Cpl. Kevin Austin, a squad leader with Golf Co., 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines, and 21-year-old native of Allendale, Mich., reads a Medal of Honor citation of a fallen Marine who served with 3rd Marine Regiment during a battalion bike ride to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Nov. 15, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Cpl. Kevin Austin, a squad leader with Golf Co., 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines, and 21-year-old native of Allendale, Mich., reads a Medal of Honor citation of a fallen Marine who served with 3rd Marine Regiment during a battalion bike ride to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Nov. 15, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)
Lance Cpl. Charles “Charlie” Kanehailua receives a Purple Heart medal at the hospital in Da Nang, June 17, 1969. (Photo courtesy of Charles Kanehailua) - Lance Cpl. Charles “Charlie” Kanehailua receives a Purple Heart medal at the hospital in Da Nang, June 17, 1969. (Photo courtesy of Charles Kanehailua)
Lesley Floyd, wife of a Marine, runs with ammo cans through the Combat Fitness Test portion of Jane Wayne Day at Boondocker Training Area, Oct. 18, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - Lesley Floyd, wife of a Marine, runs with ammo cans through the Combat Fitness Test portion of Jane Wayne Day at Boondocker Training Area, Oct. 18, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke)
A mortarman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to load an 81 mm mortar tube to provide supporting fire for the infantry platoons taking out simulated enemy targets, Sept. 11, 2013, as part of the air assault course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The AAC is part of the month-long Integrated Training Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Dietz) - A mortarman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to load an 81 mm mortar tube to provide supporting fire for the infantry platoons taking out simulated enemy targets, Sept. 11, 2013, as part of the air assault course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The AAC is part of the month-long Integrated Training Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Dietz)
Marines with Transportation Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, drive 7-ton vehicles across the barren, volcanic terrain of Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 23, 2013. The unit supported 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment during Exercise Lava Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with Transportation Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, drive 7-ton vehicles across the barren, volcanic terrain of Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 23, 2013. The unit supported 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment during Exercise Lava Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)
Pfc. Ryan Parker, a San Matel, Calif. native (closest), and Cpl. Liam Lamarine, from Goffstown, N.H., hold landing zone security down an avenue of approach while their fellow Marines scramble toward a military operations in urban terrain town to conduct a raid in search of a high value individual believed to be an enemy battalion commander as part of Exercise Lava Viper at Pohakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawaii, July 18, 2013. The medium machine gunners are with weapons platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Pfc. Ryan Parker, a San Matel, Calif. native (closest), and Cpl. Liam Lamarine, from Goffstown, N.H., hold landing zone security down an avenue of approach while their fellow Marines scramble toward a military operations in urban terrain town to conduct a raid in search of a high value individual believed to be an enemy battalion commander as part of Exercise Lava Viper at Pohakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawaii, July 18, 2013. The medium machine gunners are with weapons platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)
Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 Bravo fire heavy machine guns from a support-by-fire position in support of a company-level mechanized live-fire assault Echo Company,2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 Bravo fire heavy machine guns from a support-by-fire position in support of a company-level mechanized live-fire assault Echo Company,2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)
Sgt. Isreal Eschete, platoon sergeant, Remain Behind Element, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, cuts plants with a weed-whacker at Heeia State Park, July 13, 2013. The Marines of the RBE, 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines and their family members joined the local community in clearing overgrown vegetation at the park. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong) - Sgt. Isreal Eschete, platoon sergeant, Remain Behind Element, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, cuts plants with a weed-whacker at Heeia State Park, July 13, 2013. The Marines of the RBE, 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines and their family members joined the local community in clearing overgrown vegetation at the park. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - An amphibious assault vehicle makes its way back to shore during a water-training exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4. The purpose of the exercise was to familiarize Marines with the AAV, how it’s operated, and their role within the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - An amphibious assault vehicle makes its way back to shore during a water-training exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4. The purpose of the exercise was to familiarize Marines with the AAV, how it’s operated, and their role within the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)