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“Digging right!” yells out an

Explosive Ordnance Disposaltechnician while shovelingout an unexploded 60mmmortar round while sweepingfor mortars rounds and pro-

jectiles at Combat CenterRange 401 Tuesday.

When the CombatCenter’s EOD techniciansare not deployed, they can be

found on the ranges search-ing the desert for dangerousmunitions left behind byunits training for war.

Sgt. Aaron S. Rogers, an

EOD technician and nativeof Lehi, Utah, said theirwork aboard the base is animportant factor for train-ing Marines.

By keeping the rangescleared of unexplodeddevices, units training aboardthe Combat Center canreceive the maximum affectthe ranges have to offer, hesaid. Clearing a range can takeup to an entire day dependingon the weather and type ofordnance being cleared.

“There is certain ordnanceout there that is so sensitivewe can’t be out there if thewind is blowing more than 10miles per hour,” Rogers said.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – “It all startedbecause the lawnmower ran out of gas,”said Maj. Trent A. Gibson, the executiveofficer of 2nd Battalion, 7th MarineRegiment, with a chuckle. “If the lawn-mower hadn’t run out of gas, I would havenever heard the phone ring.”

The voice he heard upon answeringwas that of a Marine recruiter, explain-ing what the Marine Corps had to offerthe young man from Piedmont, Okla.Neither could imagine the future thatGibson would experience as he enlistedto become one of the few, the proudand the brave.

After twenty-two years as one of thefew, Gibson experienced true pride in hav-ing served among the undeniably brave.

In the dangerous city of Karabilah, Iraqon April 14, 2004, Gibson, then a captainand the commander of Company K, 3rdBn, 7th Marines, went on patrol with hismen of 2nd Squad, 4th Platoon.

The carefully chosen squad leader for2nd Squad was a 22-year-old corporalfrom the small town of Scio, N.Y., by thename of Jason Dunham.

“Cpl. Dunham was the quintessentialMarine,” Gibson said. “He was the square-jawed, muscular all-American man you

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As Marines filed into theCombat Center’s CatholicChapel, the overhead lanterns’dim glow set a somber moodas a pianist played softly, pro-viding a feeling of comfort forthe Marines, sailors, familiesand friends joined together.

However, the chapel wasnot a place of worship theafternoon of July 10, it was aplace to honor two 3rdCombat Engineer BattalionMarines who lost their livesover Fourth of July weekend.

Lance Cpl. Julio Galvan, a21-year-old automotive diesel

mechanic with 3rd CEB, anda Maywood, Ill., native, Pfc.Isidro Godinez, a 19-year-oldautomotive diesel mechanicwith 3rd CEB, and a Calexico,Calif., native, were remem-bered after a motor vehicleaccident took their lives July 3.

The National Anthemplayed as Marines and familiesstood to pay respects to notonly the country, but also atribute to the two men whosigned up to fight for it.

Navy Capt. ConradTargonski, the director of theCombat Center’s ReligiousMinistries Directorate, and aChicago native, opened the

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Marines pay their respects to the families of Lance Cpl. Julio Galvan, a 21-year-oldautomotive diesel mechanic with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, and Maywood, Ill.,native, and Pfc. Isidro Godinez, a 19-year-old automotive diesel mechanic with 3rdCEB, and a Calexico, Calif., native, during the battalion’s memorial service for theMarines at the Combat Center’s Catholic Chapel July 10.

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For the first time in more than five years, Sgt. Mark Dean, one of Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Jason Dunham’s close friends, and Maj.Trent A. Gibson, Dunham’s former company commander, carefully sort out the pieces of the Kevlar helmet Dunham used to help absorbthe blast of a grenade in the streets of Iraq in 2004. The pair delivered the helmet to the National Museum of the Marine Corps July 9to be displayed in the coming years.

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Sgts. Aaron Rogers (left) and Thomas Nguyen, both Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, begin setting upComposition 4 plastic explosive blocks on top of the unexploded munitions during a range sweep of Combat Center Range401 Tuesday.The following explosion is the result of a controlled detonation to safely remove the ordnance from the ranges.

Putting the pieces in their place ■ Cpl. Dunham’slegacy lives on

See LEGACY, A8

See MEMORIAL, A7

3rd CEB Marinesremembered

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ARLINGTON, Va. –Recent informationconveyed through newsmedia and the work-place about the NationalSecurity Personnel Systemhas raised questionsfrom some civilianMarines. As a result, theDepartment of the Navyasks leaders and employ-ees throughout the Navyand Marine Corps to notethat the proposed lan-guage in the House andSenate Armed ServicesCommittees’ NationalDefense Authorization Actfor 2010 is not anapproved law.

Although the proposedchanges referenced thedate of June 16, there isno impact on currentpractice or procedures.NSPS-covered organiza-tions and employees willcontinue to operate asusual under current NSPSpolicies, regulations andprocedures.

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EOD technicians make ranges safer places to train

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A buddy of mine, who was an F-18 pilot, told me once, “There are bold pilots, and thereare old pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.” Of course the implication is that a risk-taker will reap consequences. And the same concept applies to motorcyclists.

Inherently, motorcycling involves a certain amount of risk. And just like a good pilotwho always checks the weather before taking off, a good motorcyclist will always assessthe risk before starting out on a ride. Some of the risk factors to be considered include:

• The weather and temperature: Is your riding gear suitable? Is there a likelihood ofice on the roads? Will you get caught in a downpour, or a severe windstorm?

• The time of day: Perhaps a short wait will allow traffic to thin out. Or an earlier departure might reduce glare from the sun.

• Road conditions: An alternate route might enable you to avoid a construction zone.Or a less heavily-traveled route might be less congested.

• Your emotional state: After a particularly stressful day, it might be a good idea to takea few moments to relax before starting for home. Taking out your frustration on other motorists can be deadly.

