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Archive: May, 2000

A day of remembrance

Monday, the nation is given a day to look back and remember those who have given their lives in service to the United States and its citizens. This was not always the case with Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it is still sometimes called. It was May 5, 1868, three years after the Civil War had drawn to a close, that the Grand Army of the

MarDiv, CSSD-16, make bridge, history

Station Marines from Combat Service Support Detachment-16 worked in conjunction with Marines from the 7th Engineer Support Battalion and the 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. to complete a deliberate bridge crossing and convoy over the Colorado River, part of Exercise Desert Scimitar, May 8 to10 at Cibola, Calif. The exercise was the

Messhall has recipe for success

The station Enlisted Messhall has proven it knows how to prepare a heaping bowl of success, after being home to the Commander Marine Corps Bases Western Area Chef of the Quarter for the fifth time in a row. Lance Cpl. Duran B. Cote, cook, Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, was awarded the prestigious honor for the 2nd quarter of fiscal year 2001 at

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma