Ellyn Dunford; wife of U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, present Melissa and Sgt. 1st Class Jon Meadows with the USO Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore's Colonel John Gioia Patriot Award during the USO Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore annual awards dinner, in Arlington, Va., April 19, 2016. During the event, which highlighted their 75th anniversary, the USO honored the service and sacrifice of the U.S. Armed Forces and featured a tribute to special operations forces. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp