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