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Team Rensi Motorsports Thanks the Marines
for Six Years of Support
HOMESTEAD, FL ---Saturday’s Ford 300
NASCAR Busch Series race will mark the conclusion
of one of the most popular relationships
in the series. The United States Marine
Corps colors and logo will take one final
ride as the primary marketing partner on
the No. 25 Team Rensi Motorsports Ford.
The association began in 2001 and amassed
205 races with five trips to victory lane.
“Team Rensi Motorsports
would like to thank The United States Marine
Corps Recruiting Command and all the Men
and Women of the Marine Corps for allowing
us to be a part of their recruiting efforts
the last six years,” said Team Rensi
Co-owner Gary Weisbaum. “It was an
honor for us to represent The United States
Marine Corps and to meet many outstanding
active, reserve and retired Marines and
their families over the years.”
Team Rensi Motorsports Co-owner
Ed Rensi also sends out his appreciation.
“Team Rensi Motorsports
will always be a friend of the Marine Corps
and honor the Marine Corps into the future
wherever possible. We intend to display
the Eagle/Globe/Anchor logo on all of our
race cars.”
Many memories have been
shared together and the NASCAR community
has become more familiar with the outstanding
work of the United States Marine Corps over
the years. The familiar site of Marines
saluting the flag and surrounding the No.
25 Ford during the National Anthem will
be missed.
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Hagee retires, Conway appointed
34th Commandant
Marine Barracks Washington, Washington
D.C. (Nov. 13, 2006) -- Gen. James
T. Conway became the 34th Commandant
of the Marine Corps, Monday, after
assuming command from Gen. Michael
W. Hagee during a passage of command
ceremony here.
Hagee’s
retirement ceremony took place earlier
Monday morning, ending 42 years
of distinguished military service.
“Throughout
all the postings and assignments
I have had, the one thing I am most
proud of is that since 1968 I have
been called a U.S. Marine,”
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Passing the torch from old to new generation
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune N.C. (November 21, 2006) --
The oldest and youngest Marines present
stood at attention as the American and Marine
Corps flags are marched in and National
Anthem played, marking the 231st birthday
of the Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps has proudly
maintained many traditions and legacies
since its inception at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia
on Nov.10, 1775. These traditions are symbolically
transferred from one generation of Marines
to the next through the passing of a single
piece of cake from the oldest to the youngest
Marine present. This year, Sgt. Karl J.
Katz, 41, passed the cake to Pfc. Shawn
D. Fredenburg, 18, during Headquarters Battery,
10th Marine Regiment’s 2nd annual
Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Crystal
Coast Civic Center in Morehead City, Nov.
17.
“This is my first
ball that I have been to,” said Fredenburg,
the Oceola, Ind., native. “I checked
into the unit this week and they told me
that I was going to be in the ceremony on
Friday. I was nervous, because I didn’t
know what to expect.
“When the sergeant
handed me the piece of cake it felt like
the old generation was passing the torch
to the new generation of Marines coming
in,” he continued. “It makes
it special for me because the Marine Corps
is my life now.”
For many, this wasn’t
their first birthday ball. Katz has served
for 12 years, and is currently the facility
chief for 10th Marine Regiment... Read
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