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Private First Class Georgina Lewis, administrative clerk with 4th Marine Logistics Group, serves in the color guard before a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The Bayou Hurricanes (the team of veterans) played against Rolling Thunder (the team of Veterans Affairs employees). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Private First Class Georgina Lewis, administrative clerk with 4th Marine Logistics Group, serves in the color guard before a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The Bayou Hurricanes (the team of veterans) played against Rolling Thunder (the team of Veterans Affairs employees). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa Watts

Marine Veteran Faust “Al” Navazio recites the Pledge of Allegiance before a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The Bayou Hurricanes played against Rolling Thunder. Bayou Hurricanes consisted of veterans and Rolling Thunder consisted of Veterans Affairs employees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Marine Veteran Faust “Al” Navazio recites the Pledge of Allegiance before a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The Bayou Hurricanes played against Rolling Thunder. Bayou Hurricanes consisted of veterans and Rolling Thunder consisted of Veterans Affairs employees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa Watts

Teammates of the Bayou Hurricanes strategize during halftime of a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The team consisted of Veterans and the opposing team, Rolling Thunder, consisted of Veterans Affairs Employees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Teammates of the Bayou Hurricanes strategize during halftime of a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The team consisted of Veterans and the opposing team, Rolling Thunder, consisted of Veterans Affairs Employees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa Watts

Staff Sgt. LeAnn Splitter, musician with the the Marine Forces Reserve Band, plays the trumpet before the start of a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The Bayou Hurricanes played against Rolling Thunder. Bayou Hurricanes consisted of veterans and Rolling Thunder consisted of Veterans Affairs employees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Staff Sgt. LeAnn Splitter, musician with the the Marine Forces Reserve Band, plays the trumpet before the start of a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The Bayou Hurricanes played against Rolling Thunder. Bayou Hurricanes consisted of veterans and Rolling Thunder consisted of Veterans Affairs employees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa Watts

Teams Rolling Thunder(red) and Bayou Hurricanes(blue), face off in the tip-off of a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. Rolling Thunder consisted of Veterans Affairs employees and Bayou Hurricanes consisted of veterans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Teams Rolling Thunder(red) and Bayou Hurricanes(blue), face off in the tip-off of a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. Rolling Thunder consisted of Veterans Affairs employees and Bayou Hurricanes consisted of veterans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa Watts

Marines with 1st and 2nd Platoon, Truck Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, present arms during the annual wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. The Marines performed a 21-gun salute, during the ceremony, to pay tribute to Barrow. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Marines with 1st and 2nd Platoon, Truck Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, present arms during the annual wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. The Marines performed a 21-gun salute, during the ceremony, to pay tribute to Barrow. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller (left), 4th Marine Division sergeant major, and Col. Chris Steinhilber (right), 4th MARDIV chief of staff, salute the colors during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the annual wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. Barrow served as Commandant from 1979 to 1983. And since his death in 2008, Marines with MARFORRES lay a wreath on his grave every year to honor him and his service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller (left), 4th Marine Division sergeant major, and Col. Chris Steinhilber (right), 4th MARDIV chief of staff, salute the colors during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the annual wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. Barrow served as Commandant from 1979 to 1983. And since his death in 2008, Marines with MARFORRES lay a wreath on his grave every year to honor him and his service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

4th Marine Division color guard march-on the colors during the annual wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. Barrow served as Commandant from 1979 to 1983. And since his death in 2008, Marines with MARFORRES lay a wreath on his grave every year to honor him and his service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

4th Marine Division color guard march-on the colors during the annual wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. Barrow served as Commandant from 1979 to 1983. And since his death in 2008, Marines with MARFORRES lay a wreath on his grave every year to honor him and his service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Col. Chris Steinhilber (left), 4th Marine Division chief of staff, and Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller (right), 4th MARDIV sergeant major, pay their respects during the invocation given at the annual wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. Since Barrow’s death in 2008, Marines with MARFORRES lay a wreath on his grave every Nov. 10 to honor him and his service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Col. Chris Steinhilber (left), 4th Marine Division chief of staff, and Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller (right), 4th MARDIV sergeant major, pay their respects during the invocation given at the annual wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. Since Barrow’s death in 2008, Marines with MARFORRES lay a wreath on his grave every Nov. 10 to honor him and his service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Col. Chris Steinhilber (left), 4th Marine Division chief of staff, and Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller (right), 4th MARDIV sergeant major, salute Gen. Robert H. Barrow’s gravestone, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, during the playing of “Taps” at the annual wreath laying ceremony for Barrow at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. Barrow served as Commandant from 1979 to 1983. When Barrow passed away on Oct. 30, 2008, Marines from across the Marine Corps came to his funeral to honor him. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Col. Chris Steinhilber (left), 4th Marine Division chief of staff, and Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Miller (right), 4th MARDIV sergeant major, salute Gen. Robert H. Barrow’s gravestone, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, during the playing of “Taps” at the annual wreath laying ceremony for Barrow at Grace Church of West Feliciana, in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2017. Barrow served as Commandant from 1979 to 1983. When Barrow passed away on Oct. 30, 2008, Marines from across the Marine Corps came to his funeral to honor him. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

Retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary sits in front of birthday balloons at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary sits in front of birthday balloons at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

A signed copy of the photo of the second flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi hangs in the room of retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

A signed copy of the photo of the second flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi hangs in the room of retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary sits in front of his signed photo of the second flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary was given the photo by the photographer Joe Rosenthal a week after the flag raising. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary sits in front of his signed photo of the second flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary was given the photo by the photographer Joe Rosenthal a week after the flag raising. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, looks at pictures on his dresser at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, looks at pictures on his dresser at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Col. Thomas M. Fahy (right) speaks with retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary (left), a Marine veteran of World War II, at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Col. Thomas M. Fahy (right) speaks with retired 1st Lt. John J. O’Leary (left), a Marine veteran of World War II, at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kan., Dec. 21, 2016. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Photo depicts Retired 1st. Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, date and location unknown. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23, 2016. (Photo courtesy of John J. O’Leary)

Photo depicts Retired 1st. Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, date and location unknown. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 23, 2016. (Photo courtesy of John J. O’Leary)

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, talks to Angie Engel, whose husband served as a Navy pilot at Pearl Harbor, during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, talks to Angie Engel, whose husband served as a Navy pilot at Pearl Harbor, during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, and Angie Engel, whose husband served as a Navy pilot at Pearl Harbor, pose for a photo during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, and Angie Engel, whose husband served as a Navy pilot at Pearl Harbor, pose for a photo during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

The Normandy Liberty Bell sounds during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

The Normandy Liberty Bell sounds during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Military veterans and members of the local community bow their heads in a moment of silence during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Military veterans and members of the local community bow their heads in a moment of silence during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones