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Fairfield City Council and Mayor Steve Miller (right) thanks John Jones (center), an 18-year-old Fairfield High School senior, during a Fairfield city council meeting, Jan 9, for saving the life of a substitute teacher who had collapsed in class. After the council proclaimed the day as “John Jones Day,” Jones participated in a ceremonial oath of enlistment to join the United States Marine Corps. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante/Released) - Fairfield City Council and Mayor Steve Miller (right) thanks John Jones (center), an 18-year-old Fairfield High School senior, during a Fairfield city council meeting, Jan 9, for saving the life of a substitute teacher who had collapsed in class. After the council proclaimed the day as “John Jones Day,” Jones participated in a ceremonial oath of enlistment to join the United States Marine Corps. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Pirante/Released)

Staff Sgt. Carolin Chavez, a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, motivates a group of educators to get into formation during the 2015 Educator Workshop, Feb 11, 2015. Educator Workshops are conducted annually by Marine recruiting stations across the United States as outreach programs to high schools within their area with the goal of showing educators how the Marine Corps can be a possible career path for their students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Birky/Released) - Staff Sgt. Carolin Chavez, a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, motivates a group of educators to get into formation during the 2015 Educator Workshop, Feb 11, 2015. Educator Workshops are conducted annually by Marine recruiting stations across the United States as outreach programs to high schools within their area with the goal of showing educators how the Marine Corps can be a possible career path for their students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Birky/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Joseph C. Breze, the outgoing sergeant major for the 4th Marine Corps District, speaks to family, friends and fellow Marines about his career and legacy during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna Feb. 6, 2015. Breze, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, retired from the Marine Corps after serving 30 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler L. Birky/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Joseph C. Breze, the outgoing sergeant major for the 4th Marine Corps District, speaks to family, friends and fellow Marines about his career and legacy during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna Feb. 6, 2015. Breze, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, retired from the Marine Corps after serving 30 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler L. Birky/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas McGlothlin, right, receives his first salute from Gunnery Sgt. Robert Kelm, left, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Feb. 5, 2015. McGlothlin, a native of Waldorf, Maryland, enlisted in the Marine Corps 15 years ago and achieved the rank of gunnery sergeant prior to being appointed a chief warrant officer 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryan Nyggard/RELEASED) - U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas McGlothlin, right, receives his first salute from Gunnery Sgt. Robert Kelm, left, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Feb. 5, 2015. McGlothlin, a native of Waldorf, Maryland, enlisted in the Marine Corps 15 years ago and achieved the rank of gunnery sergeant prior to being appointed a chief warrant officer 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryan Nyggard/RELEASED)

Members of the Gloucester Institutes Emerging Leaders Program pose with instructors and staff members of the Marine Corps Leadership Seminar and the guest speaker, retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. George Walls, Jr., during the Marine Corps Leadership Seminar held at the Gloucester Institute in Virginia, Jan. 24, 2015. The seminar teaches Marine Corps leadership principles to college students, in an effort to foster a positive image of the Marine Corps and to prepare the nation’s future leaders by imparting values and lessons learned over the Corps’ long and illustrious history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron Diamant/released) - Members of the Gloucester Institutes Emerging Leaders Program pose with instructors and staff members of the Marine Corps Leadership Seminar and the guest speaker, retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. George Walls, Jr., during the Marine Corps Leadership Seminar held at the Gloucester Institute in Virginia, Jan. 24, 2015. The seminar teaches Marine Corps leadership principles to college students, in an effort to foster a positive image of the Marine Corps and to prepare the nation’s future leaders by imparting values and lessons learned over the Corps’ long and illustrious history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron Diamant/released)