PFC Haley Hughes

Molly Marine Platoon 4021 Private First Class Haley B. Hughes                   Upholding the core values of honor, courage and commitment by doing what is right in the face of fear, morally and legally, having integrity and taking responsibility for all actions while holding others accountable is what makes a Molly Marine. By putting the

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PFC Devin Phommachanh

 Molly Marine Platoon 4027 Private First Class Devin Phommachanh              The Molly Marine is someone who puts others before themselves, who sees the hardships as opportunities to become not only a better, Marine but a better person. She will always try to be the example and give all she has and push even more to

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PFC Allison Drane

Molly Marine Platoon 4026 November Company Private First Class Allison M. Drane            Someone without fail keeps a positive attitude and a mindset that drives through the toughest of challenges is someone who carries the title Molly Marine. Most know what Molly Marine is, but few know the impact she has on her peers. Her

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PFC Janice L. Gilger

Molly Marine Platoon 4020 Private First Class Janice L. Gilger   Heart and courage are what make the difference from being average and great here at recruit training. Heart is what keeps you in the fight, makes you push past your limits and keep you striving for perfection. Courage is what gets a recruit to

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PFC JordonM.Guevara

Molly Marine Platoon 4019 Private First Class Jordon M. Guevara   Just one act of kindness can spread like wildfire. To be a Molly Marine is to be the one who will set the example for all other Marines to follow. To show that, that one small act of kindness can really go a long

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PFC Jaxineflor M. Orotea

Molly Marine Platoon 4018 Private First Class Jaxineflor M. Orotea   A Molly Marine to me is someone who motivates other people through her hard work and commitment. She is someone who gives everything she can even though it hurts and it is hard. She never gives up easily. She is also someone who accepts her

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PFC Nicole Turner

Molly Marine Platoon 4017 Private First Class Nicole M. Turner                The night I was instructed to board a bus to MCRD Parris Island was a night I will never forget. I felt as if I was jumping into the unknown. Upon arrival, I was blurry eyed, afraid, and scattered. It was so real,

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Molly Marines 11 May 2011

The city of New Orleans dedicated the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform: “Molly Marine” November 10, 1943.  A local recruiter commissioned the statue to help recruit women during World War II. For female Marines around the world, Molly has come to represent the countless significant contributions they have made to the Corps.

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Warrior: The Making of A Female Marine

By Amber J. Cabrera “Move your butt, Cabrera!” The drill instructor shouted. Startled, I realized the precarious position I was in. I grabbed a thick, knotted rope hanging from the obstacle course. I held it with both hands, wrapped the end around my left foot and with all of my weight, pressed with my right foot

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Ah, Boot Camp!

Whether you’re a Marine who served in 1918, 1942, 1955, 1968, 1977, 1985, 1999, or 2010, boot camp is a memory no female Marine will ever forget!  Think back to that first day when you were herded off the bus in the wee hours of the night. The yelling began almost immediately! You were a

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