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ESPRITPage7YMSgtMajBlakeDeWeeseOregonCascadeYoungMarinesORDivision6YMSgtMajDeWeese17isajunioratWestviewHighSchoolinPortlandOR.AfterhighschoolIwanttoservemycountryintheUnitedStatesMarineCorps.IwishtodualmajorinCommunicationsandBusiness.IwouldliketoreturntotheYoungMarinesprogramandhelpgivebacktothisincredibleorganization.YMSgtMajBlakeDeWeeseSelectedas2014NationalYoungMarineoftheYearYoungMarinesUnitsandVolunteersReceiveAwardsatALCUnitsandVolunteersoftheYearwerealsoannouncedattheAdultLead-ersConference.CongratulationstothefollowingUnitsandIndividuals.UnitoftheYearDivisionOne-BlackstoneYoungMarines.DivisionTwo-Col.WesleyFoxYoungMarinesDivisionThree-Lt.AlexanderBonnymanYoungMarinesDivisionFour-DouglasCountyYoungMarinesDivisionFive-LapeerCountyYoungMarinesDivisionSix-ColumbiaRiverYoungMarinesYoungMarinesNationalUnitoftheYearLt.AlexanderBonnymanYoungMarinesYoungMarinesVolunteeroftheYearDivisionOne-AimeeFaganDivisionTwo-AdamRidgewayDivisionThree-DanaCozzensDivisionFour-AltriceTaylorDivisionFive-ScottRileyDivisionSix-BrianHildebrantYoungMarinesNationalVolunteeroftheYear-ScottRileyYoungMarinesUnitsReceiveEnriqueKikiCamarenaAwardsatALCWinnersoftheYoungMarinesEnriqueKikiCamarenaDivisionAwardswereannouncedattheAdultLeadersConference.CongratulationstothefollowingunitsforajobwelldoneDivision4-PikesPeakYoungMarinesDivision5-LapeerCountyYoungMarinesDivision6-EastValleyYoungMarinesDivision1-WestoverYoungMarinesDivision2-LCplCalebPowersYoungMarinesDivision3-EmeraldCoastYoungMarinesTheYoungMarinesannouncedthe2014-2015NationalYoungMarineoftheYearYMSgtMajBlakeW.DeWeese18ofBeaver-tonOR.DeWeeserepresentedDivisionSixincompetingwithveotherDivisionYoungMarinesoftheYearforthetitlewhichwasannouncedattheAdultLeadersConferenceforYoungMarinesJune47inWashingtonD.C.YMSgtMajBlakeW.DeWeeseisthepersonicationofallthatisgoodaboutthisorganizationsaidMichaelKesslerNationalExecutiveDirectorandCEOoftheYoungMarines.Hehasdem-onstratedallofthequalitieswearelookingforinthatoneYoungMarinewhowillserveasourambassadorinhistravelsaroundthecountryandinteractwithYoungMarinesparentsandadultvolunteers.WhenmynamewasannouncedIrecalledmyrstdayasaYoungMarinerecruitandallthehardshipIhadtoendureovertheyearstobewhereIamDeWeesesaid.IthoughtofmyYoungMarinesbackhomeandnallyIthoughtoftheaddedresponsi-bility.ItwillbenosmalltaskbutIamuptoit.DeWeesesaidthatwordofhishonorspreadfast.Peoplewereattheairporttogreethimandthestorywasfeaturedontheeveningnews.Hereceivednon-stopcongratulationscallsfromfriendsandfamily.WhatstrulyuniqueabouttheroleofYoungMarineoftheYearisthatitisnewlydenedeachyearbytheYoungMarinewhoearnsthetitlesaidYMSgtMajDakotaRichterlastyearsNation-alYoungMarineoftheYear.YMSgtMajDeWeeseistheperfectcharactertotakesuchachallengeandrunwithitIcantwaittoseewherethatroadleadshim.BlakeDeWeesejoinedtheYoungMarinesatage11andtodayhesinhisseventhyearintheprogram.HeisamemberoftheOregonCascadeYoungMarinesofPort-land.HecreditstheYoungMarinesforprovidingawelcomingenvironmentwherehecouldthriveanddevelopleadershipskills.AsNationalYoungMarineoftheYearDeWeesewilltravelthroughoutthecountryrepresentingtheYoungMarines.Inad-ditionhewillbeamentorforthe11000youthmembersintheYoungMarines.TheYoungMarinesIhaveworkedwithhavehelpedmesomuchDeWeesesaid.IcouldnotbewhereIamtodaywithoutthelessonstheyhavetaughtme.Theyleadbyexampleandarealldeservingofthehighestofhonors.IwilldoeverythinginmypowertocontinuethestellarreputationoftheYoungMarinesprogram.ThesonofCrystalandToddDeWeesehehastwosiblingsabrotherandsister.DeWeeseisasenioratWestviewHighSchoolinPortlandOR.