Brigadier Gen. Austin Renforth presented Erinn Izykowski, command sexual assault response coordinator, Training Command, Training and Education Command, with the Marine Corps 2015 SARC of the Year award in a ceremony at Mitchell Hall, The Basic School on March 26. Her selection was announced in Marine Administrative Message 113/15, which was signed by Brig. Gen. Russell Sanborn, who was also in attendance. - Brigadier Gen. Austin Renforth presented Erinn Izykowski, command sexual assault response coordinator, Training Command, Training and Education Command, with the Marine Corps 2015 SARC of the Year award in a ceremony at Mitchell Hall, The Basic School on March 26. Her selection was announced in Marine Administrative Message 113/15, which was signed by Brig. Gen. Russell Sanborn, who was also in attendance.
Cadet Captain Deborah Okun, 18, of Milford Mill Academy, presents the unarmed drill platoon to retired Gunnery Sgt. Samyra Rogers, left, the director of the school’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC unit. The unit visited Marine Corps Base Quantico March 12 to participate in training and get a taste of Marine Corps life. - Cadet Captain Deborah Okun, 18, of Milford Mill Academy, presents the unarmed drill platoon to retired Gunnery Sgt. Samyra Rogers, left, the director of the school’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC unit. The unit visited Marine Corps Base Quantico March 12 to participate in training and get a taste of Marine Corps life.
Col. David W. Maxwell, commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico, and Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Byrd Sr., base sergeant major, stand at attention after placing a wreath at the grave site of President James Madison during Monday’s ceremony at Montpelier to commemorate the 264th birthday of the nation’s fourth president. - Col. David W. Maxwell, commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico, and Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Byrd Sr., base sergeant major, stand at attention after placing a wreath at the grave site of President James Madison during Monday’s ceremony at Montpelier to commemorate the 264th birthday of the nation’s fourth president.
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Hershel "Woody" Williams, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima and the last living Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the battle, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Williams has started the Hershel "Woody" Williams Medal of Honor Foundation, which encourages, with the assistance of the American public and community leaders, establishing permanent gold star family memorial monuments in their communities throughout the United States to honor gold star families who have sacrificed a loved one in the service of their country. - Hershel "Woody" Williams, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima and the last living Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the battle, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Williams has started the Hershel "Woody" Williams Medal of Honor Foundation, which encourages, with the assistance of the American public and community leaders, establishing permanent gold star family memorial monuments in their communities throughout the United States to honor gold star families who have sacrificed a loved one in the service of their country.
Retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence Snowden, 93, is currently the most senior-ranking survivor of the battle. He was a captain serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division when he fought on Iwo Jima. In 1995 he started the Reunion of Honor on Iwo Jima to honor both the American and Japanese who gave their lives. Currently a resident of Tallahassee, Florida, next month he is traveling to Iwo Jima with three airplanes of veterans and their family members. Snowden said he makes sure all the attendees know that they are not going there to celebrate their victory, but to honor all who died. - Retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence Snowden, 93, is currently the most senior-ranking survivor of the battle. He was a captain serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division when he fought on Iwo Jima. In 1995 he started the Reunion of Honor on Iwo Jima to honor both the American and Japanese who gave their lives. Currently a resident of Tallahassee, Florida, next month he is traveling to Iwo Jima with three airplanes of veterans and their family members. Snowden said he makes sure all the attendees know that they are not going there to celebrate their victory, but to honor all who died.
Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett salutes Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. during his relief as Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., Feb. 20, 2015. The post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established in 1957 as the senior enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the first such post in any of the branches of the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Remington Hall/Released) - Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett salutes Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. during his relief as Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., Feb. 20, 2015. The post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established in 1957 as the senior enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the first such post in any of the branches of the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Remington Hall/Released)