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May 25, 2004

Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body

Yesterday, Gold's Gym in Salem, Oregon threw a block party and the Marines showed up. Rich Scott, District Manager for Gold's Gym explained, "This emphasizes the value of training as well as the importance of community awareness."

And the Marines put a few good men and women through a bit of training.

	Gunny Dukes, from the Salem Marine Corps Recruiting Office, and Rich Scott, district manager for Gold's Gym, stand tall in the shadow of a mighty Devil Dog.
Malik Mitchell and Sgt. McKee (Albany Recruiting Office) compete on the obstacle course.
	Malik Mitchell and Terrance Gibson accept the pull-up challenge from the Marines. The Marine on the far left is Pvt. Bergerson who is home on leave after graduating from boot camp. He will return to Camp Pendleton next month for Marine Combat Training. His reason for joining the Corps? "I looked at all the branches and decided if I'm going to do it, I'll do it right"
Terrance Gibson will attempt 20 pull-ups - enough to qualify for a t-shirt.

Over 100 people showed up for hamburgers, pizza, and ice cream . . . and a chance to talk with the Few and the Proud.

Today, the Army and the Navy will share the spotlight at Gold's Gym in Albany. Tomorrow, you'll find them at the new Keizer location.

Thanks, Gold's Gym, Costco, Cold Stone, and the community for showing up to support our troops.

Posted by Deb at May 25, 2004 01:13 PM