Sgt. Maj. Douglas E. Power, the sergeant major of Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., and Col. Norman L. Cooling, the commanding officer of MWTC, ride horses during the Independence Day parade in the nearby town of Bridgeport July 4. Both men were awarded for Best Horsemanship during the event. - Sgt. Maj. Douglas E. Power, the sergeant major of Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., and Col. Norman L. Cooling, the commanding officer of MWTC, ride horses during the Independence Day parade in the nearby town of Bridgeport July 4. Both men were awarded for Best Horsemanship during the event.
Alex Saldivar, a 14-year-old Bridgeport, Calif., native suffering from autism, bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactive disorder, is inducted into the Marine Corps team by Col. Norman J. Cooling, the commanding officer of the Mountain Warfare Training Center, during Bridgeport's 147th Independence Day parade. The Marines of MWTC granted Alex his life-long wish of standing side-by-side with the few and the proud at the parade. - Alex Saldivar, a 14-year-old Bridgeport, Calif., native suffering from autism, bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactive disorder, is inducted into the Marine Corps team by Col. Norman J. Cooling, the commanding officer of the Mountain Warfare Training Center, during Bridgeport's 147th Independence Day parade. The Marines of MWTC granted Alex his life-long wish of standing side-by-side with the few and the proud at the parade.
Lance Cpl. Nathan Goens, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, squeezes the breath out of his former senior drill instructor, Staff Sgt. Nathan Schoemer June 28. After returning to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to accept Schoemer’s challenge, Goens won the match with this chokehold. - Lance Cpl. Nathan Goens, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, squeezes the breath out of his former senior drill instructor, Staff Sgt. Nathan Schoemer June 28. After returning to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to accept Schoemer’s challenge, Goens won the match with this chokehold.