Jonathan just graduated last Friday from the Marines’ boot camp in San Diego, CA. Jeff Leeper from the Quincy area was also at boot camp at the same time and was in Jonathan’s Platoon. We were at the MCRD (Marine Corps Recruitment Depot) on Thursday for family day and Friday for graduation. Jonathan was the highest shooter in his platoon with a score of 235 out of 250. The highest score in the company (511 recruits) was 237. Jonathan was also promoted to Private First Class (Pfc.) for being an Eagle Scout.
The January 20, 2006 issue of the Chevron, the MCRD’s newspaper, lists all 511 recruits from Golf Company that graduated with Jonathan and Leeper.
Congratulations and thank you to all that serve our country!
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(chicagotribune.com) With too few musicians available to play for the rising number of military honors ceremonies, real buglers play at only a small percentage of military funerals. Instead, taps blares from a CD player or a device called a ceremonial bugle, which is a real bugle containing a battery-powered sound generator in the bell-shaped front of the instrument.
Read Full Story: Chicago Tribune | Military taps `bugler’ supply
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For 230 years, November 10 has marked the birthday of The United States Marine Corps. Each year, the staff at GoDaddy.com® mark this November day with a salute, a thank you and special birthday tribute.
Happy 230th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
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(usmcgradsandiego.org) For over 11 years, Max Beerup has been helping Marine Corps families prepare for Graduation Day. Now, he has compiled all of this information into a website!
Read Full Story: USMC Graduation Information - San Diego
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Found this article this past weekend. For those of you that don’t know, Jonathan is going Boot Camp Oct, 24, 2005.
(about.com) Without doubt, Marine boot camp is more challenging — both physically and mentally — than the basic training programs of any of the other military services. Not only are the physical requirements much higher, but recruits are required to learn and memorize a startling amount of information.
Read Full Story: Surviving Marine Corps Basic Training
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(family.org) What you don’t know about the campaign to end public prayers at the Air Force Academy, and what you can do to protect the military from future attacks on faith.
Read Full Story: Citizen Magazine Feature - The Architecture of a Smear
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