Sgt. Alicia Hojara, center, was awarded the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce’s Service Person of the Quarter award during an honorary luncheon in Emerald Isle, N.C., Feb. 10, 2017. Master Sgt. Christopher McGuire, left, and Lt. Col. Garrett Randel, right, nominated Hojara for her outstanding dedication to giving back to the local community. Hojara volunteers for multiple organizations including the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors that provides comfort and care for families who have lost a family member in the armed services. Randel is the commanding officer and McGuire is the aviation ordnance chief of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training unit aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released) - Sgt. Alicia Hojara, center, was awarded the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce’s Service Person of the Quarter award during an honorary luncheon in Emerald Isle, N.C., Feb. 10, 2017. Master Sgt. Christopher McGuire, left, and Lt. Col. Garrett Randel, right, nominated Hojara for her outstanding dedication to giving back to the local community. Hojara volunteers for multiple organizations including the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors that provides comfort and care for families who have lost a family member in the armed services. Randel is the commanding officer and McGuire is the aviation ordnance chief of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training unit aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released)

Sgt. Christopher Legeune feeds a dog at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Newport, N.C., July 11, 2015 The Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point accounted for one-third of the total volunteer hours for the entire SMP across the Marine Corps. Marines and Sailors of Cherry Point volunteer weekly in various locations such as the animal shelter, retirement homes and home builds. Legeune is an aviation data specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 14. - Sgt. Christopher Legeune feeds a dog at the Carteret County Humane Society and Animal Shelter in Newport, N.C., July 11, 2015 The Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point accounted for one-third of the total volunteer hours for the entire SMP across the Marine Corps. Marines and Sailors of Cherry Point volunteer weekly in various locations such as the animal shelter, retirement homes and home builds. Legeune is an aviation data specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 14.

Corporal Randy Bautista, left, Cpl. Luis E. Barbosa, center, and Cpl. Abram E. Brown return from raking underneath trees that were marked to indicate where endangered woodpeckers nest in the Croatan National Forest, New Bern, North Carolina, April 22, 2015. Hundreds of Marines and Sailors of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, participated in celebrating the Single Marine Program’s 20th anniversary by volunteering at various locations around the community. Bautista, Barbosa and Brown are Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28. - Corporal Randy Bautista, left, Cpl. Luis E. Barbosa, center, and Cpl. Abram E. Brown return from raking underneath trees that were marked to indicate where endangered woodpeckers nest in the Croatan National Forest, New Bern, North Carolina, April 22, 2015. Hundreds of Marines and Sailors of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, participated in celebrating the Single Marine Program’s 20th anniversary by volunteering at various locations around the community. Bautista, Barbosa and Brown are Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28.