Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Camp Pendleton cadets form Team Owyn to support Marine's family

Courage of sick Marine's son motivates cadets
UT San Diego
By Linda McIntosh
JAN. 7, 2014

More than 520 Naval Sea Cadets formed a "team Owyn" banner at a field at Camp Pendleton to cheer on the critically-ill son a local marine.
Photo by LTJG Crystal Cox, Naval Sea Cadets, Pacific Southwest Region.

CAMP PENDLETON — A military training camp for teens that focused on courage and determination was dedicated to the critically-ill son of a local Marine.

Hundreds of youth from across the country participated in boot camp and intense training last week at Camp Pendleton that drew its inspiration from a 1 1/2 year old fighting for his life.

The annual week-long winter training sponsored by the Naval Sea Cadet Corps culminated Sunday morning in the graduation of more than 500 Sea Cadets and the news that 19-month Owyn Mick, son of Sgt. Brandon Mick, is out of intensive care and on the mend in his fight against bacterial meningitis.

While Mick’s father was deployed in Afghanistan, cadets at Camp Pendleton joined “Team Owyn” in an effort to boost the family’s morale.
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