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🌱 Quantico’s Iwo Jima monument vandalized as fans mourn Star Trek’s Chekov

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In today's newsletter:

  • Quantico’s Iwo Jima monument vandalized as fans mourn Star Trek’s Chekov
  • What Fortress America could mean for life around Quantico’s base.
  • How you can help restore Quantico’s damaged Iwo Jima monument.

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Today's riddle: What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

1. ‘Star Trek' actor Walter Koenig dies at 90 (billingsgazette.com) — Quantico readers may be struck by a brief note that the Battle of Iwo Jima monument in town recently suffered costly vandalism, with a statue reportedly beheaded. The main focus, though, is remembering actor Walter Koenig, beloved as Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek series and films, whose long career and life story are warmly recounted.
   

2. 90 Days No Help: Fortress America's Goal To Make Bases Resilient Bastions In A Crisis (twz.com subscription) — A new Pentagon "Fortress America" initiative, unveiled in part during a speech at Quantico aims to let U.S. bases operate for 90 days without outside power or supplies. For those living near Marine Corps Base Quantico, that could eventually mean more on-base energy generation, hardened infrastructure, and potentially closer ties between military resilience planning and surrounding communities during major crises.
   

3. WEEKEND FREDLINES: ‘Falmouth Bridge rehabilitation plans' and more (fxbgadvance.com) — After the recent sledgehammer attack that decapitated a figure on the Iwo Jima monument outside Marine Corps Base Quantico, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation has launched a fundraiser to pay for extensive repairs. Prince William County police estimate the damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and organizers are asking the public to help restore this important local landmark.
   

4. Illegal alien vandalizes Iwo Jima Memorial in Quantico with sledgehammer (crweworld.com) — An Iwo Jima memorial in Quantico was badly damaged on October 21 when a man wielding a sledgehammer allegedly decapitated one of the figures and continued striking the monument before police intervened. Federal officials say the suspect, who faces felony property destruction and trespassing charges, previously held DACA status, and repairs are expected to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
   

5. The CrossFit Roots of Pete Hegseth's Military Makeover (thepreamble.com) — A high-profile Pentagon "State of the Force" event was held in Quantico where Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined a tougher, more ideologically conservative vision for the military and its fitness standards. The piece connects his rhetoric and new training plans to CrossFit’s history and culture, exploring how that style of intense, macho exercise could reshape daily life and expectations across the armed forces.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party?" — Freeze a jolly good fellow (Thank you Terri P. for sending it in!)
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