Lt. Col. Ernest Henderson, left, and Marlana Robles, right, promote Cpl. Robert Robles during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 5, 2014. Henderson, Robles uncle, acted as the promoting officer during the ceremony, his last official duty before retirement. Marlana, a retired Marine and former drill instructor, encouraged her son to join the Marine Corps at age 28. Robles is a third-generation Marine with a family history of Marine Corps service stretching back to the 1950s. Robles is a military policeman with Cherry Points Provost Marshals Office.