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Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tawanda Hanible, the founder and operations chief of Operation Heroes Connect, describes how her family motivates her to serve Nov. 15, 2012, at the Hero Summit in Washington, D.C. DOD photo by Claudette Roulo

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tawanda Hanible, the founder and operations chief of Operation Heroes Connect, describes how her family motivates her to serve Nov. 15, 2012, at the Hero Summit in Washington, D.C. DOD photo by Claudette Roulo

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tawanda Hanible, the founder and operations chief of Operation Heroes Connect, describes how her family motivates her to serve Nov. 15, 2012, at the Hero Summit in Washington, D.C. DOD photo by Claudette Roulo

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