The Young Marines, a national youth organization, has announced the 2025 National Young Marine of the Year, Chingiz Bahadur, 17, of Fairfax, Virginia, a member of the Potomac River Young Marines in Washington, D.C. Bahadur is a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
The award was announced at the Young Marines 2025 Adult Leader’s Conference in Dallas, Texas on April 26.
Bahadur will travel to units throughout the country to lead, motivate, and serve as a role model for other Young Marines in the program over the course of a year.
The Independent News Press will be interviewing this young Marine when he finishes his tour and in time for the 250th birthday of the USMC this November.
