Samara Macias smiles as Jean Bender size matches a gown during Operation Ball Gown 2014 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 26, 2014. The sixth annual event benefitted 300 military wives who received free ball gowns in preparation for the upcoming Marine Corps Birthday Ball. Macias is a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 spouse who will be attending the ball this November. Bender is a Mary Kay beauty consultant.