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Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Nashville salute during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 11, 2016. Marine Week Nashville is a chance to reconnect with our Marines, sailors, veterans and their families from different generations. - Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Nashville salute during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 11, 2016. Marine Week Nashville is a chance to reconnect with our Marines, sailors, veterans and their families from different generations.

1st Lt. Edward Bennett, S-4 Alpha with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, shows how to do a proper push-up during the public physical training event, Sept. 8, 2016, at the Walk of Fame Park in downtown Nashville as part of Marine Week. This event was one of many events hosted during Marine Week to help promote a greater relationship between the community and the Marine Corps. - 1st Lt. Edward Bennett, S-4 Alpha with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, shows how to do a proper push-up during the public physical training event, Sept. 8, 2016, at the Walk of Fame Park in downtown Nashville as part of Marine Week. This event was one of many events hosted during Marine Week to help promote a greater relationship between the community and the Marine Corps.

A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey lands at Riverfront Park in Nashville. Tenn., on Sept. 6, 2016, as part of Marine Week. The equipment will be set up as static displays at Riverfront Park for access to the general public throughout the week. Marine Week is the Marine Corps’ largest annual community outreach project and this year marks the seventh year of the event. - A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey lands at Riverfront Park in Nashville. Tenn., on Sept. 6, 2016, as part of Marine Week. The equipment will be set up as static displays at Riverfront Park for access to the general public throughout the week. Marine Week is the Marine Corps’ largest annual community outreach project and this year marks the seventh year of the event.

Darryl Worley, center-right, performs with the San Diego Marine Rock Band during the opening ceremony of Marine Week Nashville in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 7, 2016. Marine Week is an opportunity for the people of the greater Nashville area to connect with Marines and learn about Corps’ history and capabilities. - Darryl Worley, center-right, performs with the San Diego Marine Rock Band during the opening ceremony of Marine Week Nashville in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 7, 2016. Marine Week is an opportunity for the people of the greater Nashville area to connect with Marines and learn about Corps’ history and capabilities.

Capt. Cray Pack, left, and Capt. Nolan Utterback, right, read a story to children at the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 7, 2016. Pack is an AH-1W Cobra pilot and Utterback is a UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 based out of New River, N.C. Marine Week Nashville celebrates the contributions of local Marines whose service to our nation has protected and preserved our way of life for hundreds of years. - Capt. Cray Pack, left, and Capt. Nolan Utterback, right, read a story to children at the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 7, 2016. Pack is an AH-1W Cobra pilot and Utterback is a UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 based out of New River, N.C. Marine Week Nashville celebrates the contributions of local Marines whose service to our nation has protected and preserved our way of life for hundreds of years.

Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., show children an M240B machine gun mounted on a Light Armored Vehicle during a static display in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 6. Marine Week Nashville celebrates the contributions of local Marines whose service to our nation has protected and preserved our way of life for hundreds of years. - Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., show children an M240B machine gun mounted on a Light Armored Vehicle during a static display in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 6. Marine Week Nashville celebrates the contributions of local Marines whose service to our nation has protected and preserved our way of life for hundreds of years.

Lance Cpl. Cody Conlon, a fireteam leader with 2nd Marine Regiment, watches Marines with his unit set up defenses from his fighting position during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. The defensive training took place during a nine-day deployment for training exercise designed to prepare for a variety of combat scenarios, including defensive, offensive, and urban operations. - Lance Cpl. Cody Conlon, a fireteam leader with 2nd Marine Regiment, watches Marines with his unit set up defenses from his fighting position during a battalion deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015. The defensive training took place during a nine-day deployment for training exercise designed to prepare for a variety of combat scenarios, including defensive, offensive, and urban operations.

A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires behind cover at simulated targets during immediate action drills aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015. The drills were part of a 2-week training schedule used to build on basic infantry skills for an upcoming deployment with a Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tony Simmons/RELEASED) - A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires behind cover at simulated targets during immediate action drills aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015. The drills were part of a 2-week training schedule used to build on basic infantry skills for an upcoming deployment with a Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tony Simmons/RELEASED)

Marines retire the American flag for the last time in the city of Phoenix at Civic Space Park Sept. 13, 2015. More than 800 Marines participated in Marine Week Phoenix to give the citizens of the Valley of the Sun the opportunity to meet the individual Marines and celebrate community, country and Corps. - Marines retire the American flag for the last time in the city of Phoenix at Civic Space Park Sept. 13, 2015. More than 800 Marines participated in Marine Week Phoenix to give the citizens of the Valley of the Sun the opportunity to meet the individual Marines and celebrate community, country and Corps.

A wreath is laid beside the silhouette of a combat videographer following the unveiling of the Marine Week Phoenix mural in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 12, 2015. The silhouette memorializes Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug, a Scottsdale native, who perished in a helicopter crash while the Corps was providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Nepal. - A wreath is laid beside the silhouette of a combat videographer following the unveiling of the Marine Week Phoenix mural in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 12, 2015. The silhouette memorializes Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug, a Scottsdale native, who perished in a helicopter crash while the Corps was providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Nepal.