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Third Marine Regiment pallbearers prepare to escort a casket of remains onto a C-130J Hercules aircraft, July 25, 2015, during a repatriation ceremony in Tarawa, Kiribati. The ceremony honored the remains of approximately 36 Marines who fought and died during the Battle of Tarawa in World War II, and are being transported back to the United States for proper identification and final burial.

Third Marine Regiment pallbearers prepare to escort a casket of remains onto a C-130J Hercules aircraft, July 25, 2015, during a repatriation ceremony in Tarawa, Kiribati. The ceremony honored the remains of approximately 36 Marines who fought and died during the Battle of Tarawa in World War II, and are being transported back to the United States for proper identification and final burial.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Bragg

Sgt. Maj. Robert Vanoostrom and Anthony Rios poses for a photo during the cycling awards ceremony hosted in front of Lejeune Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 21, 2015. Rios is a member of the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games All-Marine Team. The 2015 DoD Warrior Games, held at MCB Quantico June 19-28, is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured Service members and veterans from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces.

Sgt. Maj. Robert Vanoostrom and Anthony Rios poses for a photo during the cycling awards ceremony hosted in front of Lejeune Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 21, 2015. Rios is a member of the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games All-Marine Team. The 2015 DoD Warrior Games, held at MCB Quantico June 19-28, is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured Service members and veterans from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces.

Photo by Cpl. Cuong Le

A crew operating the M1A1 Abrams tank prepares to fire at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities.

A crew operating the M1A1 Abrams tank prepares to fire at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif

A crew operating the M1A1 Abrams tank fires at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities.

A crew operating the M1A1 Abrams tank fires at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif

A crew operating the M1A1 Abrams tank fires at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released)

A crew operating the M1A1 Abrams tank fires at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif

A crew operating the M1A1 Abrams tank prepares to fire at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released

A crew operating the M1A1 Abrams tank prepares to fire at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released

Photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif

The tank gunner crew representing 2nd Tank Battalion prepares to fire at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released.)

The tank gunner crew representing 2nd Tank Battalion prepares to fire at a target during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released.)

Photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif

Lieutenant Col. Robert J. Bodisch, right, commanding officer of 2nd Tank Battalion, poses for a photo with the winning gunnery crew from 2nd Tank Battalion during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities.

Lieutenant Col. Robert J. Bodisch, right, commanding officer of 2nd Tank Battalion, poses for a photo with the winning gunnery crew from 2nd Tank Battalion during the 13th annual TIGERCOMP at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif

Haydenn Downes, the six-year-old son of Gunnery Sgt. Dennis Downes, the battalion master gunner with 2nd tank battalion, inspects the machine gun attached to the M1A1 Abrams tank before the 13th annual TIGERCOMP at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities.

Haydenn Downes, the six-year-old son of Gunnery Sgt. Dennis Downes, the battalion master gunner with 2nd tank battalion, inspects the machine gun attached to the M1A1 Abrams tank before the 13th annual TIGERCOMP at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5, 2015. The best tank gunner crews from 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion competed for top honors and the McCard trophy bringing the entire tank community, including tank battalion veterans, together for an entertaining display of the tanks force and powerful capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif

Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion arrive to put their Light Armored Vehicle on display for the public to look at as a part of Marine Day at Bryant Park, New York City, May 21, 2015. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-New York showcase the capabilities of the Marine Corps both physically, mentally and technologically during Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week is an annual event that provides New York and surrounding area a chance to see the sea services capabilities.

Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion arrive to put their Light Armored Vehicle on display for the public to look at as a part of Marine Day at Bryant Park, New York City, May 21, 2015. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-New York showcase the capabilities of the Marine Corps both physically, mentally and technologically during Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week is an annual event that provides New York and surrounding area a chance to see the sea services capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Rachel Roller (left) and Mary Riley, both from Long Valley, N.J., pose with an M-249 squad automatic weapon and an M4 assault rifle during Marine Day at Bryant Park, New York City, May 21, 2015. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-New York showcase the capabilities of the Marine Corps both physically, mentally and technologically during Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week is an annual event that provides New York and surrounding area a chance to see the sea services capabilities.

Rachel Roller (left) and Mary Riley, both from Long Valley, N.J., pose with an M-249 squad automatic weapon and an M4 assault rifle during Marine Day at Bryant Park, New York City, May 21, 2015. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-New York showcase the capabilities of the Marine Corps both physically, mentally and technologically during Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week is an annual event that provides New York and surrounding area a chance to see the sea services capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

New York City residents joined Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment in a more physical training session as a part of Marine Day at Bryant Park, New York City, May 21, 2015. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-New York showcase the capabilities of the Marine Corps both physically, mentally and technologically during Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week is an annual event that provides New York and surrounding area a chance to see the sea services capabilities.

New York City residents joined Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment in a more physical training session as a part of Marine Day at Bryant Park, New York City, May 21, 2015. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-New York showcase the capabilities of the Marine Corps both physically, mentally and technologically during Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week is an annual event that provides New York and surrounding area a chance to see the sea services capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Justin Updegraff

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Arthur Ballard holds a POW/MIA bracelet that was worn in his memory for six and a half years while he was a prisoner of war in the infamous Hoa Lo prison, aka the "Hanoi Hilton". More than five million of the bracelets were distributed in the early 1970's as part of a campaign to keep the memories alive of those missing in action in Vietnam. When the POW's finally returned home, people would mail them the bracelets that had been worn in their honor. "When we came home, it was one of the most emotional things that happened," said Ballard. Ballard, an F-105 fighter pilot, was shot down and captured on Sept. 26, 1966. After an interview with Ballard was posted on the Clemson University website in 2013, a supporter saw it and realized they were still holding one of his bracelets, and sent it to him.

