Colleen Thurston: Yeah, my tribe, Choctaw Nation, was in the process of a very long lawsuit to protect the water in Sardis Lake ... they see that every day, and I think to get that message ...

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, attends Modern Day Marine at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Valerie Escobar/Marine ...