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U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Lauren Reisinger looks into the audience of family and friends as her parents, Victoria and Joseph Reisinger, pin on the bars signifying second lieutenant during Reisinger’s commissioning ceremony in San Rafael, Calif., June 14, 2009.

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Lauren Reisinger looks into the audience of family and friends as her parents, Victoria and Joseph Reisinger, pin on the bars signifying second lieutenant during Reisinger’s commissioning ceremony in San Rafael, Calif., June 14, 2009.

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Lauren Reisinger looks into the audience of family and friends as her parents, Victoria and Joseph Reisinger, pin on the bars signifying second lieutenant during Reisinger’s commissioning ceremony in San Rafael, Calif., June 14, 2009.

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