A Few Good Men
The sport of football, from Pop Warner to the collegiate level, is all about discipline. For Washington State football players Dave Minnich and Wendell Smith, discipline comes from an altogether different source. Both players spent four years of their lives in the Marine Corps. Although their paths never really crossed in the service, they are forever linked as brothers. Now they are at Washington State University, and they are joined together as teammates. Smith, a sophomore from Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, made a name for himself in the Marines. He was stationed at Marine Barracks 8th and I (the oldest post in the Corps) in Washington, D.C., where only the top three percent of the Marines get placed. Smith's spotless criminal record and his background history made him an obvious selection. He was honored as a member of the "World Famous Body Bearers," and his duties included infantry and carrying caskets at over 400 funerals of prominent Marines' veterans and United States' congressmen. Smith was also a bouncer at clubs in the D.C., area for extra income on the weekends, whenever the job did not interfere with his Marine duties. While stationed in Washington, D.C., from 1995 to 1999, Smith was a member of the Presidential Cer
"There's authoritative leadership and there's persuasive leadership, and the Marines easily taught me when to use each at the right time. I think just being a good team member and being part of the team is important, and they learned that in the Marines. We got put on ship for six months, and we went to Singapore, Malaysia, Oman, Kuwait, and Australia. "Also my brother, my high school coach Bob Mitchell, all my JC coaches, my wife and my kids. But life was not always so good for Minnich. "I can get up early in the morning for classes, and it doesn't really bother me," Minnich said. emonial Honor Guard during parades and inaugurations. The big thing is to go out there and do it. He still vividly remembers being there for President Clinton's second inaugural address. Knowing his history, I don't know of anyone who can compare to what he's been through. There is just one glowing similarity. "I think what they are is more appreciative of what we have here compared to what they've had where they come from.
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