These, and a host of other factors, play a large part in managing risk. Effective riskmanagement can determine whether you’ll be a bold pilot or an old pilot. Trust me, oldis better.John Fleming is a rider coach with Cape Fox Professional Services, providing motorcycle

safety training for Marines and sailors aboard the Combat Center. To submit your com-ments or contributions about motorcycling, his email is [email protected]

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One would think that with the modification of Marine Corps Order 5100.19E, whicheliminates the need to wear a high-visibility vest, or a bright upper garment with reflec-tive properties, Marines would embrace this by ensuring they follow the remainder of therequirements that are still in effect – you would think.

But, no, it seems that they as a group still feel they don’t need to follow any order thatpertains to the riding of motorcycles. Everyday it seems I am either correcting a rider orwitnessing a violation on or off base. From junior enlisted to staff noncommissionedofficers to officers, or riders of high performance bikes to cruisers; it’s not isolated to oneparticular group or type.

Some of the more common violations I have seen are riders wearing sneakers insteadof hard-soled shoes or not wearing long sleeve shirts while riding off base. Another, thatis very common this time of the year, is being out of uniform while riding by putting along sleeve shirt over their uniform. MCO P1020.34G allows a protective jacketdesigned for safety to be worn with the utility uniform. Nowhere does it mention any-thing about throwing on a long sleeve shirt/sweatshirt over the uniform for conveniencesake because you don’t want to roll the sleeves down on your blouse or because it’s toohot for a jacket.

Another that bears mentioning is the wearing of unapproved “novelty” helmets. Thislast one is usually with the cruiser styled motorcycle riders and, more often than not, bySNCOs. I have had SNCOs, active and retired, curse me, tell me where I can stick it, andcall me a helmet Nazi and other colorful names when I bring to their attention they areviolating Marine Corps policy. These aren’t young Marines trying to pull a fast one byclaiming ignorance, they are senior Marines who do know better but still decide to say“to hell with the regulations.”

I have noticed many Marines try to live up to a perceived image of what a ridershould look and act like. It doesn’t matter that I remind them that, at their rank, they havemade a conscious decision to make the Marine Corps a career and therefore, they areMarines first and foremost, then a “biker” or whatever, second. As senior Marines it’snot only our duty to instruct and enforce regulations, but to also set the example for allothers to emulate. When your lifestyle is more important than being a Marine, then it’stime to get out so you can freely pursue that lifestyle.

Before one starts thinking, ‘I’m an anti-motorcycle jerk who thinks all riders are crim-inals,’ let me state that I have been riding motorcycle since I was 11, bought my firstHarley in 1979, have owned and ridden motorcycles since then, and currently own fourmotorcycles and three scooters. I have been in three accidents while riding my motorcy-cles; weather was a factor in one, other drivers were the cause of the other two. I enjoyriding and plan on pursuing a career in the motorcycle industry when I retire next yearafter 24 years of serving in the Marine Corps.

The current proper protective equipment regulations are very liberal and will not takeaway from your “individuality” or keep you from expressing yourself. The Marine Corpscould have gone the other way when they revised the order and made it more restrictive,especially with all the negative motorcycle coverage due to the high rate of injuries andfatalities, but it didn’t. It’s up to us as riders to show our appreciation by adhering to theorder and enforcing it.

I ride a motorcycle…I don’t have to follow regulations!

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on the work EOD doeswhen clearing the ranges.

“RTAMS comes in afterus and rebuilds the rangesafter they have been bombedby training units,” said Sgt.Thomas Nguyen, an EODtechnician, and native ofHighland, Calif.

Nguyen said it was impor-tant for all the unexplodedordnance to be picked up soRTAMS doesn’t come incontact with them whileoperating heavy machinery.

While sweeping therange, the technicians havedeveloped an easy way tomake sure they find and dis-pose of any dangerous mor-tars or projectiles: Walk in apolice call formation anddetonate all the ordnancethey find.

Rogers said EOD techni-cians aboard the CombatCenter and at Marine CorpsAir Station Yuma, Ariz., learnmore about their jobs anddifferent ordnance due to theamount of training andrange sweeps they do.

EOD also works closelywith the San Bernardino andRiverside County SheriffDepartments responding tocalls out in town if the needarises.

“We get calls from theSan Bernardino CountySheriffs Department everyso often after they raidsomeone’s house,” Rogerssaid. “A lot of scrappers, oreven retired Marines, willkeep ‘souvenirs’ that justhappen to be explosives.

“We go out there, makesure it is safe enough for usto move it and then godestroy it,” he continued.When they move the explo-sive, they bring it back on

base and detonate it on oneof the ranges.

Along with the sheriffsdepartments, the EOD tech-nicians have also trainedclosely with the FederalBureau of Investigation toreceive the maximum amountof knowledge, and are con-stantly holding the EODResponse and OperationsCourse for

Marines who are prepar-ing for deployment.

Rogers said other thanworking with explosives, thebest thing about his job isalways having something newto do and the job possibilitiesworking with EOD hasopened up for him and hisfellow Marines for when theyget out of the Marine Corps.

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BATH IRON WORKS,Maine - Mast stepping, orthe process of putting coinsin the mast of a newly con-structed ship, is a traditiondating back to the ancientGreek civilizations.

Legend has it that inthe times of the ancientGreeks, enough moneywas placed in the mast tomake sure that each of thecrew could afford the tripinto the afterlife shouldthe ship sink, said Lt.Cmdr. Tim Phelps, theexecutive officer of theUSS Jason Dunham, as hestarted the July 11 maststepping ceremony for theUSS Jason Dunham.

The U.S. Navy, steeped incustoms and traditions, con-tinues the ritual to this day,he explained. However, thecoins now symbolizeaspects of the ship’s her-itage and remain foreverwelded in the iron masts of

today’s warships.The USS Jason Dunham

is no different.The guided missile

destroyer bears the name ofthe only Marine to receivethe Medal of Honor in theGlobal War on Terrorismand carries with it the legacyof the man who gave his lifeto save the lives of his fel-low Marines.

