U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Kwitonda, a stable keeper with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, passes the flags in the staging area before the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington D.C., on May 27, 2024. MCG conducted a cross-country journey from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, to the National Capital Region for the first time in over a decade to participate in Preakness, the National Memorial Day Parade and a series of additional events designed to uphold the Marine Corps’ prominence, promote the Marine Corps’ only Mounted Color Guard asset and support recruiting nationwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Pollich)