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Sgt. Andrew Portell, funeral honors noncommissioned officer-in-charge, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at their home training center in Bridgeton, Mo., Jan 7. Portell received the award for his role in coordinating more than 1,000 funeral honors ceremonies, 623 of which he personally conducted. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Ito)

Sgt. Andrew Portell, funeral honors noncommissioned officer-in-charge, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at their home training center in Bridgeton, Mo., Jan 7. Portell received the award for his role in coordinating more than 1,000 funeral honors ceremonies, 623 of which he personally conducted. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Ito)

Photo by Sgt. Michael Ito

Staff Sgt. Tarath Thlang, the communications chief for Headquarters Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, helps a child into the turret of a military humvee at the Armed Forces Adventure Area in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013. The AFAA was the official fan zone for spectators of the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to interact with service members and their gear before, during and after the game.

Staff Sgt. Tarath Thlang, the communications chief for Headquarters Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, helps a child into the turret of a military humvee at the Armed Forces Adventure Area in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013. The AFAA was the official fan zone for spectators of the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to interact with service members and their gear before, during and after the game.

Photo by Cpl. Jessica Ito

Staff Sgt. Thomas Hood, a member of the Enhanced Marketing Vehicle Team with the 8th Marine Corps District, helps a small child complete a pull-up at the Armed Forces Adventure Area in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013. The 8th MCD Marines passed out prizes to anyone willing to complete some pull-ups and were available to answer any questions the public had about joining the Marine Corps. The AFAA was the official fan zone for spectators of the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to interact with service members and their gear before, during and after the game.

Staff Sgt. Thomas Hood, a member of the Enhanced Marketing Vehicle Team with the 8th Marine Corps District, helps a small child complete a pull-up at the Armed Forces Adventure Area in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013. The 8th MCD Marines passed out prizes to anyone willing to complete some pull-ups and were available to answer any questions the public had about joining the Marine Corps. The AFAA was the official fan zone for spectators of the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to interact with service members and their gear before, during and after the game.

Photo by Cpl. Jessica Ito

Staff Sgt. Tarath Thlang, the communications chief for Headquarters Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, answered questions about the tactical vehicles set up at the Armed Forces Adventure Area in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013. The Marines had a military humvee, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and a 14-foot tall, 7-ton truck there for the fans to interact with. The AFAA was the official fan zone for spectators of the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to interact with service members and their gear before, during and after the game.

Staff Sgt. Tarath Thlang, the communications chief for Headquarters Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, answered questions about the tactical vehicles set up at the Armed Forces Adventure Area in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013. The Marines had a military humvee, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and a 14-foot tall, 7-ton truck there for the fans to interact with. The AFAA was the official fan zone for spectators of the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to interact with service members and their gear before, during and after the game.

Photo by Cpl. Jessica Ito

Staff Sgt. Tarath Thlang, the communications chief for Headquarters Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, helps a child into the turret of a military humvee at the Armed Forces Adventure Area in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013. The AFAA was the official fan zone for spectators of the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to interact with service members and their gear before, during and after the game.

Staff Sgt. Tarath Thlang, the communications chief for Headquarters Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, helps a child into the turret of a military humvee at the Armed Forces Adventure Area in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013. The AFAA was the official fan zone for spectators of the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to interact with service members and their gear before, during and after the game.

Photo by Cpl. Jessica Ito

NEW ORLEANS – Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, takes a moment to talk to one of the many children that flooded a U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots event hosted by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 21, 2013. (Official photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese)

NEW ORLEANS – Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, takes a moment to talk to one of the many children that flooded a U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots event hosted by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 21, 2013. (Official photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese)

Photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese

NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North sergeant major, presents a child with a new bicycle at the New Orleans City Hall during a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots event, Dec. 21, 2013. During this event, the Marines teamed up with the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club to distribute more than 1,000 toys and bicycles to disadvantaged families. (Official photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese)

NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North sergeant major, presents a child with a new bicycle at the New Orleans City Hall during a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots event, Dec. 21, 2013. During this event, the Marines teamed up with the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club to distribute more than 1,000 toys and bicycles to disadvantaged families. (Official photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese)

Photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese

NEW ORLEANS – Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North encourages a child to take her new bicycle for a ride during a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots event at the New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 21, 2013. During this event, the Marines teamed up with the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club to distribute more than 1,000 toys and bicycles to disadvantaged families. (Official photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese)

NEW ORLEANS – Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North encourages a child to take her new bicycle for a ride during a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots event at the New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 21, 2013. During this event, the Marines teamed up with the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club to distribute more than 1,000 toys and bicycles to disadvantaged families. (Official photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese)

Photo by Sgt. Fenton Reese

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North speaks to one of the Ozanam Inn homeless shelter volunteers during a cook-out for New Orleans’ homeless, Nov. 25. Mills, along with his wife, Patricia, and Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, senior enlisted advisor for MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH, made an appearance at the shelter to support the volunteer effort to serve 400 of the city’s homeless population. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance. Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North speaks to one of the Ozanam Inn homeless shelter volunteers during a cook-out for New Orleans’ homeless, Nov. 25. Mills, along with his wife, Patricia, and Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, senior enlisted advisor for MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH, made an appearance at the shelter to support the volunteer effort to serve 400 of the city’s homeless population. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance. Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5852 perform a 21-gun salute at a ceremony at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veterans Home in LaPlace, La., Nov. 11. The intent was to honor service members that stood to protect the United States throughout generations of wars and conflicts.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5852 perform a 21-gun salute at a ceremony at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veterans Home in LaPlace, La., Nov. 11. The intent was to honor service members that stood to protect the United States throughout generations of wars and conflicts.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, greets a veteran during a ceremony at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veteran’s Home in LaPlace, La., Nov. 11. Mills spoke to veterans and community members at the ceremony, organized by St. John the Baptist Parish Young Marines chapter. The intent was to honor service members that stood to protect the United States throughout generations of war and conflicts.

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, greets a veteran during a ceremony at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veteran’s Home in LaPlace, La., Nov. 11. Mills spoke to veterans and community members at the ceremony, organized by St. John the Baptist Parish Young Marines chapter. The intent was to honor service members that stood to protect the United States throughout generations of war and conflicts.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, laughs with St. John the Baptist Parish president Natalie Robottom during a ceremony at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veterans Home in LaPlace, La., Nov. 11. Mills spoke to veterans and community members at the St. John the Baptist Parish Young Marines chapter organized ceremony . The intent was to honor the service members that stood to protect the United States throughout generations of war and conflicts.

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, laughs with St. John the Baptist Parish president Natalie Robottom during a ceremony at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veterans Home in LaPlace, La., Nov. 11. Mills spoke to veterans and community members at the St. John the Baptist Parish Young Marines chapter organized ceremony . The intent was to honor the service members that stood to protect the United States throughout generations of war and conflicts.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

NEW ORLEANS - Marines with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, run the streets of the Algiers community during a motivational run in New Orleans Nov. 8, 2013. More than 500 Marines assigned to HQBN, MARFORRES participate in an annual motivational run in celebration of the United States Marine Corps Birthday. Nov. 10, 2013 will mark the Marine Corps' 238th anniversary of its founding in 1775. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Whitney/Released)

NEW ORLEANS - Marines with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, run the streets of the Algiers community during a motivational run in New Orleans Nov. 8, 2013. More than 500 Marines assigned to HQBN, MARFORRES participate in an annual motivational run in celebration of the United States Marine Corps Birthday. Nov. 10, 2013 will mark the Marine Corps' 238th anniversary of its founding in 1775. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Whitney/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lauren Whitney

NEW ORLEANS – Cpl. Estephania de León, an administrative specialist with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity at Marine Forces Reserve, demonstrates a game for visitors at the Children’s Hospital, New Orleans’ annual fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 19, 2013. The event sold out for both of its Saturday events at the Audubon Zoo, hosting 5,000 visitors and roughly 400 volunteers each night. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

