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YMPFC Nickolas Saldaa Heart Of Texas My experiences in Young Marines recruit training werent all so bad. Ill admit was in the back trying to pay attention and not really try- ing to raise my hand- I was just trying to learn. You might say I was shy. And I was because I didnt want other Young Marines to see me stand out which probably sounds dumb because in Young Marines one of our goals is to be young leaders and I really wasnt trying to be a leader. I just wanted to get through the day. But I know that my par- ents and friends want to see me be successful. The Young Marines will show me how to be a leader. We can be the leader if we want to be. Since I completed recruit training my Young Marines experi- ences have been amazing. I thought the Boy Scouts were cool but when I joined the Young Marines I thought wow... I liked it. I think its a great program for Americas youth. I wanted to join when I saw the Young Marines marching in the Veterans Day Parade a long time ago. I asked my mom about this group. She said they were Young Marines. I said I wanted to be a Young Marine. Thats when she signed me up. I went through recruit training and now Im a PFC not from being honor grad but from taking a dif- ferent test. I took a test for LCpl and I have to get my com- munity service hours before I can be promoted. But anyway the Young Marines program has changed my life and now Im doing better in school at home and Im making new friends in the Young Marines From a PFC in the Heart of Texas Just Amazing Experiences Running Crawling and Even Rolling through Mud for a Good Cause By Amanda Kliever Registered Adult Linn-Benton OR Whos ready to play in the mud The Linn-Benton Young Marines are On Saturday April 18 fourteen Young Ma- rines and seven adults ran climbed crawled and rolled yes we rolled through the mud The occasion was the Dirty Dozen event in Albany Or- egon. Its a fundraising benefit for the Jefferson Oregon Fire Department and The Ridges PTC serving Clover Ridge El- ementary and Timber Ridge Middle Schools. It is a timed 5K race with 12 obstacles to navigate. In all there were more than 500 racers.The obstacles took teamwork helping each other over a concrete pipe big- ger than most of the participants and helping each other find shoes left behind in the mud bog. Encouragement was offered and persistence was to be admired. Some of the obstacles included creeks with muddy banksa crawl under a cargo net in mudof coursedragging a tire up sand hills high walls to go up and over a log crossing and a series of wires to roll under while being sprayed with water be- cause we werent muddy enough yet. The Young Marines decided this will need to be an an- nual event as long as they can convince the adults to go again REALLY getting on the net... Above Before and Below After completing the course. AND ACHIEVING ESPRIT Page 15