U.S. Marines with Marine Band San Diego take part in the Indianapolis 500 parade, May 25, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. MBSD participated in the parade to engage with the local community and showcase the spirit of the Marine Corps (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francisco Angel)

Cpl Edgar Harrell was stationed aboard the USS Indianapolis during WWII. He was promoted July 29th but couldn't pin on the rank until the ship arrived at the Philippines. But on July 30th, the ship was struck by two Japanese torpedoes, stranding 900 men at sea. The next four and a half days just under 600 men would die from dehydration, hypothermia, shark attacks and saltwater poisoning. Now, 73 years later, due to the efforts of Capt. Scott Montefusco of the Utah Military Organization, Harrell was finally promoted to the rank of sergeant. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jamie Arzola). For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at Kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

Members of the Indianapolis Colts, including Head Coach Chuck Pagano and Punter Pat McAfee, visited the Camp Hansen USO in Okinawa, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 20, as a part of their 2016 USO tour. While visiting Camp Hansen’s USO, there was a cake cutting ceremony, a meet and greet with the football players, and the opportunity for USO patrons to win prizes and take pictures. Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen, the assistant deputy commandant for Programs and Resources at Headquarters Marine Corps, made an appearance and spoke at the event.

Members of the Indianapolis Colts, including Head Coach Chuck Pagano and Punter Pat McAfee, visited the Camp Hansen USO in Okinawa, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 20, as a part of their 2016 USO tour. While visiting Camp Hansen’s USO, there was a cake cutting ceremony, a meet and greet with the football players, and the opportunity for USO patrons to win prizes and take pictures. Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen, the assistant deputy commandant for Programs and Resources at Headquarters Marine Corps, made an appearance and spoke at the event.

Marines from Recruiting Station Indianapolis attended the 2015 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, May 22-24. The event attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. (Marine Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Zachery Martin)

Marines with Recruiting Station Chicago, 9th Marine Corps District, attend the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, Feb. 14-22, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The show, which is on its 107th iteration, contains more than one-million square feet of car exhibitions and family entertainment and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.