It was a meeting with a Marine Corps recruiter named Sgt. Douglas that prompted Lamesa High School (LHS) senior Arianna Martinez, 18, to join the military.She doesn’t come from a family having served in the military. She’s the first. Her two older brothers apparently aren’t interested though a younger sister is considering the U.S. Army in the future.“My mom is proud that I can mentally push myself and do more than anybody thought I was capable of doing,” Martinez said. “My dad is really proud knowing that I can do the unthinkable that most would think I couldn’t do.”She became ...