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This photo illustration poster is designed to inform and grab attention prospective recruiting volunteers. - This photo illustration poster is designed to inform and grab attention prospective recruiting volunteers.

U.S. Marines at Recruiting Sub-Station Fullerton, Recruiting Station Orange County, pose for a photo with future Marine Luis Solano in Fullerton, California, on April 15, 2021. Marines at RSS Fullerton came together in order to assist Solano’s family with assistance in fixing their van, and providing him with a cell phone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Sgt. Sarah Ralph) - U.S. Marines at Recruiting Sub-Station Fullerton, Recruiting Station Orange County, pose for a photo with future Marine Luis Solano in Fullerton, California, on April 15, 2021. Marines at RSS Fullerton came together in order to assist Solano’s family with assistance in fixing their van, and providing him with a cell phone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sawyer M. Montgomery, a temporary officer selection assistant with Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo on April 12, 2021, in Santa Ana, California. Montgomery is one of the select few Marine Corps officers who is aspiring to become a Marine Corps pilot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph) - U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sawyer M. Montgomery, a temporary officer selection assistant with Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo on April 12, 2021, in Santa Ana, California. Montgomery is one of the select few Marine Corps officers who is aspiring to become a Marine Corps pilot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Future Marine recruit Teia Chutaro from Recruiting Sub-Station Honolulu, Recruiting Station San Diego, poses for a photo prior to shipping to recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 5, 2021. Lima Company will be the first integrated company at MCRD San Diego in Marine Corps history. Historically all females who enter the Marine Corps are trained at MCRD Parris Island in South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps by Sgt. Tessa Watts) - Future Marine recruit Teia Chutaro from Recruiting Sub-Station Honolulu, Recruiting Station San Diego, poses for a photo prior to shipping to recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 5, 2021. Lima Company will be the first integrated company at MCRD San Diego in Marine Corps history. Historically all females who enter the Marine Corps are trained at MCRD Parris Island in South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps by Sgt. Tessa Watts)

Major Gordon Emmanuel, the commanding officer for Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo in Santa Ana, California on Feb. 21, 2021. Maj. Emmanuel discussed his life story and how he got to where he is today as a United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph) - Major Gordon Emmanuel, the commanding officer for Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo in Santa Ana, California on Feb. 21, 2021. Maj. Emmanuel discussed his life story and how he got to where he is today as a United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Jung Hyun Ahn, a poolee with Recruiting Sub-Station Culver City, Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo at the Santa Monica Pier, California on Jan. 6, 2020. Ahn was hand selected as Recruiting Station Orange County’s Poolee of the Quarter because although he is not a Marine yet, he embodies the Corps of values; honor, courage, commitment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph) - Jung Hyun Ahn, a poolee with Recruiting Sub-Station Culver City, Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo at the Santa Monica Pier, California on Jan. 6, 2020. Ahn was hand selected as Recruiting Station Orange County’s Poolee of the Quarter because although he is not a Marine yet, he embodies the Corps of values; honor, courage, commitment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Photo of retired colonel - U.S. Marines with the Recruiting Sub-Station Fullerton, Recruiting Station Orange County stand behind retired U.S. Marine Col. Tim Anderson for the Cake Cutting Ceremony in Yorba Linda, California on Nov. 10, 2020. Marines, Marine veterans, and local law enforcement came together in order to surprise retired Col. Anderson with a Marine Corps birthday celebration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)

Marine Lance Cpl. Emmily Mateos and Lance Cpl. Madison Smith receive a brief about their responsibilities from Recruiting Substation (RSS) Woodbridge’s staff noncommissioned officer in charge, Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Gwin, at RSS Stafford in Virginia, November 17, 2020. The purpose of the visit was to allow the Marines to experience what a canvassing recruiter does on a daily basis and to show how important recruiters are to the Marine Corps and community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen.) - Marine Lance Cpl. Emmily Mateos and Lance Cpl. Madison Smith receive a brief about their responsibilities from Recruiting Substation (RSS) Woodbridge’s staff noncommissioned officer in charge, Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Gwin, at RSS Stafford in Virginia, November 17, 2020. The purpose of the visit was to allow the Marines to experience what a canvassing recruiter does on a daily basis and to show how important recruiters are to the Marine Corps and community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen.)

Veronica Badilla, a phlebotomist with the San Diego Blood Bank, locates a vein of U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kyle Mcatee, a logistics officer with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Western Recruiting Region, during a blood drive in memory of Lyanna Fernandez at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 7, 2020. Fernandez was diagnosed with Leukemia July 17, 2019 and passed away two months before her second birthday. The blood drive was organized by the 12th Marine Corps District and the San Diego Blood Bank on behalf of Lyanna's father, Staff Sgt. Juan Fernandez. A single blood donation can save up to three lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts) - Veronica Badilla, a phlebotomist with the San Diego Blood Bank, locates a vein of U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kyle Mcatee, a logistics officer with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Western Recruiting Region, during a blood drive in memory of Lyanna Fernandez at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 7, 2020. Fernandez was diagnosed with Leukemia July 17, 2019 and passed away two months before her second birthday. The blood drive was organized by the 12th Marine Corps District and the San Diego Blood Bank on behalf of Lyanna's father, Staff Sgt. Juan Fernandez. A single blood donation can save up to three lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tuan Hoang (left) and Sgt. Carrie Nguyen (right), recruiters with Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster, Recruiting Station Orange County, pose for a photo with Wing Lam, Co-Founder of California Love Drops, at Westminster High School in Westminster, Calif. on Oct. 10, 2020. Marines volunteered with Love Drops to help Westminster High School distribute food boxes to nearly 500 staff and student families. - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tuan Hoang (left) and Sgt. Carrie Nguyen (right), recruiters with Recruiting Sub-Station Westminster, Recruiting Station Orange County, pose for a photo with Wing Lam, Co-Founder of California Love Drops, at Westminster High School in Westminster, Calif. on Oct. 10, 2020. Marines volunteered with Love Drops to help Westminster High School distribute food boxes to nearly 500 staff and student families.