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Cpl. Brandon Nylund and Kristina Nylund were married Sept. 30, 2003. Brandon died March 7, 2010.

Cpl. Brandon Nylund and Kristina Nylund were married Sept. 30, 2003. Brandon died March 7, 2010.

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Don Lipstein, Kristina Nylund’s mentor, whom she met through TAPS, spends some time at the conference with his mentee.

Don Lipstein, Kristina Nylund’s mentor, whom she met through TAPS, spends some time at the conference with his mentee.

Photo by Valerie O’Berry

Lance Cpl. Jason Estevez, Combat Visual Information Center, rides a tricycle while wearing a pair of Fatal Vision alcohol impairment simulation goggles, one of the exercises at the 101 Days of Summer field meet May 25. The exercise was meant to give Marines the experience of driving while intoxicated.

Lance Cpl. Jason Estevez, Combat Visual Information Center, rides a tricycle while wearing a pair of Fatal Vision alcohol impairment simulation goggles, one of the exercises at the 101 Days of Summer field meet May 25. The exercise was meant to give Marines the experience of driving while intoxicated.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Marines in Service Company compete in tug-of-war at a safety stand-down and field meet sponsored by Headquarters and Service Battalion and CSACC May 25.

Marines in Service Company compete in tug-of-war at a safety stand-down and field meet sponsored by Headquarters and Service Battalion and CSACC May 25.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Reida Johnson, a technician with Tetra Tech, uses a metal detector to scan for buried munitions in the area aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico known as UXO 21 May 12. Before the new middle/high school can be built here, the site must cleared of potential unexploded ordnance.

Reida Johnson, a technician with Tetra Tech, uses a metal detector to scan for buried munitions in the area aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico known as UXO 21 May 12. Before the new middle/high school can be built here, the site must cleared of potential unexploded ordnance.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Eric Farrell won a 2015 Nissan Murano for making a hole-in-one at the Medal of Honor Golf Course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico May 20.

Eric Farrell won a 2015 Nissan Murano for making a hole-in-one at the Medal of Honor Golf Course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico May 20.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Marines in Service Company compete in tug-of-war at a safety stand-down and field meet sponsored by Headquarters and Service Battalion and CSACC May 25.

Marines in Service Company compete in tug-of-war at a safety stand-down and field meet sponsored by Headquarters and Service Battalion and CSACC May 25.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Marine Corps lieutenants hold medals at the ready as they cheer on the runners at the finish line.

Marine Corps lieutenants hold medals at the ready as they cheer on the runners at the finish line.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Lieutenants present medals to runners completing the ninth annual Marine Corps Historic Half.

Lieutenants present medals to runners completing the ninth annual Marine Corps Historic Half.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Marianne Paoli, 56, of Haddonfield, N.J., and Sue Burns, 48, of Moorestown, N.J., celebrate approaching the finish line of the ninth annual Marine Corps Historic Half.

Marianne Paoli, 56, of Haddonfield, N.J., and Sue Burns, 48, of Moorestown, N.J., celebrate approaching the finish line of the ninth annual Marine Corps Historic Half.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Col. Allen Broughton,

Col. Allen Broughton,

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Runners salute the American flag as they pass along the Wear Blue Run to Remember Mile honoring Marines killed in action, a new feature of the Marine Corps Historic Half.

Runners salute the American flag as they pass along the Wear Blue Run to Remember Mile honoring Marines killed in action, a new feature of the Marine Corps Historic Half.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

The Wear Blue Run to Remember Mile was a new feature of the Marine Corps Historic Half. Pictures of Marines killed in action lined Sophia Street in Fredericksburg along with volunteers bearing American flags.

The Wear Blue Run to Remember Mile was a new feature of the Marine Corps Historic Half. Pictures of Marines killed in action lined Sophia Street in Fredericksburg along with volunteers bearing American flags.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Joshua Howze, 22, of Washington, D.C., rounds the corner of William Street in downtown Fredericksburg carrying the Marine Corps flag during the Historic Half marathon May 15.

Joshua Howze, 22, of Washington, D.C., rounds the corner of William Street in downtown Fredericksburg carrying the Marine Corps flag during the Historic Half marathon May 15.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Runners take off in inaugural Semper 5ive five-mile race through Fredericksburg, Va., May 15.

Runners take off in inaugural Semper 5ive five-mile race through Fredericksburg, Va., May 15.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Kyle Allen, a Virginia state law enforcement officer, and Capt. Jacob Johnson, Marine Corps Systems Command, pose with a 20-pound turkey Johnson shot during a hunt aboard Quantico Apr. 29. The hunt was sponsored by Quantico National Resources and Environmental Activities and supported by the Quantico Injured Military Sportsmen Association.

Kyle Allen, a Virginia state law enforcement officer, and Capt. Jacob Johnson, Marine Corps Systems Command, pose with a 20-pound turkey Johnson shot during a hunt aboard Quantico Apr. 29. The hunt was sponsored by Quantico National Resources and Environmental Activities and supported by the Quantico Injured Military Sportsmen Association.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Rev. Mark Miller, Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Stafford; Todd Gaston, Senior Pastor at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Stafford; Col. Joseph Murray, Marine Corps Base Quantico commander; and Cmdr. Jeff Etheridge, MCBQ command chaplain, pray during a National Day of Prayer service in the U.S. Marine Memorial Chapel aboard MCBQ May 5.

Rev. Mark Miller, Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Stafford; Todd Gaston, Senior Pastor at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Stafford; Col. Joseph Murray, Marine Corps Base Quantico commander; and Cmdr. Jeff Etheridge, MCBQ command chaplain, pray during a National Day of Prayer service in the U.S. Marine Memorial Chapel aboard MCBQ May 5.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Lance Cpl. Bobby Magruder, big buddy, has fun canoeing with little buddy John Clark at Camp Rainbow recently.

Lance Cpl. Bobby Magruder, big buddy, has fun canoeing with little buddy John Clark at Camp Rainbow recently.

Photo by Valerie O’Berry

Big buddies and little buddies participate in the yarn toss in which a buddy throws a ball of rainbow-colored yarn across the circle while holding one end. When the yarn is caught, the person tells how their loved one died and who they are to them. Once everyone has caught the yarn ball it forms a spider web-like configuration, signifying the chaos of loss and the many emotions felt during grief symbolized by the many colors.

Big buddies and little buddies participate in the yarn toss in which a buddy throws a ball of rainbow-colored yarn across the circle while holding one end. When the yarn is caught, the person tells how their loved one died and who they are to them. Once everyone has caught the yarn ball it forms a spider web-like configuration, signifying the chaos of loss and the many emotions felt during grief symbolized by the many colors.

Photo by Valerie O’Berry

Jesse Thornton, 20 (wearing 7034), of Washington, D.C., carries a Marine Corps flag as he runs in the ninth annual Marine Corps Historic Half marathon May 15 through downtown Fredericksburg.

Jesse Thornton, 20 (wearing 7034), of Washington, D.C., carries a Marine Corps flag as he runs in the ninth annual Marine Corps Historic Half marathon May 15 through downtown Fredericksburg.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Marine Corps Base Quantico