Four siblings share same Marine Corps tradition

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Corporals Juan Sanchez, a powerline mechanic, and Karla Ortiz, maintainance administrative clerk with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, stand next to a F/A-18D "Super Hornet," which they work alongside daily, March 3. The two other siblings are stationed in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene, N.C.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — Many Marines belong to a long lineage of family members who served in the military, but in one family, four siblings started the tradition themselves. Cpl. Juan Sanchez, a powerline mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, joined the Marine Corps in 2006, and within two years his three siblings followed the same path.

Cpl. Karla Ortiz, a maintenance administrative clerk with VMFA-314, was the first sibling to join later in 2006. Juan’s twin, Sgt. Jesus Sanchez, joined in 2007 and is currently stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The last brother to join was Lance Cpl. Jose Sanchez, who joined in late 2008 and is also stationed at MCB Camp Lejeune N.C.