Jim Burke, a 66-year-old native of Manhatten, N.Y., returned to the defense industry after the 9/11 attack. Burke has worked as an Marine Corps Center for lessons Learned representative for five years. He is a Vietnam veteran that strive to help the Marine Corps. - Jim Burke, a 66-year-old native of Manhatten, N.Y., returned to the defense industry after the 9/11 attack. Burke has worked as an Marine Corps Center for lessons Learned representative for five years. He is a Vietnam veteran that strive to help the Marine Corps.

Charles Johnson, a 64-year-old war veteran and a native of Sylmar, Calif., displays his riding vest. Johnson participates in several Patriotic Guard missions a month, including homecomings, memorials, and departures for service members and veterans. - Charles Johnson, a 64-year-old war veteran and a native of Sylmar, Calif., displays his riding vest. Johnson participates in several Patriotic Guard missions a month, including homecomings, memorials, and departures for service members and veterans.

A Marine deployed with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, kisses his wife during a homecoming aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Marines and sailors with CLR-15 were deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Regional Command Southwest. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Gauna/Released) - A Marine deployed with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, kisses his wife during a homecoming aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Marines and sailors with CLR-15 were deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Regional Command Southwest. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Gauna/Released)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Stearns, a dental technician with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, kisses his wife, Andrea, and embraces his three-week-old daughter, Jocelynn Marie, during a homecoming aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3. Stearns, a native of Marion, Ill., was deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan for five months. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Stearns, a dental technician with 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, kisses his wife, Andrea, and embraces his three-week-old daughter, Jocelynn Marie, during a homecoming aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3. Stearns, a native of Marion, Ill., was deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan for five months.

Service members transitioning out of the military attend the Goals, Plans, Success course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29. The course teaches the soon-to-be civilians about building a resume, benefits from the Veterans Administration, and strategizing for their future. - Service members transitioning out of the military attend the Goals, Plans, Success course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29. The course teaches the soon-to-be civilians about building a resume, benefits from the Veterans Administration, and strategizing for their future.

Sgt. Dennis Rollins is a wire platoon supervisor with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17. - Sgt. Dennis Rollins is a wire platoon supervisor with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17.