The statue of a Marine dressed in the uniform worn at the time of the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, watches over the names of the fallen inscribed on the Beirut Memorial near Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2012. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group visited the memorial and spoke with a veteran of the conflict in Lebanon as part of an ongoing effort to keep the legacy of Beirut alive within the Marine Corps. - The statue of a Marine dressed in the uniform worn at the time of the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, watches over the names of the fallen inscribed on the Beirut Memorial near Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2012. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group visited the memorial and spoke with a veteran of the conflict in Lebanon as part of an ongoing effort to keep the legacy of Beirut alive within the Marine Corps.

Lance Cpl. Angel Anaya, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native and embarkation specialist with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a picture after joining two other New York City Marines aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2012, to share his experiences before the eleventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Anaya was 8 years old when the attacks occurred. He now has a daughter and a wife that live in New York City, but he said the memory of the attacks still cause him to worry about their safety. - Lance Cpl. Angel Anaya, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native and embarkation specialist with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a picture after joining two other New York City Marines aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2012, to share his experiences before the eleventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Anaya was 8 years old when the attacks occurred. He now has a daughter and a wife that live in New York City, but he said the memory of the attacks still cause him to worry about their safety.

Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, attend a ceremony unveiling the Mercado Memorial outside of their compound aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 19, 2009. Lance Cpl. Raul Mercado was the only Marine from 2nd Maintenance Battalion killed-in-action throughout the unit’s three rotations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Franklin E. Mercado) - Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, attend a ceremony unveiling the Mercado Memorial outside of their compound aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 19, 2009. Lance Cpl. Raul Mercado was the only Marine from 2nd Maintenance Battalion killed-in-action throughout the unit’s three rotations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Franklin E. Mercado)