NEW ORLEANS – Cpl. Estephania de León, an administrative specialist with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity at Marine Forces Reserve, demonstrates a game for visitors at the Children’s Hospital, New Orleans’ annual fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 19, 2013. The event sold out for both of its Saturday events at the Audubon Zoo, hosting 5,000 visitors and roughly 400 volunteers each night. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

NEW ORLEANS – Thousands of costumed children and their parents attended the Children’s Hospital New Orleans’ annual fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 19, 2013. The event is held for two weekends in October every year at the Audubon Zoo. All proceeds help fund the Children’s Hospital, New Orleans. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

NEW ORLEANS – Thousands of costumed children and their parents attended the Children’s Hospital New Orleans’ annual fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 19, 2013. The event is held for two weekends in October every year at the Audubon Zoo. All proceeds help fund the Children’s Hospital, New Orleans. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

NEW ORLEANS – Cpl. Estephania de León, an administrative specialist with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity at Marine Forces Reserve, and Staff Sgt. Michael Milstead, the training chief for 4th Marine Division operations and training section, demonstrate a game for visitors at the Children’s Hospital, New Orleans’ annual fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 19, 2013. Marines from MARFORRES have supported various children’s hospital volunteer events in the past, such as visiting patients at the hospital or helping at fundraisers. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

NEW ORLEANS – Cpl. Estephania de León, an administrative specialist with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity at Marine Forces Reserve, and Staff Sgt. Michael Milstead, the training chief for 4th Marine Division operations and training section, demonstrate a game for visitors at the Children’s Hospital, New Orleans’ annual fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 19, 2013. Marines from MARFORRES have supported various children’s hospital volunteer events in the past, such as visiting patients at the hospital or helping at fundraisers. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Marines and New Orleans community members pour, seal and box dehydrated meals for crisis relief at the Stop Hunger Now event at Aurora United Methodist Church, Oct. 13. Roughly 150 volunteers from the Marines and the local community attended the church’s event and packaged 50,000 meals. This was the church’s second Stop Hunger Now Event, the first being held in March 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Marines and New Orleans community members pour, seal and box dehydrated meals for crisis relief at the Stop Hunger Now event at Aurora United Methodist Church, Oct. 13. Roughly 150 volunteers from the Marines and the local community attended the church’s event and packaged 50,000 meals. This was the church’s second Stop Hunger Now Event, the first being held in March 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Cpl. Xiomary Matos-Rodriguez, a supply specialist at MARFORRES, pours the rice portion of a dehydrated meal for crisis relief at the Stop Hunger Now event at Aurora United Methodist Church, Oct. 13. Matos-Rodriguez was one of roughly 150 volunteers from the Marines and the local community who attended the event and packaged 50,000 meals at the church. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Cpl. Xiomary Matos-Rodriguez, a supply specialist at MARFORRES, pours the rice portion of a dehydrated meal for crisis relief at the Stop Hunger Now event at Aurora United Methodist Church, Oct. 13. Matos-Rodriguez was one of roughly 150 volunteers from the Marines and the local community who attended the event and packaged 50,000 meals at the church. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Master Sgt. Rebecca Zahrndt, volunteer coordinator for MARFORRES, prepares to begin bagging dehydrated meals for crisis relief at the Stop Hunger Now event at Aurora United Methodist Church, Oct. 13. Zahrndt said events like Stop Hunger Now allow Marines and community members to see how large of an impact their actions have on the global community. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Master Sgt. Rebecca Zahrndt, volunteer coordinator for MARFORRES, prepares to begin bagging dehydrated meals for crisis relief at the Stop Hunger Now event at Aurora United Methodist Church, Oct. 13. Zahrndt said events like Stop Hunger Now allow Marines and community members to see how large of an impact their actions have on the global community. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Marine volunteers walk around the dining room at the New Orleans Mission, serving the assembled “disciples” at their evening dinner, Oct. 10. The NOM is one of many volunteer opportunities available to Marines at MARFORRES every week.. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Marine volunteers walk around the dining room at the New Orleans Mission, serving the assembled “disciples” at their evening dinner, Oct. 10. The NOM is one of many volunteer opportunities available to Marines at MARFORRES every week.. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards