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ESPRIT Page 7 YMSgtMaj Seraphina Fay Gayle Division 4 Young Marine of the Year YMSgtMaj Seraphina Fay Gayle joined the Young Marines at age 12 and currently she is in her fifth year in the program. She credits the Young Marines for teaching her discipline teamwork and re- sponsibility. She has received 17 awards from the Young Marines including the Presidential Volunteer Service Award from President Obama the Project Alert certification and the Personal Achievement Award for the 1st Texas Regiment Young Marine of the Year. Outside of the Young Marines Gayle is a cheerleader and she enjoys sports. She also loves to travel. She hopes to attend Texas AM become a Cadet and graduate as an officer with a major in Kinesiology. Post college she hopes to further her career with the Marines and become a part of a rescue team serving as medic. YMSgtMaj Matthew Carr Division 5 Young Marine of the Year YMSgtMaj Matthew Carr joined the Young Marines at age 14 and currently he is in his fourth year in the program. He has completed two perfect physical fitness tests and taught a class of recruits as a nationally certified lead instructor. Currently Carr has a total of 34 ribbons many of which have stars and palms. Outside of the Young Marines Carr enjoys track swimming ad- vanced choir Environmental Club acting in school plays and musi- cals and being a member of the newspaper staff. After high school Carr wants to enlist in the Coast Guard as an Aviation Rescue Swimmer. YMSgtMaj Abigail Bambilla Division 6 Young Marine of the Year YMSgtMaj Abigail Bambilla joined the Young Marines at age 13 and currently she is in her fourth year in the program. She has won many awards but the honors she treasures most are the Commendation of Merit Recruit and Senior Leadership School Honor Graduate Young Marine Achievement Good Conduct Ad- vanced Leadership School Top Ten and the Presidential Volunteer Service Award Bronze Level. Outside of the Young Marines Bambilla is involved in her church youth group. Hobbies include reading photography piano and be- ing outdoors. After she completes high school her goal is to trans- fer to Washington State University Vancouver campus and major in neuroscience . She hopes to earn a doctorate in this field and work with veterans andor the military in some capacity.