Stories - Oct 2006

Archive: October, 2006

Employees of F&ESD display their exuberance outside of the Nebo Annex Fire Station after being named the Marine Corps' Fire Department of the Year. - Employees of F&ESD display their exuberance outside of the Nebo Annex Fire Station after being named the Marine Corps' Fire Department of the Year.

Fire, Emergency Services Division named best in the Marine Corps

After competing a half dozen times, MCLB Barstow’s Fire and Emergency Services Division was finally recognized as the Marine Corps’ Fire Department of the Year (Large category) for 2005. Although listed as the smallest unit in the large category, MCLB was able to shed its consistent runner-up status with its improved programs and services to take

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Cpl. Anthony Lockhart, base postal clerk, fulfills his duties by delivering mail to Marines. Lockhart has found his long-lost father by using the skills and technology the Marine Corps has provided to him. - Cpl. Anthony Lockhart, base postal clerk, fulfills his duties by delivering mail to Marines. Lockhart has found his long-lost father by using the skills and technology the Marine Corps has provided to him.

Postal clerk finds father

Shortly after he was born the Lockhart family grew and his mother moved to a different part of the state, away from her parents. He said the move put stress on his sisters and his mother, and as such, luxuries such as computers and the Internet could not be afforded. “I had a good family, but we never had much money. The only time I touched a

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