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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Eckert, right, and his father Frank Eckert, left, pose together during a family visit in Winter Park, Fla. Eckert met with family before moving overseas in 2014 to his next duty station at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Eckert’s father served as an enlisted helicopter mechanic in the U.S. Army for six years before commissioning as a reservist and is given much credit for Eckert’s athletic and professional success. (Courtesy Photo)
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Jun 27, 2016
WINTER PARK, Florida - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Eckert, right, and his father Frank Eckert, left, pose together during a family visit in Winter Park, Fla. Eckert met with family before moving overseas in 2014 to his next duty station at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Eckert’s father served as an enlisted helicopter mechanic in the U.S. Army for six years before commissioning as a reservist and is given much credit for Eckert’s athletic and professional success. (Courtesy Photo)


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