United States Marine Corps

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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Sebastian Rodriguez, a machine gunner with Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, fires an M240B machine gun during a night squad-attack exercise. (DoD photo by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

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Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, wait to march onto Peatross Parade Deck during a graduation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 13, 2012. The graduation ceremony consisted of five platoons from India Company. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aneshea Yee)

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Francisca Weber of Boston waves an American flag that reads "Boston Strong" as she cheers on a friend running in the annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A runner high-fives military personal who cheer on runners as they participate in the annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Runners make their way past the U.S. Capitol during the annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Runners make their way past the U.S. Capitol during the annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dan Underwood (right) of Northern Virginia looks for his wife, who is running in her fourth marathon, as runners make their way past the U.S. Capitol during the annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)