREY RIDGE DRIVE -EmeraldIsle - $169,900. 3 bedroom/2.5baths.. private end unit with extracommon area. Easy access to beach,bike path,stores and restaurants. CallBluewater Real Estate-888-354-2128or www.BluwaterMilitary.com

301 MARTHA. REDUCED-$280,000.MLS # 117538. 4BR on almost acrefenced, lot speckled w/trees. Opencommunity rooms are huge yet warmand inviting! Extra lg BRs. Mastersuite is its own retreat. Double doorsto luxurious bathroom! Beautiful hdwdflrs throughout most of the home.Pantry, laundry rm, mud room. Sideload 2cg. Deck. Wide front porch!$6000 for Buyers expenses! CallCherie Schulz 910-389-7411

303 FOXHALL ROAD, NEWPORT$163,000. 3 Bedroom and 2 Bath!One level home in great conditionwithin short drive to Morehead &Cherry Point! Call Bluewater RealEstate or www.BluewaterMilitary.com

311 APPALOOSA CT, SWANSBORO.$189,900. Spacious ranch-stylehome on over an acre! About mid-waybetween Camp Lejeune & CherryPoint. Call Bluewater Real Estate8 0 0 - 7 5 2 - 3 5 4 3 o rwww.BluewaterMilitary.Com

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311 SILVER CREEK LANDING RD,SWANSBORO. $299,900. Greatlocation just 7 minutes to EmeraldIsle, and midway between CampLejeune and Cherry Point. Croatanschool district, too! Call BluewaterReal Estate 888-354-2128

313 BROOKSTONE WAY. Only a fewquality homes left in Brookstone! TheMaple, a 4BR, 2BA home for thegrowing family. Priced at just$170,500 this spectacular home hasplenty of living space. Matchingstainless steel appliances to includemicrowave & refrigerator. Garage dooropener with key pad. Close toschools, base & shopping. Lowcountry taxes. John Troup, ChoiceRealty (910) 539-3148.

315 KIRBY QUINN Road. MLS#114054 BREATH TAKING!$280,000! 27+ Acres you’ve beenlooking for! Gorgeous rolling acreagebordered by trees. 2 Homes!! Onestory 3/2 brick. 2cg. Sunroom. Den.Formals. 2 story 1/1.5 is perfect forfarm hand, guest house, rental, etc!Call Cherie Schulz at 910-389-7411

316 STARLIGHT LN. 1 ACRE!$107,000, $542 a month (P/I, 30yr, 4.5%, no money down). Sellerpays all of your closing costs! $4000!Cheaper than rent! 3 BIG, Split, BRs,2 BTH! ALL have walk in closets!HUGE LR! Open eat in kitchen &formal dining. Pretty home that looksjust like new! Freshly painted in warmcolors. Laundry rm. New decks.Located off Belgrade Swansboro Rd.MLS#116888 Call Cherie Schulz910-389-7411.

363 A I TAYLOR RD. REDUCED!$108,900 MLS#118842 HUGE .97ACRE YARD!! Have your garden! Youranimals are welcome! Not asubdivision! Lovely 7 room homew/2.5BTHS in Richlands! LR andden! Massive eat in kitchen. Vaultedmaster. Deck. Cheaper than renting!Call Cherie Schulz 910-389-7411

405 SILO COURT. 3 bed/2 bathprivate, backs to woods, meticulouslymaintained. $1000 back. Ask How.Alyson Price (301) 305-2081

422 W. BRANCH. A STEAL @$95,000. Stop renting! Gorgeous,remodeled, split 4Br/2B home onwooded cul de sac lot! Must see thehuge LR and kitchen. Massive. NewRoof, Floor, cabinets, counter tops,toilets, fixtures, lighting, etc. Slickceiling, Huge Yard!! Seller pays yourclosing cost & home warranty! Buythis home Cheaper than you can rent!Perfect for Cherry Point/CampLejeune needed areas. Cal CherieSchulz 910-389-7411

440 HUNTING GREEN. ONLY$128,500 MLS#118847 You can’trent this 3 BR home for this price!Freshly painted exterior. Eat inkitchen with french doors to fencedyard and patio. Fpl. Located right offGum Branch Rd for easy access totown, Lejeune and New River! Sellerhelps with your closing costs! CallCherie Schulz at 910-389-7411