Cmdr. Scott Sciretta,the ship’s commandingofficer, continued the cer-emony, speaking about thesignificance of the name,Jason Dunham, each mem-ber of the destroyer’s crewwill wear as part of theiruniform.

"I received a call frommy detailer telling me I wasbeing offered to take com-mand of the USS JasonDunham,” he said. “I hadheard the story behind theman, but didn’t know thedetails. When I looked itup, and saw the significanceof the name, I told him I’ddo it. He asked me if I

needed to talk to my wife,and I told him no, I wasgoing to do it.”

He then called his wife,Sharon Sciretta, and direct-ed her to the JasonDunham memorial websiteand when she asked why hewas showing her the site;he told her he was offeredto command the ship bear-ing his name.

She asked him when theywould start packing.

Maj. Trent A. Gibson, theexecutive officer of 2ndBattalion, 7th Marine Regiment,and Cpl. Dunham’s formercompany commander withCompany K, 3rd Battalion, 7thMarines, followed Sciretta’sspeech with one of his own.Gibson stressed to each of themembers of the crew theyshould feel honored to beworking on a ship bearing hisMarine’s name.

“This ship represents theman who laid down his lifefor his fellow Marines,” saidthe Piedmont, Okla., native.“Remember that selfless

devotion to duty as youwork and live on this ship.”

He then showed the audi-ence the scrap of Dunham’sKevlar helmet that is nowforever encapsulated in theship’s mast, reminding thesailors the history is real - itlives on with them.

Deb Dunham also spoke,sharing with the audiencehow significant it was tohave everyone attend theceremony for the destroyernamed after her son.

A small group, includingSciretta and his family, Danand Deb Dunham, Gibsonand Phelps then made theirway to the ship’s mast wherethey placed a small packagecontaining items such as thelast letter Cpl. Dunhamwrote home, a set of his dogtags, a Purple Heart Medaland the guidon for CompanyK, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marinesinto a small medal box insideof the warship’s mast.

Aided by a masterwelder, Deb, Dan, Scirettaand his two sons, James and

Adam, and Gibson weldedthe box closed, permanentlysealing the items in the mastof the ship.

Cpl. Dunham’s dressblue uniform will be dis-played in a case on the

destroyer’s quarterdeck forthe crew to see. The war-ship’s seal also representsCpl. Dunham’s legacy.

The USS Jason Dunhamis slated to be christened Aug.1 and commissioned in 2010.

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Enclosing Cpl. Dunham’s story in history


Dan and Deb Dunham gaze at the guided missile destroyer which bears the name of their son, Cpl. JasonDunham, Saturday morning following the mast stepping ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Maine, where the ship isunder construction. Cpl. Dunham was awarded the Medal of Honor for his sacrifice on the battlefields of Iraq in2004. The destroyer is slated to be christened Aug. 1 and commissioned in 2010.

IItteemmss ppllaacceedd iinn tthhee mmaasstt sstteeppppiinngg bbooxx• Commandant of the Marine Corps coin• Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps coin• 7th Marine Regiment coin• Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines coin• Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines OIF

2 coin• Purple Heart Medal• Scrap of Cpl. Jason Dunham’s kevlar helmet• Dog tag set bearing the name of Cpl. Dunham• USS Jason Dunham Command coin• USS Jason Dunham mast stepping program• Last letter Cpl. Dunham sent home• Three United States quarters to represent:

–Year Cpl. Dunham was born (1981)–Cpl. Dunham’s home state of New York–Year Cpl. Dunham earned the Medal of

Honor (2004)• Two United States dimes to represent the

lives he saved:–Pfc. Kelly Miller’s year of birth (1983)–Lance Cpl. William Hampton’s year of birth

(1982)• Two United States nickels to represent:

–The year 7th Marines was formed (1917)–The year Cpl. Dunham entered the Marine

Corps (2001)• Four United States pennies to represent

each of Cpl. Dunham’s years in the Marine Corps (2001-2004)

• The sum of all the coins is 109 cents, representing the destroyer’s hull number

• U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division patch from Vietnam veteran Mark Pitman, who helped build the destroyer

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Sgt. Aaron S. Rogers, anExplosive Ordnance Disposaltechnician, digs around aburied 60mm mortar roundto determine if it is stillactive during a rangesweep of Combat CenterRange 401 Tuesday.

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The car sputters and coughsits last breath. First you’reangry— you were on yourway to Las Vegas – but nowyou’re stuck in the middle ofnowhere. Suddenly it hitsand you realize you are in themiddle of a desert, in themiddle of the day duringone of the summer months.Are you prepared?

The Combat Center hasbeen urging people to stayhydrated, especially duringthe summer months, butwhat else should people takeinto account to keep themsafe if an emergency arises?

Angel Rios, an occupa-tional safety and health spe-cialist for the CombatCenter’s Safety Office, saysthe number one thing a per-son should do if stranded inthe desert is to stay put.

“Never walk or hike dur-ing the daytime,” said Rios, aJuana Diaz, Puerto Rico,native. “Sometimes [a loca-tion] looks one mile away,but it is actually six.”

If someone needs toleave the road for some rea-son they should create sig-nals, make arrows out ofrocks or use large branchesto point rescuers in thedirection they traveled. Ifstranded in the desert, peo-ple should travel during themorning hours, or duringthe late afternoons or earlyevenings to preserve energy.

Bob Piirainen, the trafficsafety program manager forthe Safety Office, agreedwith Rios and said peopleshould never walk at nightwhen in the desert because itis easy to get lost.

According to http://www.yucca-valley.org, the

Morongo Basin Search andRescue Team advises peopleto pack at least one gallon ofwater per person in the vehi-cle. Piirainen, a Lake Charles,La., native, also said peopleshould pack dry food andplastic bags to catch conden-sation from leaves if the situ-ation becomes dire.

“Don’t conserve yourwater supply,” Piirainen said.

“Drink what you need whenyou need it.”

Before traveling, carowners should check theirvehicles for any problemsand ensure their gas tank isfull. Cars should also bepacked with an emergencykit, spare tire and tools nec-essary to do a hasty fix ofcommon car problems.People should also have a

supply of sunscreen no lessthan sun protection factor30 through 45.

Travelers should ensurethey have a wide-brimmedhat to keep their face shadedfrom the sun and theyshould wear light-colored,loose-fitting clothing.

Knowing and under-standing the signs of a heatinjury and how to preventa heat casualty is also nec-essary when dealing withthe desert.

Heat cramps, heat exhaus-tion and heat stroke are thethree main medical problemscaused by dehydration andsun exposure. People do nothave to be stranded in themiddle of nowhere tobecome a heat casualty.

Heat cramps causeheavy sweating and painfulspasms in the leg orabdomen muscles. Peoplesuffering from heat crampsshould find shade anddrink cool water.

Heat exhaustion is moresevere and causes nausea,dizziness, weakness, headache,pale and moist skin, heavyperspiration, normal or lowbody temperature, weakpulse, dilated pupils, disorien-tation and fainting spells.

Someone suffering fromheat exhaustion should beprovided water immediatelyand kept in the shade. Theirlegs should be elevated abovetheir heart and medical atten-tion is required immediatelyso their symptoms do notturn into heat stroke.

Heat stroke is similar toexhaustion where a personwill experience headaches,dizziness and confusion, butunlike exhaustion, they willhave a rapid pulse with hotand dry skin along with abody temperature of 106degrees or higher. Heatstroke can cause vascular col-lapse, coma and death.

If someone is sufferingfrom heat stroke, they needto be moved to a shadedarea immediately soakedwith cool water and befanned to help lower theirbody temperature. Theirfeet should be elevated.Heat stroke is considered amedical emergency andmedical attention should besought immediately.

For more informationregarding desert survival andprecautions to take duringthe summer months, contactPiirainen at 830-6154.


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The other morning my friend Derwood telephoned to inform me that he and his wife Stephanie were going through an emotional crisis because their beloved cat Bubba of 14 years had been killed by coyotes.

A few weeks ago my friend Claudia telephoned from Reno asking me to pray with her because her precious dog Shadow had died of a heart attack on the way to the veterinarian.

And just this week my friend R. J. spent a number of anxious hours in a local veterinary hospital at the side of her much loved cocker spaniel Buddy who had been bitten by a rattlesnake. (He will recover.)

We may be tough minded optimists but we love our pets. They became family. My wife Patty and I have three dogs and two cats and we treasure our special relationships with each of them. We love them. That is an appropriate word. To love any living thing is to sincerely desire that which is in the best interest of the object of our love.

Nobody ever said it better than my fellow clergyman and college professor the late Dr. S. Parker Cadman who put it like this:

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Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulations - 2 (UCMR 2)

2008 water quality report addendum

The SafeDrinking WaterAct, as amended in1996, requiresthe U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency toestablish criteriafor a programto monitor unregulated contaminantsand to identifyno more than 30 contaminants tobe monitoredevery five years.

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Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present in theenvironment and are used as indicators that other poten-tially harmful bacteria may be present.

Some people who drink water containing arsenic inexcess of the Maximum Contaminant Level over manyyears may experience skin damage or circulatory systemproblems and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

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This water has consistently been of such high quality innature that it routinely meets or exceeds all EnvironmentalProtection Agency and California Department of PublicHealth Services primary and secondary drinking water stan-dards without any treatment required (other than basic dis-infection) before distribution. Basic disinfection is requiredby California Department of Health Services as a safeguardagainst possible microbial contamination due to repairs ormaintenance of the system.

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MOUNTAIN WAR-FARE TRAININGCENTER BRIDGE-PORT, Calif. –Throughout the MarineCorps it is understoodmission accomplish-ment is always the pri-ority. Two Marines atMountain WarfareTraining CenterBridgeport, Calif.,take their mission ofsupporting trainingand those who sup-port the training to awhole new level byfilling the jobs nor-mally done by manyMarines.Sgt. Mark D. Wade, abulk fuel specialistfrom Ocean City, Md.,and Lance Cpl. MarkTrullinger, a personnelclerk at MWTC’sadministrative centerare two of the manyMarines throughoutthe Marine Corps whoshoulder their ownresponsibilities, as wellas the responsibilitiesof many others toensure MWTC contin-

ues to function.“We’re obviously

really, really isolated uphere in the mountains,”said Wade, who is theonly bulk fuel specialistaboard the base. “Wedon’t get a lot of newMarines very often, butthere’s still a lot of train-ing that goes on that weneed to support.

“It’s mostly stuff Iwas school-trained todo, but during the lasttwo-and-a-half yearsI’ve been the only oneworking in fuels on thebase,” he said.

Wade said his dutiescover normal bulk fueljobs, as well as support-ing civilian agencies.

“On top of what Inormally do as a bulkfueler, I have to supportthe search and rescuemissions in the easternSierra Nevadas,” hesaid. “We are the onlyfuel point and airfieldfor miles, so we arerequired to supporteverything that camethrough here. Usually itmeans a search and res-cue mission for losthikers or kids.”

Wade said while

being on call all dayevery day to performhis duties as a bulk fuelspecialist at the fuel sta-tion and the expedi-tionary airfield on theother side of the base,he has had only onemajor search and res-cue mission.

Aside from the jobsassociated with his mil-itary occupational spe-cialty, Wade has multi-ple other responsibili-ties aboard the base farfrom what he was orig-inally trained for.

“At one point intime I was doing awhole lot besides justworking at the gas sta-tion,” he said. “I havealso filled in as the col-ors sergeant, the supplyplatoon sergeant, andwhen I finished theFormal SchoolsInstructor Course, Ibecame an instructorfor the Animal PackersCourse too.

“I do a lot here,” hesaid. “It’s a small com-mand and we have tomake due with whatwe have.”

Wade has provenhimself to be flexible

enough to adapt andmake changes as theMarine Corps throwsdifferent challenges hisway, but anotherMarine, Lance Cpl.Mark Trullinger, is justlearning the meaning ofbeing always flexible.

Trullinger, who isnow the companyclerk for the headquar-ters company aboardthe base, takes onmany duties outsidehis MOS.

“Anything you couldthink of I’ve done ithere,” the San LuisObispo, Calif., nativesaid. “I do every part ofadministration exceptfor separations when Iwork at the S–1.”

Trullinger’s time onstation has been spentdoing his job and learn-ing other jobs, whichhe takes over whenother personnel are notpresent.

“I’m kind of a jackof all trades,”Trullinger said. “I’mthe company clerk too,which means I monitorand administrate thePFT [physical fitnesstest] and the CFT

[combat fitness test]and run the remedialPT [physical training]and BCP [body com-position program].”

Trullinger said inaddition to administra-tion and being thecompany clerk, he islearning another tradeas the combat photog-rapher for MWTC.

“I have no photoexperience at all,” hesaid. “I’m just learningthe basics of taking pro-motion photos ofMarines and photo-graphing events aboardthe base. I can learnanything. All I need todo is get told whatever itis and I’ll figure it out.”

Trullinger and Wadewill continue to workhard until their End ofActive Service dates,which will both occurby the end of the year.They are just twoexamples of the manyMarines at MWTCand throughout theMarine Corps who arefrequently called uponto perform tasks andfill billets notdescribed under theirnormal duties.

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Lance Cpl. Mark Trullinger, a Marine sta-tioned at Mountain Warfare Training CenterBridgeport, Calif., focuses on a subject whiletaking a promotion photo Wednesday.Trullinger is a personnel clerk at MWTC whois learning how to do Combat Camera taskson top of his current duties.

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Sgt. Mark D. Wade tests the fuel aboard the Mountain WarfareTraining Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Tuesday before opening the fuelstation. Wade is stationed at MWTC, and is the only trained bulk fuelspecialist aboard the base.

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By four in the afternoon I’dhad my fill of windbaggeryin a group I would inevitablybe dining, wine-ing, andspending the weekend with.We were in the tiny town ofTwentynine Palms, gatewayto the Mojave Desert and aplace so barren, desolate andrugged the U.S. Marines sendtheir combat troops here tomake them meaner.Although it was 90 degrees inthe shade and the wind wasgusting a full nine on theBeaufort scale, I tied my sun-hat firmly in place, excusedmyself and went for a walk.

Beyond the two blocks ofdowntown, people who liveand work in TwentyninePalms like at least an acrebetween their buildings,regardless of whether theyare commercial, residential orreligious. This leaves plenty ofroom for scrubby busheswith leaves that are evolvinginto thorns, cactus whoseleaves have already evolvedinto thorns, brittle straw-liketufts of grass and prickly seedcases that cling to one’s socks.

Standing still among thezillion anthills is out of thequestion, nor is there shadefor anything larger than avery skinny lizard. Relentlesswind decorates the scrubbybushes and cactus with plasticbags in various stages ofbeing shredded to ribbons.Remains of spring wildflow-ers have dried and becomefiercely sharp - like the youngmen who are toughened intocombat troops at the baseacross the highway.

The previous evening, Ihad seen those TwentyninePalms Marines celebratingtheir graduation from com-bat school at the best restau-rant in Twentynine Palms, aribs joint whose outdoorgrill you can smell clearacross town. We arrivedsimultaneously with twoyoung men who held thedoor open for us and insist-ed we enter before them. Itwas but one of several smallcourtesies that evening thatshowed me an unexpectedcode of behavior in whichMarines address you as sir orma’am and hold doors openas if it really is their pleasureto do so.

Once inside the ribs joint,all of the booths except ourswere filled with Marines andtheir families. I looked at theconfident and calm faces ofthese men, brimming withresolve - there was strengthand purpose in their chiseledfeatures, though they werescarcely more than boys. Itwas easy to imagine theirtoughness against an enemy,although as they talked quietlywith their wives and children,it was equally easy to imaginethem being genuinely kind towidows and orphans in thechaos that is Iraq.

Later in the evening Ichanced upon a video shotfrom the back seat of ahumvee in Iraq. As a viewer,you ride slowly down a dustyroad and into a ten-hovel vil-lage. One block ahead ofyou, an old station wagonsticks its nose from betweenshacks, rolls into the middleof the road, and explodesinto flames and clouds ofsmoke. Someone in yourhumvee yells, “holy shit!”which is exactly what you arethinking, but the humveedriver doesn’t miss a beat orchange his slow steady pace.He drives steadily toward andthrough the burning wreck ofthe car bomb because puttinghis life on the line is aMarine’s job.

I thought about theHummers I’m accustomed toseeing at home – shiny, air-conditioned, canary-yellowHummers driven by prettyblondes with soft, manicuredhands, and filled with childrenand groceries – and I thoughtabout gritty camouflagedhumvees in Iraq driven bybattle-hardened men with cal-loused hands and filled withtools of war.

I reflected on the youngMarines in the ribs joint and Irealized how lucky I am to bean American. Thanks to theseunfailingly polite and respect-ful men and women who signup to protect us even if weare exuberant and disorderly. Ihave the privilege of choosingto visit this hostile, barrendesert and go home. They willgo to the hostile country ofIraq, and can only hope to gethome in one piece.

As I prepared to turn infor the evening in my air-con-ditioned room at Motel 6, myoasis in the desert, cool waterwashed over my sweaty,grimy body and I thoughtabout next week. I’ll be homewith dinner and a cold beer,while those Marines will behalfway around the worldkeeping me safe.


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The Engineer SupportCompany commander forthe battalion, 1st Lt. SergioSandoval, paid his respects tothe families of both Marinesas he spoke English andSpanish, and opened up thefloor for those who knew thetwo young men best.

