Our school adopted Corporal Adam L. Merkling from January 2007 to January 2008 and his marine unit. We sent 37 care packages in 13 months. We also adopted Mr. Pasquali's nephew, Sr. Airman Blake Kocher, in 2007 and sent him and his Air Force unit 11 care packages in three months. As a thank you, Corporal Adam L. Merkling presented Wayne Center with a flag that was flown at his base in Iraq on November 13, 2007. It will be displayed in our main hallway. We will also display pictures of Adam and the students that he talked to in September of 2007. He is currently on U.S. soil and training new marines.