463 OLD FOLKSTONE ROAD. Live theGood Life! Country Ranch NearTopsail Beach Convenient to SneadsFerry Military Gate & Easy Access toWilmington or Jacksonville, 2100 HSFwith huge den, 2 car garage, FencedYard & Above Ground Pool - on 1.25Acres! Peggy Stanley (910) 358-9787

585 FRANCKTOWN RD $149,900.Looking for that nice piece of land toput a home & huge workshop on?How about a piece that has a buildingin place!! Build your home or just usethe building for your business! 3000square foot building (30x1000) withelectric on approx. 2.23 acres! Thelot is approx 210x445. 4 bay doors infront and 1 in back of the building.MLS#119860 $149,900. Call CherieSchulz at 910-389-7411

601 PELETIER LOOP SWANSBORO,$124,900. Corner one storyTownhome overlooking Golf Course!Great location to either base, close tothe Beaches!! Call Bluewater RealEstate 888-354-2128 orwww.BluwaterMilitary.com

630 PAR DRIVE, Rock Creek golfcourse! No city taxes or HOA’s!! Greatfloor plan! Both formal rooms offfoyer. Big square kitchen overlooks avery lg lowered den w/fpl & has viewsof the wide upstairs loft! Nice! 4 BRs,2.5 baths. Closets galore. Laundryroom. Side load 2cg. Fenced.Screened porch. Patio. Beautiful lot.BRING OFFER! Call Cherie Schulz910-389-7411

758 WETHERINGTON LANDING JUST$113,950. Stop renting! Like New!Gorgeous split 3Bed/ 2 Bath home.Massive LR with Corner fpl. Huge Kit.with lots of cabinets, counters, plus apantry & island. Stainless Appliances.Awesome master bathroom. Newfixtures, toilets, much more. You’lllove the land it sits on, too! Easy driveto Jacksonville & beaches. Seller paysclosing costs! Call Cherie Schulz910-389-7411.

81 CRUSH CT, SWANSBORO$118,000. Nice complex withswimming pool, in walking distance toshopping, located close toSwansboro schools, 15 minutes toCamp Lejeune, & 10 minutes toEmerald Isle beaches. Call BluewaterReal Estate 888-354-2128

833 MILL CREEK RD, NEWPORT$169,000. Just outside of Newport,close to Cherry Point and Beaches!Lots of upgrades, 12x12 storageshed! Call Bluewater Real Estate800-752-3543.

854 MILL RIVER RD-Completelyremodeled 4 bedroom, 2 bath homewith fireplace, garage, new carpet andnew paint!! Qualified buyer can movein and rent until closing! A steal at$149,900. CHOICE Realty910-330-4481

948 ETON DR. $239,900. 4br/2basingle story brick house in CountryClub Hills. Granite counter tops in kit,wet bar and mst bath. SS appliances.Hardwood floors, ceramic tile. 9’ceilings. Crown moulding. Fireplace.Screened in back porch. Fenced yard.2 car garage. Close to base,shopping and hospital. Will assist inclosing costs and pay buyers agentfee. Call 910-355-2499 ormini@ec.rr.com

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HUBERT.EXECUTIVE STYLE HOME.Features 11 acres. Numerous fruittrees. Privacy, serenity & elegance!Alyson Price, Choice Realty(301) 305-2081.

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Photos by Sgt. Thomas J. Griffi th(Above) Sixteen men and women from 13 different countries recite the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the annual Fourth of July Celebration aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 4. (Right) Service members and their families watched an impressive fi reworks display at the annual Fourth of July celebration aboard MCB Camp Lejeune.

Photos by Sgt. Thomas J. Griffi thMore than 20,000 people attended the annual

Fourth of July Celebration at W.P.T. Hill Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 4. Bobbie Allen, the JaneDear girls and the 2nd Marine Division Band performed for the crowds, a naturalization ceremony made 16 men and women U.S. citizens and an impressive

fi reworks display rounded out the evening.

SGT. THOMAS J. GRIFFITH Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Service members and their families gathered at W.P.T. Hill Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for the annual

Fourth of July Celebration, July 4.The festivities were free and open

to the public. More than 20,000 peo-ple took advantage of the eventful eve-ning filled with music and fun for the entire family.

The sun settled in and a cool breeze swept through the base. Even the smoke from the wildfire that has consumed more than 30,000 acres in the nearby Holly Shelter Game Land seemed to lift for the evening.

