Leatherneck Weekend Extra - 2 August 2008

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Official Marine Corps photograph by Alex C. Guerra taken this past week in Afghanistan with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Things To Do And Know

	Mystery Of Lost Marine Ring Continues (delcotimes.com)
	62-Year-Old Leatherneck Hopes To Earn His Stripes On "American Gladiators" (ocregister.com)
	MajGen Dickerson Found Home At Lejeune (jdnews.com)
	Team Heal Trauma Raises Awareness Through Running (gazette.net)
	Bringing Opa-Locka Airport Back To Life (cbs4.com)
	Air Station Is Site For Wedding Fair (signonsandiego.com)
	Marines' Training Kicks In When Danger Strikes (stripes.com)
	Hiji Falls Provides Natural Beauty To Okinawans, Americans (okinawa.usmc.mil)
	Always Faithful: Veteran Awarded Purple Heart After 63 Years (shelbynews.com)

Leatherneck's Famous Marine Quotes

"I had always enjoyed the title of Commander-in-Chief until I was informed … that the only forces that cannot be transferred from Washington without my express permission are the members of the Marine Corps Band. Those are the only forces I have. I want it announced that we propose to hold the White House against all odds at least for some time to come."

- President John F. Kennedy, 12 July 1962 during a visit to Marine Barracks, to determine whether President Thomas Jefferson’s desire that a barracks be established “within easy marching distance of Washington” had been properly carried out.

Tomorrow's Weekend Extra

Be sure to comment on the articles posted in the "Sunday Morning Reading" - there are several provocative as well as light-hearted articles to read over coffee and a donut.