“We stuck togetherthrough hard times,” saidLance Cpl. Alvin Julaton, anautomotive diesel mechanicwith the battalion, as he talksabout Godinez. “I feel sorryfor those who never knewhim because he was some-one special.

“If he [Galvan] were here,I would tell him I looked upto him,” he said.

Lance Cpl. Eric Morant,an automotive dieselmechanic with the battalion,also reflected on the charac-ter of his friends and whatthey meant to him.

“They always gave theirall,” he said. “They alwayslead from the front and never

from the rear. They were trulymy best friends.”

As each of the closefriends of the men stood upand said a few words, manyof the reflections were sad-dening, but the families lis-tened and cherished whattheir loved one’s friendsthought of them.

After the final reflections,the Marines’ Prayer and cere-

monial role call were read.Initially, several Marinesnames were called and theyanswered. Then the names ofthe fallen were yelled out.After both names werecalled, they were only metwith silence.

Taps played after the rolecall as the fellow Marines andfamily members fought backtears of grief. Targonski read

the benediction and the con-gregation joined in a hymnbefore the Marines paidrespects to the families oftheir brothers-in-arms.

As each Marine shook thehands of the family mem-bers, it left an imprints ontheir hearts of how muchtheir son, brother, cousin ornephew, was truly loved byhis fellow Marines.

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envision when someone saysMarine. He had the characterto back up his looks, too. Therewasn’t a mean bone in hisbody.”

He earned respect from hismen by example, not by intim-idation, Gibson said of hisleadership style.

“Cpl. Dunham was thekind of guy you would wantyour daughter to bring home,”he added.

During the patrol, theirbattalion commander’s con-voy was ambushed nearby.Dunham led his Marines

south of the ambushed con-voy when vehicles began toflee the scene. As the Marinesprepared to stop the vehicles,an Iraqi clad in black jumpedfrom a white sport utilityvehicle and attempted tochoke Dunham. During thescuffle that ensued, the Iraqidropped a hand grenade.

Cpl. Dunham didn’t falter.In his last conscious act he

threw his Kevlar helmet - thenhimself - on the grenade,absorbing the blast and savingthe lives of his fellow Marineswho were nearby.

When the smoke cleared,Dunham lay unconscious on

the hard dirt road. HisKevlar ripped into two majorpieces and countless shredsby the explosion.

When Gibson arrived onscene, he inspected the smallcache of weapons retrievedfrom the vehicles and noticeda piece of Dunham’s Kevlarleaning against the wall of anearby building. Once he real-ized what exactly he hadfound, he and the Marines inthe area scoured the street forany scraps of the Kevlar theycould find.

Five years have passed sinceDunham’s selfless sacrifice tosave the lives of his fellow

Marines earned him the Medalof Honor and a Navy destroy-er bearing his name.

For five years the pieces ofDunham’s Kevlar were storedwithin the 7th MarineRegiment until Gibson begancollaborating with Deb andDan Dunham, Cpl.Dunham’s parents, on theproper way to preserve thehistory of the helmet.

The three of them had todecide either to donate thehelmet to the NationalMuseum of the Marine Corpsin Quantico, Va., to display thehelmet on the quarterdeck ofthe USS Jason Dunham alongwith his dress blue uniform,seal them in the destroyer’smast or simply to bury it.

“At first we were a littleuneasy about the notion ofdisplaying it, due to the graph-ic nature of the object,”Gibson said. “But I mainlydidn’t want the significance ofthe helmet to become lost. Itisn’t just Marine Corps proper-ty; it was spiritually trans-formed to a part of theMarine Corps’ living history.”

Eventually they concludedthe best way to ensure the lega-cy of the Kevlar and the histo-ry it represents was to donatemost of the helmet to themuseum, but to save a singleshred to be forever sealed inthe mast of the ship that bearsDunham’s name.

Gibson contacted Lin Ezell,the director of the National

Museum of the Marine Corps,and coordinated to deliver thehelmet to the museum duringthe same weekend the ship’sMast-Stepping ceremony wasbeing held.

As Gibson made his wayfrom the Combat Center to theMarine Corps Museum, he car-ried with him a simple, lockedblack case with the combina-tion 0-4-2 which representedCpl. Dunham’s radio call signof Kilo 4-2.

The case, which was neverout of Gibson’s sight, attract-ed the attention of curiouspassengers throughout thetrip. Gibson left each inquir-ing commuter with a newmemory as he told them thestory of what the case held.

Within the first hour ofarriving in Washington, D.C.July 9, Gibson made his way tothe Marine Corps WarMemorial and spent more thanan hour sitting on the stepscarefully examining the frag-ments of Dunham’s helmet-pieces he helped collect fromthe streets of Karabilah.

After ensuring all the pieceswere accounted for, hechanged into his desert utilityuniform and drove to MarineCorps Base Quantico to pickup Sgt. Mark Dean, one of Cpl.Dunham’s close friends, who isnow a student in the MarineEnlisted CommissioningOfficer Program, and anOwasso, Okla., native, and theymade the final leg of the jour-

ney to the museum together.As they entered, they were

greeted by Ezell and OwenConner, the uniforms curatorat the museum, and escortedupstairs to complete theexchange. Once upstairs,Gibson recounted the storyand shared with the small audi-ence the importance the hel-met carried with it.

Once Gibson showed whateach piece was and how thepuzzle fit together, Gibsonand Dean deliberated onwhich piece of the helmetwould be appropriate to bringto the USS Jason Dunham tobe forever capsulated in thedestroyer’s mast.

After ensuring the helmetwas in competent hands, thehistory would be displayed forgenerations to come, and anappropriate piece had been setaside, the group went to themuseum’s “Tun Tavern” andshared a toast.

“It’s been a while,” Deansaid emotionally.

“It’s been five damnyears,” Gibson replied. “Fivedamn years.”

