Cpl. Jeremiah Workman's interest in the Marines dates to his high school days when he first saw Marine recruiters. "I was just mesmerized," he said. "Each time they came back I would pay attention. It was the way they walked, the way they carried themselves, the way they talked ... it was impressive to me." (Photo courtesy of Random House)

Cpl. Jeremiah Workman’s interest in the Marines dates to his high school days when he first saw Marine recruiters. “I was just mesmerized,” he said. “Each time they came back I would pay attention. It was the way they walked, the way they carried themselves, the way they talked … it was impressive to me.” (Photo courtesy of Random House)