The first step in quitting tobacco is thinking about it. If you think about quitting tobacco someday, whether it’s tomorrow or in five years, then you can develop the intention of changing your behavior.The Great American Smoke Out is an event started by the American Cancer Society to help motivate people to quit tobacco. The event, which challenges you to quit tobacco for a day, is held on the third Thursday each November. This year, the Great American Smoke Out takes place on 21 November. Can you quit tobacco for a day? By quitting even temporarily, you are taking an important step toward living a healthier life. You will start to feel the health benefits of being tobacco-free within the first twenty minutes of quitting.Great American

Military spouse and product developer April Mitchell created an adjustable hook, in hopes of giving people with less mobility more independence. Mitchell decided to give back to the military community by donating 200 of her product to Wounded Warrior Battalion - West during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Nov. 15.  “It was because of the military and us moving around, and having to go to different homes, that I came up with this product. It only felt right to give back to the military.” April Mitchell, Military spouse and product developerAccording to Mitchell, being a self-made entrepreneur shows other military spouses that each and everyone has a voice. Putting time and effort into making a new product not only could be

Sgt. Samantha Alexander, Distribution Management Office freight noncommissioned officer in charge aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal on Nov. 13 for saving the life of a local teenager April 25, 2019.She was driving home with her daughter and as she turned into her neighborhood the car ahead of her slammed on the breaks and swerved, hitting two boys on their bicycles. “If I wasn’t a Marine, I would not have known what to do at all. It was instinct and I hope that any one of us would have done the same thing.” Sgt. Samantha Alexander, Distribution Management Office freight NCOIC, Marine Corps Air Station BeaufortAlexander pulled safely off the road, and began to approach the scene. As she was

Former Michigan linebacker Noah Furbush, 24, is training to become a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps at Marine Corps Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia. OCS vigorously screens and evaluates Marine Corps officer candidates primarily on their leadership as well as academics and physical fitness in order to determine their suitability to lead Marines, making the tough decisions required to win our Nation’s battles.Furbush grew up in Kenton, Ohio and graduated from Kenton High School in 2014. He was recruited to play linebacker at the University of Michigan where he played 45 games, registering 56 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries with one being a touchdown.