** FILE ** Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, listens during a news conference at the Pentagon outside Washington on Monday, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
This advertising poster was distributed at Marine Corps recruiting stations as part of a new Corps television, Web and print advertising campaign launched in March 2012. (Associated Press/U.S. Marine Corps)
** FILE ** Marine Sgt. Benjamin Johns walks to a courtroom at the Legal Services Center at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Kent Nishimura, File)
President Obama gets a mouthful of fingers from Cooper Wall Wagner, 8 months, as he poses for a photo with the infant and his parents, Greg and Meredith Wagner, during a visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Sunday in Kaneohe, Hawaii. (Associated Press)
Actress Mila Kunis rests her hand over her heart during the playing of the National Athem at the 236th Marine Corps birthday ball in Greenville, N.C., on Friday. Her date, Sgt. Scott Moore, is behind her. (Associated Press)
Tezata Dengersa, 30, of Turkey, greets family after crossing the finish line in 2:45:28 to win the women's division of the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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Tezata Dengersa , 30, of Turkey, crosses the finish line in 2:45:28 to win the women's division of the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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Chad Ware, of Wheeling, Ill., a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and a member of the U.S. Army running team, wins the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in a time of 2:19:16 in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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Chad Ware, of Wheeling, Ill., a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and a member of the U.S. Army running team, climbs the final hill to win the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in a time of 2:19:16 in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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A mass of runners crosses the 14th Street Bridge during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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Stephanie Walker, of Fairfax, Va., at center, makes her way up a hill in to Rosslyn, Va. during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 30, 2011.
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Johnathon Rose, of Houston, Texas, gets a push up the hill from Staff Sgt. Jose Garza, left, stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Texas, as they approach the finish of the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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Runners, including Sean Kelly and Justin Laddusaw, both of Annapolis, Md., from left wearing penguin costumes, start the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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Spectators cheer for runners as they close in on the finish chute during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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James Armstrong, at left, of Red Bank, N.J., and Miriam Camino-Wolosky, of Alexandria, Va., at right, join Marine Corps race volunteers in cheering on David Swope, of New Windsor, N.Y., as he climbs the final hill of the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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Kristy Seitz, of Berwyn Heights, Md., makes her way in to Rosslyn, Va. during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 30, 2011.
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A runner carries a Marine Corps flag as the race breaks in to a spot of sun during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011.
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