Fox Company, TBS Honor Graduates Celebrated at Marine Corps Association & Foundation Breakfast Social
The graduating Honor graduates of Fox Company, The Basic School gathered at the Marine Corps Association & Foundation building at Quantico, Virgina for an early morning breakfast social on Tuesday, 24 January 2012. Facing graduation ceremonies on Wednesday with their classmates, the honor graduates were on hand to receive congratulations for their Basic School Achievements from the President and staff of MCA&F and the Marine Corps Aviation Association prior to their graduation ceremony.
Present at the event were:
2d Lt Jason E. Kremers - Company Honor Graduate - from Frederick Maryland, a future Marine infantry officer
2d Lt Kyle D. Tucker-Davis - Academic Honor Graduate - from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, also slated to attend the Infantry Officer's Course at Quantico
2d Lt Seth M. Tompkins - Military Skills Honor Graduate - from Dousman, Wisconsin, with orders to report to Flight School at Pensacola, Florida
2d Lt Brandon W. Penner - Leadership Honor Graduate - from San Diego, California, a former enlisted Marine infantryman who will also attend Flight School
2d Lt Matthew E. Stilson - Recipient of the MCAA Mustang Award - from Barre, Vermont
The Marine Corps Association hosts a membership brief followed by a social hour with the MCA&F staff shortly after each Basic School class forms and then hosts a celebratory breakfast for the honor graduates of each class a few days prior to graduation.
Additionally, MCA&F provides all of the awards for the honor graduates. A major objective of the MCA&F outreach efforts is to establish a professional bond with the emerging leaders of our Corps.
Pictures of the honor graduates and the gathering follow:

Honor graduates with MCA President, MajGen Edward Usher, USMC (Ret) in the MCA&F Building atrium.
(L-R: 2d Lt's Penner, Kremers, Tompkins, Tucker-Davis and Stilson, MajGen Usher)

Honor grads with CWO-4 Jim "Crash" Casey from the Marine Corps Aviation Association

Honor grads and family members gathering in the atrium

Event guests in the atrium

Leatherneck magazine editor, Col Walt Ford, USMC (Ret) chats with 2dLt Penner

Marine Corps Gazette editor, Col John Keenan, USMC (Ret) with honor grads

Honor grads with MCA&F staff members Rob Rubrecht, Doug Duncan and SgtMaj Kevin Bennett, USMC (Ret)
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