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Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Billy Emerton, left, a flight equipment technician, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing and Gunnery Sgt. David Emerton, equal opportunity advisor for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, both natives of Texas, pose for a photo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 5, 2024. Answering the nation's call has always been a proud tradition in many American homes. Marines having siblings who also serve in the armed forces is nothing new, but for the Emerton brothers, their service has been closer than most. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Cpl. Andrew Barwick, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist, joined the Marine Corps at 23 years old and shipped out for the yellow footprints November 2007. He had been unsuccessfully attempting to pursue a career as a paralegal but kept ending up back in construction. - Cpl. Andrew Barwick, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist, joined the Marine Corps at 23 years old and shipped out for the yellow footprints November 2007. He had been unsuccessfully attempting to pursue a career as a paralegal but kept ending up back in construction.