U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Hernandez, an armorer with

U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Hernandez, an armorer with 3rd Marine Regiment, and 25-year-old from San Angelo, Texas, salutes the regimental battle colors as Marines run with them on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 6, 2012, in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday, Nov. 10. 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.