Vendors lined the side of the field near Holcomb Boulevard, offer-ing funnel cakes, hotdogs and other American favorites. Musical guests included Bobbie Allen, the JaneDear girls and the 2nd Marine Division Band.

“It’s a big day in the U.S., but es-pecially in the Marine Corps because we’re called to defend the country,” said Col. Daniel J. Lecce, base com-manding officer. “I think it’s impor-tant to recognize (Independence Day) with a grand event like this.”

Additionally, a group of service members became United States citi-zens in a naturalization ceremony. This is the third year in a row a natu-ralization ceremony has been held along with the July Fourth festivities.

“E Pluribus Unum means from many one,” said Lecce. “From many

countries, we come together to make one.”

Lejeune welcomed 16 people, in-cluding 14 Marines, from 13 different countries as new citizens. The candi-dates were from places near, such as Canada and Mexico, and also from far places like Burundi, Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Panama, Peru and Trinidad. A few of the Marines have already served on combat deploy-ments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

“These guys earned it the hard way,” said Lecce. “It’s because of their efforts, and that’s what makes it so great.”

Sgt. Clein Bismas, a digital wide-band transmission equipment opera-tor with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, was one of those Marines. He had already served in Afghanistan. Bismas has been in the Marine Corps for nearly four years and wants to become a Ma-rine Security Guard, an occupation for which U.S. citizenship is a requirement.

“It feels great, awesome,” said the Marine from Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. “I guess it’s just a whole new experience for me.”

The evening closed with an im-pressive fireworks display launched from Goettge Memorial Field House. Flashes of gold, red and green il-luminated W.P.T. Hill Field in what Yolanda Mayo, the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Community Services deputy operations officer and emcee for the evening, called one of the best displays anywhere.

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Now playing at Camp Lejeune

“KUNG FU PANDA 2” (PG)

“Kung Fu Panda 2” is a computer-animated 3-D family film that follows the 2008 hit “Kung Fu Panda.”

In this continuing story, Master Po, voiced by Jack Black, the loveable clumsy, karate-wielding, pot-bellied panda, joins forces with a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an older enemy with a deadly new weapon.

The old gang is back and Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furi-ous Five.

But Po’s life of awe-someness is threatened by the emergence of a formi-dable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu.

Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins. Only then will Po be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

The cast of the origi-nal film reprise their voice roles. Among the famous voices that can be heard again are the Furious Five: Angelina Jolie as Tigress, a South China Tiger; Jackie Chan as Monkey, a Golden Langur; Lucy Liu as Viper, a Green Tree Viper; Seth Rogen as Mantis, a Chinese Mantis; and

David Cross as Crane, a Rec-crowned Crane.

Also on hand are Dustin Hoffman as Mas-ter Shifu, a Red Panda; Jean-Claude Van Damme is Master Croc, a Chinese Alligator; Michelle Yeoh as the Soothsayer, a Goat; Victor Garber as Master Thundering Rhino, a Javan Rhinoceros; Den-nis Haysbert as Master Storming Oxen, an Ox; and Gary Oldman as the nasty Lord Shen, who is an Indian Peafowl.

Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson boosts the action sequences with 3-D film-ing and challenges Po to bigger and crazier loca-tions, putting the viewer right in the middle of the battles and therefore making this sequel more mind-blowing and entertaining.

“Kung Fu Panda 2” returns with more mar-tial arts in this masterful 3-D animation presenta-tion. This film just might surpass the original one in excellence.

Now playing in Jacksonville

“BAD TEACHER” (R)“Bad Teacher” is a

comedy that is centered around a foul-mouthed and misbehaving teacher who has her own agenda.

Cameron Diaz (“Knight and Day,” “My Sister’s Keeper,” “The Box”) stars as Ms. Eliza-beth Halsey, a prickly middle-school language-arts teacher with no regard for anyone but herself.

She uses curse lan-

guage, smokes pot, dresses inappropriately and cares little for her classroom.

Elizabeth’s goal for the future has always in-cluded plans for a breast-enhancement surgery and ditching public education as soon as she could snag a rich husband.

So when she is dumped by her wealthy fiancé, she sets her plan in motion again to win over a rich and hand-some new substitute.

