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as I thought it was some un-
achievable goal and have always
believed these women were such
classy ladies," Williams added.
Now, Williams, who could cer-
tainly be called a classy lady her-
self, is one of those top five.
 Williams, a Country Music
singer, is well-known for her mu-
sical performances at many
events and has entered many.
pageants. She was featured as
one of the opening acts at a re-
cent Suwannee River Jam and
has performed at other Spirit of
the Suwannee Music Park events
in addition to many other venues
across the state.
 The former Miss FSU attends
FSU where she is a pre-med ma-
jor so she can become a veteri-
narian, another of her goals in
life, "just in case" she doesn't
make a career in Country Music.
Meanwhile, she's finishing up
her college career as an FSU se-
nior planning to graduate in
2007. Williams said she's put her
music career on hold to finish


college and pursue pageants.
"I've got one more year of
pageants and then I'm headed to
Nashville." But she said.
 Chosen to serve as Miss Flori-
da for the coming year was Miss
Miami Allison Kreiger. First run-
ner-up was Miss University of
Central Florida Megan Clementi.
Also in the top five were
Williams, Miss Southwest Flori-
da Lisa Van Alstine and Miss
Homestead Danielle Mortimer.
 Williams is planning to enter
other pageants over the next year. A
 Williams is the granddaughter
of Dorothy Nell Williams of Live |
Oak, and the daughter of Charles
and Barbara Williams of Jasper.

 WHO ME? IT CAN'T BE ME! Yes, it could and Hamilton
 County's Kylie Williams soon found out she reallyhad been
 named the second runner-up in the 2006-07 Miss Florida
 pageant recently. Williams has placed fourth and 10th in
 other Miss Florida competitions but this year she almost
 made it to number one. But, said Williams, there'll be anoth-
 er day and she'll try again. Williams'
 grandmother, Dorothy Nell Will-arns. lives in Suwannee
 County and Williams is afrequent visitor and well known to
 many Suwannee Countians. Pnilo Siununrte


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 Continued From Page 1A

 Both young men are 2006
Suwannee High School graduates
where they served in NJROTC all
four years of high school. And both
agree- they would probably not be in
the Marine Corps today had it not
been for that training.
 "If it wasn't for Msgt. Doug Auk-
erman, we wouldn't be in the Marine
Corps today," said Townsend about
his NJROTC instructor.
 "He (Aukerman) has been our idol
since we started the first day," said
Reeves.
 "They were both very motivat-
ed to join the Marine Corps.
That's all they talked about dur-
ing their senior year," said Auk-
erman about Townsend, who was
the commanding officer of the
NJROTC unit and Reeves, who
was a senior chief in.the unit.
 The training in high school
was only a mild taste of things to
come for these Marines.
 During boot camp in South
Carolina, the young recruits were
pushed to the limit. The most dif-
ficult part of training was the cru-
cible, which was the main test.
The crucible is a test of every-
thing taught in boot camp to see
if recruits can actually apply it in
the field. It's training that is
unique to the Marines.
 During the crucible recruits
lived off of two MREs they had
to ration over a period of 54
hours. They hiked a total of 48
miles during the period; never
took a shower; and drank a solu-
tion of water and sodium for hy-
dration.
 "In the Marine Corps you take
care of your rifle first, then you
make sure all your gear is good
and then you can worry about
eating," said Reeves, 18.
 "It's 54 hours of food depriva-
tion and sleep deprivation," said
Townsend, 19, about the cru-
cible. "It's 110-115 heat index.
We thought we were going to
die. You push yourself to the lim-
it."
 The two both agreed in the
midst of such a test, drill instruc-
tors kept good care of recruits.
 "During training it's so hot out
there and you see recruits fall flat
on their backs foaming from the
mouth. Their eyes roll back in
their heads, and they're shaking.
Then you'd see the drill instruc-
tors run over, rip off their clothes
and pour ice on them,"
Townsend said.
 "They take care of them," said
Reeves. "They make sure there's
always drill instructors with us to
take care of us during boot camp,
making sure we're well-hydrated
and healthy."
 The two new Marines gained
great respect for their drill in-
structors.
 "The drill instructors, they're
 the meanest people you'll ever
 meet in life," said Townsend.
 "But you fall ii love with
 them," said Reeves, finishing the
 sentence of his fellow Marine.
 "They're like your dad," said
 Townsend. "They teach you
 everything you know and in the
 end when they shake ypur hand
 it brings tears to your eyes."
 The next stop for these new


Marines is Camp Geiger, N.C. where
they will undergo 22 more days'of
training.
 "Basically we're going to shoot
bigger guns and throw hand
grenades and live in the field for a
few weeks," Townsend said.
 Next, they are headed to Pensaco-
la for six weeks to enroll in a general
aircraft training school. After that,
they will prepare to specialize in a
certain aircraft.
 Reeves said he wants to retire
from the Marine Corps as a Master
Sergeant.


 Townsend said if his first five
years goes well, he will re-enlist and.
consider staying until retirement.
 "Marines are always respected
more and carry themsel e better,"
said Reeves about why he chose the
Marines instead of another military
branch.
 "They're the best of the be.It," said
Townsend. "We wanted the biggest
challenge we could get."
 'Both new Marines say, "Semper
Fidelis." Since 1883, this has been
the U.S. Marine Corps motto, which
means "always faithful."


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