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N/A - U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Oluwagbemiga Omotoye, a Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stands ready for inspection during the Battalion Commander's Inspection on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 5 2024. The inspection is the battalion commander's last time to inspect his Marines and correct any deficiencies before the Marines complete recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps Depot photo by Lance Cpl. William Horsley)

Honor and Legacy: A South African Marine's pursuit to honor his family through military service

Staring out the window, Oluwagbemiga Omotoye saw the skyline of Washington, D.C. as his plane landed at Dulles International Airport. He and his family had traveled nearly 8,000 miles from South Africa and the city was a welcomed sight. The United States represented change and new opportunities for Omotoye, who was 17-years-old at the time. His family’s desire for coming to America was simple—to gain prosperity and be able to share that with their family members who remained in South Africa.

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U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Nkundimana Claude, a fire team leader assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, is pinned as a 2nd Lt. during his commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 17, 2023. Claude moved to the United States from Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa and enlisted in the Marine Corps to become a U.S. citizen. He then graduated from Texas State University and commissioned as an officer. - U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Nkundimana Claude, a fire team leader assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, is pinned as a 2nd Lt. during his commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 17, 2023. Claude moved to the United States from Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa and enlisted in the Marine Corps to become a U.S. citizen. He then graduated from Texas State University and commissioned as an officer.

From the Congo to U.S. Citizen, Now Marine Officer

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nkundimana Binene Claude, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, commissioned as a 2nd Lt. after leading his squad through a kinetic live fire range at the Marine Air Ground Combat Training Center here. Covered in sweat and motivation, Claude, a native of Democratic Republic of Congo and naturalized U.S. citizen, recited his oath of office as he came off the range to attain his lifelong goal of becoming a U.S. Marine Corps officer...

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adrian M. Ceballosramirez, an administrative specialist with 12th Marine Corps District, poses for National Hispanic Heritage Month at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Oct. 13, 2020. Ceballosramirez was born and raised in Cali, Columbia before immigrating to the United States in 2017 and joining the Marine Corps in 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adrian M. Ceballosramirez, an administrative specialist with 12th Marine Corps District, poses for National Hispanic Heritage Month at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Oct. 13, 2020. Ceballosramirez was born and raised in Cali, Columbia before immigrating to the United States in 2017 and joining the Marine Corps in 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)