Cpl. Antonio Garcia and Sgt. Juan Gutierrez, wiremen with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, remove weeds from a chain-link fence while volunteering at the Waianae Civic Center in Waianae, Hawaii, Dec. 17, 2010. Only hours before departing on winter holiday leave, 20 Headquarters Company Marines volunteered their time to clean up the grounds of the center, which houses homeless veterans and their families. Opened in 2007 by Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, the center is operated by the United States Veterans Initiative, the nation's largest non-profit provider of services to v
Cpl. Antonio Garcia and Sgt. Juan Gutierrez, wiremen with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, remove weeds from a chain-link fence while volunteering at the Waianae Civic Center in Waianae, Hawaii, Dec. 17, 2010. Only hours before departing on winter holiday leave, 20 Headquarters Company Marines volunteered their time to clean up the grounds of the center, which houses homeless veterans and their families. Opened in 2007 by Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, the center is operated by the United States Veterans Initiative, the nation's largest non-profit provider of services to veterans facing challenges in their transition to civilian life. It provides housing and transitional programs for approximately 275 people. Paying it forward, E28098Kings of BattleE28099 Marines clean up homeless veterans shelter DVIDS351878
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