Marines with the color guard from headquarters and support battalion, marine corps installations west, lower the american flag during the 83rd annual evening colors ceremony held at the pacific views event center, marine corps base camp pendleton, california, on sept The transformation begins the moment they step into a recruiting office and say “i want to be a united states marine.” Officials with 1st marine division identified the two marines who were killed after a vehicle accident april 15 while supporting joint task force southern border operations.
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The marine corps prides itself in making the leaders of tomorrow, but that journey starts before these men and women arrive at recruit training