Maj. Chris Cotton, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Montgomery, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to the family of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Cotton is the former Inspector-Instructor for Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, the unit that Sullivan was assigned to. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)