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A teen who joined the U.S. Marines claims he was fired from his job as a sacker at the Food King store in Texas City because he missed work as he was sworn in as a recruit. Joshua Perthius, 18, claimed the store’s manager already had threatened to fire him if he missed work because of his recruit activities. But Food King’s management claimed the teen’s firing had nothing to do with his plans to join the military. They said Perthius was fired because he never informed the store manager he needed the time off and that he didn’t follow...

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2009 – A high school student and Marine Corps recruit from Lewisville, Texas, has turned his respect and admiration for servicemembers into award-winning art. Luis G. Hernandez’s sculpture titled “The True Five Stars” took first place in an art contest conducted by the SemperComm Foundation, a Virginia-based troop-support organization. Hernandez, a high school senior, plans to join the Marine Corps. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Luis G. Hernandez, a 12th-grade high school student, was the winner of the 2009 SemperComm Art Competition this year. The SemperComm Foundation, a Virginia troop-support group, is dedicated...