Marines from the 1st Marine Corps District pose for a photo with students and staff, Dec. 21, 2015 at Saint Anne’s School. The event gave the children an opportunity to speak to active duty service members face to face. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas) - Marines from the 1st Marine Corps District pose for a photo with students and staff, Dec. 21, 2015 at Saint Anne’s School. The event gave the children an opportunity to speak to active duty service members face to face. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Thomas)
Ewa Perkowski, (middle) her son, Pvt. Dawid Perkowski (right), and Sgt. Justin Wical, take a moment to post for a photo at Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Reading, recently. Perkowski is a second-generation immigrant from Poland, where his parents knew a different meaning to military service. After some convincing from her son, and an in depth education about the Marine Corps’ rich history and traditions from Sgt. Wical, Ewa her family could not be more proud of their new Marine. - Ewa Perkowski, (middle) her son, Pvt. Dawid Perkowski (right), and Sgt. Justin Wical, take a moment to post for a photo at Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Reading, recently. Perkowski is a second-generation immigrant from Poland, where his parents knew a different meaning to military service. After some convincing from her son, and an in depth education about the Marine Corps’ rich history and traditions from Sgt. Wical, Ewa her family could not be more proud of their new Marine.
Joshua Laramie (second to the left) receives his Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship worth $180,000 before an approximate crowd of 5,000 at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY, Saturday, July 4th, 2015. Laramie is a sophomore enrolled in Ohio State University, native of Bethlehem, NY, and an aspiring Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II or AV-8B Harrier II pilot. - Joshua Laramie (second to the left) receives his Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship worth $180,000 before an approximate crowd of 5,000 at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY, Saturday, July 4th, 2015. Laramie is a sophomore enrolled in Ohio State University, native of Bethlehem, NY, and an aspiring Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II or AV-8B Harrier II pilot.