Retired Col. James “Rip” Harper (third from left) and Brig. Gen. Patrick Hermesmann, commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group (fourth from left), observe the 6th Engineer Support Battalion’s battle color rededication ceremony in Portland, Ore., Nov. 15, 2014.The battalion celebrated the 70th anniversary of its formation with a rededication ceremony and paid homage to Harper, the battalion’s first adjutant. Harper served as the unit’s first adjutant as a first lieutenant in 1944, when the unit was formed in Guadalcanal during World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards) - Retired Col. James “Rip” Harper (third from left) and Brig. Gen. Patrick Hermesmann, commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group (fourth from left), observe the 6th Engineer Support Battalion’s battle color rededication ceremony in Portland, Ore., Nov. 15, 2014.The battalion celebrated the 70th anniversary of its formation with a rededication ceremony and paid homage to Harper, the battalion’s first adjutant. Harper served as the unit’s first adjutant as a first lieutenant in 1944, when the unit was formed in Guadalcanal during World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

BALTIMORE—Donald Rollette, a retired Reserve Marine, stands beside his favorite collectable, an authentic World War II Marine Corps jeep, in front of his house in Baltimore, Oct. 16, 2012. Rollette has been collecting military items since he was 10 years old, eventually creating a personal museum in his basement. He takes the vehicle to many car shows and military displays where he won countless prizes for its authenticity. Just like all the pieces in his museum, it is an original vehicle with original parts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek/Released) - BALTIMORE—Donald Rollette, a retired Reserve Marine, stands beside his favorite collectable, an authentic World War II Marine Corps jeep, in front of his house in Baltimore, Oct. 16, 2012. Rollette has been collecting military items since he was 10 years old, eventually creating a personal museum in his basement. He takes the vehicle to many car shows and military displays where he won countless prizes for its authenticity. Just like all the pieces in his museum, it is an original vehicle with original parts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek/Released)