Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green speak to Marines and Sailors about the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, 100 years of women serving in the Marine Corps, and Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Erik Estrada and Ricardo Robinson)

As he struggled to file his VA claim after he retired, Honaker knew that he could turn to a VFW Service Officer for expert assistance Charles Honaker of Vancouver, Wash., joined the United States Army when a recruiter visited his college campus. He served for “20 years, one month and one day” in the I-18 Airborne Military Police Company at Fort Bragg, N.C., and as an Army recruiter. “The values instilled by the Army have led me to leadership opportunities and lifelong friends