Staff Sgt. Alec Haralovich renders a salute before he is awarded the 2013 Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment here, May 19, 2013. Haralovich earned the distinction for honoring the memory of Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone and upholding the ultimate attribute of what it means to be a United States Marine. His selfless service to the Marine Corps, his Marines and heroic exploits during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan also earned him the Silver Star Medal. Harolovich is currently assigned to Company E, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. Haralovich left promptly after the ceremony to begin a nearly year-long deployment to train foreign forces overseas in the coming months. Haralovich is a Reserve Reconnaissance Marine from Bloomington, Ind.