A Combined effort:D&B Marines start, finish together
April 21, 2012 — At an offseason ski resort in east Virginia, hundreds of athletes dashed to and fro, leapt and climbed up and over, and splashed, crawled and scrambled through mud and water. But a group of four held together from start to finish.They are Marines, a small group from Marine Barracks Washington, representing “the Commandant’s Own” Marine Drum & Bugle MORE
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Music in Motion: Rewriting the score
April 11, 2012 — Every year, audiences can expect to see a different show at the Barracks’ Evening and Sunset Parades. Some of the drill is altered and the music changes. Each song that is introduced to the parades is either retooled specifically to match the Drum & Bugle Corps’ makeup or is original material created from scratch, and their entire marching sequence MORE
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Barracks Marine becomes meritorious gunnery sergeant
April 2, 2012 — A Barracks Marine was meritoriously promoted to the rank of gunnery sergeant in the United Stated Marine Corps April 2. Gunnery Sgt. Corey J. Nawrocki, 29, enlisted in the Marine Corps Aug. 2001, and attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. He has served as Guard Company’s gunnery sergeant at Marine Barracks Washington MORE
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