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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sergeant Joshua L . Moore presents his Navy Cross to the audience after being pinned by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, during an awards ceremony Nov. 1, 2013 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Moore, 25, from Franklinville, N.C., received the military’s second highest award for his extraordinary heroism while serving as a scout with scout sniper platoon, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 14, 2011. “It’s an honor to receive an award like the Navy Cross,” said Moore. “But to be honest, I was just doing my job.”

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sergeant Joshua L . Moore presents his Navy Cross to the audience after being pinned by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, during an awards ceremony Nov. 1, 2013 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Moore, 25, from Franklinville, N.C., received the military’s second highest award for his extraordinary heroism while serving as a scout with scout sniper platoon, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 14, 2011. “It’s an honor to receive an award like the Navy Cross,” said Moore. “But to be honest, I was just doing my job.”

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sgt. Justin Tygart, a native of Orlando, Fla., is presented the Bronze Star Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Tygart was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sgt. Justin Tygart, a native of Orlando, Fla., is presented the Bronze Star Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Tygart was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sgt. Ritchie Elias a native of Anaheim, Calif., is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Elias was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sgt. Ritchie Elias a native of Anaheim, Calif., is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Elias was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Cpl. Gaven Eier, a native of Charleston, S.C., is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Elias was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Cpl. Gaven Eier, a native of Charleston, S.C., is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Elias was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Cpl. Jerry Burns, a team leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and Ocala, Fla. native, receives his Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Cpl. Jerry Burns, a team leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and Ocala, Fla. native, receives his Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Lance Cpl. Duncan Mathis, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Wilson, N.C. native, was promoted to his current ranks and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his actions in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Lance Cpl. Duncan Mathis, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Wilson, N.C. native, was promoted to his current ranks and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his actions in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Cpl. Richard Wallace, a team leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and Chicago native, receives his Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Cpl. Richard Wallace, a team leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and Chicago native, receives his Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. Ð The awards being presented to the Marines and sailor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. Ð The awards being presented to the Marines and sailor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye

Marines and sailors with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, stand in formation during the ceremony where 10 Marines and one sailor was awarded from their company for their actions in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Marines and sailors with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, stand in formation during the ceremony where 10 Marines and one sailor was awarded from their company for their actions in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye

Cpl. Richard Wallace, a team leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and Chicago native, receives his Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Cpl. Richard Wallace, a team leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and Chicago native, receives his Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye

The awards being presented to the Marines and sailor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

The awards being presented to the Marines and sailor with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye

Brig. Gen Burke Whitman, the assistant division commanding general, talks to Pfc. Duncan Mathis, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Wilson, N.C., native, prior to the ceremony where Mathis was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his actions in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and promotion to the rank of lance corporal, Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Brig. Gen Burke Whitman, the assistant division commanding general, talks to Pfc. Duncan Mathis, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Wilson, N.C., native, prior to the ceremony where Mathis was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his actions in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and promotion to the rank of lance corporal, Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye

Lance Cpl. Duncan Mathis, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Wilson, N.C., native, was promoted to his current ranks and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his actions in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Lance Cpl. Duncan Mathis, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Wilson, N.C., native, was promoted to his current ranks and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his actions in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 24, 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye

Corporal Aaron Purkiss, an infantryman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, holds his child after returning from Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Friends and family greeted the Marines and sailors they haven’t seen since April 2013, when the battalion was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Corporal Aaron Purkiss, an infantryman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, holds his child after returning from Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Friends and family greeted the Marines and sailors they haven’t seen since April 2013, when the battalion was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Families and friends wait intently aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for the remaining Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, to get off the buses after returning from Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2013. The families waited in the darkness and rain to greet the loved ones they haven’t seen since April 2013.

Families and friends wait intently aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for the remaining Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, to get off the buses after returning from Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2013. The families waited in the darkness and rain to greet the loved ones they haven’t seen since April 2013.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Retired Marine Major Jennifer Marino arrives at 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 22, 2013 after riding from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Marino retired from the Marine Corps and rode across the country to meet with gold star families.

Retired Marine Major Jennifer Marino arrives at 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 22, 2013 after riding from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Marino retired from the Marine Corps and rode across the country to meet with gold star families.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Retired Marine Major Jennifer Marino (third from the right) poses for a picture with a gold star family and supporters, along with Lt. Col. Patrick Keane, the commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 22, 2013. Marino rode a bicycle across the country to meet with gold star families about loved ones the families lost in the military.

Retired Marine Major Jennifer Marino (third from the right) poses for a picture with a gold star family and supporters, along with Lt. Col. Patrick Keane, the commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 22, 2013. Marino rode a bicycle across the country to meet with gold star families about loved ones the families lost in the military.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

– Retired Marine Major Jennifer Marino finishes her ride to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Oct. 22, 2013. Marino rode across the country to meet with gold star families, and her final stop was the National Museum of the Marine Corps Oct. 25.

– Retired Marine Major Jennifer Marino finishes her ride to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Oct. 22, 2013. Marino rode across the country to meet with gold star families, and her final stop was the National Museum of the Marine Corps Oct. 25.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Sergeant William P. Reckley, a section leader with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Ayden, N.C., pulls open a door while assaulting Mobile MOUT Town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 20, 2013. “‘Amtrackers’ are known for being flexible and being able to conduct any mission, whether it’s assaulting a beach and taking it over or supporting the infantry in an urban environment; both of those are gained by doing this training,” said 1st Lt. Michael Bianca, a platoon commander with the battalion, and Huntsville, Ala., native.

Sergeant William P. Reckley, a section leader with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Ayden, N.C., pulls open a door while assaulting Mobile MOUT Town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 20, 2013. “‘Amtrackers’ are known for being flexible and being able to conduct any mission, whether it’s assaulting a beach and taking it over or supporting the infantry in an urban environment; both of those are gained by doing this training,” said 1st Lt. Michael Bianca, a platoon commander with the battalion, and Huntsville, Ala., native.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Two Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, climb over a wall while assaulting Mobile MOUT Town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 20, 2013. “‘Amtrackers’ are known for being flexible and being able to conduct any mission, whether it’s assaulting a beach and taking it over or supporting the infantry in an urban environment; both of those are gained by doing this training,” said 1st Lt. Michael Bianca, a platoon commander with the battalion, and Huntsville, Ala., native.

Two Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, climb over a wall while assaulting Mobile MOUT Town aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 20, 2013. “‘Amtrackers’ are known for being flexible and being able to conduct any mission, whether it’s assaulting a beach and taking it over or supporting the infantry in an urban environment; both of those are gained by doing this training,” said 1st Lt. Michael Bianca, a platoon commander with the battalion, and Huntsville, Ala., native.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.