‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Keercie Roland

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Juan, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in a live-fire range during Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Syndalen, Finland, Nov. 7, 2025. The purpose of Marine Corps rifle qualification tables 3 and 5 is to assess and enhance a Marine’s ability to effectively engage targets at varying distances and under different conditions, ensuring proficiency in marksmanship, combat readiness, and adaptability in diverse operational environments. Freezing Winds is conducted to increase interoperability between Marines, Finland, and NATO Allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals and is part of a regularly occurring series of exercises in northern Europe that demonstrates the capability to deploy and train Marines and Sailors in support of the NATO Alliance. Juan is a native of Arizona. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo.U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Juan, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in a live-fire range during Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Syndalen, Finland, Nov. 7, 2025. The purpose of Marine Corps rifle qualification tables 3 and 5 is to assess and enhance a Marine’s ability to effectively engage targets at varying distances and under different conditions, ensuring proficiency in marksmanship, combat readiness, and adaptability in diverse operational environments. Freezing Winds is conducted to increase interoperability between Marines, Finland, and NATO Allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals and is part of a regularly occurring series of exercises in northern Europe that demonstrates the capability to deploy and train Marines and Sailors in support of the NATO Alliance. Juan is a native of Arizona. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo.

November 18, 2025

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief—

MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by students from Burris and Muncie Community Schools. We will be publishing one letter each weekday.

This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.

 

(Click on the photo above to open a link that shows ALL veteran letters published from 2019-2025.)

 

Sam Pierce Chevrolet
12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334
Phone: 765-387-4287

https://www.sampiercechevy.com/