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Scot King's helmet promoting his organization, The Wounded Ride, Inc. sits atop his bicycle. King established the program after encountering a homeless Marine in his hometown of Portland, Ore. King is riding across the country on a bicycle and writing a series of books detailing the lives of veterans to raise money and awareness for service members and their families in need of assistance. - Scot King's helmet promoting his organization, The Wounded Ride, Inc. sits atop his bicycle. King established the program after encountering a homeless Marine in his hometown of Portland, Ore. King is riding across the country on a bicycle and writing a series of books detailing the lives of veterans to raise money and awareness for service members and their families in need of assistance.

Former Marine bikes across U.S. to raise awareness, funds for wounded warriors

Scot King is a man on a 14,000-mile mission. On May 7, 2011, the former Marine and president of The Wounded Ride, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to financially assisting combat wounded veterans and their families, set off on a journey across the country to raise awareness and funds for his cause. King is conducting the bicycle ride to 48

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News Brief: Update on MCCS facility closures

As the result of funding reprioritization within MCCS, some program changes need to take place for fiscal year 2013. The current changes are as follows: Two of the community centers, Abby Reinke and Stuart Mesa, will be repurposed into Youth and Teen Centers. All of the services and programs that were offered in these facilities will continue to

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Lance Cpl. Mary S. Tipper, a finance technician with Combat Logicistics Regiment 17, smiles as she is greeted by a small puppy during a Single Marine Program volunteer event, at the Camp Pendleton Animal Shelter, Aug. 21. - Lance Cpl. Mary S. Tipper, a finance technician with Combat Logicistics Regiment 17, smiles as she is greeted by a small puppy during a Single Marine Program volunteer event, at the Camp Pendleton Animal Shelter, Aug. 21.

Animal Shelter works with volunteers on Pendleton

The Camp Pendleton Animal Shelter opened to Marine volunteers from the Single Marine Program to help cultivate the landscape around the shelter and interact with the animals, Aug. 21. Volunteers are an essential element in the animals’ well-being. Experienced volunteers train the animals, by rewarding good behavior, to prep the pets for adoption.

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Marines from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 gather for a group photograph during a volunteer cultivation project near Camp Pendleton's Wire Mountain Housing area, Aug. 22. - Marines from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 gather for a group photograph during a volunteer cultivation project near Camp Pendleton's Wire Mountain Housing area, Aug. 22.

MALS 39 makes a difference

Marines from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 volunteer to assist with a cultivation project near Camp Pendleton’s Wire Mountain Housing area, Aug. 22. The goal was for MALS 39 to assemble a team of volunteers to target certain areas on base in need of a clean-up. This initiative was intended to trigger the ownership and pride of belonging in

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Navy Capt. Ollis J. Mozon, Jr., the Marine Corps Installations-West and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton chaplain, salutes as he goes "ashore" with his family for the last time during his retirement ceremony at the Blinder Memorial Chapel here, Aug. 17. Mozon, retired after 30 years of service. - Navy Capt. Ollis J. Mozon, Jr., the Marine Corps Installations-West and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton chaplain, salutes as he goes "ashore" with his family for the last time during his retirement ceremony at the Blinder Memorial Chapel here, Aug. 17. Mozon, retired after 30 years of service.

A Higher Calling: MCB Camp Pendleton chaplain completes three decades of service

After 30 years, three deployments, two children and countless interactions with Marines and sailors, Navy Capt. Ollis J. Mozon, Jr. has no regrets. “Being a Navy chaplain has made me a better person-- one who recognizes the things that are most important in life,” said Mozon. “I’m blessed to have had this experience.” Mozon, the Marine Corps

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Jorge Solis, 5, runs off an amphibious assault vehicle after taking a ride at 3rd Assault Amphious Battalion during his base tour Aug. 10. - Jorge Solis, 5, runs off an amphibious assault vehicle after taking a ride at 3rd Assault Amphious Battalion during his base tour Aug. 10.

Marine for a Day: Camp Pendleton teams up with Make-A-Wish Foundation to make child’s wish come true

At only 5 years old, Jorge Solis has dreamed of becoming a Marine for more than half his life. Jorge, who suffers from retinoblastoma, a rare type of eye cancer, got the chance to live his dream when the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire partnered with Camp Pendleton to conduct a hands-on tour for Jorge and his family,

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Competitors ride about 18 miles through Camp Pendleton during the bike portion of the Sprint Triathlon hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit Hard Corps Race Series, Aug. 4. The race was held at Assault Craft Unit Five where the competitors maneuvered through multiple Landing Craft, Air Cushion vehicles on display. - Competitors ride about 18 miles through Camp Pendleton during the bike portion of the Sprint Triathlon hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit Hard Corps Race Series, Aug. 4. The race was held at Assault Craft Unit Five where the competitors maneuvered through multiple Landing Craft, Air Cushion vehicles on display.

Seventh annual Sprint Triathlon races through Camp Pendleton

Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit hosted its seventh annual Sprint Triathlon as part of the Hard Corps Race Series at Assault Craft Unit Five on Camp Pendleton, Aug. 4. “The triathlon is held to help raise revenue in support of the Marines and sailors on base,” said Jill Prichard, a Hard Corps Race Series coordinator with MCCS Semper Fit.

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Pendleton to hold recycling event

The Camp Pendleton Recycling Center is scheduled to hold a free Electronics Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste Event at the 22 Area Recycle Center, bldg 22054, the first Saturday of every month. Some electronic items that may be dropped off at the event include: - Computer monitors - Televisions - Telephones - Printers - Computers - Video

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Brig. Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, shakes hands with Benjamin Hulbert, the 50,000th Devil Pup graduate, during the Devil Pups graduation ceremony on Camp Pendleton's 52 Area Parade Deck, July 28. - Brig. Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, shakes hands with Benjamin Hulbert, the 50,000th Devil Pup graduate, during the Devil Pups graduation ceremony on Camp Pendleton's 52 Area Parade Deck, July 28.

50,000th Devil Pup Graduates on Pendleton

A graduation ceremony was held for the nation’s newest Devil Pups at Camp Pendleton’s 52 Area Parade Deck, July 28. Among the students in the graduating class was the 50,000th graduate of the program, Benjamin Hulbert, a 15-year-old San Diego native, also the great grandson of retired Marine Corps Colonel Alexander Duncan Shaw, the founder of the

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A Marine with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Headquarters & Support Battalion’s motorcycle club flashes a thumbs-up as he zips through a curve on the H&S Bn. motorcycle club group ride to Long Beach, CA., Jul. 20. The group ride was more than 150 miles, and included Primary Military Education at the World War II Submarine Memorial in Seal Beach, CA. - A Marine with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Headquarters & Support Battalion’s motorcycle club flashes a thumbs-up as he zips through a curve on the H&S Bn. motorcycle club group ride to Long Beach, CA., Jul. 20. The group ride was more than 150 miles, and included Primary Military Education at the World War II Submarine Memorial in Seal Beach, CA.

Motorcycle Mentor Program aims to decrease accidents

No Marine goes to a combat zone without first going through the proper safety and training procedures. Yet, from 2006 to 2007 the fatality rate of Marine Motorcyclists was high enough for the commandant of the Marine Corps to implement a mandatory mentor program at the battalion level, Marine Corps wide. Chief Warrant Officer 4 John C. Watson,

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