Stories - Year 2012

Marines

Archive: 2012

Dominican Republic native Marine becomes citizen

After more than 14 years, a Marine from the 9th Marine Corps District finalizes her journey to a better way of life in the United States. Standing among 60 other new citizens, Sgt. Sonya E. Bryant, adjutant clerk with the 9th Marine Corps District, became an American citizen at the United States District Courts, Western District of Missouri, Dec.

Minnesota Marine retains Twin Cities' recruiter of the year title

Recruiting Substation Roseville's Staff Sgt. Anthony Cole retained his recruiter of the year title recently with another award-winning performance. Recruiting Station Twin Cities' operations section calculated their numbers and determined Cole edged out Recruiting Substation Burnsville's Sgt. Joshua Draveling by 75 points."It came down to the

Bloomington recruiter competes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship

Recruiting Station Twin Cities' Staff Sgt. Ryan Simonis competed at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Championship in Long Beach, Calif., recently.The Bloomington, Minn., recruiter made it to the final 16 during the single-elimination tournament, eventually falling to the blue belt master's lightweight division bronze medalist

Twin Cities earns first 9th Marine Corps District Recruiting Station of the Year title

Marine officials selected Twin Cities as the 9th Marine Corps District Recruiting Station of the Year recently.Twin Cities secured the title by starting out the 2012 fiscal year strong and never relinquished their number one overall position."I commend the leadership team of Maj. Kenneth Gawronski, Sgt. Maj. Cox and Master Sgt. Reuland ... and most

Aspiring Marines enlist inside Metrodome before Minnesota Vikings game

Thousands of football fans watched 24 aspiring Marines take the oath of enlistment before the Minnesota Vikings battled the Jacksonville Jaguars Sept. 9. Recruiting Station Twin Cities Sgt. Maj. Sean Cox marched the Vikings Platoon onto Mall of America Field where Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski asked them to make a commitment in front of

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Minnesota Marines recognized at PGA Tour golf tournament

Representatives from Recruiting Substation St. Cloud rubbed shoulders with world-renowned golfers at the 3M Championship on Aug. 4. The three Marines made it near the green at Tournament Players Club Twin Cities through PGA Tour's Birdies for the Brave, a program "dedicated to supporting the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces." "I'm a

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Marine volunteers save local school hundreds in moving costs

More than a dozen members of the Delayed Entry Program volunteered to move furniture from the St. John Vianney Catholic Church to the Community of Saints Regional Catholic School recently. An aspiring Marine with Recruiting Substation Woodbury discovered the school needed assistance, so he asked his recruiter if they could help before their

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Southwest, Henry Sibley High School football players receive leadership award

Recruiting Station Twin Cities' executive officer presented two local athletes with an Excellence in Leadership Award at the Minneapolis Diamond Flight Camp July 22.Junior Rank coaches selected Anastacio VandenBosch-Romo and D'Tavius Williams to receive the award as both players displayed great character and leadership throughout the camp. "From

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South Dakota, Minnesota poolees enlist at Sioux Falls Airshow

Sixteen members of the Delayed Entry Program enlisted into the Marine Corps during a swear-in ceremony at the Sioux Falls Airshow July 21-22. More than 85 men and women from South Dakota and Minnesota swore the oath of enlistment, which was administered by Air Force Maj. Henry Schantz from his F-22 cockpit. "Being a part of the airshow was a great

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Aspiring Minnesota Marines clear thunderstorm debris

Six aspiring Marines recently removed several downed trees after thunderstorms caused thousands of dollar of damage in Dakota County earlier this month. The Hastings and Farmington High School graduates volunteered to spend their weekend knee-deep in debris, clearing broken branches and split tree trunks. "Josh Mann and I were driving home after

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