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Jean Stanfield, retired administrative supervisor, poses outside of her home in Fredericksburg, VA, March 16, 2021. - Jean Stanfield, retired administrative supervisor, poses outside of her home in Fredericksburg, VA, March 16, 2021.

Women’s History Month: Fredericksburg native exemplifies Equal Rights as a woman in the workplace

Fifty years ago, Jean Stanfield, a 77 year-old, retired administrative supervisor and native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and her husband, Allen Stanfield, purchased a quaint home nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac in the Fredericksburg suburbs. Stanfield said it was a safe and friendly neighborhood, one where they would raise all of their children, send them to school, and create numerous memories that would last a lifetime. Stanfield worked for the Virginia Department of Highways after graduating high school, but desired a different job after she was married...

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Navy Lt. Daniel Glenn runs with the American flag at the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon in Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 15, 2016. Despite being exhausted and in pain from his 85 pound bomb suit, Glenn, with a large group of Marines at his back, charged the final leg of the course to complete the half marathon. - Navy Lt. Daniel Glenn runs with the American flag at the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon in Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 15, 2016. Despite being exhausted and in pain from his 85 pound bomb suit, Glenn, with a large group of Marines at his back, charged the final leg of the course to complete the half marathon.

‘Greatest Half in History:’ Marines host half marathon

Marines, along with services members from each U.S. military branch, and nearly 6,000 participants from 45 states, ran 13.1 miles at the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon in Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 15, 2016. Some ran for the spirit of competition and some ran for a purpose larger than themselves.“Just the thought that there is a wounded

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Download the Historic Half App through any smartphone to view both the Historic Half and Semper five course maps, event weekend schedule including the Healthy Lifestyle Expo, parking and shuttle information and important event-day news such as weather updates, road closures, Family Link Up location, runner tracking and runner results. Both the Historic Half App and Track A Runner programs are available free of charge. - Download the Historic Half App through any smartphone to view both the Historic Half and Semper five course maps, event weekend schedule including the Healthy Lifestyle Expo, parking and shuttle information and important event-day news such as weather updates, road closures, Family Link Up location, runner tracking and runner results. Both the Historic Half App and Track A Runner programs are available free of charge.

Marine Corps Historic Half Track-A-Runner, app now available

Join the excitement of the Marine Corps Historic Half by Tracking A Runner’s progress along the 13.1 mile course while receiving updates through email, text and on social media networks. Also ready to download is the newly designed Marine Corps Historic Half App, which not only provides important information for runners and spectators but includes

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Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, climbs up the latter after performing the helocasting practical application Nov. 4 during the scout swimmers course at White Beach Naval Facility. Marines rehearsed the procedures they will be doing on the aircraft on pier beforehand hand to ensure readiness. Pratama is a student of the course with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. - Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, climbs up the latter after performing the helocasting practical application Nov. 4 during the scout swimmers course at White Beach Naval Facility. Marines rehearsed the procedures they will be doing on the aircraft on pier beforehand hand to ensure readiness. Pratama is a student of the course with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.