July 28, 2006 — Out of a sincere devotion to play the final song for a Marine who has passed away, Cpl. Aaron A. Rapp, from Marine Band San Diego, performed Taps at a funeral July 13 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.As a bugler, it was Rapp’s 400th time rendering this honor.During his three-and-a-half years with the band, Rapp has played his trumpet for MORE
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July 28, 2006 — Pvts. Estrada O. Edeyaoch and his nephew Adrian N. Edeyaoch never stepped foot in the U.S. until the day they stepped on the yellow footprints here. The two I Company recruits left the small tropical island of the Republic of Palau and transitioned to the challenging environment of Marine Corps recruit training. While the two young men had MORE
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July 09, 2006 — Most men can only dream of what it’s like to hear thousands of fans cheer while taking the mound in a Major League ballpark. But thanks to the New York Mets organization, this dream became a reality for one Marine recruiter. Sergeant Juan Valderama, a recruiter for Recruiting Station New York was one of four U.S. Servicemembers to throw a MORE
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