Photos

Lance Cpl. Kara Perez and Lance Cpl. Victor Perez dance for the first time as a married couple during their wedding, Aug. 27, 2005.

Photo by Courtesy of Perez family

Sarah Jennings, left, walks away from Grand Valley State University with a friend Aug. 23. Jennings turned down a music scholarship to the university and joined the Marine Corps? Delayed Entry Program in Muskegon, Mich.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Janoweic

A Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon member inspects an M-1 Garand rifle during a performance at the Illinois State Fair Aug. 14. The platoon performed for poolees, veterans and members of the community despite the steady rain.

Photo by Sgt. M.P. Shelato

Joshua A. Givhan, 17, stands for the first time as the new guide for RSS Kalamazoo, Aug. 11. Givhan took over as guide and now leads more than 30 poolees.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Janoweic

Holding busts of the Roman warriors who inspired the award, "Centurions" Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Easton, left, and Staff Sgt. Charles R. Rush earned the honored title Aug. 11, 2005, at Recruiting Station Des Moines, Iowa, for signing up 100 recruits each. The District's commanding officer, Col. Jeffery M. Peterson, presented each with the bust as well as a framed citation and certificate, during a ceremony witnessed by many of the RS's Marines as well as the recruiters' families. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Staff Sgt. Joe I. Moran replies to a recruit's letter - one of many tasks recruiters accomplish each day besides prospecting.

Photo by Sgt. Ronney Phillips

Staff Sgt. Joe I Moran answers a phone call quickly before checking on an applicant's paperwork.

Photo by Sgt. Ronney Phillips

SSgt. Craig P. Dangel (sitting), SNCOIC of RSS Kokomo and 9MCD SNCOIC of the Year, discusses recruiting programs with MSgt. Paul E. Rork, RI, RS Indianapolis, during a training and assist visit to RSS Kokomo June 23. According to Sgt Allen L. Morse II, a Kokomo recruiter, Dangel is a Marine that leads by example and is in the fight until the end.

Photo by Sgt. Jason D. Gallentine

Mary Lou Keester, left, and Thea Welke founded the Marine Moms of the Quad-Cities, a support group for the mothers of current or soon-to-be Marines in the Davenport, Iowa, area in April 2005. With many wary mothers and fathers urging their children to avoid military service, Marine recruiters in the area refer parents to Welke and Keester, who offer to share their own experiences about having kids in the Corps. (Photo taken May 11, 2005, by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon

A candidate hangs from a rope suspended 15 feet from the ground at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 23.

Photo by Sgt. Ronney Phillips

A candidate crawls through a corrugated aluminum tunnel at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 23.

Photo by Sgt. Ronney Phillips

Eric R. Steward, 25, of Indianapolis (left), points a path as Brigitte L. McMillan, 20, of Marion, Ind. (right), studies her pace count in her notes during the land navigation course at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The course gives candidates an opportunity to steer their way through Camp Atterbury's hilly, wooded terrain.

Photo by Sgt. Ronney Phillips

Gunnery Sgt. Shelly D. Bothwell reprimands a candidate during the weekend receiving phase at Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 15. Bothwell, an OCS sergeant instructor, assisted the district AOP office to prepare candidates for OCS.

Photo by Sgt. Ronney Phillips

Lance Cpl. Tony Stevens, a former minor-league shortstop with the Minnesota Twins' AA affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats, participates in batting practice before the Twins' opening day weekend April 10.

Photo by Sgt. Ronney A. Phillips

Besides taking batting practice, Stevens threw the first pitch on the Twins' opening night.

Photo by Sgt. Ronney Phillips

Marine Corps Photo

Photo by Sgt. Thomas Perry

$Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat gives a platoon of 32 Marines an appreciative "ooh rah" for their salute at his Leavenworth, Kan., home Nov. 10. The platoon served as part of a filmed ceremony for Gilyeat's feature on the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," where his home was remodeled free of charge. The platoon was a mere fraction of the community there to honor Gilyeat.$

Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat gives a platoon of 32 Marines an appreciative "ooh rah" for their salute at his Leavenworth, Kan., home Nov. 10. The platoon served as part of a filmed ceremony for Gilyeat's feature on the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," where his home was remodeled free of charge. The platoon was a mere fraction of the community there to honor Gilyeat.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Eberly

Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat gives a crowd of hundreds of volunteers an appreciative "ooh rah" for their work and support at his Leavenworth, Kan., home Nov. 10. The platoon served as part of a filmed ceremony for Gilyeat's feature on the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," where his home was remodeled free of charge. Volunteers from across the Kansas City area flocked to Gilyeat's home to do their part to salute an honorable Marine.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Eberly

$A platoon of 32 Marines gives an honorary salute to the limousine of Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat at his Leavenworth, Kan., home Nov. 10. The platoon served as part of a filmed ceremony for Gilyeat's feature on the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," where his home was remodeled free of charge. The platoon was a mere fraction of the community there to honor Gilyeat.$

A platoon of 32 Marines gives an honorary salute to the limousine of Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat at his Leavenworth, Kan., home Nov. 10. The platoon served as part of a filmed ceremony for Gilyeat's feature on the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," where his home was remodeled free of charge. The platoon was a mere fraction of the community there to honor Gilyeat.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Eberly

$Maj. Mike J. Corrado leads a platoon of 32 Marines Nov. 10, to the Leavenworth, Kan., home of Staff Sgt. Daniel Gilyeat, a wounded Iraqi War veteran who served with the 24th Marine Regiment. The platoon served as part of a filmed ceremony for Gilyeat's feature on the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," where his home was remodeled free of charge. The platoon was a mere fraction of the community there to honor Gilyeat.$