Benton currently serves an operation clerk and supply chief for prior service recruiting at 6th Marine Corps District. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Immanuel Benton competes during a dual wrestling meet at Life University, Marietta, Georgia, 2018. Benton currently serves an operation clerk and supply chief for prior service recruiting at 6th Marine Corps District. (Courtesy photo by DRJ Rodriguez)

In March 2020, Alvarado identified a discrepancy with the equipment which prevented $1.6 million in damages, potential bodily injury and loss of life. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Abraham A. Alvarado, top, Lance Cpl. Colton J. Schleder, left, and Lance Cpl. Jason I. Norr, right, pose on a CAC2S AN/MRQ-13 Communication Subsystem at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 7, 2021. In March 2020, Alvarado identified a discrepancy with the equipment which prevented $1.6 million in damages, potential bodily injury and loss of life. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera)

Read full story in news section - LEXINGTON, S.C.-- Ever since Sgt. Jonathan Mendozacorona witnessed the decision his parents made leaving their well-paying jobs in Mexico City, MX to move to the United States for the wellbeing of their children, Mendozacorona was determined to make his parents proud.