After their glasses weredrained and their storiesshared, Gibson and Dean part-ed ways once again with prom-ises of reunions to come. Theyparted with the Kevlar that Cpl.Jason Dunham used to selfless-ly save his fellow Marines’ lives- but not with Dunham. Hewill live with them forever inspirit and history.

LEGACY, from A1


Maj.Trent A. Gibson sits in front of the Marine Corps War Memorial July 9 in Washington,D.C., carefully examining the pieces of the Kevlar helmet Medal of Honor recipient Cpl.Jason Dunham used to selflessly save the lives of his fellow Marines in 2004.

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Dozens of children were rolling around theCombat Center’s Community Center’s gymnasiumfor the new Marine Corps Community ServicesYouth Sports tumbling class Saturday.

Tumbling, a beginner’s version of gymnastics,was designed to introduce children to the funda-mentals of the sport while helping them find theirbalance and keep them active throughout thesummer, said Jolene Kullberg, a 22-year-old recre-ation assistance at the Community Center and thelead tumbling instructor.

“These children are at level one— a basic intro-duction to tumbling,” Kullberg said. “It providesthe children the building blocks they need to moveonto more difficult tricks.”

The children, ages 3 to 12, were split into threedifferent classes decided by age and skills of thoseparticipating. The classes run every Saturday for onemonth. Each class is 45 minutes to an hour long.

The first class primarily focused on the forwardroll. Kullberg provided a guiding hand to eachchild so they didn’t roll off the mat or hurt them-

selves and ensured every child performed the rollcorrectly, showing them how to place their handson the mat, bend their knees and tuck their chin.

As the classes progress, the children will learnand practice other forms including back bends, cart-wheels, handstands and headstands.

“This is great for the kids,” said Staff Sgt. JohnKoger Jr., a Chicago native, and an ammunitionschief for 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment,whose 4-year-old twins, John and Janiya, are in theclass. “They love it. I mean, this is the stuff all 4-year-olds do at home, so why not encourage themto be more active.”

Kullberg, an Anchorage, Ala., native, agreedwith Koger, saying the class shows children the cor-rect way to do the tricks they love to do at home.

“I really hope they enjoy tumbling and contin-ue to practice even if they move to a differentbase,” Kullberg said. “I hope this is the beginningof a passion for them.”

For more information about tumbling classesor other children’s athletic opportunities, contactYouth Sports at 830-8421, 830-3910 or log on tohttp://www.mccs29palms.com/pages/gymsRec/youthSports.html.


Jolene Kullberg, a 22-year-old recreation assistance at the Combat Center’sCommunity Center, and the lead tumbling instructor, holds Itzel Solorio, a 3-year-old Twentynine Palms native, as she performs a front roll during the firstday of the new tumbling class at the Community Center Saturday.

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Chris Hayes, a former safety for the Green Bay Packers and Super Bowl XXXI champion, mentored children ages 7 through 18 for three days atFelix Field Wednesday in a football program called Coaches Solution Innovations.

All-Stars slide into playoffsPPFFCC.. MMIICCHHAAEELL TT.. GGAAMMSSCOMBAT CORRESPONDENT

The sound of softball bats cracking and fanscheering rose from the Combat Center’s FelixField Wednesday night as the CommandingGeneral’s Intramural Softball League’s best play-ers took to the field during the season’s double-header All-Star Game.

The coaches from each of the 20 teams hadto choose at least one player to represent theirunit for the seven-inning or hour-and-ten-minutegame, said Randy Husted, the Combat Centersports coordinator.

The names are then sent to an All-Star com-mittee so they can divide the teams as fairly aspossible, he explained.

“We want the teams to be balanced andcompetitive,” Husted said. “So if there are twogood shortstops, we try and split them upbetween the teams.”

Unfortunately for the home team, the awayteam had far more power at the plate and wonthe first, game 20-15. The second game lookedto be going the same way, especially when theaway team scored nine runs in the first inning.The trend continued as they powered past thehome team’s defense and pushed the score to20-7 in the top of the fifth inning.

The time wound down and the home teamhad only one more chance to score 13 runs andtie the game.

First at bat was Justin Seaman, the hometeam’s second baseman, who hit a line drive intothe outfield for an in-the-park home run.

Not to be outdone, Jack McNellie, the thirdbaseman for the home team, slammed anoth-er into the outfield for a one-run triple, fol-lowed by Mike Muller, the left centerfielderfor the home team, who hit a three-run insidethe park home run.

As the hitters cycled through and scored moreruns, McNellie stepped up to the plate oncemore, this time knocking the ball out of the park,scoring two runs and bringing the score to 20-19.Unfortunately, one point from tying the game, theaway team snagged a fly ball and ended the game.

Josh Randall, the shortstop on the awayteam who hit two home runs in the first gameand never struck out in either game, said this ishis first year playing intramural softball and it’sa lot of fun.

“I play and practice five to six times a week,”he said. “It’s a great way to pass the time andhave fun.”

The intramural softball playoffs startedThursday will end Wednesday when the winningteam is crowned champions.


The home team left centerfielder, Mike Muller, slides into third base after hittingan RBI triple during the All-Star Game Wednesday night at Felix Field. The All-Star Game was held after the coaches from all teams chose their top playersand two teams were born.

For more photos and final regular season standings see B3

Former Super Bowl champion teachesfootball to Combat Center kidsCCPPLL.. NNIICCOOLLEE AA.. LLAAVVIINNEE COMBAT CORRESPONDENT

A football celebrity visitedthe Combat Center thisweek to spend time withchildren during a YouthSport program and tolearn about a lifestyle veryforeign to him; the lifestyleof the active duty Marineand sailor.

Tuesday throughThursday, former GreenBay Packers Super BowlXXXI champion ChrisHayes opened the eyes ofCombat Center childrenages 7 through 18 to thepossibilities in athleticcareers through a YouthSports-sponsored footballprogram called CoachesSolution Innovations atFelix Field. Meanwhile,Hayes’ own eyes wereopened to the realitiesevery deploying Marineand sailor experiences.

Hayes, who had neverset foot on a militaryinstallation before, said hehas gained a deeper respectfor the sacrifices made byservice members and theirfamilies.

“People need to see whatthese people do on a day-to-day basis,” said Hayes, a SanBernardino, Calif., native.“I’m not talking about the

See NFL, B2

watered down stuff you seeon the news. I’m talkingabout the real thing.”

Hayes said his experiencesitting in the driver’s seat ofa stationary M1A1 Abramsmain battle tank painted avivid picture for him of

what Marines go throughwhen in country and in war.He also visited injuredMarines at the Robert E.Bush Naval Hospital here.

“I was very humbled by itall,” he said. “Sitting in thattank for two minuteschanged my life. Knowingthat these people do what

they do for my well beingand my family, blows mymind. I don’t think civiliansrealize the full impact ofwhat these men and womendo until they experience whatI have experienced today. Iwould definitely want a [serv-ice member] fighting on mybehalf before anyone else.”

Hayes continued, sayinghe was both impressed andhumbled by the woundedwarriors at the hospital.

One service member inparticular, Petty Officer 3rdClass Sonny Lemerande,stood out in Hayes’s memory.

“Just standing there talk-ing to him, I saw how muchdiscipline he had,” Hayessaid. “I felt like I was in thepresence of such dignity. Iasked myself ‘how can youobtain such discipline with-out getting shot at?’ If therewas another way to get thatdiscipline, I’d sign right up.”

Hayes said as a profes-sional athlete, he under-

stands the value of strongdiscipline. To him, footballrepresents more than one ofAmerica’s favorite sports. Itrepresents an attitude in lifeand helps him put his per-sonal principles in motion –principles that promotegood work ethic and kindtreatment toward others. Hesaid he wishes to share thisattitude with youth so theymay be inspired to followtheir dreams and work hard.

“It has a sense of payingit forward,” Hayes saidabout youth involvement.“Everybody needs some-body. I didn’t get where Iam without someone pour-ing back into me. God hasshown me my gift [footballskills] and I want to pourthat into these children.”

Joe Rosselli, the youthand community recreationalmanager here, said Hayesexpressed great enthusiasmin furthering professionalathletes’ participation in

community projects.“Chris wants to stay

involved with this program,”Rosselli said. “He has con-tacts with other NFL playersand he’s going to bring thismessage back to them. He’svery impressed with thementality he’s seen in thesechildren.”

Rosselli said he has receivedmuch positive feedback fromparents and children about theprogram thus far.

“The feedback is wonder-ful,” Rosselli said. “The kidsare learning and really enjoy-ing it. The coaches are veryin tune with the kids – theylaugh, they joke and it’s verycomfortable.”

Rosselli recalls one com-ment he received from amother who has multiplechildren in the YouthSports program.

“She said they’re reallyexcited about it,” he said.“She said as soon as they gethome, they can’t wait tocome back the next day.”

Rosselli and Hayes arecoordinating to create a fam-ily day aboard the CombatCenter which would involvea flag football game between

Combat Center children anda team of NFL players, aswell as a barbecue and auto-graph period.

12-year-old Sam Glass,son of Beth and Maj.Michael R. Glass, the officerin charge of the ExplosiveOrdnance Disposal here,was one of the children par-ticipating in the program.

“I like football because it’sa contact sport,” said Sam,who has played the sport formore than four years. “And Ithink it’s great that ChrisHayes is out here teaching useverything he knows. It’sreally, really cool.”

Hayes closed out theweek with fellow CoachesSolution Innovations coach-es, parents and children witha barbecue at the CombatCenter’s Desert Winds GolfCourse Thursday evening.

Hayes said there are a fewkey ingredients to being asuccessful, aspiring athleteand he wants CombatCenter children to put themin play.

“Believe in yourself,”Hayes said. “Learn how towork hard and be thankfulfor everything you have.”

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But Christian Bale playsit even straighter as federalagent Melvin Purvis, theall-business, nose-to-the-grindstone sharpshooter

handpicked by J. EdgarHoover to put an end toDillinger’s crime spree.

French actress MarionCotillard is Dillinger’sgirlfriend, BillieFrenchette, a barely-get-ting-by coat-check girlwho falls for the dashinggangster and his promisesof taking her away to abetter life. The 1920s hit“Bye, Bye Blackbird”becomes the theme songto their love story.

Director Michael Manngets all the details justright, from the thunder-ous rat-a-tat-tat ofmachine guns to the clat-tery din of the elevatedtrains outside Billie’sChicago apartment. Hespends a lot of time onthe little things that letyou know where, andwhen, you are—the light-ed face of a bedside AMradio, the trim on a get-away car, the dial on oldrotary pay phone. Hecompletely immerses youin Dillinger’s world.

Mann also adheres tothe historical facts ofDillinger’s well-document-ed tapestry of brazen day-

light heists, grittyshootouts and improbablejailbreaks, and addresseshow Dillinger became afolk hero revered by themuch of the working-classpublic for sticking it to thebanks, the institutional vil-lains of the day.

Too bad the movie’sfine craftwork is appliedon the surface of such ahollow shell. BothDillinger and Purvis arefrustratingly one-dimen-sional; we’re never showneven a glimpse into how—or why—either of these“public enemies” came tobe. There’s a great storythere, but you won’t find ithere. For a movie aboutsuch a bedeviling characterand the wild-ride life heled, “Public Enemies” hassurprisingly little drive,dramatic tension or emo-tional heft.

Technically, the moviealso hits a few potholes,especially in a chaoticnighttime ambush in whichit’s impossible to keeptrack of who’s shootingwhom, and in severalscenes with dialogue that’sinaudibly muddy.

“Public Enemies” won’twin any awards. But it’s adecent grown-up summerpopcorn movie, especially

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