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A Parris Island marine is in the spotlight not only for what he does at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, but for the way he served our country on the soccer field.
Corporal Jeshua Laurin is back on the rifle range, teaching young recruits marksmanship on Parris Island, but not long ago he was serving his country on the soccer fields in Brazil as part of the Armed Forces team.
"Back in October, I played with the base team," said Cpl Jeshua Laurin. "We went to North Carolina to play in a tournament. From there the Marine Corps coach sat there and picked a few players to go to San Diego and try out for the Marine Corps soccer team and I made it."
He was the only marine selected for the Armed Forces team.
"It was a great opportunity," said Cpl Laurin. "It opened my eyes to what I guess I can do because I worked hard to do it."
While the soccer team didn't make it as far-as Cpl Laurin had hoped, he's still proud of what they accomplished and proud to be back on the rifle range.
"It feels great," said Cpl Laurin. "It's a lot more job satisfaction than most people would think, having recruits coming to you on Monday, where they're totally lost on everything."
Then they leave, having mastered marksmanship.
While his job here on the rifle range is much different than on the soccer team, he says he enjoys serving our country in both ways.
Because serving in the Corps, is something Cpl Laurin is passionate about.
"I love the challenge to do it.... my older brother is a marine, my younger brother is in boot camp right now," said Cpl Laurin.
For his dedication to our nation, we at WTOC salute, Cpl Jeshua Laurin.
Reported by: Jaime Dailey, jdailey@wtoc.com
