The young people have worked hard to learn skills, run drills and gain strength. Written By: Leah Ward | ×
Buffalo Ridge Young Marines members graduated rank last Saturday during a ceremony hosted in Worthington. (Submitted photo)
WORTHINGTON After months of hard work, the Buffalo Ridge Young Marines conducted a rank graduation ceremony last weekend.
The Young Marines is an organization that teaches youths between the ages of 8 and 18 basic Marine skills that they would learn in recruit training if they were to enlist. They learn leadership, discipline and confidence.
The Buffalo Ridge group, based in Worthington, is the only Young Marines chapter in the state of Minnesota. The local group is small and comprised the following Young Marines: Christian Merren, Brooklyn Tyrrell, Jeremiah Anderson, Aaron Giddings, Marlee Mitchell, Destiny Dibbern and Aidan Van Der Brink.