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ByKimberlyGibbonsUnitCommanderCapitalCityNCTheCapitalCityYoungMarineswereexcitedtowelcomeSgt.GeorgeCatalonaanIwoJimaveteranintoourreservecentertosharehisstory.Itwasastorywehadonlyreadaboutinhistorybooksupuntilthatday.RecentlyourownYMSgtMajorAustinCobbwasgiventheprivilegetovisitthatislandinthePacicandhegavehisownpresentationabouthisexperiencetothishistoricalsiteaswell.IcanonlyimaginethatthevisitinJanuarymadeYMSgtMajorCobbthinkaboutthejourneythatSgt.Catalonahaden-duredashesteppedonthesamegroundasthecourageousMarinedidsomanyyearsbefore...Sgt.CatalonasStoriesFromIwoJimaByJohnVanOstenbridgeM.D.MedicalOfcerPensacolaFLTheYoungMarinesofPensacolawererecentlytreatedtoanoutstandingpresen-tationonthedangersofdrugusebyDe-niseManassawiththeCommunityDrugandAlcoholCouncilofPensacolaFL.Ms.Manassaspowerpointpresentationcoveredawidevarietyoftopicsinclud-ingalcoholtobaccoproductsinhalantshallucinogensstimulantsopiatesandprescriptionmedications.Thenewersyn-theticdrugsincludingspiceandbathsaltswerealsodiscussedindetail.Backedbyscienticevidencewesawtheeffectsthatdrugscanhaveonyourhealth.Photosshowingtheinsideofthelivingbrain--fromhigh-techPETscansdemonstratedtheharmfuleffectsthatmarijuanaandcocainehaveonthebrainanditsfunction.Examplesofhealthylungswerecomparedtolungsdamagedbytobaccoabuse.Wealsosawhowthelivercanbedamagedbyalcoholandoth-erdrugs.Justasimportantwediscussedtheimpactthatdrugusehasonfamilyandcareerandthewaysitcancauseapersontoloseboth.TheinformativeclasswaswellattendedbyYoungMarinesandstaffaswellasbyparentsandmanyactive-dutyMarines.Welearnedthatthebestwaytoavoidthehazardsofdrugabuseistoneverstartus-ingdrugs22Summer2013ESPRITTheCapitalCityunitwithveteranGeorgeCatalonacenter.WhatIllegalSubstancesDototheInsideofYourBodyByYMPvtHarrisonCoxGeigerVAMorethansevenhundredrunnerscompetedthisyearintheSemperFred5KruninFredericksburgVAandIwasoneofthem.ThisyeartheMarineCorpsintroducedanewcoursewhichincludedthenowinfamousHospitalHillintherstmilewhichrisesinelevation150feetoverthecourseofthatmile.Infactthecourseiscomprisedalmostentirelyofhillswhichgreatlyaddedtothechallenge.HospitalHillfeltlikeitwouldneverendbutIwouldnotquitorentertainthethoughtofjoiningotherswhohadbeguntowalkasIwascheeredonbynumerousMarinesliningtheroadside.Inishedwithatimeof282779thoutof742competitors.IamhonoredtohavecompetedinaMarineCorpssponsoredraceandhumbledtohaverunalongsidemanyveteransofourmostrecentwarsincludingsomewoundedwarriors.Myaccomplish-menthasleftmemotivatedtocontinuechallengingmyselfandIhopetocompeteintheMarineCorpsMarathonSeries10KEventinOctober.HarrisonCoxGeigerYoungMarineCompletesSemperFred5K