Today, the mounted color guard of MCLB Barstow remains the only one of its kind in the Marine Corps. What do I think of today's color guard? said Lindsley. I think it is the finest last mounted item in the United States Marine Corps.
, I am a PALS (Person(s) with ALS), Dx 2005. Quadriplegic and. ALS has now several known genetic causes, including mutations in the genes encoding ubiquitous proteins such as SOD1 and TDP43. The largest number known are apparently in a gene called C9orf72, encoding a protein of the same name.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Overview. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), or ALS, is a progressive nervous system (neurological) disease that destroys nerve cells and causes disability. ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with it. ALS is a type of motor neuron disease in which nerve cells gradually break down and die. Doctors usually don't know why ALS occurs. Some cases are inherited.