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Future Marine Tommy Lam catches his breath during physical training at Laguna Beach in Orange County, Calif, Oct. 10. - Future Marine Tommy Lam catches his breath during physical training at Laguna Beach in Orange County, Calif, Oct. 10.

Choose Your Own Path

Everyone wants to be able to choose their own destiny in life. They want to make the decisions and have control over what will take place in their lives. Tommy Lam, an Irvine, California native, wanted to choose his own path in life, but came into conflict with his family's expectations as he got older. Lam comes from a traditional Vietnamese family that has strong beliefs in having the customary career path of going straight into college, and maintaining a nine-to-five job. Growing up Tommy has always had an unease of continuously trying to live up to the expectations that he didn’t want for himself...

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Marine recruiters and future Marines with Recruiting Sub-Station Burbank, Recruiting Station Los Angeles, pose for a photo after volunteering with the Justin and Kourtney Turner Food Bank in Los Angeles, June 20. - Marine recruiters and future Marines with Recruiting Sub-Station Burbank, Recruiting Station Los Angeles, pose for a photo after volunteering with the Justin and Kourtney Turner Food Bank in Los Angeles, June 20.

Marines lend a helping hand at L.A. Dream Center

Marines and future Marines from Recruiting Sub-Station Burbank, Recruiting Station Los Angeles, were invited to join the Justin and Kourtney Turner Food Bank at the Dream Center Foundation in Los Angeles to lend a helping hand to their local community. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Los Angeles County has seen an increase in more confirmed cases than the surrounding counties. Joined by other volunteer organizations, the RSS Burbank Marines sorted and separated food into 200 boxes which can feed up to 800 people...

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