Larry Friese and Anthony Zinni, alumni of the Basic School Class 1-66, which gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Oct. 3 and 4 for its first-ever reunion 51 years after graduating, pose together in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Friese spent 5 years and one month as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam and later became an oceanographer for the Navy. Zinni is a retired Marine Corps general who served as commander in chief of United States Central Command from 1996 to 2000. - Larry Friese and Anthony Zinni, alumni of the Basic School Class 1-66, which gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Oct. 3 and 4 for its first-ever reunion 51 years after graduating, pose together in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Friese spent 5 years and one month as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam and later became an oceanographer for the Navy. Zinni is a retired Marine Corps general who served as commander in chief of United States Central Command from 1996 to 2000.
Veterans gather for a QIMSA-sponsored hunt. QIMSA provides all-encompassing, expense-free outdoor experiences aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico for wounded warriors. Photo courtesy QIMSA. - Veterans gather for a QIMSA-sponsored hunt. QIMSA provides all-encompassing, expense-free outdoor experiences aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico for wounded warriors. Photo courtesy QIMSA.
A volunteer guide with the Marine Corps Base Quantico Conservation Volunteer Program (CVP) kayaks out into the Chopawamsic Creek to set up a duck blind for wounded warriors participating in a hunt aboard MCBQ in Jan. Many CVP volunteers are active hunters, highlighting the strong connection between hunting and conservationism. - A volunteer guide with the Marine Corps Base Quantico Conservation Volunteer Program (CVP) kayaks out into the Chopawamsic Creek to set up a duck blind for wounded warriors participating in a hunt aboard MCBQ in Jan. Many CVP volunteers are active hunters, highlighting the strong connection between hunting and conservationism.
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Recruiters talk to job applicants at the Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair held Sept. 8 at The Clubs at Quantico. The fair was held so companies could tap into the pool of service members, veterans and spouses. - Recruiters talk to job applicants at the Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair held Sept. 8 at The Clubs at Quantico. The fair was held so companies could tap into the pool of service members, veterans and spouses.
Members of the U.S. National Men's Hockey team dined with Marines at Malachowski Hall during a visit to Marine Corps Base Quantico. NHL players Dustin Byfuglien, Justin Abdelkader and Matt Niskanen converse with Marines in this image. - Members of the U.S. National Men's Hockey team dined with Marines at Malachowski Hall during a visit to Marine Corps Base Quantico. NHL players Dustin Byfuglien, Justin Abdelkader and Matt Niskanen converse with Marines in this image.
Paul, a Marine Corps JROTC cadet at Quantico Middle/High School, recently received the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement, which is awarded to cadets who demonstrate excellence in military, scholastic, and civic affairs. Paul was nominated for the award by Paul Roy, senior Marine instructor of JROTC at QMHS and a retired Marine lieutenant colonel. - Paul, a Marine Corps JROTC cadet at Quantico Middle/High School, recently received the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement, which is awarded to cadets who demonstrate excellence in military, scholastic, and civic affairs. Paul was nominated for the award by Paul Roy, senior Marine instructor of JROTC at QMHS and a retired Marine lieutenant colonel.
Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler, supervisor of the Community Counseling Program aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, gets a high-five from former MCBQ Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders after completing the 2015 Marine Corps Half Marathon in October 2015. Photo courtesy Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler. - Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler, supervisor of the Community Counseling Program aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, gets a high-five from former MCBQ Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders after completing the 2015 Marine Corps Half Marathon in October 2015. Photo courtesy Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler.
SSgt George Maize demonstrates the capability of a remote operated robot used in defusing unexploded ordnance at the EOD Compound on Aug. 31, 2016 for schoolchildren visiting the facility. - SSgt George Maize demonstrates the capability of a remote operated robot used in defusing unexploded ordnance at the EOD Compound on Aug. 31, 2016 for schoolchildren visiting the facility.