From the left, Martha Barnum; retired Marine Corps Col. Harvey Barnum; the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr.; and Debbie Paxton speak together during the reception before the 2013 USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2013. Gen. Paxton presented the USO Marine of the Year award to Sgt. Andrew C. Seif, not shown, during the event.