mscarborough@newsandsentinel.com Staff Sergeant Greer and Staff Sergeant Einarson, recruiters with the Marines say the pledge of allegiance before the ceremony. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough) The recruits lined up an were presented with a certificate in honor of their commitment. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough) Veterans, recruitment officers and military moms came out to honor graduates going into the military. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough) Veterans, recruitment officers and military moms came out to honor graduates going into the military. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)
The recruits lined up an were presented with a certificate in honor of their commitment. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)
mscarborough@newsandsentinel.com Photos by Madeline Scarborough
Staff Sergeant Greer and Staff Sergeant Einarson, recruiters with the Marines say the pledge of allegiance before the ceremony. The recruits lined up an were presented with a certificate in honor of their commitment.
Veterans, recruitment officers and military moms came out to honor graduates going into the military. This is the second year that local military moms have organized a ceremony in honor of students who have committed to different branches of the military.
“Your community friends and family believe in you and stand with you,” said event organizer and proud mother of a Marine
A New Year s camping trip has ended in tragedy after police divers found the body of a young man who vanished in a river.
The swimmer, 20, had wading in waist-deep water with a group of mates near Gympie in south-east Queensland late Thursday night.
The group were using vehicle headlights to illuminate the Mary River near a camping ground at Kybong when they noticed their friend had disappeared and raised the alarm shortly after midnight.
Police launched a search operation with the help of Queensland Fire and Emergency Service swift water rescue crews, which was extended to include other emergency services at first light.
Body of man missing after midnight swim found in Mary River near Gympie
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The man was attempting to swim across the river but never resurfaced.
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The body of a young man, who vanished during a midnight swim in the Mary River south of Gympie overnight, has been found just 80 metres from where he first disappeared.
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Friends searched before calling for help just after midnight
The family were informed of the tragic news shortly after midday
Police divers joined the frantic search for the 20-year-old, who was trying to swim across waist-deep water in the river at Traveston Crossing Road, just after midnight, when he went underwater and did not resurface.