U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeffery T. Connor, commanding officer, School of Infantry - East (SOI-E), speaks with Marines and guests attending Sgt. Chad M. Dirks retirement ceremony aboard Camp Geiger, N.C., March 27, 2014. Dirks medically retired after eight honorable years in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Nicholas J. Trager, Combat Camera, SOI-E/Released)