Sergeant Edward Mercado and Sgt. Michael L. Kufchak, drill instructors serving with 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stand together for a photo in 1991. Kufchak currently serves as the 1st Marine Division sergeant major. He said he enjoyed transforming untrained civilians into U.S. Marines.
| Date Taken: | 03.29.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 03.29.2013 17:33 |
| Photo ID: | 897435 |
| VIRIN: | 130326-M-XZ121-002 |
| Resolution: | 935x935 |
| Size: | 67.33 KB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | CORONA, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, US |
| Hometown: | SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, US |
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