Cpl. Nicholas Christensen executes infantry maneuvers during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan. Christensen, a native of St. Charles, Ill. a machine gunner, provided lifesaving medical care to a gravely injured Marine after a vehicle collision in Oceanside, Calif., September 2023. (Department of Defense photo) - Cpl. Nicholas Christensen executes infantry maneuvers during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan. Christensen, a native of St. Charles, Ill. a machine gunner, provided lifesaving medical care to a gravely injured Marine after a vehicle collision in Oceanside, Calif., September 2023. (Department of Defense photo)

Carlos Brown, left, a pastor and the business representative for the International Longshoreman’s Association, Mark Brown, middle, a retired Marine, and Jason Brown, the Fine Arts Department Chair and Band Director for East St. Louis High School, pose for a photo in Swansea, Ill., Feb 27, 2021. The three men were gathered together for an interview about their life story. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew Jones) - Carlos Brown, left, a pastor and the business representative for the International Longshoreman’s Association, Mark Brown, middle, a retired Marine, and Jason Brown, the Fine Arts Department Chair and Band Director for East St. Louis High School, pose for a photo in Swansea, Ill., Feb 27, 2021. The three men were gathered together for an interview about their life story. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew Jones)

Sergeant Spencer Day plays the saxophone at Valley Park High School, Dec. 14, in Valley Park, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released) - Sergeant Spencer Day plays the saxophone at Valley Park High School, Dec. 14, in Valley Park, Missouri. Marines with the Marine Corps New Orleans Band entertained students and teachers at various high schools in and around the St. Louis area Dec. 12-14 during its winter recruiting tour. Aside from playing music, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Marines also educated and informed students and teachers about what life is like being a band Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson/Released)