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Retired 1st Sgt. Barnett Person, a Montford Point Marine, tells of the struggles against discrimination that he faced in his early years in the Marine Corps Aug. 26, 2011. The first African American Marines, called the Montford Point Marines, went to recruit training at a separate location in Montford Point Camp, N.C., from 1942 to 1949. These Marines laid the groundwork for the future integration of the Marine Corps. - Retired 1st Sgt. Barnett Person, a Montford Point Marine, tells of the struggles against discrimination that he faced in his early years in the Marine Corps Aug. 26, 2011. The first African American Marines, called the Montford Point Marines, went to recruit training at a separate location in Montford Point Camp, N.C., from 1942 to 1949. These Marines laid the groundwork for the future integration of the Marine Corps.

Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Hoffman climbs into the Batmobile while on set for the new Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises, during a visit here, Aug. 17. - Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Hoffman climbs into the Batmobile while on set for the new Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises, during a visit here, Aug. 17.

Capt. Aloysius Boyle (center) stands with Julie Castles, Lance Cpl. Matias Ferreira, Cpl. Tyler Southern and Joe Butkus outside the Military Advanced Training Center here. Boyle has been responsible for preparing the Marines at WRAMC for their upcoming move to the “new Walter Reed” in Bethesda, Md. which will be called Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Castles, a physical therapist, and Butkus, an occupational therapist, work in the MATC assisting wounded, ill and injured Marines in their recovery and will continue their work at the new location. - Capt. Aloysius Boyle (center) stands with Julie Castles, Lance Cpl. Matias Ferreira, Cpl. Tyler Southern and Joe Butkus outside the Military Advanced Training Center here. Boyle has been responsible for preparing the Marines at WRAMC for their upcoming move to the “new Walter Reed” in Bethesda, Md. which will be called Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Castles, a physical therapist, and Butkus, an occupational therapist, work in the MATC assisting wounded, ill and injured Marines in their recovery and will continue their work at the new location.

Lance Cpl. Martin Babich, Lance Cpl. John Lacy and Cpl. Christopher Rankin speak with employers during the Hiring Heroes Career Fair at the South Mesa Staff Noncommissioned Officers’ Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 13. The Hiring Heroes Career Fair is a part of the Department of Defense’s Civilian Personnel Management Service, Recruitment Assistance Division’s outreach program that provides specialized transition assistance to wounded, ill and injured service members whose careers have been cut short. - Lance Cpl. Martin Babich, Lance Cpl. John Lacy and Cpl. Christopher Rankin speak with employers during the Hiring Heroes Career Fair at the South Mesa Staff Noncommissioned Officers’ Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 13. The Hiring Heroes Career Fair is a part of the Department of Defense’s Civilian Personnel Management Service, Recruitment Assistance Division’s outreach program that provides specialized transition assistance to wounded, ill and injured service members whose careers have been cut short.

Cindy and Scott Pyeatt, parents of Sgt. Lucas T. Pyeatt, receive the Intelligence Community Medal for Valor on behalf of their son from James R. Clapper, the director of National Intelligence, June 29, 2011 at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Headquarters in McLean, Va. Sgt. Pyeatt, a signals intelligence team leader, was killed in action in Afghanistan February 5, 2011. - Cindy and Scott Pyeatt, parents of Sgt. Lucas T. Pyeatt, receive the Intelligence Community Medal for Valor on behalf of their son from James R. Clapper, the director of National Intelligence, June 29, 2011 at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Headquarters in McLean, Va. Sgt. Pyeatt, a signals intelligence team leader, was killed in action in Afghanistan February 5, 2011.