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A young girl has her face painted at the home of Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, during the Super-Sized Command Easter Egg Hunt, March 26, 2016. Uniformed service members assigned to MFR and MFN, their families and members of the greater Algiers community were invited to celebrate the holiday together at the historical house.

A young girl has her face painted at the home of Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, during the Super-Sized Command Easter Egg Hunt, March 26, 2016. Uniformed service members assigned to MFR and MFN, their families and members of the greater Algiers community were invited to celebrate the holiday together at the historical house.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Devan A Barnett

Therian Neal Brown (left) and Dr. James J. Neal, goddaughter and son of Montford Point Marine Mr. James Neal, are presented with a Congressional Gold Medal Oct. 23, 2015 by Lt. Col. Michael F. Arnone, Inspector-Instructor 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, Inspector-Instructor sergeant major of 1/24. Brown and Dr. Neal accepted the medal on behalf of Mr. Neal at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

Therian Neal Brown (left) and Dr. James J. Neal, goddaughter and son of Montford Point Marine Mr. James Neal, are presented with a Congressional Gold Medal Oct. 23, 2015 by Lt. Col. Michael F. Arnone, Inspector-Instructor 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, Inspector-Instructor sergeant major of 1/24. Brown and Dr. Neal accepted the medal on behalf of Mr. Neal at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt David Flores

Mrs. Pauline Wallick, widow of Montford Point Marine Robert Wallick, is presented with a Congressional Gold Medal at her home Oct. 23, 2015, by Lt. Col. Michael F. Arnone, Inspector-Instructor 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, Inspector-Instructor sergeant major of 1/24. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

Mrs. Pauline Wallick, widow of Montford Point Marine Robert Wallick, is presented with a Congressional Gold Medal at her home Oct. 23, 2015, by Lt. Col. Michael F. Arnone, Inspector-Instructor 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, Inspector-Instructor sergeant major of 1/24. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Davis Flores

Therian Neal Brown, goddaughter of Montford Point Marine Mr. James Neal, looks proudly at the Congressional Gold Medal presented Oct. 23, 2015, to her and her godbrother Dr. James J. Neal, by Lt. Col. Michael F. Arnone, Inspector-Instructor 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. Brown and Dr. Neal accepted the medal on behalf of their father at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. David Flores) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. David Flores)

Therian Neal Brown, goddaughter of Montford Point Marine Mr. James Neal, looks proudly at the Congressional Gold Medal presented Oct. 23, 2015, to her and her godbrother Dr. James J. Neal, by Lt. Col. Michael F. Arnone, Inspector-Instructor 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. Brown and Dr. Neal accepted the medal on behalf of their father at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. David Flores) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. David Flores)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. David Flores

Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, Inspector-Instructor sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, reads the citation for the Congressional Gold Medal presented to the family of Montford Point Marine Mr. James Neal, Oct. 23, 2015 at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, Inspector-Instructor sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, reads the citation for the Congressional Gold Medal presented to the family of Montford Point Marine Mr. James Neal, Oct. 23, 2015 at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. David Flores

Lt. Col. Michael F. Arnone (left), Inspector-Instructor 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. James J. Neal and Therian Neal Brown, the son and goddaughter of Montford Point Marine James Neal, at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. Oct. 23, 2015. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama, signed into law the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

Lt. Col. Michael F. Arnone (left), Inspector-Instructor 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. James J. Neal and Therian Neal Brown, the son and goddaughter of Montford Point Marine James Neal, at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. Oct. 23, 2015. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama, signed into law the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. David Flores

Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.

Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julia D'Agostino

Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.

Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Remington Hall

Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.

Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Remington Hall

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith, sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, addresses the Marines of Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th MLG, at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training conference, Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith, sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, addresses the Marines of Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th MLG, at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training conference, Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Sgt. William Turner, a team leader, with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th Marine Logistics Group, pets Valerie, a service dog from the Warrior Canine Connection, at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training , Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Sgt. William Turner, a team leader, with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th Marine Logistics Group, pets Valerie, a service dog from the Warrior Canine Connection, at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training , Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Sgt. William Turner (center), a team leader, and Staff Sgt. Sergio Rosas (right), company staff non-commissioned officer in charge of Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th Marine Logistics Group, speak to Christine Doboszenski, personal financial advisor with Zeiders Enterprises at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training conference, Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice.

Sgt. William Turner (center), a team leader, and Staff Sgt. Sergio Rosas (right), company staff non-commissioned officer in charge of Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th Marine Logistics Group, speak to Christine Doboszenski, personal financial advisor with Zeiders Enterprises at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training conference, Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Lance Cpl. Michael Davis, a team member with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th Marine Logistics Group, speaks to Rhonda Bair, an outreach coordinator with the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training conference, Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice.

Lance Cpl. Michael Davis, a team member with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company (-), 4th Marine Logistics Group, speaks to Rhonda Bair, an outreach coordinator with the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Yellow Ribbon Re-Integration Program Post-deployment training conference, Jan. 24-25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. After being deployed to Camp Bastion and Kandahar, Afghanistan, the unit attended the training as a required follow-up to their return to the continental United States. The training featured resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Red Cross, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Marine For Life, and other organizations which offer financial, medical and employment advice.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Navy Counselor 1st Class Marta Martin picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La., Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Navy Counselor 1st Class Marta Martin picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La., Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La. Package kumquats and load them onto a van for shipment Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La. Package kumquats and load them onto a van for shipment Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Lance Cpl. Benjamin Kulp, a comptroller Marine with Marine Forces Reserve, picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Lance Cpl. Benjamin Kulp, a comptroller Marine with Marine Forces Reserve, picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Sgt. Ashley Price, an administrative specialist with the Marine Forces Reserve Material Readiness Training Cell, picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Sgt. Ashley Price, an administrative specialist with the Marine Forces Reserve Material Readiness Training Cell, picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Navy Counselor 1st Class Marta Martin picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La., Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Navy Counselor 1st Class Marta Martin picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La., Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

A table displays the Bronze Star Medal along with Sgt. Daniel Vasselian’s award citation and photos from his life Oct. 13, inside the American Legion’s Lewis V. Dorsey Post 112 in Abington, Mass. Daniel was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for combat actions while on his third deployment to Afghanistan. Daniel’s wife, Erin Vasselian, and parents, Karen and Mark Vasselian, each were presented with medals during the ceremony. Daniel was killed in action Dec. 23, 2013 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

A table displays the Bronze Star Medal along with Sgt. Daniel Vasselian’s award citation and photos from his life Oct. 13, inside the American Legion’s Lewis V. Dorsey Post 112 in Abington, Mass. Daniel was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for combat actions while on his third deployment to Afghanistan. Daniel’s wife, Erin Vasselian, and parents, Karen and Mark Vasselian, each were presented with medals during the ceremony. Daniel was killed in action Dec. 23, 2013 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Karen Vasselian takes a photo of a commemorative brick bearing her son’s name Oct. 13, in front of the American Legion’s Lewis V. Dorsey Post 112 War Memorial in Abington, Mass. Sgt. Daniel Vasselian was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for combat actions while on his third deployment to Afghanistan. Daniel’s wife, Erin Vasselian, and parents, Karen and Mark Vasselian, each were presented with medals during the ceremony. Daniel was killed in action Dec. 23, 2013 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Karen Vasselian takes a photo of a commemorative brick bearing her son’s name Oct. 13, in front of the American Legion’s Lewis V. Dorsey Post 112 War Memorial in Abington, Mass. Sgt. Daniel Vasselian was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for combat actions while on his third deployment to Afghanistan. Daniel’s wife, Erin Vasselian, and parents, Karen and Mark Vasselian, each were presented with medals during the ceremony. Daniel was killed in action Dec. 23, 2013 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein