Parris Island, South Carolina. (April 13, 2023): In this photo by CWO3 Bobby Yarbrough, Private Joshua Kaza, a newly made Marine is awarded his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor by his father, Lt. Col. Babu Kaza at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Joshua is named after his father’s friend who was killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq in 2004. Lt. Col. Kaza attended the Basic School (Officers candidate course) with then 1st Lieutenant Joshua Palmer and they shared a special bond as prior-service enlisted Marines. Kaza learned of his friend’s tragic death in the Battle of Fallujah and, together with his wife Tabitha, decided to name their unborn son in his honor. Private Kaza received his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on April 8th—the anniversary of Palmer’s passing.