Story by Lance Cpl. William Horsley | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.23.2025
Over a year ago, Lance Cpl. Brandon Avila promised his mother that he would become a Marine and give her and their family a better life. Avila never let go of that promise, even when he was injured last June and spent the next eight months in recovery. “I had a goal when I came on the island, I made a promise to my mom,” said Avila. “I wanted to be different from my brothers, prove my......
Story by Staff Sgt. Tomora Nance | U.S. Army North | 12.08.2017
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas– Building a resilient force is one of the Army’s top priorities. As part of the Army’s Ready and Resilient program, many guest speakers share their personal stories of adversity and triumph. In a packed theater, a Shreveport, Louisiana, native shared her story about the fateful night she became paralyzed. This was Carlana Stone’s story....
Story by Sgt. Christopher Hernandez | 345th Public Affairs Detachment | 11.22.2017
U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) will be featuring Carlana Stone, a paraplegic author and motivational speaker, on Dec. 8 for a two-part presentation as part of the Army’s Ready and Resilient program at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas....
Story by Senior Airman Parker Dubois | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 05.08.2017
Editor’s note: The following commentary was written in observance of National Mental Health Month. Although “wingmanship” is something I live every day now as an Airman, the concept is something I have been familiar with my entire life. I specifically remember a moment this came into play when I was a 16-year-old assistant Cub Scout leader. We were in the woods and I had sent my......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Breckenkamp | 80th Training Command (Reserve) | 04.06.2017
FORT DEVENS, Mass. - Not succeeding at your goal can sometimes be the motivation to push yourself harder and try again. Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Aparicio said this was his mindset in achieving his goal when he was inducted into the Sgt. Audie Murphy Club here on April 6, 2017....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 05.20.2015
Expect to be impressed when you meet a Marine, but when that Marine is a 95 year-old Pearl Harbor survivor who challenges you to a pull-up contest, prepare to be blown away....
