By Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Buckwalter Regimental Combat Team 6 COMBAT OUTPOST JAKER, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2012 – For some people, history is just another subject in school. For Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Taylor, being a part of history was a calling. To follow that calling, Taylor, 21, from Troy, Ala., left behind a full-ride scholarship to college to join the … [Read more...]
Military Scholars Ahead of Competition for College Admissions
7/27/2012 By Sgt. Heather Golden, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms A new academic partnership may mean all the difference for transitioning Marines waiting on acceptance letters to their schools of choice. The Leadership Scholar Program, which is sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services, connects colleges and universities with the kind of … [Read more...]
Dempsey Salutes ThanksUSA Organization for Scholarships
By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 12, 2012 – After briefly bursting into song before addressing supporters and scholarship recipients at the ThanksUSA Treasure Our Troops gala held July 11 at the Newseum here, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey called the event one of the most interesting he attends. I say … [Read more...]
Railways Industry Announces Job Opportunities for Vets
By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 – Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines considering separating from the active-duty military this year may seek employment options in the railways industry, which today became the latest to pledge jobs to veterans. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the 5,000-job pledge in a conference … [Read more...]
2012 Marine Veteran of the Year Announced
7/6/2012 By Sgt. Heather Golden, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms One local retiree stood out among the other 680,000 residents of the 65th Assembly District of the California Legislative Assembly when he was recognized as the area’s Veteran of the Year 2012 June 29, during a ceremony at the Officers’ Club. Retired Col. Philip C. Cisneros … [Read more...]