Young Marines Graduations Young Marines Perfect PFT Scores Congratulations to all our new Young Marines, and to all those who taught and nurtured them. Excellent work! Young Marines Unit: Casper Mountain (WY) Unit Commander: Eddie Cahill, Sr. Date: March 17, 2018 Honor Grad: YM/PFC Kalel Brubaker Submitted by Juliann Harvey, Adult Volunteer, Casper Mountain (WY) Young Marines Young Marines Unit: Tri-State (WV) Unit Commander: Gabriel Arlia Date: May 8, 2018 Honor Grad: YM/PFC Kalel Brubaker We graduated three recruits, YM/Pvt Keith Carroll, YM/Pvt Christopher Fenske, and YM/PFC April Moffo (Honor Grad) Submitted by Robert Connors, Adult Volunteer, Tri-State (WV) Young Marines The Miramar Young Marines Graduate Recruit Class 18-1 On April 28,2018,the Miramar Young Marines graduated Recruit Class 18-1. The graduates, (kneeling, front row) are YM/Pvt Da- vid Castillo, YM/Pvt Raul Castillo, YM/Pvt Georgina Duran, YM/Pvt Colton Lohse (also Iron Mike award recipient),YM/PFC Ryan Smith (Honor Graduate), YM/Pvt Jorge Espinoza, YM/Pvt Alexis Moreno, YM/Pvt Jimenez Sandoval, YM/Pvt Alyssa Moreno, YM/Pvt Ernesto Moreno, and YM/Pvt Jose Rivas. YM/MSgt Sophia M. Righthouse served as the Master of Ceremony and served with YM/Cpl Jimmy Dick, YM/LCpl Luke Zawis, and YM/PFC Julia Kozbial as the Assis- tant Recruit Instructors.-Submitted by Bret A. Righthouse, Unit Commander, Miramar (CA) Young Marines Young Marines Unit: Atlantic Coast (FL) Recruit Class 3109 Unit Commander: Kimberly Gibbons Date: May 5, 2018 Honor Grad: YM/PFC Steven Sinclair Iron Mike honors went to YM/Pvt Elijah Leckemby Molly Marine was YM/ Pvt Lorrane Brito Submitted by Kimberly Gibbons, Unit Commander, Atlantic Coast (FL) Young Marines Young Marines Unit: Mecklenburg County (NC) Unit Commander: Jonathan Henderson Date: June 2, 2018 Honor Grad: YM/PFC Luke Mooney Submitted by Jonathan Henderson, Unit Commander, Mecklenburg County (NC) Young Marines Young Marines Unit: Plaquemines Parish Sherriff’s Office (LA) Unit Commander: Norman Phillips Date: May 19, 2018 Honor Grad: YM/PFC Evan Roark Submitted by Norman Phillips, Unit Commander, PPSO (LA) Young Marines YM/PFC Brennan Sunderland recently completed the first Perfect PFT in unit history. Submitted by Mary Beth Aasterud, Unit Commander, Billings (MT) Young Marines. YM/Sgt MaKayla Barstow had a Perfect PFT on April 14, 2018. Submitted by Joseph Couture, Executive Officer, Natchuag River (CT) Young Marines. YM/PFC Nathalie K. Erazo scored her second consecutive Perfect PFT on May 5, 2018 (her first Perfect PFT took place in August, 2017, and was the Chino Valley Young Marines’ very first Perfect PFT). Submitted by William Eng, Executive Officer, Chino Valley (CA) Young Marines. YM/PFC Rebecca Castillo achieved her 4th Perfect PFT, YM/Sgt Demitri-LaShawn Coles scored his first Perfect PFT and YM/ Sgt Maj Anna Saucedo recorded her 13th perfect 500 in her final PFT with the Young Marines program. OUTSTANDING! Submitted by Katherine Aguilar, Unit Commander, Temecula Valley (CA) Young Marines. YM/Cpl Hunter Gomez (age 10) earned a score of 500 on his most recent PFT, earning him the Perfect PFT Ribbon. Submitted by Chris Chinchilla, Unit Commander, Quartz Hill (CA) Young Marines. YM/Evan Roark scored a perfect 500 on April 4, 2018. Submitted by Deputy Norman Phillips, Unit Commander, Plaquemines Parish Sheriffs’ Office (LA) Young Marines. YM Rct Emma Marlow completed her second perfect PFT with a score of 500 on April 15, 2018. Submitted by J. Keagan Miller, Unit Commander, Miami Valley (OH). YM/Cpl Amanda Griffith earned her first Perfect Physical Fitness score on May 12, 2018. YM/Cpl Griffith has been striving to achieve a perfect score and has finally achieved her goal, a perfect 500. Way to go YM/Cpl Griffith! Submitted by Diana Six, Unit Adjutant, Lancaster County (PA) Young Marines. YM/PFC Evan Roark YM/PFC Nathalie K. Erazo Young Marines Unit: Pikes Peak (CO) Unit Commander: Joshua Bonifas Date: May 26, 2018 Honor Grad: YM/PFC Ral Ramcharan Gung Ho Award: YM/PFC Ramon Garcia Molly Marine Award: YM/PVT Jackalyn McCarthy Iron Mike Award: YM/PVT Julian Rivera Submitted by Joshua Bonifas, Unit Commander, Pikes Peak (CO) Young Marines Young Marines Esprit ONLINE 27