We salute you! MCB Hawaii Marine, sailor honored by USO

Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Tamez, a corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, greets USO Council President Karl Kiyokawa and USO Senior Vice President of Operations, Alan Reyes at the USO Service Salute, at Gordon Biersch, Dec. 1, 2012. Service members, spouses, and distinguished guests attended the USO Service Salute, which included a program and ceremony at Gordon Biersch in the Aloha Tower Marketplace, followed by an evening cruise on the Star of Honolulu. Tamez and Sgt. Daniel DeJong, section leader, Bravo Company, 1st Bn., 3rd Marines, were among the honorees chosen this year by the USO. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)