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ShenandoahValleyVAYoungMarinesparticipateintheYoungEaglesProgram.PilotsdonatedtheirtimeplaneandfueltoexposetheYoungMarinestoaviationfreeofchargeonOct.52013attheWin-chesterVARegionalAirport.--SubmittedbyGwynnHarrisonShenandoahValleyVAPensacolaConductsaFlagRetiringCeremonyByYMLCplNicholasMorrellPensacolaFLOnNovember16th2013theYoungMarinesofPensacolaheldaagretiringceremonyattheVFWinElbertaAL.Wehadaaghistoryclassandthenwepracticedfoldingags.TheceremonybeganwithMs.KarenoneofourstaffmemberstalkingaboutwhattheagrepresentstotheAmericanpeople.ThenGySgtBelangerourUnitCom-manderandMr.GeorgeourExecutiveOfcerparticipatedwithourunits13YoungMarinesinburningtheagswhilerenderinganhonorablehandsalute.BytheendoftheceremonytheYoungMarinesofPensacolaretired248ags.Welearnedalotfromthiseventsuchaswhythisagshouldbehonoredandhowithonorsthemenandwomenwhohaveservedandsacricedforourcountry.IndianaCleaningupAfteraTornadoByCplMariahHenkSpeedwayINManypartsofIndianawerehitbynat-uraldisasterinNovember.Iwasluckybutaneighboringtownwasnot.WhenIheardthenewsIwantedtohelp.SothenextmorningItookadayoffschooltohelpcleanup.Seeingthewreckagebrokemyheartbutthatonlymadememoredeterminedtohelpthistown.Itwashardworkbutseeingtheprogressmotivatedmeevenmore.Manymem-bersofmycommunitypitchedinanddonatedwhattheycould.Ifitwasntforallthelocalsupportthistownwouldstillbeinruins.Imthankfultobepartoftheserecoveryefforts.SpeedwayWereMakingaBigImpactinaSmallTownByDavidHulettUnitCommanderSpeedwayINOurunitstartedinJanuaryof2013.ThreeYoungMarinesturnedtoeightthentotwelveandnowtwentyfour.OurrstCommunityServicewasonMarch11thandsincethenwehaveloggedalmost3200hoursofCommunitySer-viceasaunit.OurYoungMarineshavehelpedwithprojectsatchurchesanimalsheltersfoodpantriesveteranshospitalspubliclibrariesandMarineCorpsLeaguedetachments.Wehavemadefriendsandpartnersintheareasveteransassistancecommunity.WehaveaninnerunitcompetitiontoseewhocanlogthemostindividualhoursandeightofourYoungMarineshaveperformedmorethan100hoursofserviceineightmonths.OneofourYoungMarinesevenorganizedaSatur-dayStreetSweepinwhichtheYoungMarinespickedupdebrisandtrashinthesmalltowninwhichwedrill.Hishopeistoexpandthisactivitytomanymoretownsandcommunities.ItwasnicewhenpeopleintownaskeduswhatweweredoingwesaidsimplyWewanttohelp.BeingaUnitCommanderisrewardingbutseeingyourYoungMarinesactlikeresponsiblecaringyoungadultsisespe-ciallyrewarding.Imlookingforwardtomanymoreyearswiththesewonderfulkids.OxonHillHelpingProvideAccesstoHealthyFoodByYMCpl.NigelGollmanOxonHillMDTheShareFoodProgrammissionistopromotehealthylivingandstrongercom-munitiesthroughaffordablewholesomefood.Throughtheeffortsofourvolun-teersandthesupportofourcommu-nitytheShareFoodProgramdistributesthousandsofpoundsoffoodamonththroughouttheregion.OurunitsupportstheireffortsbygoingtooneoftheSharewarehousestopackagepotatoesfrom100Lbs.bagstoindividual3lbs.bags.Theyaretakentolocaldistributioncen-tersforcompletingsharepackagesforsalesatreducedcostthroughthecom-munity.ThepotatoesarecoldtohandlebutattheendofitallIfeelgoodbecauseIknowthatwehavebeenpartofanefforttohelpsomeoneinourcommunitytohaveac-cesstowholesomefoodandhealthyliving.Page20ESPRIT