Earlier this week, the Marine Corps Times named Staff Sergeant Zachary Rubart it's "Marine of the Year" due to his leadership capabilities, his commitment to improving himself and his Marines, and his long record of service to his community outside of a military capacity.

Rubart, 31, served two combat tours in Fallujah, Iraq, and one to Marjah, Afghanistan. In 2006, during his second deployment to Fallujah, Rubart was wounded, receiving shrapnel to his face, hand, and leg. 

In 2013, while serving as a platoon sergeant for the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon in Washington, D.C., Rubart was training on the Marine Barracks Washington parade deck when reports of an active shooter at the Washington Naval Yard came in. Rubart organized a group of Marines into a quick-reaction force and teamed up with Washington D.C. SWAT personnel to clear buildings on the base.

Rubart now serves as the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the Marine Corps security force at the White House Communications Agency, based out of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. It's his job to supervise the approximately 50 Marines who travel with the president for security and support.
 

In the spirit of giving back to others, we invite you to support us this year as we join in the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), and help us give back to the Marines who sacrifice so much on our behalf.