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Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, addresses members of the Naval Order of the United States during their 125th Annual Congress Oct. 23, 2015, at the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans. McMillian joined Rear Adm. David Callahan, commander of Eighth Coast Guard District, and Capt. Scott Gootee, commander of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, to address the crowd about the history and evolution of the Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard and Naval Reserve components into the comprehensive readiness forces they are today. According to retired Navy Capt. Gary Bair, the host committee chairman for the National Congress of the Naval Order of the United States, the purpose of the congress is to preserve and promote naval service history and heritage. The NOUS is open to veterans of each of the naval services, as well as their descendants.

Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, addresses members of the Naval Order of the United States during their 125th Annual Congress Oct. 23, 2015, at the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans. McMillian joined Rear Adm. David Callahan, commander of Eighth Coast Guard District, and Capt. Scott Gootee, commander of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, to address the crowd about the history and evolution of the Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard and Naval Reserve components into the comprehensive readiness forces they are today. According to retired Navy Capt. Gary Bair, the host committee chairman for the National Congress of the Naval Order of the United States, the purpose of the congress is to preserve and promote naval service history and heritage. The NOUS is open to veterans of each of the naval services, as well as their descendants.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

NEW ORLEANS – Rear Adm. David Callahan, commander of Eighth Coast Guard District, addresses members of the Naval Order of the United States during their 125th Annual Congress Oct. 23, 2015, at the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans. Callahan joined Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, and Capt. Scott Gootee, commander of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, to address the crowd about the history and evolution of the Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard and Naval Reserve components into the comprehensive readiness forces they are today. According to retired Navy Capt. Gary Bair, the host committee chairman for the national congress of the Naval Order of the United States, the purpose of the congress is to preserve and promote naval service history and heritage. The NOUS is open to veterans of each of the naval services, as well as their descendants.

NEW ORLEANS – Rear Adm. David Callahan, commander of Eighth Coast Guard District, addresses members of the Naval Order of the United States during their 125th Annual Congress Oct. 23, 2015, at the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans. Callahan joined Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, and Capt. Scott Gootee, commander of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, to address the crowd about the history and evolution of the Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard and Naval Reserve components into the comprehensive readiness forces they are today. According to retired Navy Capt. Gary Bair, the host committee chairman for the national congress of the Naval Order of the United States, the purpose of the congress is to preserve and promote naval service history and heritage. The NOUS is open to veterans of each of the naval services, as well as their descendants.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Sgt. Kenneth A. Altazan, Vietnam War veteran, speaks during his Navy Cross Medal presentation ceremony aboard the USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 13, 2015. Altazan received the Navy Cross medal in addition to the Silver Star medal for his effort and bravery displayed during the Vietnam War. During a medical evacuation mission, Sgt. Altazan demonstrated bravery and complete disregard for his own safety in order to save the lives of many service members. Without notifying the pilot, he jumped off of his aircraft and rescued fellow service members, carrying them back to the aircraft while under heavy enemy fire. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Corporal Ian Ferro)

Sgt. Kenneth A. Altazan, Vietnam War veteran, speaks during his Navy Cross Medal presentation ceremony aboard the USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 13, 2015. Altazan received the Navy Cross medal in addition to the Silver Star medal for his effort and bravery displayed during the Vietnam War. During a medical evacuation mission, Sgt. Altazan demonstrated bravery and complete disregard for his own safety in order to save the lives of many service members. Without notifying the pilot, he jumped off of his aircraft and rescued fellow service members, carrying them back to the aircraft while under heavy enemy fire. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Corporal Ian Ferro)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Ferro

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marines Forces Reserve, presents Sgt. Kenneth A. Altazan, Vietnam War veteran, with the Navy Cross Medal certificate aboard the USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 13, 2015. Altazan received the Navy Cross medal in addition to the Silver Star medal for his effort and bravery displayed during the Vietnam War. During a medical evacuation mission, Sgt. Altazan demonstrated bravery and complete disregard for his own safety in order to save the lives of many service members. Without notifying the pilot, he jumped off of his aircraft and rescued fellow service members, carrying them back to the aircraft while under heavy enemy fire. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Corporal Ian Ferro)

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marines Forces Reserve, presents Sgt. Kenneth A. Altazan, Vietnam War veteran, with the Navy Cross Medal certificate aboard the USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 13, 2015. Altazan received the Navy Cross medal in addition to the Silver Star medal for his effort and bravery displayed during the Vietnam War. During a medical evacuation mission, Sgt. Altazan demonstrated bravery and complete disregard for his own safety in order to save the lives of many service members. Without notifying the pilot, he jumped off of his aircraft and rescued fellow service members, carrying them back to the aircraft while under heavy enemy fire. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Corporal Ian Ferro)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Ferro

(From left to right) Senator William Cassidy, Judge Patrick Donovan, Congressman Garret Graves, Sgt. Kenneth A. Altazan, Marcy Altazan and Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian pose for a photo during Sgt. Altazan’s Navy Cross Medal presentation ceremony aboard the USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 13, 2015. Altazan received the Navy Cross medal in addition to the Silver Star medal for his effort and bravery displayed during the Vietnam War. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Corporal Ian Ferro)

(From left to right) Senator William Cassidy, Judge Patrick Donovan, Congressman Garret Graves, Sgt. Kenneth A. Altazan, Marcy Altazan and Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian pose for a photo during Sgt. Altazan’s Navy Cross Medal presentation ceremony aboard the USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 13, 2015. Altazan received the Navy Cross medal in addition to the Silver Star medal for his effort and bravery displayed during the Vietnam War. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Corporal Ian Ferro)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Ferro

First Sgt. Timothy Dennison, the detachment first sergeant for Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, presents a folded flag to the son of Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

First Sgt. Timothy Dennison, the detachment first sergeant for Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, presents a folded flag to the son of Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Marines from 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct parachuting operations during their drill weekend at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 2, 2015. The drill period included parachuting operations, observation and report exercises, and included a surprise visit from Marine World War II Veteran, Bill Darling. (Photo courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company)

Marines from 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct parachuting operations during their drill weekend at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 2, 2015. The drill period included parachuting operations, observation and report exercises, and included a surprise visit from Marine World War II Veteran, Bill Darling. (Photo courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company)

Photo by 4th Force Reconnaissance Company

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by Sgt. Emmanuel Ortiz, an operations noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Forces Reserve Operations, at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by Sgt. Emmanuel Ortiz, an operations noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Forces Reserve Operations, at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by service members, veterans and airline travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by service members, veterans and airline travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran, Prisoner of War and Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by service members, veterans and airline travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran, Prisoner of War and Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by service members, veterans and airline travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by Cpl. Jordan L. Bradford, a recruiting and retention clerk with Marine Forces Reserve, at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by Cpl. Jordan L. Bradford, a recruiting and retention clerk with Marine Forces Reserve, at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Marine World War II Veteran, Bill Darling, talks to Sgt. John Stratton and Lance Cpl. Mark Adams with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division during their drill weekend at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 02, 2015. During his visit, Darling not only saw the planning, training and execution of the units’ exercise, but he also talked to the Marines, shared stories about his period of service and compared experiences between his time and what the Marines go through today. (Photo courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company)

Marine World War II Veteran, Bill Darling, talks to Sgt. John Stratton and Lance Cpl. Mark Adams with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division during their drill weekend at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 02, 2015. During his visit, Darling not only saw the planning, training and execution of the units’ exercise, but he also talked to the Marines, shared stories about his period of service and compared experiences between his time and what the Marines go through today. (Photo courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company)

Photo by Courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company

Marine World War II Veteran, Bill Darling, shakes hands with Lance Cpl. Mark Adams with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division during their drill weekend at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 02, 2015. The retired Sgt. Bill Darling served with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines Regiment during the Peleliu and Okinawa campaigns. Darling enlisted in 1943 and served until 1945. Five years later he was called to serve during the Korean War in 1950 and retired in 1951. (Photo courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company)

Marine World War II Veteran, Bill Darling, shakes hands with Lance Cpl. Mark Adams with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division during their drill weekend at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 02, 2015. The retired Sgt. Bill Darling served with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines Regiment during the Peleliu and Okinawa campaigns. Darling enlisted in 1943 and served until 1945. Five years later he was called to serve during the Korean War in 1950 and retired in 1951. (Photo courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company)

Photo by Courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company

Marine Veteran, Bill Darling pins Lance Cpl. Shane Johnson during a promotion ceremony. During his visit, Darling not only saw the planning, training and execution of the units’ exercise, but he also talked to the Marines, shared stories about his period of service and compared experiences between his time and what the Marines go through today. (Photo courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company)

Marine Veteran, Bill Darling pins Lance Cpl. Shane Johnson during a promotion ceremony. During his visit, Darling not only saw the planning, training and execution of the units’ exercise, but he also talked to the Marines, shared stories about his period of service and compared experiences between his time and what the Marines go through today. (Photo courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company)

Photo by Courtesy of 4th Force Reconnaissance Company

Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, speaks to an audience composed of military and civilian organizations at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. The mayor spoke of his efforts to combat homelessness among veterans in New Orleans. President Barack Obama praised Landrieu during the U.S. Conference of Mayors the week prior for making New Orleans one of the first major cities to eliminate veteran homelessness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, speaks to an audience composed of military and civilian organizations at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. The mayor spoke of his efforts to combat homelessness among veterans in New Orleans. President Barack Obama praised Landrieu during the U.S. Conference of Mayors the week prior for making New Orleans one of the first major cities to eliminate veteran homelessness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David M. Mize (left), Chairman of the New Orleans Mayor's Military Advisory Committee, speaks on behalf of the New Orleans military community at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. Senior military leaders from across the New Orleans area gathered to receive certificates of recognition for their commands’ efforts in eliminating veteran homelessness in New Orleans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David M. Mize (left), Chairman of the New Orleans Mayor's Military Advisory Committee, speaks on behalf of the New Orleans military community at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. Senior military leaders from across the New Orleans area gathered to receive certificates of recognition for their commands’ efforts in eliminating veteran homelessness in New Orleans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Col. Steven G. Godinho (left), commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, accepts a certificate of recognition from Mitch Landrieu (right), mayor of New Orleans, at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. Godinho accepted the certificate on behalf of MARFORRES for its efforts in combating veteran homelessness in the New Orleans area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Col. Steven G. Godinho (left), commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, accepts a certificate of recognition from Mitch Landrieu (right), mayor of New Orleans, at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. Godinho accepted the certificate on behalf of MARFORRES for its efforts in combating veteran homelessness in the New Orleans area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Mitch Landrieu (left), mayor of New Orleans, thanks civilian and military organizations for their efforts in eliminating veteran homelessness in New Orleans at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. With the help of these organizations, Landrieu’s administration has built a response system that can find housing for veterans in an average of 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Mitch Landrieu (left), mayor of New Orleans, thanks civilian and military organizations for their efforts in eliminating veteran homelessness in New Orleans at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. With the help of these organizations, Landrieu’s administration has built a response system that can find housing for veterans in an average of 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks to service members and civilians attending the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness press conference at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2015. New Orleans has effectively ended veteran homelessness by housing approximately 277 veterans in 2014 and ensuring that all veterans who become homeless will be housed within an average of 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro)

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks to service members and civilians attending the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness press conference at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2015. New Orleans has effectively ended veteran homelessness by housing approximately 277 veterans in 2014 and ensuring that all veterans who become homeless will be housed within an average of 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro

An Army color guard marches moments on the colors before a press conference at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2015. The press conference, led by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, announced the official accomplishment of First Lady Michelle Obama’s nationwide initiative, the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro)

An Army color guard marches moments on the colors before a press conference at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2015. The press conference, led by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, announced the official accomplishment of First Lady Michelle Obama’s nationwide initiative, the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro