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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - After a day of cuts, scrapes, laughs and motivation, Company B Marines won bragging rights and added another point in the win column for their company after the Headquarters and Support Battalion Commander’s Cup Challenge field meet at Liversedge Field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 26.
The Marines and sailors participated in a number of competitive events, including M16A4 assembly and disassembly, the Dizzy Izzy, sandbag and fireman carry relays, as well as tug-o-war and a series of super squad events.
“Every month, we have an athletic event which is part of the Commander’s Cup Challenge,” said Lt. Col. David G. Bardorf, the battalion’s commanding officer. “The intent is to foster team spirit and unity among the battalion. We’ve got such a huge battalion – 1,500 Marines, spread all over Camp Lejeune, Camp Geiger and even Fort Bragg. It’s very easy for each section and department to be off in their own world doing their own thing.”
Bardorf added that events like these are meant to bring all the Marines together in the battalion, through competitive spirit and camaraderie to create a tight-knit unit.
One Marine from the battalion, Pfc. Isaiah Parker, said the field meet was motivating and was a good experience. As a new Marine to the Fleet, Parker said it was fun to get together with his whole office, come together as a team and “do something.”
“It was pretty fun to have a break from all the work that we do. I enjoyed myself,” said Parker.
Bardorf said that the goal he had hoped troops took away from the field meet, as well as other unit events, is teamwork.
“There is nothing individual about a Marine,” said Bardorf. “A Marine needs that other Marine on his left and right and all the events at the field meet were team events. Competition builds unity and that unity solidifies the battalion. It not only shows them they have to rely on their partners, but they have to trust them as well.”
Cpl. Brittany Carmon said, at first, she was a little skeptical about participating in the field meet.
“I didn’t know how many people would show up, but we ended up having a good turnout,” said Carmon. “It was fun in the end. The people who didn’t show up missed out on a good time and a lot of laughs. They also missed getting to dunk someone in the dunk tank, which I found quite hilarious.”
At the conclusion of the event, Bardorf volunteered to be first in the dunk tank. Troops within the battalion not only took advantage of dunking the “CO,” they also put forth money to the battalion’s ball this month.
The next battalion event, a flag football tournament, is slated for the end of November.
| Date Taken: | 10.26.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 11.02.2011 15:26 |
| Story ID: | 79444 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, US |
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