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US Marine exceeds expectations, accepts award
170913-M-NE059-0009.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera

Sep 20, 2017
TOKYO - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Burke, center, detention facility staff noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), poses for a photo with USO representatives after receiving the USO Service Member of the Year Award during the 10th Annual Service Salute Gala in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 9, 2017. One service member from each military installation in Japan attends the gala to receive the award. Burke went above and beyond the expectations of his normal duties as a Marine by volunteering his time at the USO, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and community relations events hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel. (courtesy photo)


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