Former U.S. Marine Marion Charles is seen at far right in a photo of herself, taken in 1944, with big band leader Guy Lombardo (2nd R) and friends, during Memorial Day weekend celebrations at Bryant Park in New York, May 29, 2004. After completing basic training at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Charles was a records clerk and munitions officer at Quantico, Virginia from 1943 to 1946. REUTERS/Chip East CME/GN