MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Riseley Pier has been condemned since 2005 due to maintaining costs and structural erosion. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Riseley Pier has been condemned since 2005 due to maintaining costs and structural erosion. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright)
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – James Richardson, the first black Marine Corps drum major, stands in front of a wall holding various band photographs and certificates, Feb. 3. Richardson said he faced much adversity but always kept a positive attitude and marched through it. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright) - JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – James Richardson, the first black Marine Corps drum major, stands in front of a wall holding various band photographs and certificates, Feb. 3. Richardson said he faced much adversity but always kept a positive attitude and marched through it. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright)
(From left to right) Staff Sgt. Samuel E. Schoenheit and Sgt. Carlos Bolanos stand in front of the 2nd Marine Special Operation's Headquarters building, Dec. 17, 2009. The Marines each received a Bronze Stars Medal with combat distinguishing device for their heroic actions in Afghanistan June 26, 2008. - (From left to right) Staff Sgt. Samuel E. Schoenheit and Sgt. Carlos Bolanos stand in front of the 2nd Marine Special Operation's Headquarters building, Dec. 17, 2009. The Marines each received a Bronze Stars Medal with combat distinguishing device for their heroic actions in Afghanistan June 26, 2008.
An assault amphibian vehicle splashes through the surf of Onslow Beach on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2010. A platoon of AAVs left Camp Lejeune in the pre-dawn hours to join the 22nd Marine Expeditionary embarked aboard the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as it prepares to deploy to the Caribbean island nation of Haiti to provide sea-based disaster relief and humanitarian assistance in the wake of an earthquake that devestated the country on Jan. 12. - An assault amphibian vehicle splashes through the surf of Onslow Beach on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 16, 2010. A platoon of AAVs left Camp Lejeune in the pre-dawn hours to join the 22nd Marine Expeditionary embarked aboard the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as it prepares to deploy to the Caribbean island nation of Haiti to provide sea-based disaster relief and humanitarian assistance in the wake of an earthquake that devestated the country on Jan. 12.
Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Marquis, medical repair technician with Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, holds a plaque signifying his acievement as being the 2009 Navy Medicine East Sailor of the Year. - Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Marquis, medical repair technician with Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, holds a plaque signifying his acievement as being the 2009 Navy Medicine East Sailor of the Year.