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GraduationsandSpecialAchievementsCongratulationstoallournewYoungMarinesandtoallthosewhotaughtandnurturedthem.GoodworkPerfectPhysicalFitnessTestPFTYMLCplNAMECantwellEmeraldCoastFLYMLCplEthanLundyPensacolaFLYMMGySgtAlexLoriaColWesleyFoxVAYMPfcJonathanCraigNorthernKentuckyYMPVTJosefViramontesRutherfordCountyTNYMSSgtBrianBookerRutherfordCountyTNDearEspritIhavejustcompletedmy8thstraightperfectPFTIwouldnothavebeenabletoovercomemyinjuriesandachievethisgoalwithoutthesupportofmyunitandotherfellowYoungMarines.AtmyJLSinDallasTexasIreceiveda499physicaltnessscore.AfterthatIwasdeterminednottofallshortagain.AsalongdistancerunnerIhavebat-tledafewinjuries.ItwouldhavebeeneasytofeelsorryformyselfandquitbutthevaluesIhavelearnedinthispro-gramhavepushedmethroughthepainandallthewayto8straight500sonmyPFTsonebeinginmySLSinSmyrnaTennesseeandotherswereapartofahealthycompetitioninmyunitaswepusheachothertowardsournewper-sonalbests.SototheYoungMarinesinmyunitandotherswestandbehindyouwithencour-agement.IfIcanaccomplishthisSOCANYOUSemperFiYMGySgtLoganHankersonTarrantCountyTXUnitNorthernKentuckyDateNovember17UCLynneArnoldHonorgradsReeceKellerJaredDarpelUnitRutherfordCountyTNDateDecember15UCDavidAssfalgHonorgradAnnaC.TumaUnitElizabethtownPADateNotspeciedUCMicheleKeenerHonorgradCocoWardUnitEmeraldCoastFLDateNotspeciedUCLynnDominiqueHonorgradReeceKellerUnitPyramidRockHIDateNotspeciedUCJohnDiGiovanniHonorgradEmilioNovilloUnitTornadoAlleyKSDateSeptember17UCMichaelWeberHonorgradBryceBeckerUnitSouthwestMichiganDateSeptember18UCNotspeciedHonorgradZackaryDeckerUnitSpeedwayINDateSeptember30UCDavidHulettHonorgradSydneySimsUnitEagleCADateOctober5UCPattiSiegmannHonorgradNotspeciedUnitCalvertCountyMDDateOctober13UCRobWillisHonorgradNotspeciedUnitKeystonePADateOctober17UCPaulT.KirschHonorgradJohnORourkeUnitShiawasseCountyMIDateOctober19UCDavidAssfalgHonorgradEricCunninghamIfICanAccomplishThisSOCANYOUImwritingtosayhowmuchYoungMarineshashelpedmyfamily.IlearnedabouttheYoungMa-rineprogramaroundspringof2012andmyoldestsonKylejoinedinAugustof2012.Bythetimehenishedrecruittraininghewasdoingsomuchbet-terinschool.KylelearnedalotinthislastyearofYoungMarinessuchasrepreventioncookingandsurvivalonencampmentsmarchinginparadesandhisfavoriteeventtheGoldenGateEncampment.TheninAugustof2013mymiddlesonAnthonyjoinedYoungMarines.Anthonyhasjustgraduatedfromrecruittraining.IwanttosincerelythankJohnFitzgeraldCom-mandingOfcerandallofhisstaffforplayingahugerollinbothofmysonssuccessesbothper-sonallyandacademically.ThisisanawesomeunitandIrecommendittoallmyfriendsandfamily.NicoleBaraFoothillsCOParentThanksfromaYMParentAnthonyandKyleAllenESPRITPage29