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Hawaii duty should be overseas duty April 26, 2001 — Imagine, if you will, the sweet aroma of tropical flowers wafting in on the fresh, yet salty, ocean breeze that hits your face as you get off the airplane at the Honolulu International Airport. This is the type of greeting people receive when they arrive in Hawaii, giving them the first impression that they are in a very different place than what MORE

Marines battle against cancer June 28, 2000 — Three station Marine teams donned their combat boots and running shoes and set up camp at Ray Smucker's Park to join the city of Yuma, the American Cancer Society, and hundreds of other participants in the fight against cancer during the fifth annual Relay for Life, April 20 and 21. According to Connie Quinn, co-chairperson in charge of the event, MORE

A day of remembrance May 24, 2000 — 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 MORE

MarDiv, CSSD-16, make bridge, history May 17, 2000 — 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 MORE

Messhall has recipe for success May 17, 2000 — 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 MORE