{"id":50459,"date":"2014-04-10T13:41:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T20:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=50459"},"modified":"2014-04-15T13:24:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T20:24:54","slug":"retired-marine-commended-for-lifelong-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/04\/10\/retired-marine-commended-for-lifelong-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Murray commended for lifelong service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pat Murray’s dedication to the Marine Corp has been a lifelong passion. She served with the women of the Marine Corps and spent most of the war years as a parachute rigger in El Centro, Calif. (Contributed photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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By the close of the war in 1945, Murray had earned the rank of Sergeant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SACRAMENTO \u2013 Patricia \u201cPat\u201d Murray<\/strong> is the 36th Assembly District\u2019s Woman of the Year, Assemblymember Steve Fox announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cPat Murray is one of the best loved people in our community for the simple reason that she brings joy to every person she meets,\u201d Fox stated in a news release. \u201cShe has made it her life\u2019s mission to bring happiness to many, many veterans in the Antelope Valley and we are proud to call her our Woman of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fox will present a resolution to Murray at the Museum of Art History in Lancaster on April 18 at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Murray was 24 years old when she heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. She boldly marched into service with the women of the Marine Corps and spent most of the war years as a parachute rigger in El Centro, California.<\/p>\n

By the close of the war in 1945, Murray had earned the rank of Sergeant.<\/p>\n

Murray\u2019s dedication to the Marine Corp has been a lifelong passion. She became a member of the California Marine Corps League in 1967. In 1980, Murray became a Charter Member of Marine Corp League Detachment 930, and she remains actively involved with this group.<\/p>\n

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At 96, Murray is believed to be the most senior Marine veteran in the Antelope Valley. She still participates in local veterans’ events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most recently, she also joined the American Legion 348. At the age of 96, she is believed to be the most senior Marine veteran in the Antelope Valley.<\/p>\n

Murray can often be seen conducting the \u201claying of the wreaths\u201d at veterans\u2019 ceremonies around the Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cMrs. Murray is an absolute force of nature,\u201d added Fox. \u201cThe fact that she still is so cheerfully dedicated to the service of her fellow veterans is an outstanding example of the fact that age is only a limit if we perceive it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.asmdc.org\/fox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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SACRAMENTO \u2013 Patricia \u201cPat\u201d Murray is the 36th Assembly District\u2019s Woman of the Year, Assemblymember Steve Fox announced Thursday. \u201cPat Murray is one of the best loved people in our community for the simple reason that she brings joy to every person she meets,\u201d Fox stated in a news release. \u201cShe has made it her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50459"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}