U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Mendozacorona and Pfc. Yessica Mendozacorona of Recruiting Sub Station Lexington, Recruiting Station Columbia, pose for a photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Jan. 7, 2022. Mendozacorona, now the staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge for RSS Lexington, enlisted and prepared his younger sister, Pfc. Mendozacorona, to become a U.S. Marine. (Courtesy photo by Mendozacorona family) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Mendozacorona and Pfc. Yessica Mendozacorona of Recruiting Sub Station Lexington, Recruiting Station Columbia, pose for a photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Jan. 7, 2022. Mendozacorona, now the staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge for RSS Lexington, enlisted and prepared his younger sister, Pfc. Mendozacorona, to become a U.S. Marine. (Courtesy photo by Mendozacorona family)

Capt. Gravelle attends his son's graduation - Improvise, adapt and overcome--a saying that many Marines live by. Serving in the Marine Corps is a difficult but rewarding journey, one that is experienced by both the Marines and their family members. Capt. Darryl Gravelle, recruiting station Charlotte’s operations officer, and his family have grown accustomed to the military lifestyle, for he and his family have a long history of military service. Service that sees no end in the near future.

As high schoolers, both lost their fathers due to heart attacks. Huggan became a father figure for Stanley, who eventually joined the Marine Corps and is now undergoing initial former training in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to become a motor transportation operator. - Staff Sgt. Vincent Huggan joins Rosemary Morris in cheering on her son, Stanley, during a wrestling tournament in the Tampa Bay area during the 2019-2020 school year. Huggan, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Substation St. Petersburg, Florida, bonded with Stanley, a graduate of Palm Harbor University High School, Palm Harbor, Florida, through shared tragedy. As high schoolers, both lost their fathers due to heart attacks. Huggan became a father figure for Stanley, who eventually joined the Marine Corps and is now undergoing initial former training in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to become a motor transportation operator.

David (left) and Brianna (right) pose for a photo at their wedding. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo) - David (left) and Brianna (right) pose for a photo at their wedding. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo)

U.S. Staff Sgt. Brian D. Raney and Raven Campbell eat dinner at The Alley, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Jan. 20, 2018. The local resturnat donated the before the pair participated in a father-daughter dance. Raney is a recruiter currently stationed as with Recruiting Station Nashville, 6th Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command. (U.S. Marines photo by Sgt. Mandaline Hatch) - U.S. Staff Sgt. Brian D. Raney and Raven Campbell eat dinner at The Alley, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Jan. 20, 2018. The local resturnat donated the before the pair participated in a father-daughter dance. Raney is a recruiter currently stationed as with Recruiting Station Nashville, 6th Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command. (U.S. Marines photo by Sgt. Mandaline Hatch)

Private Daniel Pritchett, recent graduate of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, admires a coin and ring given to him from his dad Kenneth Pritchett on June 20, 2014 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Both son and father can now be called United States Marines. - Private Daniel Pritchett, recent graduate of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, admires a coin and ring given to him from his dad Kenneth Pritchett on June 20, 2014 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Both son and father can now be called United States Marines.