Servicemembers escort family members of Marines who sacrificed their lives with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, as well as Army units, during the Honor Bowl here, Sept. 7, 2013. The Gold Star family members were the guests of honor during the game and were walked to the center of the field for the coin toss. The Honor Bowl is a two-day event put together by the Honor Group to raise awareness of the sacrifices of servicemembers. - Servicemembers escort family members of Marines who sacrificed their lives with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, as well as Army units, during the Honor Bowl here, Sept. 7, 2013. The Gold Star family members were the guests of honor during the game and were walked to the center of the field for the coin toss. The Honor Bowl is a two-day event put together by the Honor Group to raise awareness of the sacrifices of servicemembers.
Corporals Matthew Mistretta and Philip Chronis, squad leaders serving with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, share a laugh with Ervin Hall, a former Navy pilot, and Paul Atkins, a registered nurse at Mission Hospital here, July 10, 2013. Mistretta and Chronis, along with Lance Cpl. Cory Lucas, a mortarman with Weapons Co., and Atkins, quickly responded to Hall's crash on June 18, 2013, at an intersection in San Clemente, Calif. Mistretta and Chronis treated Hall's wounds, while Atkins performed CPR after pulling him out of the crash. Mistretta is a native of Reno, Nev., Chronis is from Tampa, Fla., and Lucas is a native of Phoenix. - Corporals Matthew Mistretta and Philip Chronis, squad leaders serving with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, share a laugh with Ervin Hall, a former Navy pilot, and Paul Atkins, a registered nurse at Mission Hospital here, July 10, 2013. Mistretta and Chronis, along with Lance Cpl. Cory Lucas, a mortarman with Weapons Co., and Atkins, quickly responded to Hall's crash on June 18, 2013, at an intersection in San Clemente, Calif. Mistretta and Chronis treated Hall's wounds, while Atkins performed CPR after pulling him out of the crash. Mistretta is a native of Reno, Nev., Chronis is from Tampa, Fla., and Lucas is a native of Phoenix.
Lieutenant Col. Christeon C. Griffin, the outgoing commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hands the battalion colors to Lt. Col. Robert C. Rice, the battalion's incoming commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony at the Camp San Mateo parade deck here, June 26, 2013. The passing of the colors signified the transfer of authority and responsibility from one commander to the next.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer) - Lieutenant Col. Christeon C. Griffin, the outgoing commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hands the battalion colors to Lt. Col. Robert C. Rice, the battalion's incoming commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony at the Camp San Mateo parade deck here, June 26, 2013. The passing of the colors signified the transfer of authority and responsibility from one commander to the next. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer)
Marines and sailors from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, march onto the Camp San Mateo parade deck here on May 13, 2013. Families and friends welcome home their Marines and sailors after an eight-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The battalion has been deployed aboard USS Greenbay, USS Peleliu and USS Dubuque as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. The 15th MEU is a Marine Air Ground Task Force comprised of approximately 2,400 personnel. - Marines and sailors from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, march onto the Camp San Mateo parade deck here on May 13, 2013. Families and friends welcome home their Marines and sailors after an eight-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The battalion has been deployed aboard USS Greenbay, USS Peleliu and USS Dubuque as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. The 15th MEU is a Marine Air Ground Task Force comprised of approximately 2,400 personnel.