Justin Timberlake (“Social Network,” “Al-pha Dog”) stars as Scott Delacorte, a newly hired younger teacher, who catches her eye and she begins to woo him.

Elizabeth reforms her teaching style in order to seduce him when she finds out that he has fam-ily money.

Lucy Punch (“Din-ner for Schmucks,” “Hot Fuzz”) plays Amy Squir-rel, Elizabeth’ energetic and well-liked colleague,

who also has great affec-tions toward Scott.

At the same time Eliza-beth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic, irreverent but nice gym teacher, Russell Gettis, played by Jason Segel (“I Love You Man,” “Knocked-Up”), who suffers her verbal abuse.

The consequences of Ms. Halsey’s wild and outrageous schemes give her students, her cowork-ers, and even herself an

education like no other.Co-starring are John

Michael Higgins (“Cou-ples Retreat,” “Yes Man”) as Principal Wally Snur; Eric Stonestreet (TVs “Modern Family”) as Elizabeth’s roommate; and Phyllis Smith (TVs “The Office”) as Lynn Davies, Elizabeth’s shy and only friend.

Jake Kasdan (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” “Orange County,” “Zero Effect”) directed this dark comedic tale of a teacher who neglects her pupils while keeping alcohol and pot in her

classroom storage.“Bad Teacher” is an

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out What’s happenin’ Carolina each week. To add your event, e-mail amy.binkley@pilotonline.com. Space is

limited to availability.

ROMAN CATHOLICSaint Francis Xavier Chapel (Bldg. 17)Weekend Mass: Saturday 5 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. & 11a.m. Traditional Latin Mass: Sunday 12:30 p.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Thursday 11:45 a.m.

Exposition of the Blessed SacramentFirst Friday of every month: 11:45 a.m.Benediction at 8 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

EASTERN ORTHODOXSt. Nicholas Chapel, Camp JohnsonDivine Liturgy: Saturday 10 a.m. For more information, call 450-0991

LATTER DAY SAINTSCamp Geiger Chapel Worship Service: Sunday 5 p.m.For more information, call Elder Zollinger at 381-5318

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

PROTESTANTMain Protestant Chapel (Bldg. 16) Worship Service: Sunday 10 a.m.Children’s Church and Youth Service provided

Midway Park Extreme Chapel Contemporary Praise & WorshipWorship Service: Sunday 10:30 a.m.Youth Group, Children’s Church and Nursery 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 5 p.m.

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

Camp Johnson ChapelMain Camp Johnson Chapel (Bldg. M-16) Worship Service: Sunday 9 a.m.

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

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

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Flow CircusJuly 12, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.Come and watch Paul Miller’s comedy and juggling act at the Tarawa Terrace Community Center. The stellar act, “One Toy, Many Stories,” was recently showcased on Disney Cruise Lines.The free event is part of the Children’s Summer Reading Program presented by the Harriotte B. Smith Library aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Participants in the program should bring their reading logs. For more information, call 451-3026 or visit www.mccslejeune.com/srp.

Midsummer Night’s MurderJuly 12, 6:30 p.m. Murder and mystery are on the menu for participants in the Teen Summer Reading Program. Join the super-reading sleuths as they follow clues to fi nd out whodunit at the Harriotte B. Smith Library aboard MCB Camp Lejeune. For more information, call 451-3026 or visit www.mccslejeune.com/srp.

D.E.F.Y. Leadership CampAug. 2 through 12Do you have a youth between 9 and 12 years of old? Want to add some fun to their summer and to meet new friends? If you answered yes, this is the camp for your child. Drug Education for Youth is a self-esteem building program that provides kids with the tools they need to resist drugs, gangs and alcohol. The camp is free, but space is limited. Register your child today. Children must be Department of Defense dependents. Applications are available online at www.hq.navy.mil/defy, or building 302 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information call 451-2865.

Couplehood to Parenthood WorkshopJuly 12, 13 and 14Having a baby is great, but the stress of a growing family can be a lot. This free 90-minute workshop, taught by licensed professionals from Military & Family Life Consultants, can help. You’ll learn how to handle the many changes that parenthood brings, identify ways to avoid confl ict, recognize the importance of marriage enrichment and discover ways to keep both parents involved even during deployment. Free child care information and process will be shared upon registration. The workshop is available at three different days and times for your convenience: July 12 at 9:30 a.m., July 13 at 6:30 p.m. and July 14 at 11:30 a.m. Open to all DOD patrons. For more information, call 451-2864.

Breastfeeding Support GroupEvery third Thursday of the month, 9:30 to 11 a.m.This support group takes place at the Onslow County Health Department, 612 College Street, Jacksonville, N.C. For information call 450-0081 ext. 245.

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The USO has been there through thick and thin, tending to service members and their families through-out the world since 1941. During World War II, the USO became the service members’ “home away from home” and they started a tradition of tending to the troops.

For the USO in Jacksonville, North Carolina, the helping hand has become wrinkled through the years, but its mission to help and support has only blossomed.

“This is the oldest continuously operating USO in the world,” said Deborah Fisher, director of the USO of North Carolina, Jacksonville Center. “The building has been here since 1941. It’s got such a rich history and we have a lot of veterans come by to share their

stories and memories.”A USO volunteer said when her father first came to

the USO in 1942, there was only one room and it was only half the size that it is today.

A lot of time has passed since then and the USO has expanded in the size of building as well as in heart. With a ballroom and stage making up the majority of building space, it makes it an ideal place to hold events.

“A lot of the units have their functions here because it’s more of a relaxed atmosphere,” said Fisher. “Spous-es always come here to have potlucks, and we’ve even held a fashion show here for them.”

The USO is always offering new outlets and pro-grams for military families. Programs such as United Through Reading are available, where service members read a book to their child and have it videotaped, so when they are deployed their kids can read a book with

mom or dad every night and stay familiar with their parents voice and face.

“There’s also a program called Smiles Over Miles where service member and spouse get a (free) member-ship for internet video messages,” said Fisher. “Last month a lady brought her son in to open up birthday presents and blow out a candle on a cupcake for his dad to see.”

Besides the many programs that help families stay in touch during deployments, they offer supplies to fami-lies that may be struggling due to bad circumstances.

“There’s a full kitchen where we can make hot food and serve cold beverages,” said Fisher. “We also have a family pantry with non-perishable foods, for military families in times of financial difficulties. We also pro-vide assistance with tornado (or hurricane) relief efforts that hit the community.”

The USO has been able provided many things for military families, from recreational events to humani-tarian support.

“We just want to help take a little bit of the weight off of their shoulders,” said Fisher. “We have such heavy deployments, and being able to provide comfort to the service members and their families, by letting them know that there’s an organization that they can count on while their gone, is great. I love putting a smile on the families’ and troops’ faces.”

The USO in North Carolina is largely funded by donations from individuals and corporate sponsors. It operates with a small group of full-time employees with a network of approximately 700 volunteers that help to support nearly a quarter of a million patrons each year during events such as deployments, homecomings and unit functions.

For more information on USO services call 451-3411 or visit www.uso-nc.org.

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Photo by Amy BinkleyThe Beirut Memorial Room in the USO of N.C. Jacksonville Center is fully furnished and decorated with a sign featuring each life lost. The room was dedicated early this year in a ceremony with many of the family members and friends of the Marines and sailors who passed away in attendance.

Photo by Pfc. Nik Phongsisattanak Food supplies are collected and stored at the Jacksonville USO, and given to service members and families that need aide. Supplies were recently given to families for tornado relief efforts.

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In the United States, it is estimated that one in nine women will develop invasive breast cancer.

In 2010, about 39,800 women were expected to die from breast cancer; however, death rates have been decreasing since 1990. One reason being early detection from mam-mogram screenings.

Since the fall of 2010, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune has had two new full-field digital mammogram units that increase Navy radi-ologists’ ability to detect micro-calcifications during screening mammograms.

“These are state-of-the-art machines,” said Lt. Cmdr. Marcel Macgilvray, chief radiologist with the

NHCL. “No one has better equipment for screening mammograms than we do right now.”

The new units are much more sensitive in detecting micro-calcifications, one of the markers radiologists look for while screening mammograms for signs of breast cancer.

“We still recommend that women follow the American College of Radiology guidelines to begin annual screening mammography at age 40,” said Macgilvray. “If they have a primary relative who was diagnosed with breast cancer, however, we recommend they begin annual screening mammo-grams 10 years prior to the age of their relative’s age at the time of diagnosis.”

An annual check-up is recommended and is also covered by TRICARE, the primary health care pro-vider for service members

and their dependents. “We encourage women

who have a concern to come in,” said Macgilvray. “If they found a new lump or something their worried about, they can see their provider first, but they can also self-refer by calling 450-3470 and we will get them in to be seen.”

This can help in diag-nosing patients faster and if required, give them the appropriate attention right away.

“Studies have shown that breast cancer happens to one in nine women, so it’s not a matter of ‘maybe’ it will happen, it’s just a matter of when it will happen,” said Macgilvray. “Getting screened is a way women can be pro-active and give themselves the best chance to find signs of breast cancer early. Our new digital equipment really helps us in this fight against breast cancer.”

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CPL. JONATHAN G. WRIGHTMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

When someone hears a story about a dog saving someone’s life, they envision a large, strong canine

performing some act of animal heroism. However, try imagining a dog the size

of a one-gallon milk jug pulling someone away from the brink of death.

This was the case when Tassie, a one-foot long, eight-pound ball of heroic fluff, kept Marna Martin, a disabled Navy wife, from passing away while unconscious in her home, April 27.

Suffering from polyneuritis, or the inflammation of a couple of nerves which may result in paralysis and muscle degradation, the main side effect of her debilitation is random vaso-vascular syncope attacks, or periods of sudden unconsciousness.

Such attacks are not predictable, so Martin’s toy poodle became her alarm, being able to sense when a syncope at-tack was about to hit.

“I have these a few times a week due to my polyneuritis, so Tassie is trained to stay with me and alert me if a syncope is coming,” said Martin. “Her alerts give me about 15 minutes to prepare for an otherwise unpredictable period of unconsciousness. Normally, she would just escort me to my bed and let me go to sleep until the syncope passes.”

Whenever some form of medical at-tack happens, there are certain chemical changes that occur within the body, such as a hormonal drop, which slightly alter an individual’s body and skin scent – not nearly enough for a human nose to take notice of, but just enough for a dog to catch.

“When a diabetic’s blood sugar level

is about to drop, a dog can pick up on the change in that person’s scent, such as a hormonal drop, and warn them,” said Vince Reina, master trainer at the Southland Dog Training facilities out of Tampa, Fla., which trains dog to become medical aides.

“There’s no sixth sense or intuition to it – it’s strictly physiological. Their scent system is so much more advanced than ours, so it’s a matter of training them to notice the telltale scents of an attack and know how to act,” he continued.

Such was the case with Martin and Tassie. Originally Tassie acted as a psy-chiatric service dog, helping Martin cope with her post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks during her husband’s various deployments.

After a while Tassie was able to recognize the certain scents that would eventually lead Martin’s syncope attacks, warning Martin when such an attack would occur and prompting her to lie down to avoid injury.

However, on the afternoon of the 27th, Martin received a telephone call saying that the grass in the backyard of her house was too tall and needed to be cut.

With her husband out of town for the week, she decided she had to do it herself – something which could prove strenuous for the now wheelchair-bound Martin.

Not 10 minutes into starting, Tassie was frantically barking and nipping at Martin’s heels, more persistent than usual in her warnings of an upcoming syncope attack.

Martin made her way to her bed, but Tassie would not stop.

“She didn’t let me go to sleep,” said Martin. “She was frantic, licking my face and wrists and nipping my fingertips to keep me from passing out. She would

also run between me and my 12-year-old daughter, who, because of these actions, contacted 911.”

By the time the paramedics arrived and transported Martin to Naval Hos-pital Camp Lejeune, her blood pressure had dropped to 39/27 – it took multiple times to even get a reading.

Due to the combination of her usual medication and the additional physi-cal exertion, Martin’s blood pressure dropped lower than was usual during a syncope attack and was in danger of not returning.

“Without Tassie’s intervention, I

would have died that afternoon,” said Martin. “My 12-year-old would have been dealing with a corpse.”

Doctors at the naval hospital were able to stabilize Martin’s blood pressure long enough for it to return to its normal state, and returned home to her family no worse for the wear.

While this may be seen as just another animal hero story in the annals of pet history, it has made a world of difference in the lives of Martin and her family.

If one eight-pound poodle hadn’t acted as she had, that family would feel the heavy loss of a wife and mother.

Persistent poodle keeps woman alive

Courtesy photo Tassie, the eight-pound poodle that saved Marna Martin’s life the afternoon of April 27, is able to sense when syncope attacks, or periods of unpredictable unconsciousness, are about to happen. This is what allowed Tassie to keep Martin from dying after her blood pressure dropped below an unsustainable rate, alerting Martin’s daughter to call paramedics.

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright(Above) The full-fi eld digital mammography machine, newly acquired at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, replaces the older analog diagnostic machine, screening breast tissue in the mammography section of the NHCL Radiology Department. (Left) Stephanie Williams, a mammographer with the mammography section, Radiology Department of Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, examines the tissue of a scanned breast after being X-ray’d by the new full-fi eld digital mammography machine.

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Children gathered to kick off the Crafty Camp-

ers program hosted by Armed Services YMCA at Tarawa Terrace aboard the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area, June 28.

The program is open to children of authorized Department of Defense identification cardhold-ers ages 6 through 10.

Parents dropped off their kids for the Sunny Days event, which is one of the six weekly events offered in Crafty Campers from June 28 though Aug. 2.

“Today we’re actually going to discuss summer safety and decorate sun glasses for the crafting

portion,” said Denise Cordova, assistant program director with Armed Services YMCA.

During the interac-tive discussion, Cordova talked about appropriate behavior and asked ques-tions about the different types of safety gear for

activities such as biking, swimming and plain old fun in the sun.

After reviewing safety tips and lessons, the chil-dren were able to begin their masterpieces.

The YMCA provided sunglasses with cases for all of the kids to decorate any way they wanted.

Cordova asked the children what they liked most about art. The first to answer said, “It’s a way to show how we feel.” Another said, “I get to use my imagina-tion to be creative,” and one simply replied, “I just like to paint.”

The young craftsmen scattered decorative supplies all over their work table.

All of them seemed focused on their projects, breaking out of their tun-nel vision only to inquire for help or for a pit stop at the restroom.

They let their creative imaginations take control and some seemed as if they forgot the need to blink.

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Campers is to give the children more things to do,” said Barbara Rob-inson, program director with Armed Services YMCA. “They get a chance to come in and show off their (artistic) crafts. It also gives the parents a cheaper way of providing a summer camp that doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars a month, because Crafter Campers is only $25. The events last for six ses-sions and we provide all the supplies.”

The YMCA has been a proud supporter of ser-vices members, veterans and their families, help-ing in any way they can to improve and promote a safe and healthy lifestyle.

“It’s a great opportu-nity for (us) to give back to the community,” said Cordova. “It alleviates a little bit of stress off of the parents when they can take their kids to a safe environment where

they’re learning some-thing and having fun.”

Cordova noted that the children who participate have the opportunity to network and make friends. It also gives par-ents a break.

“It’s a win-win situa-tion,” she said.

For more information on Armed Services YMCA programs and events, call 450-0497 or visit www.lejeuneasymca.org.

It alleviates a little bit of stress off of the parents when they can take their kids to a safe environment where they’re learning something and having fun.

Denise Cordova, assistant program director with Armed Services YMCA

Photo by Pfc. Nik PhongsisattanakChildren of service members gathered supplies for an art project during the Crafty Campers event hosted by Armed Services YMCA at Tarawa Terrace aboard the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area, June 28. During the event the children discussed ways to be safe while doing summer activities.

NAVY LT. RICHARD H. WIESEMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Many of us grilled out last weekend, while spending time with family and friends. I imagine several folks had their list of necessities in order to have a successful cookout. As we gathered in our different groups, I hope we did not forget about another group of men that gathered 235 years ago.

On a bright sunny day in Philadelphia, 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. The first, largest and most famous signature is that of John Hancock, President of the Con-tinental Congress. The youngest signer was Edward Rutledge, at 26 years old, and Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old was the oldest. Two future presidents also signed: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Two sentences are well known – one toward the beginning of the document and the other contains the last words written.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”

Noah Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines “en-dowed” as, “To enrich or furnish with any gift, quality or faculty.”

God has definitely blessed this great country of ours, but more than the macroscopic view of God’s blessings, I would implore you to look for evidence in your own life.

Too often we take a trip to the grocery store to buy all the necessities for a successful cookout and as we decide between mesquite or hickory flavored barbecue sauce and whether we want brisket, chicken or ribs, we never give a thought to thank God for allowing us to be born in such a wonderful country.

Proverbs 14:34 says, “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”

Yes, we should spend time with our family and friends, but make it a point to worship the true and living God.

Ask yourself, “Where would I be if it were not for the grace of God?” God Bless America.

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Photo by Pfc. Nik PhongsisattanakArts and crafts supplies are collected together on a table for children to use during the Crafty Campers event hosted by Armed Services YMCA at Tarawa Terrace aboard the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune housing area, June 28. The event was one of six weekly events offered in Crafty Campers from June 28 though Aug. 2.

Campers get crafty at Armed Services YMCA

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I am a world traveler.

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of you had no idea I was even gone, I recently had the oppor-tunity to bunker down in an orphanage in Teguci-galpa, Honduras, to do missions work and serve the people in the city and the surrounding villages for almost two weeks.

Everything was foreign to me – the language, the culture and especially the intensity of the equator sun. Trust me, my freck-led, porcelain skin could tell I wasn’t in North Carolina anymore.

I have traveled before, but nothing had prepared me for the paradox of a third-world country, where an extremely impoverished people live among actual pigs in the shadow of a prominent shopping mall.

Many of my friends in the Marine Corps have told stories of the culture shock they experienced while deployed overseas, but there’s nothing like seeing suffering with your own eyes to put things in perspective.

I have tales to tell for years to come, but there was one aspect of my trip where I felt completely at home.

My small group of seven, led by a former reconnaissance Marine, was invited to visit the Honduran army base and meet with the command-ing general.

My imagination went wild.

I perked up at the thought of being an am-bassador for the United States and took pride knowing that I would be representing the Marine Corps, even if it was only

as a civilian.I dressed the part of

professional journal-ist, pen and notebook in hand, ready to write anything of importance during our meeting.

Unfortunately, my instincts, which smelled a good story, were blocked by the four years of French I took throughout high school and college.

I secretly hoped Michael J. Fox would show up in his Delorean to take me back in time and tell my younger self to go with the crowd and choose Spanish.

My desire to be differ-ent proved detrimental as I tried to figure out what in the world was being said around me.

However, I did learn one thing as I listened to the conversations between my leader and the colonel.

There is no word for Marine except Marine.

At first, I found it funny that there was no translation, but then, what is the need really?

The word Marine, capitalized to distinguish from aquatic wildlife, evokes honor and pride to those who hold the title and strikes fear into the hearts of their enemies.

My translator, who was a true-life caricature of a soldier, complete with bulging biceps and a flat top haircut, presented a thought to the colonel and the rest of us that I haven’t been able to shake.

He said, “The true metamorphosis isn’t that a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. No, the true metamorphosis is real-izing that the butterfly can never turn back into a caterpillar.”

I can’t think of any-thing that could more aptly apply this principle than a Marine.

You go into boot camp, somewhat un-aware of how your life is about to change, and you come out a completely different person.

Sure, you still have your opinions, personal-ity and things that make you distinctly you, but

after all the drills and exercises, your muscle memory won’t allow you to go back to business as usually.

You either fly or die.I’ve been told there is

no such thing as an ex-Marine. There are those who retire and those who used to be in, but once a Marine, always a Marine.

There is no turning back.

Looking at our time with the colonel, I can’t help but think it was more significant than any of us realized, but that’s how it usually goes when you are caught up in an as-signment, isn’t it?

When you’re elbows deep in completing what you’ve been tasked with, you don’t have time to worry about petty things like medals or ribbons or acclamations.

We weren’t sniping terrorists, but our mission was important. We were sent off with words of ap-preciation and invitations to come back when we visit the country again.

As we pulled out of the gate, I noticed a sign I had missed on the way in.

I couldn’t tell you what all it said, but two words I recognized – mission and vision.

Before all else, the soldiers kept their mission and vision ahead of them to keep them focused.

A mission is a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people. A vision is the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be.

Think of it like a map. Your mission gives you the route, but your vision anticipates when you need to turn or move.

Both must line up in order to get you where you need to go.

You have to keep your sights straight so you don’t get lost, whether your mission is to be a good man, a good Ma-rine, a good mother or even a good friend.

Set your mission and vision forward at all times because there is no re-verse gear in military life.

Courtesy photoMy group and I posing with Col. Ephraim Wilfredo Oliva Lopez, commanding general of the Honduran Army in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, recently.

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