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From our National Director Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.comusyoungmarines and our national homepage www.youngmarines.com The 2015 Adult Leaders Conference ALC is now behind us as we begin yet anoth- er summer of Summer Programs of Ad- ventures Challenges Encampment and Schools. First up is our National Leadership Academy and I for one am excited to see our Young Marines show up to learn and share their leadership experiences. I am really looking forward to seeing the new face of our academy and hope that it is as well received as I think it will be. Lots of new looks and a lot of hard work will be enjoyed by those who attend this years inaugural event. And frankly we have the attendees of last years Leadership Sympo- sium to thank for completing their assign- ment of re-writing the course curriculum. A great deal happened at the ALC this year hosted at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas Nevada. From a planning stand- point it went very well and was the most highly attended ALC we have ever hosted. Our guest speaker for the annual banquet was LtGen. Richard P. Mills Commanding General of Marine Forces Reserve. His re- marks were spot on and his focus was on the value of the adult volunteer. He was also impressed with the Young Marines he had met and indicated that we were fortu- nate to be represented by so many capable young leaders. And as usual the highlight of the event is the announcing of the Units of the Year Adult Volunteers of the Year and finally the introduction of the Division Young Marines of the Year. We said goodbye to National Young Marine of the Year Blake Deweese who wowd the crowd with his final ad- dress to those assembled at the black tie affair. We then announced your new National Young Marine of the Year Young Marine Sergeant Major Lucas Ward from the Mid- west Central Young Marines commanded by Mr. Jon Lewis. Lucass first official duty will be to travel with me to the National Leadership Academy where he will meet the attendees and speak with them on a host of subjects. This years ALC was my last as the Na- tional Director and it was clearly one that I will never forget. The history of the ALC is just a subset of the many things we have done over the years that simply seem to get better each and every time we do something be it SPACES Special Programs videos promotionals web site design da- tabase management and on and on. We introduced our Young Marines University an on-line web-based instruction package with several categories and the modules to support them. We also introduced our new fundraising activity. This is going to be a home run so call for further information if you have not seen the plan that will return .45 on the dollar. But this one was very special and I want to thank from the bottom of my heart the tremendous support that you have shown over the years. And I say that not just for me but for my staff who works so hard to try to make your life a little easier. And in the end all of that is for one reason and that is to give our members a leg up on everyone else. The work you have done in achieving that goal is evident every time I travel to visit a unit and participate in a unit activity. This is going to be a busy summer so please continue to be safe.As alwaysthank you for all you do in shaping the lives of tomorrows leaders. Semper Fi Page 2 ESPRIT