Dec. 7 was the 80th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. A youth member of the Greater Cleveland Young Marines in Fairview Park was among 175 Young Marines in
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The Young Marines, a national youth organization, announced the National Young Marine of the Year - YM/SgtMaj Mario Koch, 17, of North Olmsted, Ohio. He is a member of the Greater Cleveland Young Marines from Fairview Park, Ohio. Koch is a junior at North Olmsted High School.
Koch is the top Young Marine in the United States. Over the course of the year, he will travel to other units throughout the country to lead, motivate, and serve as a role model for other Young Marines.
As National Young Marine of the Year, Koch will escort WWII veterans to the annual Reunion of Honor trip to Guam and Iwo Jima in the fall of 2021.