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UNITSONTHEGOUNITSONTHEGOUNITSONTHEGOByYMPvtLoressahJLeeClemonsShenandoahValleyVATonyDannerwasbornwithDownSyndrome30yearsago.TonycouldneverservebutheisaMarineatheart.TonygraduatedfromLoudonValleyHighSchoolinJuneof2002.TodayheworksatMcDonaldsinPurcevilleVAandhasparticipatedintheSpecialOlympicsandwonseveralmedals.TonysuncleSergeantRobertTuckerservedintheCorpsincludinginViet-namin1969-70.SgtTuckerturnedtotheretiredMarinesoftheMarineCorpsLeaguesEasternPanhandleDetach-ment1143inMartinsburgWVtomakeTonysbirthdayextraspecial.HisrequestwastohaveaMarineindressbluesattendhisbirthdaycelebration.TonyreceivedaspecialpresentbyhavingthreeMarinesattendhisbirth-daycelebrationindressblues.Inaddi-tionIattendedtoowearingmydressgreens.AlthoughTonydoesnotwearaMa-rineCorpsregulationuniformhehastheheartofaMarineandoftenwearswhatheconsidershisuniform.CelebratingWithaMarine-at-HeartANewUnitRocketingAheadOneofthenewestunitsinthecountrySpeedwayYoungMarinesINreportsthattheirspiritsarehighastheyreachtheendofaneventfulyear.AlreadytheyhavebecomeoneofthelargestunitsinIndianaandhaveaccumulated1900hoursofcommunityservice.Theyalsotookonatownpa-radebythemselvescompetedinaBat-talionDrillCom-petitionandraisedover7000tocov-ertheirneeds.ThispastSeptem-bertheyassistedinastatewideVeter-ansRemembranceDayeventthatgar-neredthemfront-pageattentionintheirlocalnewspaperforthethirdconsecutivemonth.FireWaterandShelterSummerisagreattimeforshelterbuildingen-campmentsandthatisexactlywhattheFoot-hillsYoungMarinesCOundertookthissummerdespitetheunpredictableColoradoweather.TheunitalsolearnedthatbeingaremanisharderthanyoumightthinkafterspendingadaywiththeArvadaFireDepartment.Theylearnedhowtouseareextinguisherwhilewearingheavyprotectivegearhowtondtheirwaythroughobstaclesinthedarkhowtodosearchandrescueinaburninghouseandhowtouseteamworktooperateafull-powerrehose.Thatlastjobwashardworkbutalsoalotoffun.Thereghterssaidtheywereveryim-pressedwiththeleadershipskillstheyobservedandenjoyedspendingthedayteachingsuchwell-disciplinedkidsthatwantedtolearn.FoothillsGrapplingwithfrefghtingpower.SpeedwayGettinginshapeast.GettingMuddyTheFortWorthYoungMarinesTXproudlysupportedCooksChildrensHospitallastMayofthisyearbyassistingasstaffintheDirtyScurryMudRuntoraisefundsforthehospital.Theyworkedalldaytosetupandbreakdowneachofthe12obstaclesaswellasguidingandhelpingchildrenthroughthem.FORTWORTHYOUNGMARINESH28ESPRITFall2013