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Page28ESPRITByJosephBlesYoungMarinesInspectorGeneralThe2013-14wintermonthsseemedtobealmostendlessbuttheywillend.Thesafetytipisnottojumpintospringtooquickly.Yoursaferandbetterbetistoeaseintothewarmerweather.Doingsowillpreventcoldsuandotherassortedbugs.AsIwritethisIcantwaitfortheseasonchangeatthesametimeIwanttomakecertainthatourYoungMarineswillenjoyittothefullest.InspectorGeneralsSafetyTipThatEndlessWinterof2013-14DrugsintheNewsDeathduetoHeroinByJosephBlesOnFebruary112014theWashingtonPostrananarticleentitledHeroinItfeltsogoodthenanoverdosealmostkilledme.ButIcouldntmakemyselfstop.WiththedeathofactorPhilipSeymourHoff-manduetoaheroinoverdosewelearnedofanextraordinarilytalentedactorusingdrugstocuthislifeshort.Mr.Hoffmantoldinterviewersthatasayoungermanhehadtriedallsortsofdrugsandtwicewentintorehab.Helosthislifetoaheroinoverdose.ThemessageissimpleandclearDontstartwithanydrugsperiod.ByYMLCplJacobMassengillSoutheastCountyCAObesityisamedicalconditioninwhichexcessbodyfathasaccumulatedtotheextentthatitmayhaveanegativeeffectonhealth.ObesityisamajorproblemintheUnitedStates.In201035ofadultsand17ofchildrenwerereportedobeseaccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Obesityincreasesthechancesofgettingvariousdiseases.Mostpeopledonotknowthatifyoureobeseyouhaveahigherchanceofgettingheartdiseasetype2diabetescertainkindsofcancerandobstructivesleepapnea.Obesityalsocancausepermanentdamagetoyourbodythatcanonlybefxedwithsurgery.WhatcausesobesityBelieveitornotitsthesamethingthatcancureit.Eatinghabitsandphysicalftnesscanhavegoodorbadeffects.Obesepeopletendtobecomeobesebe-causetheyusuallyeatexcessivelyandordontworkoutenough.Usuallypeoplethatarentobeseworkoutafairamountandeatareasonableamountoffood.SoifobesepeoplestartedtoeatalittlelessandworkoutalittlemoreeachdaythatpersonmightbeabletoovercometheirobesityObesityisverydangerousandcommonandapublichealthis-sue.Obesityisnotajoke.Itcanandmaykillyou.Obesitycanin-creaseyourchancesofcertaindiseasesanditshouldbeavoided.MyadviceforanyoneistowatchyourdietObesityADangerousButCommonConditiondiscoveredthatshehadaveryseriousin-fection.YoungMarineMeerdocontinuesthegoodfght.Hehasbeenmovedtoarehabfa-cility.WhileKeatonisstillunabletobreatheonhisownorspeakhismotorskillsareim-proving.WhenIstoppedbytoseehimrecentlyhestruggledinabraveattempttosaluteme.Keatonhasletusallknowthatherefusestorideawheelchairoutoftherehewillwalk.Tothatendhewasfttedwithspeciallegbracestohelphimstand.Itdoesntseemlikemuchbutheactuallytookafewstepswiththehelpofstaffwhoheldhimup-right.Keatonsfnalprognosisisstillhope-fulbutunknown.Thecurrentconcernisthathehasfacialnervedamagewhichhaslefthimwithsightproblemsandunabletomakeanyfacialex-pression...butifIknowKeaton...heissmil-ingRecentlytheWash-ingtonCountyYoungMarinesheldahugespaghettidinnerfun-draiserfortheMeerdofamily.Theeventwasagreatsuccessraisingmorethan10000fortheMeerdofamily.WashingtonCountyYoungMarinesaskYoungMarinesfamilieseverywheretoprayforourYoungMarineandhisfamily.Thosewishingtocontributemaydosoathttpwww.gofundme.com54yoa0.AdeterminedYoungMarineworkstoovercomeparalysis.DavidWhiteCommandantofWashingtonCountyDetachment1138MarineCorpsLeaguepresentsachecktoRobertMeerdoleftfatherofYMLCplKeatonMeerdo.