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18Spring2013ESPRITThisspringfourformerYoungMa-rinesfromtheCampPendletonCAunitgotintouchwithusthroughlet-tersupdatingusonwhathasbeenhappeningintheirlives.EliGroenewoldenlistedintheMarinesinJulyof2007.HewasdeployedtoIraqin2008and2009andlaterservedwiththe15thMarineEx-peditionaryUnit.SincethenhehasbeenaweaponsinstructoratQuan-ticoatacticsinstructoratofcercandidateschoolandhasworkedforthebattalionoperationsofce.Hejustreceivedorderstorelocateto2ndBN2ndMarinesandbythetimeyoureadthishewillhavejustleftQuantico.Ineverwouldhavehadtheseamazingandlife-changingex-perienceshadInotbeenintroducedtotheMarinesthroughtheYoungMarinesprogramwhenIwasateen-agerhewrites.AfterLilianThompsongraduatedfromSerraHighSchoolinSanDi-egoCAandlefttheYoungMarinesprogramin2006sheattendedTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityinWashingtonDCwheresheearnedaB.A.degreeinInternationalPoli-ticsandCriminalJustice.ShewasrecruitedbyOrionInternationalandnowhelpsveteransndem-ploymentwhentheyleavetheser-vice.ShealsoaddsthattheYoungMarinesbackgroundonmyresumegotmenoticedbyOrionandIhavebeentherefortwoyears.RyanDaileywasjust11whenhejoinedtheCampPendletonYoungMarinesin1996.WhenhenishedhighschoolhereceivedanNROTCscholarshipandattendedSanDiegoStateUniversityandearnedaB.A.inBusinessAdministration.UponbeingcommissionedintheNavyLieutenantDaileyreportedaboardtheUSSBoxeranamphibi-ousassaultship.DuringthistourheparticipatedinmultipledeploymentsincludingOperationsContinuingPromiseHumanitarianCivicActionandWestpac2009.HissecondtourasDivisionOfcerwasasnavigatoraboardtheUSSGermantownwhichprovidedhumanitarianresponsetothedevastatingearthquakeandtsu-namiinJapan.HeearnedanM.S.degreeinManpowerSystemAnaly-sisManagementatNavalPostgradu-ateSchool.CurrentlyLieutenantDaileyservesastheExecutiveOp-erationsOfcerattheMilitaryEn-tranceProcessingStationinElPasoTexas.LieutenantDaileywritesthathisexperiencesintheYoungMarinesinspiredhimtopursueacollegedegreeandusehisknowledgeandskillstobealeaderforyoungadultsenteringmilitaryservice.AftergraduatingfromhighschoolRyanMagaaen-teredtheMarineCorpsinSanDiegoin2006.HewasassignedasaMachineGunneranddidtwocombatdeploymentstoIraq.HealsohadanotherdeploymenttoAfghanistanandaf-terthatwentto1stBattalion4thMarinesandthentothe31stMarineExpeditionaryUnit.HehasbeenawardedNavyandMarineCorpCommendationandAchievementmedals.Myve-yearYoungMa-rinesexperiencehelpedmetohavegreatsuccessinmyjobasaMarineandinlifehewrites.IhavegivenbacktotheYMprogramassistingastimepermits.Iammarriednowtooandwejusthadababyboy.LifeisgoodWhereAreTheyNow...WhereAreTheyGoing...WewanttotakeamomenttocongratulateYoungMarineGySgtWeimenLioftheDesertunitinArizonawhohasalreadyachievedsomuchacademicallyaswellasintheYoungMarinesprogram.ThegraduatingseniorearnedstraightAsandwasselectedashishighschoolsvaledictorian.HealsoreceivedaPersonalCommenda-tionAwardfromYoungMarinesnationalheadquartersaswellasalocalMarineCorpsscholarship.LiwhocametotheUnitedStatesasanimmigrantfromChinawillbeheadingoffnextfalltotheEastCoasttoattendhighlyselectivePrincetonUniversitywhichalsoofferedhimafull-ridescholarship.GreatjobEditorsnoteCongratulationstoYMGySgtLiandalltheothergraduatingYoungMarineswhowillbeheadingofftocollegeorpursingcareersintheeldoftheirchoicethisfall.Wewishyouallthebestofluckandwelookforwardtohearingfromyouinthefuturekeepuspostedonyouraccom-plishmentsWealsohopeyouwilljoinourYoungMarinesAlumniAssociationseepage30asitgetsunderway.WeimenLishowsoffhisribbons.