Retirement ceremony, US Marine Corps Photo

Lieutenant Col. John O'Neal, left, commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, presents Staff Sgt. Mario Rodriguez, warehouse chief, with various letters of appreciation and his certificate of retirement during his retirement ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25. Rodriguez, 39, served 20 years and is a native of Plainview, Texas. The letters of appreciation were from President Barack Obama, Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)