July 31, 2005 — After four grueling months of preparing for the Amateur Athletic Union National Powerlifting Championship, the Marines of the Combat Center’s Drug Demand Reduction Program Drug- and Alcohol-Free Powerlifting Team displayed distinction when they placed second at the competition. Moreover, a larger award was achieved when a Marine broke the A.A.U. MORE
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July 31, 2005 — There was a little person waiting for Lance Cpl. Jeremy A. Wortman, rifleman, as he stepped off the bus that brought him home after seven months in the Middle East. A three-month-old infçant wearing a digital camouflage baby outfit opened his eyes to see his daddy.Sunday was the first time Wortman saw his son in person. The baby was born just a MORE
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July 29, 2005 — Four military working dogs with the Combat Center Provost Marshal’s received their annual certification in explosives detection at a vacant building here July 29. Under the watchful eye of Maj. Wesley T. Prater, the Combat Center provost marshal, the dogs searched the building with their respective handlers for nine types of explosives ranging from MORE
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July 29, 2005 — Explosive Ordnance Disposal is looking for a few good Marines. And with new standards for moving into that field, junior Marines can expect to see a big boom in their careers. Any Marine serving in the ranks of lance corporal through sergeant now has the opportunity to apply to EOD from any MOS in accordance with the new policy. The main reason MORE
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July 29, 2005 — Last August the public was reminded that anyone can serve on a jury as television talk show host Oprah Winfrey performed her civic duty in a Chicago criminal court. No occupations in the United States automatically exempt a person from jury duty, so millionaire television stars, athletes, lawyers, doctors, law enforcement officers, state officials MORE
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July 29, 2005 — There's no paycheck at the end of the day and no retirement or health benefits either. So why do people volunteer? Volunteers' benefit by doing something that needs to be done and feeling good about what they've accomplished. Secondly, they benefit by making the world a better place for everyone whether the cause is social or environmental. Reach MORE
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July 26, 2005 — Secretary of the Navy and acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England honored the president and chief operating officer of McDonald's during a July 25 Pentagon ceremony for providing "super-sized" support for America's men and women in uniform. Secretary England presented Michael Roberts the Distinguished Public Service Award, calling him MORE
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July 26, 2005 — The two remaining undefeated teams went head-to-head Tuesday night as the final games of the regular season kicked off during the Commanding General's Intramural Soccer League at Felix Field. Both Headquarters Battalion 2 and Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School teams stepped onto the field with flawless records of 6-0. Battling not only MORE
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July 24, 2005 — A group based here at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here has stepped forward to help families of wounded servicemembers with expenses to stay in the area while their loved ones recover in this high-cost area.Out of concern for the overwhelming number of family members of war-wounded servicemembers showing up at the hospital's doorstep needing MORE
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July 24, 2005 — Severe thunderstorms that ripped through the Combat Center and the city of Twentynine Palms throughout the past weekend caused flooding and power outages and snarled traffic. On July 24, base personnel and residents witnessed several lightning strikes including one that struck a power pole on Third Street just a few feet from the 3rd Battalion, MORE
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