Once a Marine, always a Marine.

There is a vast community of Marine vets of every rank and MOS who are the sentinels, the strength, and the enduring conscience of the Corps. No longer in uniform, they remain in the fight to ensure that every Marine policy and every Marine strategy is worthy of the Nation and worthy of the Corps.

Marines never forget their years of active service and many Marines find ways to extend their service to Corps and Country.

One former Marine sergeant, who left active service 15 years ago, has found a new way to serve. He is reenlisting.

Dakota Meyer, who in 2011 became the first living Marine since the Vietnam War to be awarded the Medal of Honor, is reenlisting in the Marine Reserve.

“I realized I had more to give,” said Meyer, now 36, during a roundtable with reporters Thursday. “I love this country with every moral fiber of my being. I always have.

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