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Michael Washington, a former homeless veteran, addresses attendees at the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness press conference at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2015. Washington was the last homeless veteran to be housed in New Orleans, officially accomplishing the campaign’s objective in 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro)

Michael Washington, a former homeless veteran, addresses attendees at the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness press conference at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2015. Washington was the last homeless veteran to be housed in New Orleans, officially accomplishing the campaign’s objective in 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro

Gunnery Sgt. Michael Maschmeier, the enlisted conductor of Marine Corps Band New Orleans, conducts the band during a ceremony at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Dec. 12, 2014. The ceremony marked the museum’s newest exhibit, “The Road to Berlin,” which commemorates the path that led to D-Day and the fierce battles that followed.

Gunnery Sgt. Michael Maschmeier, the enlisted conductor of Marine Corps Band New Orleans, conducts the band during a ceremony at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Dec. 12, 2014. The ceremony marked the museum’s newest exhibit, “The Road to Berlin,” which commemorates the path that led to D-Day and the fierce battles that followed.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

A joint service color guard marches in a ceremony at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Dec. 12, 2014. The ceremony marked the museum’s newest exhibit, “The Road to Berlin,” which commemorates the path that led to D-Day and the fierce battles that followed.

A joint service color guard marches in a ceremony at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Dec. 12, 2014. The ceremony marked the museum’s newest exhibit, “The Road to Berlin,” which commemorates the path that led to D-Day and the fierce battles that followed.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Board members of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans cut the ceremonial ribbon of the museum’s newest exhibit, “The Road to Berlin,” in the museum’s Campaigns of Courage Pavilion, Dec. 12, 2014. Many active duty military members, as well as World War II veterans, attended the ceremony. The exhibit will open to the public Dec. 13, 2014.

Board members of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans cut the ceremonial ribbon of the museum’s newest exhibit, “The Road to Berlin,” in the museum’s Campaigns of Courage Pavilion, Dec. 12, 2014. Many active duty military members, as well as World War II veterans, attended the ceremony. The exhibit will open to the public Dec. 13, 2014.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Gordon H. Mueller, President and CEO of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, addresses the audience at a ceremony in the museum’s Campaigns of Courage Pavilion, Dec. 12, 2014. The ceremony marked the opening of “The Road to Berlin” exhibit. Many active duty military members, as well as World War II veterans, attended the ceremony. The exhibit will open to the public Dec. 13, 2014.

Gordon H. Mueller, President and CEO of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, addresses the audience at a ceremony in the museum’s Campaigns of Courage Pavilion, Dec. 12, 2014. The ceremony marked the opening of “The Road to Berlin” exhibit. Many active duty military members, as well as World War II veterans, attended the ceremony. The exhibit will open to the public Dec. 13, 2014.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

Retired Col. James “Rip” Harper christens a D7G bulldozer used in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, outside the Naval Support Activity Portland after 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 christens a D7G bulldozer used in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, outside the Naval Support Activity Portland after 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)

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

The Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion stand in formation during the 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 the battalion’s first adjutant, retired Col. James “Rip” Harper. 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)

The Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion stand in formation during the 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 the battalion’s first adjutant, retired Col. James “Rip” Harper. 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)

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Lt. Col. Charles R. Donnelly, commanding officer of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Billy Kruthers, 6th ESB sergeant major, attach battle streamers to the unit colors during the 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 the battalion’s first adjutant, retired Col. James “Rip” Harper. 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)

Lt. Col. Charles R. Donnelly, commanding officer of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Billy Kruthers, 6th ESB sergeant major, attach battle streamers to the unit colors during the 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 the battalion’s first adjutant, retired Col. James “Rip” Harper. 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)

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

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

Cpl. Rita Brignac Kaul is pictured in her Marine Corps service uniform circa 1945. Kaul, a WWII and Korean War veteran, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1945, was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1949, and served as a sailor in the Navy Reserve from 1950 to 1954.

Cpl. Rita Brignac Kaul is pictured in her Marine Corps service uniform circa 1945. Kaul, a WWII and Korean War veteran, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1945, was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1949, and served as a sailor in the Navy Reserve from 1950 to 1954.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Rita Brignac Kaul, a WWII and Korean War veteran, holds a copy of her honorable discharge papers at the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, Louisiana, Aug. 13, 2014. Kaul enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1945, was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1949, and served as a sailor in the Navy Reserve from 1950 to 1954.

Rita Brignac Kaul, a WWII and Korean War veteran, holds a copy of her honorable discharge papers at the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, Louisiana, Aug. 13, 2014. Kaul enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1945, was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1949, and served as a sailor in the Navy Reserve from 1950 to 1954.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Nic Doucette and Gabe Vasquez, both retired Marines, arrive to the shore and greeted by Marines from Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, here Aug. 6 2014. The two Marines kayaked through the heart of New Orleans down the Mississippi River to honor the service of Sgt. Gabriel Martinez and Cpl. Justin Gaertner. Both Martinez and Gaertner stepped on pressure plate-activated improvised explosive devices while using their metal detectors in Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2010. Both Marines lost their legs but survived. New Orleans was the last major city Doucette and Vasquez passed through during their 2,552 mile journey from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)

Nic Doucette and Gabe Vasquez, both retired Marines, arrive to the shore and greeted by Marines from Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, here Aug. 6 2014. The two Marines kayaked through the heart of New Orleans down the Mississippi River to honor the service of Sgt. Gabriel Martinez and Cpl. Justin Gaertner. Both Martinez and Gaertner stepped on pressure plate-activated improvised explosive devices while using their metal detectors in Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2010. Both Marines lost their legs but survived. New Orleans was the last major city Doucette and Vasquez passed through during their 2,552 mile journey from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)

Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

Nic Doucette and Gabe Vasquez, both retired Marines, kayak through the heart of New Orleans down the Mississippi River to honor the service of Sgt. Gabriel Martinez and Cpl. Justin Gaertner here, Aug. 6, 2014. Both Martinez and Gaertner stepped on pressure plate-activated improvised explosive devices while using their metal detectors in Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2010. Both Marines lost their legs but survived. New Orleans was the last major city Doucette and Vasquez passed through during their 2,552 mile journey from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)

Nic Doucette and Gabe Vasquez, both retired Marines, kayak through the heart of New Orleans down the Mississippi River to honor the service of Sgt. Gabriel Martinez and Cpl. Justin Gaertner here, Aug. 6, 2014. Both Martinez and Gaertner stepped on pressure plate-activated improvised explosive devices while using their metal detectors in Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2010. Both Marines lost their legs but survived. New Orleans was the last major city Doucette and Vasquez passed through during their 2,552 mile journey from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)

Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

Nic Doucette and Gabe Vasquez, both retired Marines, kayak through the heart of New Orleans down the Mississippi River to honor the service of Sgt. Gabriel Martinez and Cpl. Justin Gaertner here, Aug. 6, 2014. Both Martinez and Gaertner stepped on pressure plate-activated improvised explosive devices while using their metal detectors in Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2010. Both Marines lost their legs but survived. New Orleans was the last major city Doucette and Vasquez passed through during their 2,552 mile journey from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)

Nic Doucette and Gabe Vasquez, both retired Marines, kayak through the heart of New Orleans down the Mississippi River to honor the service of Sgt. Gabriel Martinez and Cpl. Justin Gaertner here, Aug. 6, 2014. Both Martinez and Gaertner stepped on pressure plate-activated improvised explosive devices while using their metal detectors in Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2010. Both Marines lost their legs but survived. New Orleans was the last major city Doucette and Vasquez passed through during their 2,552 mile journey from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)

Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

Former Marine Cpl. Joshua Ploetz, makes his way to shore before beaing greeted by a crowd of Marines, sailors, veterans family members July 25, 2014, as he paddles closer to the end of his 2,575-mile journey down the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, July 25, 2014. Ploetz began his journey to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress May 19, at Lake Itasca Minn.

Former Marine Cpl. Joshua Ploetz, makes his way to shore before beaing greeted by a crowd of Marines, sailors, veterans family members July 25, 2014, as he paddles closer to the end of his 2,575-mile journey down the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, July 25, 2014. Ploetz began his journey to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress May 19, at Lake Itasca Minn.

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage karwick

Gregg T. Habel, executive director Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North (left), former active-duty Marine Cpl. Joshua Ploetz, a combat veteran (middle) and Lt. Col. Steven Godinho, Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters Battalion commanding officer (right) stand together July 25, 2014 after Ploetz comes ashore at Algiers Point along the Mississippi River. Ploetz paddled nearly 2,575-miles down the Mississippi to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress.

Gregg T. Habel, executive director Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North (left), former active-duty Marine Cpl. Joshua Ploetz, a combat veteran (middle) and Lt. Col. Steven Godinho, Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters Battalion commanding officer (right) stand together July 25, 2014 after Ploetz comes ashore at Algiers Point along the Mississippi River. Ploetz paddled nearly 2,575-miles down the Mississippi to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress.

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Marines and sailors from Headquarters, Marine Forces Reserve greet former Marine Cpl. Joshua Ploetz, as he paddles closer to the end of his 2,575-mile journey down the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, July 25, 2014. Ploetz began his journey to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress May 19, at Lake Itasca Minn.

Marines and sailors from Headquarters, Marine Forces Reserve greet former Marine Cpl. Joshua Ploetz, as he paddles closer to the end of his 2,575-mile journey down the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, July 25, 2014. Ploetz began his journey to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress May 19, at Lake Itasca Minn.

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Staff photo by DARWIN WEIGEL
Elmer Mackall, 87, of Prince Frederick received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by congress, Tuesday at Gray Ray Post 220 of the American Legion in Prince Frederick. Mackall was among the first black Americans to join the Marines and train at Montford Point in North Carolina in preparation for WWII duty for the Guadalcanal Campaign in the South Pacific. Behind him from left is U.S. Marine Lt. Col. David Johnson, his son Ronald Mackall and Azizi Wesmiller of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's (D-Md.) office who worked to get Mackall recognized.

Staff photo by DARWIN WEIGEL Elmer Mackall, 87, of Prince Frederick received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by congress, Tuesday at Gray Ray Post 220 of the American Legion in Prince Frederick. Mackall was among the first black Americans to join the Marines and train at Montford Point in North Carolina in preparation for WWII duty for the Guadalcanal Campaign in the South Pacific. Behind him from left is U.S. Marine Lt. Col. David Johnson, his son Ronald Mackall and Azizi Wesmiller of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's (D-Md.) office who worked to get Mackall recognized.

Photo by Darwin Weigel

Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, deputy commandant of Plans, Policies and Operations, addresses the audience at the 49th Annual Montford Point Marine Association Convention here, July 18, 2014. Bailey addressed chapter leaders, members and original Montford Point Marines on current operations, informing the audience of ongoing global Marine Corps missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, deputy commandant of Plans, Policies and Operations, addresses the audience at the 49th Annual Montford Point Marine Association Convention here, July 18, 2014. Bailey addressed chapter leaders, members and original Montford Point Marines on current operations, informing the audience of ongoing global Marine Corps missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards