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Jim Gentile, the project liaison for the Colp Plaza Veterans Memorial Committee, gives a speech to guests, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The speech honored fallen service members and four African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)

Jim Gentile, the project liaison for the Colp Plaza Veterans Memorial Committee, gives a speech to guests, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The speech honored fallen service members and four African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

Photo by GySgt Bryan A. Peterson

Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

Photo by GySgt Bryan A. Peterson

Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

Photo by GySgt Bryan A. Peterson

Marine Corps officer candidates attempt to navigate a leadership reaction course obstacle aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Marine Corps officer candidates attempt to navigate a leadership reaction course obstacle aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin

Marine Corps officer candidates attempt to navigate a leadership reaction course obstacle aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Marine Corps officer candidates attempt to navigate a leadership reaction course obstacle aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin

Marine Corps Capt. Adam Crise, an officer selection officer with Officer Selection Station Iowa City, Recruiting Station Des Moines, speaks to a group of Marine Corp officer candidates aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Marine Corps Capt. Adam Crise, an officer selection officer with Officer Selection Station Iowa City, Recruiting Station Des Moines, speaks to a group of Marine Corp officer candidates aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin

Marine Corps officer candidates participate in a four-mile hike during a during an Officer Candidate School preparation weekend aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 1017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Marine Corps officer candidates participate in a four-mile hike during a during an Officer Candidate School preparation weekend aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 1017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin

A Marine Corps officer candidate navigates an obstacle while participating in an obstacle course aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

A Marine Corps officer candidate navigates an obstacle while participating in an obstacle course aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

Photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin

College students operate the new Marine Corps AH-1Z flight simulator during the 36 Annual Aerospace Conference and Career Fair at the University of North Dakota, April 20, 2017. According to the university’s website, SAMA invites prominent individuals from across the nation and from a variety of disciplines to join the students on campus and share their invaluable perspectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Webster/Released)

College students operate the new Marine Corps AH-1Z flight simulator during the 36 Annual Aerospace Conference and Career Fair at the University of North Dakota, April 20, 2017. According to the university’s website, SAMA invites prominent individuals from across the nation and from a variety of disciplines to join the students on campus and share their invaluable perspectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Webster/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Webster

Marine Corps Sgt. Ramon Harris and Capt. Christopher Cory with 9 Marine Corps District, pose with a student next to the Marine Corps F-35 flight simulator during the 36 Annual Aerospace Conference and Career Fair at the University of North Dakota, April 20, 2017. According to the university’s website, SAMA invites prominent individuals from across the nation and from a variety of disciplines to join the students on campus and share their invaluable perspectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Webster/Released)

Marine Corps Sgt. Ramon Harris and Capt. Christopher Cory with 9 Marine Corps District, pose with a student next to the Marine Corps F-35 flight simulator during the 36 Annual Aerospace Conference and Career Fair at the University of North Dakota, April 20, 2017. According to the university’s website, SAMA invites prominent individuals from across the nation and from a variety of disciplines to join the students on campus and share their invaluable perspectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Webster/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Webster

Colonel Jason L. Morris, 9th Marine Corps District commanding officer, awards Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Brau, the staff noncommissioned officer of Recruiting Substation South Bend, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, April 22, in South Bend, Indiana, as the SNCOIC champion of Operation Gridiron Blitz. Operation Gridiron Blitz was a 9th Marine Corps District recruiting offensive that tasked Marine recruiters to find the next smart, tough and elite warriors to serve in the Marine Corps. Brau said his Marines, pictured left to right, Sgt. Brant Scherbarth, Sgt. Brandon Weaver, Staff Sgt. Korey Lewis and, not pictured, Sgt. Franklin Alvarado, were the sole reason why he won the award. Brau said he "owes everything to the Marines who went out and accomplished the mission. They were the ones who brought in the men and women who are of the highest caliber to the RSS pool team." Morris presented the award to Brau prior to a pool function, where he, his Marines and the men and women in the delayed entry program, or DEP, conducted a mud run for their monthly pool function.

Colonel Jason L. Morris, 9th Marine Corps District commanding officer, awards Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Brau, the staff noncommissioned officer of Recruiting Substation South Bend, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, April 22, in South Bend, Indiana, as the SNCOIC champion of Operation Gridiron Blitz. Operation Gridiron Blitz was a 9th Marine Corps District recruiting offensive that tasked Marine recruiters to find the next smart, tough and elite warriors to serve in the Marine Corps. Brau said his Marines, pictured left to right, Sgt. Brant Scherbarth, Sgt. Brandon Weaver, Staff Sgt. Korey Lewis and, not pictured, Sgt. Franklin Alvarado, were the sole reason why he won the award. Brau said he "owes everything to the Marines who went out and accomplished the mission. They were the ones who brought in the men and women who are of the highest caliber to the RSS pool team." Morris presented the award to Brau prior to a pool function, where he, his Marines and the men and women in the delayed entry program, or DEP, conducted a mud run for their monthly pool function.

Photo by GySgt Bryan A. Peterson

Marines from 9th Marine Corps District headquartered aboard Naval Station Great Lakes gave back to the community through a mini boot camp for Red Oak Elementary School children. April is recognized as Month of the Military Child to underscore the important role that children play in the Armed Forces.

Marines from 9th Marine Corps District headquartered aboard Naval Station Great Lakes gave back to the community through a mini boot camp for Red Oak Elementary School children. April is recognized as Month of the Military Child to underscore the important role that children play in the Armed Forces.

Photo by Cpl. Zachery Martin

U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, speaks to Oklahoma State University Officer Candidates at Oklahoma State University, Feb 15. Seely spoke to the candidates about what it is like being a Marine and a leader.

U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, speaks to Oklahoma State University Officer Candidates at Oklahoma State University, Feb 15. Seely spoke to the candidates about what it is like being a Marine and a leader.

Photo by Cpl. Alejandro Bedoya

U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, shows his Oklahoma State University graduation ring to Burns Hargis, President of OSU near Gallagher-Iba Arena, Feb. 15. Seely also had the opportunity to speak to the number one ranked Cowboys wrestling team.

U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, shows his Oklahoma State University graduation ring to Burns Hargis, President of OSU near Gallagher-Iba Arena, Feb. 15. Seely also had the opportunity to speak to the number one ranked Cowboys wrestling team.

Photo by Cpl. Alejandro Bedoya

U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, speaks to the wrestling team near Gallagher-Iba Arena, Feb. 15. Seely, an OSU alumni, visited the NCAA Division I number one ranked Cowboys to motivate and inspire them before their National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals Final, Feb. 19, against number two ranked Pennsylvania State University.

U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, speaks to the wrestling team near Gallagher-Iba Arena, Feb. 15. Seely, an OSU alumni, visited the NCAA Division I number one ranked Cowboys to motivate and inspire them before their National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals Final, Feb. 19, against number two ranked Pennsylvania State University.

Photo by Cpl. Alejandro Bedoya

U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, poses with Mack Butler, director of football operations at Oklahoma State University, after being presented with a football, Feb 15. Seely visited OSU to speak to Marine Corps officer candidates and deliver a motivational speech to the wrestling team ahead of their National Championship Sunday.

U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, poses with Mack Butler, director of football operations at Oklahoma State University, after being presented with a football, Feb 15. Seely visited OSU to speak to Marine Corps officer candidates and deliver a motivational speech to the wrestling team ahead of their National Championship Sunday.

Photo by Cpl. Alejandro Bedoya

Marine veteran, Eder Campos, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment (2/2), speaks with other Marines while preparing for a convoy mission on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, July 16, 2013, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Campos recently graduated as a candidate firefighter and emergency medical technician and is assigned to the Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 95. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)

Marine veteran, Eder Campos, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment (2/2), speaks with other Marines while preparing for a convoy mission on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, July 16, 2013, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Campos recently graduated as a candidate firefighter and emergency medical technician and is assigned to the Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 95. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

Candidate Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Eder Campos, Marine veteran, graduated from the Fire Academy Feb. 15, 2017, at the Aon Grand Ballroom on the Navy Pier in Chicago, Ill. Campos was awarded the Eugene Blackmon award recognizing outstanding leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Webster/Released)

Candidate Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Eder Campos, Marine veteran, graduated from the Fire Academy Feb. 15, 2017, at the Aon Grand Ballroom on the Navy Pier in Chicago, Ill. Campos was awarded the Eugene Blackmon award recognizing outstanding leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Webster/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Webster

Marine veteran, Kalyn Schwartz, wrestled for Southern Oregon University in the 123-pound weight class, Feb. 10-11, at the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships in Oklahoma City. While in the Marine Corps, Schwartz’s military specialty occupation was aircraft rescue and firefighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Webster/Released)

Marine veteran, Kalyn Schwartz, wrestled for Southern Oregon University in the 123-pound weight class, Feb. 10-11, at the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships in Oklahoma City. While in the Marine Corps, Schwartz’s military specialty occupation was aircraft rescue and firefighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Webster/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Webster

Jim Gentile, the project liaison for the Colp Plaza Veterans Memorial Committee, gives a speech to guests, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The speech honored fallen service members and four African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)

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Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

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Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

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Colonel Jason Morris speaks to a group of university wrestling coaches and leaders, today, about the values Marines and wrestlers share during the NWCA leadership academy in Edwardsville, Illinois. He talked about the three missions of the U.S. Marine Corps - make Marines, win our nation’s battles and develop quality citizens - and spoke about how to adapt them so the coaches in attendance could grow wrestling. His speech focused on how training is the most important part of a leader’s job, whether it is preparing a team for battle or the wrestling mat.

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Marine Corps officer candidates attempt to navigate a leadership reaction course obstacle aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

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Marine Corps officer candidates attempt to navigate a leadership reaction course obstacle aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

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Marine Corps Capt. Adam Crise, an officer selection officer with Officer Selection Station Iowa City, Recruiting Station Des Moines, speaks to a group of Marine Corp officer candidates aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

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Marine Corps officer candidates participate in a four-mile hike during a during an Officer Candidate School preparation weekend aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 1017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

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A Marine Corps officer candidate navigates an obstacle while participating in an obstacle course aboard Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, April 22, 2017. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) preparation weekend was held to enhance readiness through challenging and realistic training with a focus on basic Marine Corps knowledge and skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachery B. Martin)

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College students operate the new Marine Corps AH-1Z flight simulator during the 36 Annual Aerospace Conference and Career Fair at the University of North Dakota, April 20, 2017. According to the university’s website, SAMA invites prominent individuals from across the nation and from a variety of disciplines to join the students on campus and share their invaluable perspectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Webster/Released)

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Marine Corps Sgt. Ramon Harris and Capt. Christopher Cory with 9 Marine Corps District, pose with a student next to the Marine Corps F-35 flight simulator during the 36 Annual Aerospace Conference and Career Fair at the University of North Dakota, April 20, 2017. According to the university’s website, SAMA invites prominent individuals from across the nation and from a variety of disciplines to join the students on campus and share their invaluable perspectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Webster/Released)

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Colonel Jason L. Morris, 9th Marine Corps District commanding officer, awards Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Brau, the staff noncommissioned officer of Recruiting Substation South Bend, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, April 22, in South Bend, Indiana, as the SNCOIC champion of Operation Gridiron Blitz. Operation Gridiron Blitz was a 9th Marine Corps District recruiting offensive that tasked Marine recruiters to find the next smart, tough and elite warriors to serve in the Marine Corps. Brau said his Marines, pictured left to right, Sgt. Brant Scherbarth, Sgt. Brandon Weaver, Staff Sgt. Korey Lewis and, not pictured, Sgt. Franklin Alvarado, were the sole reason why he won the award. Brau said he "owes everything to the Marines who went out and accomplished the mission. They were the ones who brought in the men and women who are of the highest caliber to the RSS pool team." Morris presented the award to Brau prior to a pool function, where he, his Marines and the men and women in the delayed entry program, or DEP, conducted a mud run for their monthly pool function.

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Marines from 9th Marine Corps District headquartered aboard Naval Station Great Lakes gave back to the community through a mini boot camp for Red Oak Elementary School children. April is recognized as Month of the Military Child to underscore the important role that children play in the Armed Forces.

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U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, speaks to Oklahoma State University Officer Candidates at Oklahoma State University, Feb 15. Seely spoke to the candidates about what it is like being a Marine and a leader.

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U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, shows his Oklahoma State University graduation ring to Burns Hargis, President of OSU near Gallagher-Iba Arena, Feb. 15. Seely also had the opportunity to speak to the number one ranked Cowboys wrestling team.

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U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, speaks to the wrestling team near Gallagher-Iba Arena, Feb. 15. Seely, an OSU alumni, visited the NCAA Division I number one ranked Cowboys to motivate and inspire them before their National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals Final, Feb. 19, against number two ranked Pennsylvania State University.

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U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, poses with Mack Butler, director of football operations at Oklahoma State University, after being presented with a football, Feb 15. Seely visited OSU to speak to Marine Corps officer candidates and deliver a motivational speech to the wrestling team ahead of their National Championship Sunday.

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Marine veteran, Eder Campos, with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment (2/2), speaks with other Marines while preparing for a convoy mission on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, July 16, 2013, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Campos recently graduated as a candidate firefighter and emergency medical technician and is assigned to the Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 95. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)

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Candidate Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Eder Campos, Marine veteran, graduated from the Fire Academy Feb. 15, 2017, at the Aon Grand Ballroom on the Navy Pier in Chicago, Ill. Campos was awarded the Eugene Blackmon award recognizing outstanding leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Webster/Released)

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Marine veteran, Kalyn Schwartz, wrestled for Southern Oregon University in the 123-pound weight class, Feb. 10-11, at the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships in Oklahoma City. While in the Marine Corps, Schwartz’s military specialty occupation was aircraft rescue and firefighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Webster/Released)

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