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Arthur Ballard holds a POW/MIA bracelet that was worn in his memory for six and a half years while he was a prisoner of war in the infamous Hoa Lo prison, aka the "Hanoi Hilton". More than five million of the bracelets were distributed in the early 1970's as part of a campaign to keep the memories alive of those missing in action in Vietnam. When the POW's finally returned home, people would mail them the bracelets that had been worn in their honor. "When we came home, it was one of the most emotional things that happened," said Ballard. Ballard, an F-105 fighter pilot, was shot down and captured on Sept. 26, 1966. After an interview with Ballard was posted on the Clemson University website in 2013, a supporter saw it and realized they were still holding one of his bracelets, and sent it to him.

Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Arthur T. Ballard shows the cup and spoon he used for six and a half years as a prisoner of war in the infamous Hoa Lo prison, aka the "Hanoi Hilton". Ballard, an F-105 fighter pilot with 68 combat missions under his belt, was shot down and captured on Sept. 26, 1966. "I think it was small arms fire, maybe 32 or 57 millimeter. The sky just filled up with that stuff. I don't remember a whole lot about the bailout. I woke up on the ground with a broken leg, and a rifle stuck in my face." He was finally released on March 4, 1973.

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Arthur T. Ballard shows the cup and spoon he used for six and a half years as a prisoner of war in the infamous Hoa Lo prison, aka the "Hanoi Hilton". Ballard, an F-105 fighter pilot with 68 combat missions under his belt, was shot down and captured on Sept. 26, 1966. "I think it was small arms fire, maybe 32 or 57 millimeter. The sky just filled up with that stuff. I don't remember a whole lot about the bailout. I woke up on the ground with a broken leg, and a rifle stuck in my face." He was finally released on March 4, 1973.

Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

Retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, poses next to his medals and a photo of himself from the era, Feb. 21, 2015. "Living this long is no accident," he explained. "It takes work." Henderson served 51 months in combat during WWII, culminating at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war."

Retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, poses next to his medals and a photo of himself from the era, Feb. 21, 2015. "Living this long is no accident," he explained. "It takes work." Henderson served 51 months in combat during WWII, culminating at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war."

Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

Former U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, tells Clemson University student Will Hines his story for the Veterans Project, an undergraduate research project, Feb. 21, 2015. The project was started to assist the Library of Congress collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans. "The first plane flew so close to me I could have thrown a rock and hit it," said Henderson. He would go on to serve 51 months in combat during WWII, culminated with the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war," he said.

Former U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, tells Clemson University student Will Hines his story for the Veterans Project, an undergraduate research project, Feb. 21, 2015. The project was started to assist the Library of Congress collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans. "The first plane flew so close to me I could have thrown a rock and hit it," said Henderson. He would go on to serve 51 months in combat during WWII, culminated with the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war," he said.

Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

Retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, does pull-ups in his home gym in Spartanburg, S.C., Feb. 21, 2015. "Living this long is no accident," he explained. "It takes work." Henderson served 51 months in combat during WWII, culminating at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war.”

Retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, does pull-ups in his home gym in Spartanburg, S.C., Feb. 21, 2015. "Living this long is no accident," he explained. "It takes work." Henderson served 51 months in combat during WWII, culminating at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war.”

Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

Clemson University junior Will Hines chats with retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, Feb. 210, 2015. Hines was interviewing Henderson for an undergraduate research project at Clemson in which he tapes interviews with veterans and sends copies to the Library of Congress to be preserved forever. Henderson spoke about watching from a hillside as Japanese planes started dropping torpedoes on U.S. targets. "The first plane flew so close to me I could have thrown a rock and hit it," he said. Henderson served 51 months in combat during WWII, including at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war." (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar).

Clemson University junior Will Hines chats with retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, Feb. 210, 2015. Hines was interviewing Henderson for an undergraduate research project at Clemson in which he tapes interviews with veterans and sends copies to the Library of Congress to be preserved forever. Henderson spoke about watching from a hillside as Japanese planes started dropping torpedoes on U.S. targets. "The first plane flew so close to me I could have thrown a rock and hit it," he said. Henderson served 51 months in combat during WWII, including at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war." (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar).

Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

Retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, poses next to his medals and a photo of himself from the era, Feb. 21, 2015. "Living this long is no accident," he explained. "It takes work." Henderson served 51 months in combat during WWII, culminating at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war." (Photo by Ken Scar)

Retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, poses next to his medals and a photo of himself from the era, Feb. 21, 2015. "Living this long is no accident," he explained. "It takes work." Henderson served 51 months in combat during WWII, culminating at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war." (Photo by Ken Scar)

Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

Retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, tells Clemson University student Will Hines his story for an undergraduate research project called the Veterans Project, Feb. 21, 2015. Hines interviews veterans for the project, and then sends the tapes to the Library of Congress to be preserved forever. "The first plane flew so close to me I could have thrown a rock and hit it," said Henderson. He went on to serve 51 months in combat during WWII, culminating at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war." (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)

Retired U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert A. Henderson, 95, a Pearl Harbor survivor, tells Clemson University student Will Hines his story for an undergraduate research project called the Veterans Project, Feb. 21, 2015. Hines interviews veterans for the project, and then sends the tapes to the Library of Congress to be preserved forever. "The first plane flew so close to me I could have thrown a rock and hit it," said Henderson. He went on to serve 51 months in combat during WWII, culminating at the Battle of Okinawa. "I was in the first and last battles of the war." (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)

Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar