U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Redmond Ramos, a corpsman, displays a tattoo that reads “I’m with Stumpy” showing his sense of humor Nov. 14, 2012, during the first Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii. Ramos deployed with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, to Sangin, Afghanistan in 2011 where he stepped on an IED, resulting in the loss of his leg. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

Lance Cpl. Donovan Lee holds a birthday cake in honor of the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Fayloga)

Cpl. Zachary Cline gets a haircut from Lance Cpl. Jerhson Hernandez on Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2012. Cline and Hernandez, both riflemen assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, are both currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Alejandro Pena)

A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command fires a shoulder-fired multi-purpose assault weapon-disposable during live fire training on a base in Herat province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2012. Afghan National Security Forces have been taking the lead in security operations, with coalition forces as mentors, to bring security and stability to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau)

Marines from Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, send rounds down range at a marksmanship training event near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, during Exercise Eager Mace 13, Nov. 12, 2012. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps participated in the bilateral training exercise with the Kuwait Armed Forces Nov. 11-21. The purpose of the exercise was to expand levels of cooperation, enhance mutual maritime capabilities, as well as promote long-term regional stability and interoperability between U.S. forces and regional partners. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers)

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa is training for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment run past the Pacific War Memorial with their regimental battle colors on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 6, 2012, in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday, Nov. 10, 2012. Both Marines and Navy corpsmen assigned to 3rd Marines, the highest-deployed Marine infantry regiment in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, honored their heritage by running a two-mile course from the 3rd Marines headquarters to the Pacific War Memorial and back. In total, 29 teams of four runners and an additional lone runner completed 237 miles. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)