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There's No “I” in “Team” Vol. 77 No. 2 • SPRING 2021 There’s No “I” in “Team” How Kim Galske Lives up to the Mantra Determined to Wed One Marine’s Crazy Antics In Memoriam SF Pays Tribute to League Members What Kind of Hearing Aids Do Doctors Use? The same ones they recommend to their patients! Advanced Digital Hearing Aid Technology Reg: $599.98 BUY 1 NEW! FREE $ 99 Now Rechargeable & GET 1 Only 299 Water Resistant up to 3 Feet! Each When You Buy a Pair – LIMITED TIME ONLY! Doctors love MDHearingAids® for the same reasons patients do. These FDA-registered, medical-grade hearing aids have the same high-tech Nearly invisible! features found in more expensive hearing aids at a fraction of the cost. “MDHearingAids are better than expensive clinic hearing aids, which cost thousands more,” says retired physician Dr. Robert A. “I have had fi ve pairs of expensive hearing aids and MDHearingAids are just as good,” adds retired neurosurgeon Dr. Brian L. 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Leatherneck helps connect you with Corps history, those who served with you, and the Marines of today. Join today at www.mca-marines.org ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE 34 FEATURE ARTICLES 14 IN MEMORIAM 17 NAMED IN HONOR OF: JOHN BASILONE DETACHMENT 190 KAREN NEARY 29 AROUND THE LEAGUE 30 INTERVIEW: KIM GALSKE—MOTIVATED IN LIFE; LIFE MOTIVATOR MILES VINING 34 TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION BOB CONCORDIA 4 S|F SPRING 2021 ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE Vol. 77 No. 2 • SPRING 2021 ON THE COVER: From Sergeant to entrepreneur and pageant winner with a purpose, Marine and MCL member Kim Galske applied lessons learned in the military and focused on veterans’ issues while There’s No “I” in “Team” overcoming struggles along the way. How Kim Galske Lives up to the Mantra Photo: Roxanne Elise Photography Determined to Wed One Marine’s Crazy Antics See story on page 30. 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