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YMsMeetanAussieByPatrickMcMahonUnitCommanderThreeRiversCTLastDecembertwoYoungMarinesfromtheThreeRiversunitmetanunusualAustralianvisitor.ThreeRiversAdjutantLauraMcMahonisascienceteacherfortheNorwichFreeAcademySachemCampusandrecentlyadoptedtwoAustralianBeardedDragonsnamedLeonandMatilda.OntheleftisYMGySgtPaigeLaFlammeontherightisYMPvtCam-eronMorseMatildatheAustralianBeardedDragonisinthemiddle.BothYoungMarineswerehesitantatrstbutsoonwarmeduptotheAussievisitor.ConservationRibbonSecondTimeistheCharm...ByYMGySgtMarshallMcIvorLewisandClarkWARecentlytheLewisandClarkYoungMa-rineshavebeenworkingtowardsearningtheConservationRibbon.Thisisourunitssecondattemptatgettingthisawardandthistimewehaveallbeenonpointton-ishalltherequirementsontime.Inordertoearnthisribbononaunitlevelittakesalotoftimededicationandorga-nizationalskills.Italsotakesagoodgroupofleadersandstafftohelpwithmakingsurethateverythingwillbecompleted.Ibelievethatthemostdifculttaskismakingsurethateverythingthathasbeendonehasbeenturnedinsoitisunderre-cord.ThisiseasilyaccomplishedwithagreatandorganizedgroupofjuniorseniorandadvancedYoungMarines.HopefullythesecondtimesacharmandwellearnthisribbonbytheendofFebruary.HelpwithHydrationattheAlwaysBrothersRunByYMSSgtKelyshaJohnsonCarbonGlacierWATheCarbonGlacierYoungMarinesprovidedawatertablealongtherouteoftheAlwaysBrothersRun.YoungMarinesprovidedwaterwettowelsandmostimportantlycheerstotherunnersastheypassedthroughEnumclawWA.ThenextmorningtheYoungMarineswelcomedtherunnerstothenishlineatCenturyLinkFieldthehomestadiumoftheSeattleSeahawks.TheYoungMarineswelcomedtherunnersinwithcheerswatersnacksandprovidedrstaidtotherunnerswhoneededit.ThegoalofthisAlwaysBrothersrunwastoraisemoneyforimproveddiag-nosticsandtreatmentfortraumaticbraininjuriesandpost-traumaticstress.AlwaysBrothersisafraternaland501c3organization.CarbonGlacierYoungMarinesposewithcheerleadersfromtheSeattleSeahawks.LewisandClarkYoungMarinesworkingoutdoorsinordertoqualifyfortheConservationRibbon.ESPRITPage11AfteralongfewmonthsofparadesfundraiserscolorguardsandcommunityserviceCarbonGlacierYoungMarinescelebratedwithanightoffuntogether.Fromalanddownunder...FunwithSunDogsByYMPFCAustinGammonCentralArizonaAZTwentyoneCentralArizonaYoungMarinesandtheirUnitCommanderattendedanArizonaSunDogshockeygamelastMarch.EarlierthatmonthourunitprovidedacolorguardandwerecitedthePledgeofAllegianceatalocalRepublicanPartywomensevent.ChillininWashingtonState