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Capt. Justin Strickler checks on his bees during the 2013 Earth Day on the Rappahonnock at Old Mills Park in Fredricksburg on April 13, 2013. Strickler and Chief Warrant Officer James McWilliams started Honeycomb Heroes, a honey making business, as a hobby in 2011. After attending a SCORE class on how to start your own business at the Chapel Annex on Marine Corps Base Quantico, they decided to get serious about making honey. Within three years of buying their first bee hive, they expect to be in the black this year. - Capt. Justin Strickler checks on his bees during the 2013 Earth Day on the Rappahonnock at Old Mills Park in Fredricksburg on April 13, 2013. Strickler and Chief Warrant Officer James McWilliams started Honeycomb Heroes, a honey making business, as a hobby in 2011. After attending a SCORE class on how to start your own business at the Chapel Annex on Marine Corps Base Quantico, they decided to get serious about making honey. Within three years of buying their first bee hive, they expect to be in the black this year.
Virginia Bluebells grace the floodplain near Cedar Run on Merrimac Farm on April 20, 2013. Merrimac Farm has one of the largest colonies of Virginia Bluebells in northern Virginia. They carpet the floodplain along nearly one mile of Cedar Run and bloom for only a few weeks each April. - Virginia Bluebells grace the floodplain near Cedar Run on Merrimac Farm on April 20, 2013. Merrimac Farm has one of the largest colonies of Virginia Bluebells in northern Virginia. They carpet the floodplain along nearly one mile of Cedar Run and bloom for only a few weeks each April.
A monument highlighting some of Gen. Lewis Walt’s military accomplishments is presented on a screen during the dedication of Walt Hall on April 19, 2013. Walt Hall is the new building that houses the Marine Corps Information Operations Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico. - A monument highlighting some of Gen. Lewis Walt’s military accomplishments is presented on a screen during the dedication of Walt Hall on April 19, 2013. Walt Hall is the new building that houses the Marine Corps Information Operations Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Quantico honors civilians of the quarter and civilian lengths of service. From left are Rebecca Childress, junior civilian of the quarter; Delilah Amen; Bobby Brown; Martha Harris; Col. David Maxwell, base commander; Ken Pittman, senior civilian of the quarter; Sgt. Maj. Laura Brown, base sergeant major; Byron Flakes; Fatima McCoy; Leslie Nicole Perry; Jonathan McKinney; Betty Mayfield; Ronald Moyer; and Sherry Schaarshmidt. - Quantico honors civilians of the quarter and civilian lengths of service. From left are Rebecca Childress, junior civilian of the quarter; Delilah Amen; Bobby Brown; Martha Harris; Col. David Maxwell, base commander; Ken Pittman, senior civilian of the quarter; Sgt. Maj. Laura Brown, base sergeant major; Byron Flakes; Fatima McCoy; Leslie Nicole Perry; Jonathan McKinney; Betty Mayfield; Ronald Moyer; and Sherry Schaarshmidt.
Staff Sgt. Daniel Green, cyber security technician at Marine Corps Operations and Security Command piles food onto his plate during the Voluntary Education Center’s student appreciation luncheon April 23, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Green is studying computer information systems at DeVry University. - Staff Sgt. Daniel Green, cyber security technician at Marine Corps Operations and Security Command piles food onto his plate during the Voluntary Education Center’s student appreciation luncheon April 23, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Green is studying computer information systems at DeVry University.
Jean-Baptiste, 16, and Antoine, 15, two international students from France, had a line wraped around the cafeteria of students awaiting their chance to try their crepes during the Middle/High School’s 2013 International Night aboard the base on April 19. The “Tastes of the World” portion of the event offered a multitude of dishes that reach to the farthest parts of the globe from France’s crepes to Jamaican porridge. - Jean-Baptiste, 16, and Antoine, 15, two international students from France, had a line wraped around the cafeteria of students awaiting their chance to try their crepes during the Middle/High School’s 2013 International Night aboard the base on April 19. The “Tastes of the World” portion of the event offered a multitude of dishes that reach to the farthest parts of the globe from France’s crepes to Jamaican porridge.
Vietnam War veterans alongside their friends and family receive a tour from Derrick Trexler, instructor operator maintainer, explaining the use of the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Egress Trainer and Humvee Egress Assistance Trainers at Camp Upshur during their 45th-year reunion April 19, 2013. They try to have one every five years. - Vietnam War veterans alongside their friends and family receive a tour from Derrick Trexler, instructor operator maintainer, explaining the use of the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Egress Trainer and Humvee Egress Assistance Trainers at Camp Upshur during their 45th-year reunion April 19, 2013. They try to have one every five years.
A painting of Lt. Gen. John Lejeune hangs on a wall at the commandant’s house at Marine Barracks Washington. Marines from the Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 at Marine Corps Base Quantico took a tour of the house on April 18, 2013 . - A painting of Lt. Gen. John Lejeune hangs on a wall at the commandant’s house at Marine Barracks Washington. Marines from the Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 at Marine Corps Base Quantico took a tour of the house on April 18, 2013 .