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Capt. Retired Chester Dean Cullison (Ret.) is greeted by Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen as he boards a bus for Honor Flight Savannah aboard U.S. Army Garrison Hunter Army Airfield Fort Stewart, Savannah, GA, Oct. 14. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort with Combat Logistics Company 23 traveled to Hunter Army Airfield to honor World War II, Korean, and Vietnam War veterans for Honor Flight Savannah. Honor Flight Savannah takes veterans to Washington D.C. to visit their war memorials at the National Mall. Cullison served in WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars in the U.S. Navy.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley Phillips

Service members salute the funeral cascade for Sgt. John Holladay, a World War II Marine Raider who was killed in action in 1943, as they drive into the National Cemetery in Florence, S.C., where Holladay was laid to rest April 4, 2016. During World War II, Holladay was assigned to Company B, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, who fought battles against Japanese positions along the Pacific front where he was killed.

Photo by Sgt. Donovan Lee

Marine Raiders currently assigned to Marine Special Operations Company B, 1st Marine Raider Battalion and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command headquarters salute the remains of Sgt. John Holladay, a fallen World War II Marine Raider. During World War II Holladay was assigned to Company B, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, who fought in U.S. Marine Corps battles against Japanese positions along the Pacific front, when he was killed in 1943.

Photo by Sgt. Donovan Lee

Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific salute Cpl. Roger K. Nielson during a dignified transfer of remains at the Honolulu International Airport, Nov. 12, 2015. Nielson was a World War II Marine assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, who was killed during the battle of Tarawa, where more than 18,000 Marines fought and more than 1,000 were killed over three days of fighting.

Photo by Sgt. Erik Estrada

Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific salute Cpl. Roger K. Nielson during a dignified transfer of remains at the Honolulu International Airport, Nov. 12, 2015. Nielson was a World War II Marine assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, who was killed during the battle of Tarawa, where more than 18,000 Marines fought and more than 1,000 were killed over three days of fighting.

Photo by Sgt. Erik Estrada

Marines from 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group look on as retired Staff Sgt. Jason Ross raises the national and Marine Corps colors in front of a new home dedicated to him and his family by The Gary Sinise Foundation in Fallbrook, California, August 221, 2015. Ross was injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2011 while serving as an explosive ordnance disposal technician and lost both of his legs as a result. The new home has smart technology that will significantly reduce the difficulty of everyday tasks for Ross and allow him and his family to live more comfortably.

Photo by Cpl. Carson Gramley

Marines from 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group look on as retired Staff Sgt. Jason Ross raises the national and Marine Corps colors in front of a new home dedicated to him and his family by The Gary Sinise Foundation in Fallbrook, California, August 21, 2015. Ross was injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2011 while serving as an explosive ordnance disposal technician and lost both of his legs as a result. The new home has smart technology that will significantly reduce the difficulty of everyday tasks for Ross and allow him and his family to live more comfortably.

Photo by Cpl. Carson Gramley

Homer "Mike" Jenkins, a Marine Vietnam veteran, holds a shadow box highlighting his service in the Marines at his home near Hughes Springs, Texas, June 5, 2015. Jenkins did two tours in Vietnam, the first as an advisor to Vietnamese troops; his second tour, he was a company commander leading Marines in combat.

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Karnath

Benjamin "Ben" Palermo, a Marine Vietnam veteran, stands next to an American flag presented to him by his son, Nicholas Palermo a Marine veteran, in his home in San Antonio, Texas, June 4, 2015. Palermo served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment during Operation Starlite.

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Karnath

Benjamin "Ben" Palermo holds a photo of himself when he was serving on active duty in the Marine Corps in his home in San Antonio, Texas, June 4, 2015. Palermo served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment during Operation Starlite during August 1965 in Vietnam.

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Karnath

Benjamin "Ben" Palermo, a Marine Vietnam veteran , stands next to an American flag presented to him by his son, Nicholas Palermo a Marine veteran, in his home in San Antonio, Texas, June 4, 2015. Palermo served with H Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment during Operation Starlite.

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Karnath

Benjamin "Ben" Palermo holds a photo of himself when he was serving on active duty in the Marine Corps at his home in San Antonio, Texas, June 4, 2015. Palermo served with H Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment during Operation Starlite during August 1965 in Vietnam.

Photo by Sgt. Melissa Karnath

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

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

Retired Staff Sgt. Brad M. Lang, who was a technician with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands in his workshop in Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 26, 2012. Lang lost both of his legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan and has redirected his efforts into his recently-created business.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson

Retired Staff Sgt. Brad M. Lang, who was a technician with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands next to several of his prosthetic legs in Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 26, 2012. Lang lost both of his legs when an improvised explosive device detonated in Afghanistan in 2011, and he now owns his own business.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson

A plaque with the demilitarized guidance system of a Hellfire missile hangs on the wall in the workshop of retired Staff Sgt. Brad M. Lang, who was a technician with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 26, 2012. Lang’s fellow EOD technicians gave him the guidance system, which was used to engage the enemy on his last mission in Afghanistan, where Lang lost both of his legs to an improvised explosive device.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson

Retired Staff Sgt. Brad M. Lang, who was a technician with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands in his workshop in Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 26, 2012. Lang lost both of his legs when an improvised explosive device detonated in Afghanistan in 2011 and now runs his own business.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson