Lance Cpl. Joshua Taylor, assaultman, 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands outside of his tent at Combat Outpost Jaker, Afghanistan, July 27, 2012. Taylor deployed to Afghanistan a year after joining the Marine Corps. “I always hoped to be a part of history,” Taylor said. “It’s something I can be proud of.” - Lance Cpl. Joshua Taylor, assaultman, 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands outside of his tent at Combat Outpost Jaker, Afghanistan, July 27, 2012. Taylor deployed to Afghanistan a year after joining the Marine Corps. “I always hoped to be a part of history,” Taylor said. “It’s something I can be proud of.”

Lance Cpl. Ryan Chandrapaul, the ammunition chief and armory chief for Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old St. Cloud, Fla. native, orders, tracks and secures everything from rockets to machine guns. - Lance Cpl. Ryan Chandrapaul, the ammunition chief and armory chief for Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old St. Cloud, Fla. native, orders, tracks and secures everything from rockets to machine guns.

Lance Cpl. Joshua Taylor, assaultman, 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands outside of his tent at Combat Outpost Jaker, Afghanistan, July 27, 2012. Taylor deployed to Afghanistan a year after joining the Marine Corps. ?I always hoped to be a part of history,? Taylor said. ?It?s something I can be proud of.? - Lance Cpl. Joshua Taylor, assaultman, 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands outside of his tent at Combat Outpost Jaker, Afghanistan, July 27, 2012. Taylor deployed to Afghanistan a year after joining the Marine Corps. ?I always hoped to be a part of history,? Taylor said. ?It?s something I can be proud of.?

Lance Cpl. Ryan Chandrapaul, the ammunition chief and armory chief for Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old St. Cloud, Fla. native, orders, tracks and secures everything from rockets to machine guns. - Lance Cpl. Ryan Chandrapaul, the ammunition chief and armory chief for Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old St. Cloud, Fla. native, orders, tracks and secures everything from rockets to machine guns.