Amaya Lewis, grandaughter of Vandra Lewis, Navy veteran and San Diego native, makes a bracelet with the help of Gary Elfman, a volunteer with Alvarado and Paradise Valley Hospitals at the San Diego Stand Down for Homeless Veterans and their families, July 18. Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar transported, set-up and maintained the tents and other equipment used during the stand down. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens) - Amaya Lewis, grandaughter of Vandra Lewis, Navy veteran and San Diego native, makes a bracelet with the help of Gary Elfman, a volunteer with Alvarado and Paradise Valley Hospitals at the San Diego Stand Down for Homeless Veterans and their families, July 18. Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar transported, set-up and maintained the tents and other equipment used during the stand down. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens)
Retired Sgt. Maj. Mike Zacker, Secretary of the Board of Directors and docent at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and Historical Foundation, poses for a photo in front of an HRS-1 at the museum aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Calif., Sept. 10. Zacker spent 18 of his 30 year career working on the HRS-1 and similar helicopters. - Retired Sgt. Maj. Mike Zacker, Secretary of the Board of Directors and docent at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and Historical Foundation, poses for a photo in front of an HRS-1 at the museum aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Calif., Sept. 10. Zacker spent 18 of his 30 year career working on the HRS-1 and similar helicopters.
Cpl. Andrew Martinez, a crew chief with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, helps children operate a fire hose during a Lil’ Leatherneck day aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 27. The Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron event served as an interactive tool for children to gain understanding about their parents’ military life. - Cpl. Andrew Martinez, a crew chief with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, helps children operate a fire hose during a Lil’ Leatherneck day aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 27. The Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron event served as an interactive tool for children to gain understanding about their parents’ military life.