Harlingen, Texas David Joseph Dolfi Jr., son of Laura O’Keefe of West Milford and Dave Dolfi of Dublin, Ohio, has completed all requirements of introductory training as a plebe at Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas, this summer as part of a four week Marine boot camp-style summer camp. Dolfi was presented his certification by Marine Military Academy Commandant SgtMaj Ford Kinsley, USMC (Ret) and his drill instructor during the end-of-training ceremony held in July. David, 13, is an eighth grade student at Macopin Middle School. According to his mom, he has had a life-long desire to join the Marine Corps. Marine Military Academy is a one-of-a-kind college preparatory boarding and U.S. Marine Corps military-styled academy for young men 13-17 years of age, with one year optional postgraduate study. The school was founded in 1963 by William A. Gary, rancher and retired U.S. Marine Corps reserve captain, who believed USMC concepts of leadership and discipline are adaptable to prep school education. In 1965, he and a group of retired Marines opened the school in Harlingen, TX on a 142-acre site of a former Air Force navigation school.