U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Miguel Duran, an administrative specialist with the 12th Marine Corps District, gives a holiday season greeting aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Nov. 21, 2023. Duran is a native of Columbia, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Bruin Largent)
Every Marine has a story of why they joined the Marine Corps. For one particular Marine, their journey began when they were a child, quiet and introverted, but with aspirations to do something bigger with his life.
