ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – Maxine Russell shows a photograph of her son. What started as a gesture of support for troops turned into building a legacy for her deceased son. For nearly 30 years Maxine has sent more than 7,200 care packages, adopted military families for the holiday’s, and volunteers her time as a grief counselor to veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress, all in the name of her son Darren “White Rabbit” Russell. (U.S. Marine Corps image by Sgt. William Perkins) - ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – Maxine Russell shows a photograph of her son. What started as a gesture of support for troops turned into building a legacy for her deceased son. For nearly 30 years Maxine has sent more than 7,200 care packages, adopted military families for the holiday’s, and volunteers her time as a grief counselor to veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress, all in the name of her son Darren “White Rabbit” Russell. (U.S. Marine Corps image by Sgt. William Perkins)
Retired Maj. Gen. James Myatt, now the president and CEO of the Marines’ Memorial Association, fires an M4A1 carbine during a shooting drill aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 19, 2016. Started in 1946, the MMA honors the sacrifices of members of the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow) - Retired Maj. Gen. James Myatt, now the president and CEO of the Marines’ Memorial Association, fires an M4A1 carbine during a shooting drill aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 19, 2016. Started in 1946, the MMA honors the sacrifices of members of the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow)
Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stand at attention as Sgt. Maj. William Sowers, the 1st Marine Division sergeant major, reads the citation for the Mitchell Cup aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15, 2016. The Mitchell Cup is awarded to the victorious squad at the 1st Marine Division Super Squad Competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero) - Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stand at attention as Sgt. Maj. William Sowers, the 1st Marine Division sergeant major, reads the citation for the Mitchell Cup aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15, 2016. The Mitchell Cup is awarded to the victorious squad at the 1st Marine Division Super Squad Competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero)
A woman fires the M4 carbine service rifle during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The event included the HIMARS live fire, a crew-served weapons demonstration, an M777A2 Howitzer shoot, a helicopter gun run with one UH-1Y Huey helicopter, two AH-1W Cobra helicopters and one AH-1Z Cobra helicopter, and an opportunity for family members to shoot the M4 carbine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall) - A woman fires the M4 carbine service rifle during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The event included the HIMARS live fire, a crew-served weapons demonstration, an M777A2 Howitzer shoot, a helicopter gun run with one UH-1Y Huey helicopter, two AH-1W Cobra helicopters and one AH-1Z Cobra helicopter, and an opportunity for family members to shoot the M4 carbine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall)
Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division rush through a door after detonating a breaching charge at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 26, 2016. The Marines conducted live-fire training allowing them the opportunity to work with breaching charges and familiarizing them with the capabilities of each charge. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow) - Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division rush through a door after detonating a breaching charge at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 26, 2016. The Marines conducted live-fire training allowing them the opportunity to work with breaching charges and familiarizing them with the capabilities of each charge. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Morrow)
The 2016 1st Marine Division Infantry Squad Competition medal. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by LCpl Timothy Valero) - The 2016 1st Marine Division Infantry Squad Competition medal. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by LCpl Timothy Valero)
1st Marine Division Combat Camera developed a number of posters to promote the Protect What You Earned campaign as championed by Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, to get Marines talking about thoughtful decision-making. The commandant’s vision is to preserve the Corps’ combat readiness by ensuring individual Marines succeed in their careers and personal lives. - 1st Marine Division Combat Camera developed a number of posters to promote the Protect What You Earned campaign as championed by Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, to get Marines talking about thoughtful decision-making. The commandant’s vision is to preserve the Corps’ combat readiness by ensuring individual Marines succeed in their careers and personal lives.
Sergeant Edwin Lopez, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, poses for a portrait aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 7, 2016. Lopez said the Marine Corps provided the 25-year-old, San Marcos native to become a successful leader within the infantry community, deploying four separate times to places such as Okinawa and Afghanistan. - Sergeant Edwin Lopez, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, poses for a portrait aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 7, 2016. Lopez said the Marine Corps provided the 25-year-old, San Marcos native to become a successful leader within the infantry community, deploying four separate times to places such as Okinawa and Afghanistan.
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Robert Park, a combat trauma management instructor with the 1st Marine Division Surgeon’s Office, poses for a portrait aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 7, 2016. Park teaches Sailors and Marines combat lifesaving skills and was recently selected as the I Marine Expeditionary Force Junior Sailor of the Year. - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Robert Park, a combat trauma management instructor with the 1st Marine Division Surgeon’s Office, poses for a portrait aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 7, 2016. Park teaches Sailors and Marines combat lifesaving skills and was recently selected as the I Marine Expeditionary Force Junior Sailor of the Year.