Stories

220601-M-CY007-855 - On March 17, 2022, Jack A. Haertling stood before his own father, Jeff A. Haertling, and the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City Commanding Officer, Maj. Rick Hayek, to take the oath of enlistment. Having dreamed of being a Marine since his childhood, Jack spent his senior year of high school deciding whether he would follow through on his dream or attend college instead. Ultimately, he decided to take the plunge and commit to service in the Marine Corps like his father and others before him. Jack is scheduled to attend recruit training in September. (illustration courtesy of the Heartling family)

Poolee Marijane D. Huff, a Burlington, Kansas native, poses for a photo with her recruiter, Sgt. Alberto Figueroavidal, at Burlington High School, March 9, 2022. Huff, a state ranked wrestler and avid volunteer in her community, placed second in her state wrestling championship this year and is the second female wrestler in her school to win one hundred matches. Huff joined the Marine Corps Delayed entry program May 11, 2021 and is scheduled to depart for recruit training in June 2022. - Poolee Marijane D. Huff, a Burlington, Kansas native, poses for a photo with her recruiter, Sgt. Alberto Figueroavidal, at Burlington High School, March 9, 2022. Huff, a state ranked wrestler and avid volunteer in her community, placed second in her state wrestling championship this year and is the second female wrestler in her school to win one hundred matches. Huff joined the Marine Corps Delayed entry program May 11, 2021 and is scheduled to depart for recruit training in June 2022.