Marine gets promoted at Daytona:

Major General Christopher Cortez, commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command based in Quantico, Va., will promote Sgt. Jeff Blankenship to the rank of staff sergeant in a ceremony before the start of Fridays Busch Series NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway. The ceremony will be held in the Team Marines garage at 5:45 p.m (Team Marines PR via BGNRacing.com)(7-2-2004)