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Lt. Col. Maxx Godsey inspects a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet Dec. 17 during Freeport High School’s NJROTC Annual inspection. “I can see it (Leadership) in everything the cadets do,” said Godsey, the 1st Marine Corps District executive officer.

Lt. Col. Maxx Godsey inspects a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet Dec. 17 during Freeport High School’s NJROTC Annual inspection. “I can see it (Leadership) in everything the cadets do,” said Godsey, the 1st Marine Corps District executive officer.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Thomas

Miya Henson is inspected by Lt. Col. Maxx Godsey Dec. 17 during Freeport High School’s NJROTC Annual inspection. “This program really promotes discipline and leadership and I’d recommend it to every student,” said Henson, Freeport High School’s NJROTC program executive officer and Freeport, New York, native. Godsey is the 1st Marine Corps District executive officer.

Miya Henson is inspected by Lt. Col. Maxx Godsey Dec. 17 during Freeport High School’s NJROTC Annual inspection. “This program really promotes discipline and leadership and I’d recommend it to every student,” said Henson, Freeport High School’s NJROTC program executive officer and Freeport, New York, native. Godsey is the 1st Marine Corps District executive officer.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Thomas

Nicholas Mclean, center, is inspected by Lt. Col. Maxx Godsey Dec. 17 during Freeport High School’s Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Annual inspection. “This is like our super bowl,” said Mclean, the commanding officer of NJROTC and a Freeport, New York, native. “We all get to come together in our uniforms and show our community what we’re about.” Godsey is the 1st Marine Corps District executive officer.

Nicholas Mclean, center, is inspected by Lt. Col. Maxx Godsey Dec. 17 during Freeport High School’s Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Annual inspection. “This is like our super bowl,” said Mclean, the commanding officer of NJROTC and a Freeport, New York, native. “We all get to come together in our uniforms and show our community what we’re about.” Godsey is the 1st Marine Corps District executive officer.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Thomas

Hunter Wilbraham, a senior at St. Augistine Preparatory School, receives a certificate for earning the NROTC-Marine Option Scholarship from Capt. Zachary Smith, at St. Augustine Preparatory School in Richlands, N.J., Dec. 19, 2014.

Hunter Wilbraham, a senior at St. Augistine Preparatory School, receives a certificate for earning the NROTC-Marine Option Scholarship from Capt. Zachary Smith, at St. Augustine Preparatory School in Richlands, N.J., Dec. 19, 2014.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne practices in William H. Hall High School’s auditorium while waiting to talk to music students Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the high school and part of its prestigious Jazz Program. Kyne played in the auditorium throughout his years at the school. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne practices in William H. Hall High School’s auditorium while waiting to talk to music students Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the high school and part of its prestigious Jazz Program. Kyne played in the auditorium throughout his years at the school. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne tours the inside of the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the Artist Collective throughout his childhood and attributes the school to his desire to pursue a life as a professional musician. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne tours the inside of the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the Artist Collective throughout his childhood and attributes the school to his desire to pursue a life as a professional musician. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne walks around the auditorium inside of the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne played in the auditorium throughout his childhood while he was a student there. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne walks around the auditorium inside of the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne played in the auditorium throughout his childhood while he was a student there. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne practices in William H. Hall High School’s auditorium while waiting to talk to music students Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the high school and part of its prestigious Jazz Program. Kyne played in the auditorium throughout his years at the school. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne practices in William H. Hall High School’s auditorium while waiting to talk to music students Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the high school and part of its prestigious Jazz Program. Kyne played in the auditorium throughout his years at the school. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne looks at a photo of Jackie McLean, a famous jazz artist and founder of the Artists Collective, inside the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. McLean served as one of Kyne’s first inspirations to pursue a life playing the saxophone. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford, (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne looks at a photo of Jackie McLean, a famous jazz artist and founder of the Artists Collective, inside the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. McLean served as one of Kyne’s first inspirations to pursue a life playing the saxophone. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford, (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne watches an old video with Melonae McLean, the marketing and communications coordinator for the Artists Collective and Jackie McLean’s daughter, inside of the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the Artist Collective throughout his childhood and attributes the school to his desire to pursue a life as a professional musician. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne watches an old video with Melonae McLean, the marketing and communications coordinator for the Artists Collective and Jackie McLean’s daughter, inside of the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the Artist Collective throughout his childhood and attributes the school to his desire to pursue a life as a professional musician. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne talks to students about the Marine Corps Music Program at William H. Hall High School Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the high school and part of its prestigious Jazz Program. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne talks to students about the Marine Corps Music Program at William H. Hall High School Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the high school and part of its prestigious Jazz Program. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne talks to the students of a former teacher’s class at William H. Hall High School Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the high school and part of its prestigious Jazz Program. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne talks to the students of a former teacher’s class at William H. Hall High School Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the high school and part of its prestigious Jazz Program. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne tours the inside of the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the Artist Collective throughout his childhood and attributes the school to his desire to pursue a life as a professional musician. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne tours the inside of the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the Artist Collective throughout his childhood and attributes the school to his desire to pursue a life as a professional musician. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Eric Kyne points to a logo inside the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 18. Kyne was a student at the Artist Collective throughout his childhood and attributes the school to his desire to pursue a life as a professional musician. Kyne is a Marine musician and recruiter with Marine Recruiting Substation Hartford. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Staff Sgt. Luis Parreno, staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Ridgewood, speaks with educators from his area of operations about military options during a post-secondary education planning conference with Children First Network 201 at Brooklyn Technical High School on Dec. 11.

Staff Sgt. Luis Parreno, staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Ridgewood, speaks with educators from his area of operations about military options during a post-secondary education planning conference with Children First Network 201 at Brooklyn Technical High School on Dec. 11.

Photo by Cpl. Kristin E. Moreno

(From left to right) Dr. Jeffery Woodberry, principal of Half Hollow Hills East High School, Rob Mora, a participant in last year's Inaugural Dan Daly Cup, and Staff Sgt. Henry Zapata, recruiter with Recruiting Substation Lindenhurst, pose for a photo with the Dan Daly Cup trophy. The cup will be showcased in each of the schools of the players from the winning team, Team Valor. It will be located at Half Hollow Hill East High School until Jan. 5.

(From left to right) Dr. Jeffery Woodberry, principal of Half Hollow Hills East High School, Rob Mora, a participant in last year's Inaugural Dan Daly Cup, and Staff Sgt. Henry Zapata, recruiter with Recruiting Substation Lindenhurst, pose for a photo with the Dan Daly Cup trophy. The cup will be showcased in each of the schools of the players from the winning team, Team Valor. It will be located at Half Hollow Hill East High School until Jan. 5.

Photo by Cpl. Kristin E. Moreno

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - (Right) Marie Dewey a flutist with Whitney Point High School receives feedback from Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Bley, musician placement director for 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command after an audition, during the New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference in Rochester N.Y. Dec. 6, 2014. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - (Right) Marie Dewey a flutist with Whitney Point High School receives feedback from Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Bley, musician placement director for 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command after an audition, during the New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference in Rochester N.Y. Dec. 6, 2014. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - (Right) Marie Dewey a flutist with Whitney Point High School. auditions for Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Bley, musician placement director for 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command during the New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference in Rochester, N.Y. Dec. 6, 2014. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - (Right) Marie Dewey a flutist with Whitney Point High School. auditions for Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Bley, musician placement director for 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command during the New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference in Rochester, N.Y. Dec. 6, 2014. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin

ROCHESTER N.Y. – Dalton Elias, a member of the West Genesee High School Wind Ensemble, pulls with all his might to get 20 pull-ups at the Marine Music Program booth during the New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference in Rochester, N.Y. Dec. 6, 2014. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

ROCHESTER N.Y. – Dalton Elias, a member of the West Genesee High School Wind Ensemble, pulls with all his might to get 20 pull-ups at the Marine Music Program booth during the New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference in Rochester, N.Y. Dec. 6, 2014. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin

Sgt. Roland Moody, recruiter with Recruiting Substation Flatbush, carries the guidon and leads Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York in a parade through Glen Cove, N.Y., on June 21, 2014. Moody is the unit’s color sergeant.

Sgt. Roland Moody, recruiter with Recruiting Substation Flatbush, carries the guidon and leads Marine Corps Recruiting Station New York in a parade through Glen Cove, N.Y., on June 21, 2014. Moody is the unit’s color sergeant.

Photo by Cpl. Kristin E. Moreno