The increase in the number of Young Marine units in North Carolina has necessitated the forming of a second regiment, according to Clifford Hill, 3rd Division Commander.

The new regiment will be made up of two battalions. The 1st Battalion will be Davidson County YM, Randolph County YM and Nathaniel Greene YM. The 2nd Battalion will be Eno River YM, Capital City YM and Raleigh Durham YM.

At an organizational meeting held 1 Aug. Jim Haslam, Tar Heel Detachment, was elected commanding officer and Greg Ross, Greater Greensboro Detachment, was elected executive officer.

Kim Gibbons, Commanding Officer of the Capital City Young Marines, was unanimously elected as Tar Heel Detachment Marine of the Year for 2009. The election was held during a regular meeting of the detachment on May 7. She is the first Woman Marine to be designated for this honor by the Tar Heel Detachment

Sally Skuce, 93-year-old mother of Marine John Skuce and an associate member of the detachment, recently visited from her home in Rhode Island. She was “meritoriously promoted to corporal” by Commandant John Staley.

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