U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Peterson, left, Director,

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Peterson, left, Director, Indo-Pacific Directorate, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), speaks to Ted Richardson, a Marine WWII veteran, during a Marine Corps birthday cake cutting ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2019. The annual ceremony was held in honor of the 244th Marine Corps birthday and honors Marines of the past, present and future while signifying the passing of traditions from one generation to the next. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline A. Clifford)