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Staff Sgt. Joseph Maldonado, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Fullerton, Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo in Fullerton, Calif. on December 10, 2021. Maldonado’s actions resulted in him saving a stranger's life during a three-car pile-up near San Juan Capistrano on Highway 5 Interstate. - Staff Sgt. Joseph Maldonado, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Fullerton, Recruiting Station Orange County, poses for a photo in Fullerton, Calif. on December 10, 2021. Maldonado’s actions resulted in him saving a stranger's life during a three-car pile-up near San Juan Capistrano on Highway 5 Interstate.

Marine Corps Recruiter's Heroic Actions

Staff Sgt. Joseph Maldonado, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Fullerton, Recruiting Station Orange County, was traveling on the highway on his way to work when he happened upon a tragic accident. Blocking the left side of the highway was a three car pile up. Maldonado was fortunate enough to have his windows down when passing by and could hear a gentleman call out for help who was in a red Mercedes laid on its side...

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May Goldman, middle, a volunteer with the San Diego Blood Bank, explains the blood donation paperwork to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christian Ellinger, Inspector General with Western Recruiting Region and Col. Rob Hancock, Assistant Chief of Staff, WRR, during a blood drive in memory of Lyanna Fernandez at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 7. - May Goldman, middle, a volunteer with the San Diego Blood Bank, explains the blood donation paperwork to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christian Ellinger, Inspector General with Western Recruiting Region and Col. Rob Hancock, Assistant Chief of Staff, WRR, during a blood drive in memory of Lyanna Fernandez at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 7.

Marines donate blood in memory of Lyanna Fernandez

Marines are more than warfighters on the battlefield, protecting and defending our nation and its freedom. The Marine Corps motto, “Semper Fidelis,” meaning, “always faithful,” represents the loyalty of every Marine to another and the faithfulness to stand together through every battle faced. Not every battle fought is on the frontline, some battles are fought within. No Marine gets left behind, so when one is down, his or her Marine brotherhood and sisterhood come together to help in the fight. Lyanna Fernandez, the daughter of Staff Sgt. Juan Fernandez, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Corona, Recruiting Station Riverside, passed away two months before her second birthday after fighting Leukemia...

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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)