Gunnery Sgt. Jaren Wright, Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Marksmanship Training Unit, surprised his daughter during a question-and-answer event at Friendly Hills Elementary School in Joshua Tree, Calif, Dec. 7, 2017. This is the first year the event took place at Friendly Hills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Rachel K. Porter) - Gunnery Sgt. Jaren Wright, Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Marksmanship Training Unit, surprised his daughter during a question-and-answer event at Friendly Hills Elementary School in Joshua Tree, Calif, Dec. 7, 2017. This is the first year the event took place at Friendly Hills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Rachel K. Porter)
The Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Color Guard serve as the color guard for a Veterans Day ceremony at Big Bear Lake, Calif., Nov. 11, 2017. Military color guards are an integral part to traditional military ceremonies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris) - The Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Color Guard serve as the color guard for a Veterans Day ceremony at Big Bear Lake, Calif., Nov. 11, 2017. Military color guards are an integral part to traditional military ceremonies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)
Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion steadily drive down the road in a Light Armored Vehicle during the annual Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade in Palm Springs, Calif., Nov. 11, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released) - Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion steadily drive down the road in a Light Armored Vehicle during the annual Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade in Palm Springs, Calif., Nov. 11, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)