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The photographs of 11 fallen service members line a theater stage, commemorating the individuals during their celebration of life ceremony, May 15, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The seven MARSOC Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen pictured were killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crashed during amphibious operations involving helicopter and boat insertion and extraction training near Eglin, Fla., March 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, addresses the audience attending a celebration of life ceremony commemorating 11 fallen service members May 15, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Seven MARSOC Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen were killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crashed during amphibious operations involving helicopter and boat insertion and extraction training, near Eglin, Florida, March 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command addresses the audience in attendance of a celebration of life ceremony commemorating 11 fallen service members May 15, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Seven MARSOC Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen were killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crashed during amphibious operations involving helicopter and boat insertion and extraction training near Eglin, Fla., March 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Steven Fox

Marines, veterans, and international allies prepare for a wheelchair basketball game during the Marine Corps Trials, a Paralympic style competition for wounded, ill and injured service members, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California March 4-12. Events at the trials also include: archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming and track.

Photo by Patrick Onofre

Marines, veterans, and international allies compete in a wheelchair basketball game during the Marine Corps Trials held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California March 4-12. The trials are a Paralympic style competition in which wounded, ill, and injured archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming and track.

Photo by Patrick Onofre

Marines, veterans, and international allies compete a wheelchair basketball game during the Marine Corps Trials in various Paralympic events at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California March 4-12. Other events include: archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming and track.

Photo by Patrick Onofre

Sgt. Michael Pride, an assistant coach for track at the 2015 Marine Corps Trials, reunited with a Marine that he served with in a deployed environment seven years ago during the Marine Corps Trials held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Pride is coaching Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel Guest for the track competition.

Photo by Sgt. Brady Wood

Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel Guest, a single leg amputee, reunited with Sgt. Michael Pride, the assistant track coach, during the 2015 Marine Corps Trials aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 2015. Guest and Pride were deployed together in 2008 with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

Photo by Sgt. Brady Wood

Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel Guest, a single leg amputee (left), and Sgt. Michael Pride, an assistant coach for track (right), reunite after seven years at the 2015 Marine Corps Trials aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 2015. The Wounded Warrior Regiment gathers wounded, ill and injured Marines, Marine veterans and international wounded warrior athletes for the Trials.

Photo by Sgt. Brady Wood

James Panceyres, a cycling coach for the 2015 Marine Corps Trials, passes on knowledge of cycling on the road to wounded warriors that are joining him for a bike ride aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2015. Panceyres has been passing on cycling knowledge to wounded warriors ever since he became a coach for the Marine Corps Trials.

Photo by Sgt. Brady Wood

James Panceyres, a cycling coach for the 2015 Marine Corps Trials, speaks to wounded warriors prior to taking them on a bike ride aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2015. Cycling is one of eight sports that athletes can compete in during the Marine Corps Trials.

Photo by Sgt. Brady Wood

James Panceyres, a cycling coach for the 2015 Marine Corps Trials, informs wounded warriors practicing for a cycling competition which route they will take during their ride aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2015. Panceyres has years of experience cycling that allows him to pass on not only cycling with a combat wound but also riding on the road.

Photo by Sgt. Brady Wood

Major General Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, thanks the veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima for their service during the Iwo Jima Commemorative Banquet for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 7. The evening included a sunset memorial, 21-gun salute, banquet and a video message for veterans from Commandant of the Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford. “Your legacy is the young men and women who use your example of courage and commitment to inspire them to confront and overcome the challenges that they face today… I pledge that today’s Marines will keep the spirit of Iwo Jima alive,” said Dunford.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Gunnery Sgt. Michael Flaningam, a trumpet player in the 1st Marine Division Band, I Marine Expeditionary Force, plays taps in memory of fallen Marines during the Iwo Jima Commemorative Banquet for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 7. The evening included a sunset memorial, 21-gun salute, banquet and a video message for veterans from Commandant of the Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford. “Your legacy is the young men and women who use your example of courage and commitment to inspire them to confront and overcome the challenges that they face today … I pledge that today’s Marines will keep the spirit of Iwo Jima alive,” said Dunford.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, fire a 21-gun salute in honor of fallen Marines during the Sunset Memorial for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 7. The evening included a banquet, a performance by the 1st MARDIV Band, and a video message for veterans from Commandant of the Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford. “Your legacy is the young men and women who use your example of courage and commitment to inspire them to confront and overcome the challenges that they face today… I pledge that today’s Marines will keep the spirit of Iwo Jima alive,” said Dunford.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Members of the Marine Corps Historical Company present an Iwo Jima Flag Raising Tableau during the Iwo Jima Commemorative Banquet for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 7. The evening included a sunset memorial, 21-gun salute, banquet and a video message for veterans from Commandant of the Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford. “Your legacy is the young men and women who use your example of courage and commitment to inspire them to confront and overcome the challenges that they face today … I pledge that today’s Marines will keep the spirit of Iwo Jima alive,” said Dunford.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

The Quantico Marine Corps Band, from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, performed at Madison Square Garden during the opening ceremony for New York City's Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2014. The parade, also known as America's Parade, highlights a different service each year. This year, the Marines were showcased for their legacy and traditions, which date back 239 years.

Photo by Cpl. Fareeza Ali/USMC

2nd Lt. Douglas M. Bour, a student with Charlie Company at The Basic School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, fires blank rounds at the mock enemy in a simulated combat scenario Sept. 9 at the training grounds of Quantico. The Marines are on their seven-day War Field Exercise from Sept. 5-12.

Photo by Cpl. Jose D. Lujano