Marine Corps Systems Command

Battling a disability was the furthest thing from Larry Hubbard's mind in the first days of spring 2011. He was - and still is - a contract specialist in Marine Corps Systems Command's (MCSC) Infantry Weapons Systems (IWS) program management office buying Optics and Non-Lethal Systems. Then he suffered a stroke April 24 that affected the right side of his body. Even with therapy since then, he still experiences physical challenges on his right side.

Despite his condition, he has persevered and is one of several Command employees who will be spotlighted during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. This year's theme is "A Strong Workforce is an Inclusive Workforce: What Can YOU Do?"

Click on the link http://officer.marines.com/marine/quality_citizens and you may be surprised to see Marine Corps Systems Command's Major Alan Singleton front and center in the photo at the top of the page. Singleton, the Command's Staff Secretary, was chosen by Marine Corps Recruiting Command for a photo shoot and the resulting photo is being used online to publicize Marine officers as quality citizens. The photo is also part of a 30-second video advertisement celebrating Black History Month. The video can be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1PR67m3kXM.


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