Story by Sgt. Scott Schmidt | 6th Marine Corps District | 02.11.2013
Projecting a temperament and work ethic unmatched by his peers, Sgt. Le’mon Eluett wants to win. You wouldn’t know it by speaking with him though. As a canvasing recruiter with Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Margate, Eluett had a rocky start according to his staff noncommissioned officer in charge, Master Sgt. Elvis John-Baptiste. His growth and resulting success quickly smoothed his......
Story by Lance Cpl. Tabitha Bartley | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 10.23.2012
In the middle of predeployment training during a night training exercise, Staff Sgt. Nestor “Joe” Cruz, struggled to lift his body from the humvee, he actually found he could hardly move at all. In fact the Marines efforts to extract him drew the attention of the company commander....